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Dirty Sweet Sweeps San Diego Music Awards We're not the only ones who have been swept by Dirty Sweet's fantastic brand of Rock n' Roll. The band was just nominated for three categories in the San Deigo Music Awards including:     ° Best Rock Band     ° Best Rock Album     ° Song of the Year "Born to Bleed" Vote Now

Sirius Tsunami We are thrilled to announce that both Giant Panda and Underground Orchestra have been added into frequent rotation at Sirius Satellites' JamOn Station. Tune In

Ryan Montbleau on Sirius Spectrum We couldn't think of a better place for Ryan Montbleau to be added for frequent rotation then on Sirius Satellites' Spectrum station. Nestled between Jack Johnson, Chris Issac and Matthew Sweet - this could be home. Tune In

Brakes Plus - Ryan Montbleau Montbleau’s lyrics are fortified by the voice that delivers them. He mixes the narrative strengths of old-school storytellers like Dylan and Steve Forbert with the quivering melismas of R&B pop. Read More

The Blue Method | Kill the Music Vol. II Plainly and simply, I really dig this CD. The Blue Method's sophomore effort, Kill the Music Vol. 2 is a powerhouse from an incredibly tight Philadelphia quintet and I haven't stopped listening to it since I got it... Read More

Jambase's New Favorite Band After witnessing Montbleau’s passionate delivery, deft finger-picking and the fabulous counter-point of his band’s jazz-influenced dexterity we couldn’t deny Montbleau for this month’s pick. ... Read More

Giant Panda Guerrilla Dub Squad The group, formed in Rochester in early 2006 with brothers Matthew and Christopher O’ Brian, has a knack for focusing the loose feeling of reggae music that defies the endless watered-down riffs of Bob Marley’s "Stir It Up" that so many reggae bands seem to write... Read More

King of the Boat The group’s eclectic sound, which ranges from funk, honky tonk, soul and acoustic-folk gave the night an exciting atmosphere. With Montbleau’s soaring vocals and the bands tight performance, each song took on its own identity that nautical terms won’t help in trying to describe... Read More

Get Connected with Zach Deputy With his long beard and flavorful hat, he strums his Stratocaster and classical nylon Godin and throws his voice around to create a dazzling mixture of art and entertainment... Read More

Poogie Bell Band The sound of Poogie Bell's drums is what you hear on many of the world's finest jazz, neo-soul, R&B and hip-hop records. Performer, record producer, composer, and arranger, you've heard his work with artists including Chaka Khan, Marcus Miller, John Scofield, Busta Rhymes, Joe Sample, Roberta Flack, Erykah Badu, David Bowie... Read More

Philly Local Pick of the Day The story of The Blue Method is a story defined by two words; perseverance and determination. The band was formed in 2001 by founding members Michael Patriarca (guitar) and Tom Long (saxophone) and over the years, the band has shared the stage... Watch Now |

Zach Deputy - Master of the Loop His "full band sound"- adding and removing layers of beats, bass lines, and melodies throughout a song - sets the singer/guitarist apart from other solo and two-man acts.... Read More

Bostonist Chats Up Ryan Montbleau We'd spoken recently with the titular member of the band, and although he hadn't mentioned anything about EdgeFest, he did admit that "vacation" had already included impromptu performances at a couple of spots around town... Read More

Ryan Montbleau on FOX News If you don't know much about Ryan Montbleau Band, you can now see tha band for yourself on Fox TV's Dallas Morning show. Watch It Now

Madness to the Method The distinction between the Philadelphia-based band and anything else you might come across starts with frontman Brian Williams -- a singer with commanding presence and a booming voice of near mythic proportions -- and amazing falsetto scat solos... Read More

The Montbleau Mystique When a band manages to keep a low profile it is usually for a good reason; such as: They suck. Meanwhile, The Ryan Montbleau Band is quietly popping out here and there, making people see God, packing up and hitting the dusty trail. The reason this band is not at the tip of every tongue is very different... Read More

