Live Review: Too Many Zooz @ 9:30 Club — 12/22/18

Posted on 12/26/2018 by David LaMason in Live Review and tagged 9:30 Club, brass band, David Parks, dub, funk, house, instrumental, Leo Pellegrino, Lucky Chops, Matt Muirhead, New York City, Too Many Zooz.

Too Many Zooz amaze the crowd at the 9:30 Club on Dec. 23, 2018. (Photo by David LaMason)

The New York City-based trio Too Many Zooz refer to their own music as “brass house,” which can be a bit hard to describe. Incorporating elements of up tempo ska, house, dub, and jazz, David “King of Sludge” Parks (drums/percussion), Leo Pellegrino (baritone sax), and Matt “Doe” Muirhead (trumpet/keys) have gone from busking the busy New York subway to playing alongside Beyoncé and the Dixie Chicks at the 50th Annual CMA Awards in 2016.

And the trio took their brass house sound to 9:30 Club on Saturday.

Don’t Miss: Sansyou @ Black Cat, 10/06/16

Posted on 10/06/2016 by wefoughtthebigone in Live Review and tagged Black Cat, David Nichols, Davis White, dreampop, instrumental, Matthew McGarraghy, psychedelic, Rick Taylor, Sansyou, Thalia Zedek, We Fought the Big One.

Sansyou (Photo by Greg Svitil)

I often find myself referring to Sansyou as DC’s answer to The Durutti Column.

That’s not to say that this talented instrumental trio from our nation’s capital evokes the same virtuoso style of Vini Reilly, one of the greatest and most singular guitarists of the new wave/post-punk era. But as Sansyou’s debut album “The Glistening One” demonstrates, both artists share a similar philosophy when it comes to creating atmosphere.

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Live Review: Too Many Zooz @ 9:30 Club — 12/22/18

Don’t Miss: Sansyou @ Black Cat, 10/06/16

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