SEXMOB
FIGHT THE BIG BULL
Tuesday, July 21, 2009, 7:00 PM
Joe's Pub
Sexmob / Fight the Big Bull
$30 combo price (only available by phone or at
box office window)
"Sexmob embodies the sound of Downtown: insistent, elastic, unrepentant, unfazed"
-Nate Chinen / Jazz Times
Sexmob was formed in October 1995 to play the "late nite hang" at the Knitting Factory, the legendary mecca of downtown music. The band ,(consisting of Steven Bernstein - slide trumpet; Briggan Krauss- alto sax; Tony Scherr- bass ; and Kenny Wollesen- drums), started off playing original compositions, but was soon drawing crowds to their all night parties with their inspired and unpredictable covers. Their first release "Din of Inequity" was released thru Columbia records and featured John Medeski on the organ. This led to years of touring in the US and Europe and the creation of a singular and unique musical language, and a powerhouse live band...combining the power of the Who with the subtelety of Ellington and a modern groove all their own. Slowly this music has crept into the mainstream, with a Grammy nomination for the band’s 2006 cd "Sexotica" (Thirsty Ear), recordings with Rufus Wainright, Shivaree, Bill Frisell, film ( the Leonard Cohen documnentary "I’m Your Man"), music for dance (Ailey ll, the Donald Byrd Dance Company, and Body Vox), television (Saturday Night Live and MTV’s the Real World), theater (Mae West’s "Sex") radio (Terry Gross/ Fresh Air ) and literature (the band is the subject of "The Boy Who Cried FreeBird"). "Live at Willisau" captures the band at a creative peak, performing for a large festival audience with old friend John Medeski....a combination of wild intensity and careful listening....a language all ther own.....a continuation of the unique musical conversation they have been having for over a decade now.
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"...a rapturously chaotic sound."
-Popmatters.com
"... a boisterous, gutbucket sound"
-TimeOut New York
In the music of Fight the Big Bull "you can hear punk, funk, downtown-style jazz and soul...as well as a strong allegiance to Charles Mingus' earthy folk forms" says TimeOut NewYork. The nonet from Richmond, Virginia are a spirited congregation of saxophone, clarinet, trombones, trumpet, guitar, bass and two drummers. Fight the Big Bull is a display of spontaneous emotion filled with powerful significance and baptized in the traditions of jazz, blues, gospel, soul, and funk. The group spent ten days this winter holed up with close friend, mentor, and musical co-conspirator, Steven Bernstein (Sex Mob) recording their next album. Tonight they appear on two distinct, dynamic shows at Joe's Pub; first, on a duble-bill with their pal Steven and Sex Mob followed by an ingenious NPR-curated, triple-bill with hard-hitting and groovy local acts Lee Fields and the Expressions, and the Phenomenal Handclap Band.
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