Bongos, road trips and heat - The life of Zach Deputy Zach Deputy’s rhythmic melting pot is made up of equal parts soul, reggae, jazz and Latin music. The band’s double-sided homegrown sound was conceived when Deputy, for a while a one-man band, extended an offer to best friend Kearns... Read More

Poogie Bell Reviewed at WRCT The sound of Poogie Bell's drums is what you hear on many of the world's finest jazz, neo-soul, R&B and hip-hop records. Performer, record producer, composer, and arranger, you've heard his work with artists including Chaka Khan, Marcus Miller, John Scofield, Busta Rhymes, Joe Sample, Roberta Flack, Erykah Badu, David Bowie... Read More

Montbleau #1 in Acoustic at OurStage The Ryan Montbleau Band has emerged as the number 1 acoustic artists at OurStage - where the fans decide who the best is. You can now watch a new TV interview with Ryan here: Watch Now | Vote Now

Zach Deputy - Master of the Loop His "full band sound"- adding and removing layers of beats, bass lines, and melodies throughout a song - sets the singer/guitarist apart from other solo and two-man acts.... Read More

Austin 360 Discovers EDP "Some of my other favorite new bands are Sounds Under Radio and the Everyday People, but far and away my favorite Austin band is Blaze." ...... Read More

Poogie Bell's Drum Solo The sound of Poogie Bell's drums is what you hear on many of the world's finest jazz, neo-soul, R&B and hip-hop records...... Read More

the Poogie Bell Band Brings IT Poogie Bell’s drums is what you hear on many of the world’s finest jazz, neo-soul, R&B and hip-hop records. Performer, record producer, composer, and arranger,... Read More

Ryan Montbleau on NetLive Yes...we are pumped. This band rocks, rolls and just about everything else too. NLM loves them and we think you will too... Read More

The Motet added to Sirius Radio The Motet has been added to Frequent rotation on Sirius Satellite Radio's Jam On station...

The Motet at The West Hartford Now living in Boulder, Colo., bassist Garrett Sayers has made a name for himself as a member of the improvisational instrumental band The Motet. Garrett returns to West Hartford with the Motet for a tour of the East Coast... Read More

Ryan Montbleau’s Red Sox We reached Ryan in the studio, where he is recording a new album with his five-piece band. Montbleau, a native of Peabody, Massachusetts, was initiated into Red Sox Nation upon birth. In this interview, Ryan shares... Read More

Motet Selected for Global Jam Series Monday April 23rd, S.O.B.’s kicks off a brand new series called Global Jams with improvisational music visionaries, The Motet and guitar virtuoso Fareed Haque of the jam super-group Garaj Mahal... Read More

Poogie Bell Band in Bass Player Marcus Miller drummer Poogie Bell and his horn-heavy Pittsburgh band recall the raw, jammy, edgy first meeting of rock, funk, and jazz (think early Billy Cobham and Brecker Brothers convening at Bonnaroo)..... Read More

In Step with Garrett Sayers Now living in Boulder, Colo., bassist Garrett Sayers has made a name for himself as a member of the improvisational instrumental band The Motet. Garrett returns to West Hartford with the Motet for a tour of the East Coast, stopping... Read More

The Everyday People A friend called me one Sunday morning after a night out on the town. He was ecstatic about discovering a band in downtown Austin the night before. .... Read More

EDP Rock Hub City Saturday marks the band's third stop at The Blue Light, and David said the band's sound could be described as unique - especially to Lubbock.... Read More

The Motet Changes Attitudes The Motet will be hosting a fund-raiser at Attitudes Bar in downtown Blacksburg on Tuesday, April 17. A portion of the proceeds will be donated to a memorial fund at Virginia Tech (yet to be determined).... Read More

Outformation "cooks" up a hot one in Nashville Sam Holt and the Outformation crew have risen to soaring heights over the last year. Selling out after-shows at Chicago’s House of Blues, late night Rocks Off Boats cruises in New York City, and opening a few weekend runs for Widespread Panic and Umpherey’s Mcgee have seemingly pushed the Outformation gang toward a more full time touring schedule. read more

