SUB Music: Soul Rebels

Date/Time:	Sunday, 04 Mar 2012 at 8:00 pm
Location:	M-Shop, MU
Cost:	Free ISU students, $10 general public
URL:	http://www.sub.iastate.edu/index.cfm?nod...ntid=35751
Phone:	515-294-8081
Channel:	Student Union Board
Categories:	Arts, performances Diversity Special events Student activities
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Funkier than a James Brown bridge, the mighty Soul Rebels Brass Band swung back into town last night and flattened all before them. Possessing that rare combination of serious chops, impeccable stagecraft and down-home soul, they confirmed their position as one of the most explosive live acts on the scene.

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From the very opening bars of Stevie Wonder's "Living for the City", taken from their current Rounder album Unlock Your Mind, the Soul Rebels had the entire QEH off their seats.

The continuous set featured the reggae-fied uplift of the title track, the dazzling call-and-response interplay between the two trumpets in "Turn it Up" - complete with some rather nifty coordinated footwork from the band - the blistering grooves of "My Time", "Night People" and "I Made it", plus their surprising reinvention of "Sweet Dreams are Made of This". We heard the seismic collision of jazz, funk and rap - and what a powerful sound it was.