Jelly Bread and Hoopty

Description

elly Bread’s musical alchemy blends a dash of alt-rock with soul and funk, yet is thoroughly steeped in a Rock-Americana. The band’s chameleonic playlist is highlighted by dual vocals, four part harmonies, in-the-pocket drum and bass grooves, swampy lap steel guitar, dirt under the fingernails guitar licks, and take-’em-to-church organ that is downright appetizing. Jelly Bread has emerged with a high-energy calling card that melds elements of desert twang and the urban tones of funk & rock, balanced by exceptional songwriting and storytelling.

Jelly Bread has been delving into more extensive touring this past year. This past year, Jelly Bread has been tapped to perform opening duties for the likes of Robert Cray, Robert Randolph and the Family Band, Dragon Smoke (members of Galactic), The Motet, Ivan Neville’s Dumpstaphunk, Sister Sparrow and the Dirty Birds and a bill featuring Bruce Hornsby and Railroad Earth. The band has appeared at premiere festivals to include Joshua Tree, Strawberry and High Sierra Music Festivals.

ABOUT HOOPTY
Since the dawn of funkilazation, humaloids have expressed themselves through rhythm; beating sticks, skins, and chests in syncopated ecstasy: shaking their butts to the funky result. From the Zulu to the Mahavishnu, from the Mothership to Maceo, Hoopty respects the lineage of funkespians and offers up its own kinky contribution. For Hoopty the groove is preeminent, reigning funky sovereign above all other freaky factors. Hoopty lays down the Boom Thwack first, infuses it with some Uhm Ahh Boom Boom Who Ha, sprinkles on some Bow Chicka Wow, and then schmears some Be Bop Bap Beep Diddly Uhm Thwap on top of it. The result is an intoxicating elixir of 98 proof instrumental funk, sure to get the funkalites dancing and the funkadudes exclaiming, “Ah Yeah.”