Relix mag announces mini-reunion From December 21-23, the all-star version of Perkins' rotating group will perform at Denver's Cervantes Masterpiece Ballroom. In addition, this incarnation of Banyan will feature trumpeter Willie Waldman. read more

Instrumental Consent The Motet is music, full-bodied music. Their sound offers eclectic tastes from everywhere and from everywhere, they fuse together the Latin with the funk, the new break beats with the experimental sax-laden jazz. read more

BANYAN/KIMOCK/VEGA in CO For three very special nights three members of KVHW will join together for the first time in six years with the most atypical mainstream musical forces; Stephen Perkins' eclectic Banyan. read more

Montbleau in Dayton Montbleau who was nominated for outstanding male singer/songwriter in the 19th Annual Boston Music Awards has been compaired to David Grey, Van Morrison and... read more

MagicGravy - Featuring members of the Motet The recipe for Magic Gravy is deceptively easy: one part Animal Liberation Orchestra, two parts Motet, garnish with passages of heavy improvisation... read more

Outformation Host Benefit Show A close friend of Outformation, 26-year-old semi-pro whitewater kayaker and middle school spanish teacher Katie Hilleke, was recently diagnosed with class 3 colon cancer and the band has announced it will play a benefit show to help pay for her medical bills. read more

Jazz Times The Motet is notorious for shuffling through band members and collaborators. The group's founder and primary songwriter, Dave Watts, has even drummed for... read more

Outformation in Nashville Guitarist/vocalist Sam Holt has spent the past seven years serving as the guitar tech for Widespread Panic, a job he enjoys and credits as being essential to his musical development... read more

Ryan Montbleau Band Selected for Homegrown 7 A solid hour of the best bands HGMN has to offer! From jazz to rock, bluegrass to funk, and beyond, Home Grown 7 showcases sounds from across the nation! hear more

Loafing with Live at the Leaf Their recipe includes only the most essential ingredients of guitar, slap bass, offbeat kicks and snares, sax, and frontman John "Papa" Gros' Hammond B3 organ. Will Live at the Leaf resurrect the funk for a prime-time comeback? read more

Take-Five Now, though, the group known for exploring eclectic avenues of world music and dance-heavy funk is settling into a solid six-piece unit, writing collaboratively and embracing the live electronic movement in its new album...

Mountain Xpress Discovers Montbleau His songs have a vintage 70s approach, like Ray LaMontagne and Donavon Frankenreiter, with that same nice-guy feel. The group also borrows heavily from ragtime, soul, and blues, but they have an earnestness that comes off as sincere rather than derivative... read more

Advocating Papa Grows Funk In these post-Katrina times, the members of New Orleans-based funk outfit Papa Grows Funk play more out-of-state gigs than at-home engagements. learn more

Motet Review In Japan [Translated] To lover of STS9 and LOTUS and the like, and per Fela Kuti and ANTIBALAS, it is the powerful recommendation album which would like to have hearing in any case. hear more

Aspen Times In the beginning, Dave Watts was influenced by the big rock bands. As a kid in Syracuse, N.Y., the aspiring drummer grooved to Led Zeppelin and Pink Floyd. As a student at the Berklee School of Music in Boston, jazz pushed aside...

This is not the Motet I last knew. Building from their Afro-Cuban/Latin sound, the world beat monsters have stepped it up, taking their game to an all-new high. Laced with electronic sounds and samples, Instrumental Dissent takes listeners on a heady adventure deep into the realm of space... read more

Montbleau Joins Channel 6 News You won't want to miss this new TV interview with Ryan Montbleau at Boston's WCSH, Channel 6. Hear about the new album, up-coming shows and much more. Tune In

Underground Orcheatra This full-length debut from SoCal jazz-fusion rockers Underground Orchestra is packed with a mix of rock, funk and jazz with a hint of mandolin for added measure. However, the disc centers around the fluid guitar playing of frontman Sam Feldman. Read More

