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Yo Mama's Big Fat Booty Band, local funk outfit, invited electronic act RBTS WiN and metal band Kings of Prussia to the Peei.
Sounds of funk, metal, electronica play together at the Peel
Maisey Cooley
mdcooley@unca.edu - Co-A&F Editor
Three distinct genres: funk, metal and
electronic - all local, all loud - fused to
gether to create an evening of diverse
sounds and unique beats last Saturday at
The Orange Peel.
Asheville-based funk/jam act Yo Mama’s
hig Fat Booty Band, metal band Kings of
Prussia and electronica/rock act RBTS
Win were featured at the Peel in an attempt
to bring the Asheville crowd an evening of
divergent sounds.
“For this particular show, we were really
trying to bring as many different genres as
've could together,” said Derrick Johnson,
trombone player for Yo Mama’s Big Fat
booty Band. “Asheville is a very diverse
you know? We have so many different
flavors, and we just want to try them all.”
Yo Mama’s Big Fat Booty Band com-
ruands the stage with their funky sounds as
"'ell as a wide variety of instruments, such
as saxophone, flute and key tar, as well as
several guitars, bass, drums and keys.
“The Booty Band definitely puts on a
good show, I know I definitely had fun
"'hen I saw them,” said Chris Carter, local
tousician. “I don’t know about what kinds
of other music I would try to combine with
them in a show, but I do know that Ashe-
"ille’s music scene is wide enough of a
spectrum to handle it.”
Carter plays in two bands locally. The
Alarm Clock Conspiracy, a ‘60s - ‘70s
tofluenced act, and Sunshine & The Bad
flhings, a band with a heavy psychedelic
pop-rock sound. Both bands frequent local
^■■s and breweries such as L.A.B., French
"Every time we're away for any amount of time, we all
just look at each other and think, 'Damn, Asheville, we
need to get back to you!"'
Al Al Ingram
bassist and lead vocalist for Yo Mama's Big Fat Booty Band
Broad Brewery, the Emerald Lounge and
Jack of the Wood.
“I think with Asheville, all music essen
tially has a place, but there are some things
that just end up working better,” said Cart
er. “There’s sort of a musical ladder you
have to climb to get any sort of recognition
here. Usually the ones that do the best are
the singer/songwriter acts, or the bluegrass
acts, since it’s so much easier to get the at
tention of people who have the same roots
as you. But then there are bands that just
come out of nowhere and do really well.”
The show on Saturday acted as a live per
formance in celebration of the band’s most
recent album. Doin’ It Hard. The album
was available on vinyl at the show before it
was released in record stores the next day,
and the band played songs from the album
never before played live.
“We’re just trying to give our best to
you guys, since we just love Asheville so
much,” said Al Al Ingram, bassist and
lead vocalist for Yo Mama’s Big Fat
Booty Band. “Every time we’re away for
any amount of time, we all just look at each
other and think, ‘Damn, Asheville, we need
to get back to you! We definitely missed
this place.’”
Throughout the evening, all of the bands
encouraged support from the crowd for the
other acts, regardless of how many people
were present for each part of the evening.
While the house was packed out for the
Booty Band and somewhat sparse for the
first act, RBTS WIN, each act raised a
round of loud, enthusiastic applause for the
bands that accompanied them.
“We definitely knew we were crossing
some dangerous genre barriers with this
show, you know, mixing electronic, metal
and us, but that’s kind of what this city is all
about,” said Johnson.
The bands seemed to be in commuijity
with each other, which they showed to
the crowd by mixing up band members
throughout the evening.
During the Kings of Prussia and Yo Ma
ma’s Big Fat Booty Band sets, they each
brought members from the other band onto
the stage again.
“We are so lucky to have so many incred
ibly talented artists with us,” said Mary
Frances, keyboard player and vocalist
for Yo Mama’s Big Fat Booty Band. “I
know I didn’t expect the blend we made to
night to be so amazing, but it’s been great.
These are the moments we live for.”
The Booty Band tours the southeast this
summer, coming near Asheville with shows
Thursday
Of Montreal
9 p.m.
$20 advance
$22 at door
The Orange Peel
Friday
AshevilieArtWaik-
Free .
Throughout downtown
NOCS Appalachian
Trail Festival
Free/$5 to camp
Nantahala Outdoor
Center
Through Saturday
Saturday
The Blue Ridge
Roilergirls
$10 advance
$13 at door
WNC Agricultural Center
School
of Seven Bells
plus Exitmusic
9 p.m.
$10 advance
$12 at door
The Grey Eagle