Ryan Montbleau Band - Finding Patience Patience on Friday,is one of those rare records that nimbly moves between moments of sadness and visions of hope while remaining a focused collection of beautiful tunes. Read More

Zach Deputy - Get on board the funk train You never knew six strings, a couple of microphones and a big white fella could bring so much positive energy to the table. Backed by years of hard work, a stage presence you can’t teach and his musical wingman Paul Kearns, Zach has created a style all his own. Read More

Dirty Sweet - The New Led Zeppelin? From the pop-punk weary streets of San Diego come Dirty Sweet, an intrepid resuscitation to the city’s musical veins and a musical atlas to the coordinates of when rock “rocked” and you felt wickedly good while it did it. Dirty Sweet have been sharing their sinfully tasteful concoction while touring in support of their debut release, “…Of Monarchs and Beggars.” Read More

Blue Method Brings The Groove Philadelphia-based The Blue Method uses vocals, guitar, trombones, saxophones, trumpets, bass and drums to create its specific "power-soul" sound. Tune In

Zach Deputy - The Funky Sounds of Success Zach Deputy and Paul Kearns, has evolved into a sound and show that is as much a positive spiritual experience as it is an amusement park of musical expression. By taking a cauldron full of funky soul, sprinkling in some gospel, peppering it with a hearty dash of reggae and stirring in all original tracks... Tune In

Ryan Montbleau Band - shapes shows to fit venue, crowd The band’s music is a patchwork of 20th century eras encompassing everything from jazz to ragtime roots-Americana to R&B. Montbleau says that a single album or live show can cover a lot of ground, but the group’s impending release “Patience on Friday,” due Oct. 9, has a central theme of inspiration running throughout. Read More

The Blue Method - Playing Through The Blue Method’s raw power and energy is obvious, bringing to mind soul and funk legends like Earth, Wind & Fire, Funkadelic, and Sly and the Family Stone. Tune In

Montbleau band welcomes students Montbleau has been described as something of a Martin Sexton by way of Van Morrison and Stevie Wonder, David Gray and Ray Lamontaigne, which actually embarrasses him a bit. Tune In

Dirty Sweet Sweeps San Diego Music Awards We're not the only ones who have been swept by Dirty Sweet's fantastic brand of Rock n' Roll. The band just won 2 prestigious San Deigo Music Awards including:     ° Best Rock Band     ° Best Rock Album

Sam Holt Finds His Form With Outformation playing bigger rooms and better shows, JamBase catches up with leader Sam Holt to talk shop. From his past with Panic and learning from Houser, to the future of his growing band... read more

Papa Grows Funk on Starz Don't miss Papa Grows Funk this week on the Starz Network during their special "New Orleans Musicians in Exile". Click the starz logo for a schedule.

Homegrown Music TOP 5!! Two of our bands are in the top five for best sales with Homegrown Music! Congratulations to the Motet and Ryan Montbleau Band for their soaring sales!!

Garrett Sayers talks to Bass Player Mag Check out the latest interview with Garrett Sayers in Bass Player Magazine this month. Learn about what makes his music pop, his music technique and more. Read Here

Dave Watts Talks Politics Dave Watts of The Motet found the spaces in their instrumental music to be ideal for sound bites of outspoken social leaders. Included in their latest album, "Instrumental Dissent," are the voices of Noam Chomsky, Harry Belafonte, president of Bolivia Evo Morales and others speaking out against the status quo. read more

SMOTHER Eletronica Magazine Meets the Motet Smother magazine recently featured the Motet's latest release as this month's electronica review - check it out and look for a larger feature soon! More at SMOTHER

Sirius Satellite Radio Beginning in October a number of Tsunami bands will be featured in frequent rotation on Sirius Satellite's "Jam On" Radio Show. Tune into The Motet, Ryan Montbleau and Outformation every day!

After Five - Instrumental Dissent Check out this fantastic feature on the Motet at the artsy regional rag, Five Magazine. Read More