CHICAGO'S LUBRIPHONIC BRINGS ITS FLOOR-STOMPIN' MIX OF BLUES, FUNK AND HARD SOUL TO THE SOUTH PARK MUSIC TOUR

TORONO, Canada (Top40 Charts/ Skylar Ent.) - Five Alarm Funk is Vancouver's own afro-funk orchestra. For more than five years the band has brought their relentless grooves to clubs and major festivals across Western Canada. Intense horn lines and percolating afro-beat guitar combined with the interplay of four percussionists create an unstoppable dance party. That party is heading east for an Ontario tour starting with the famed Toronto International Jazz Festival then onto the Ottawa Blues Festival and London's Sunfest.

This 11-piece phenomenon has performed over 140 shows throughout Western Canada and Washington State, sharing stages with such artists as Michael Franti & Spearhead, The Herbaliser, Sly & Robbie, Fishbone and Xavier Rudd. In the process the band has built an enthusiastic fan base, large enough to sell-out the Commodore Ballroom in Vancouver on numerous occasions.

'We are very excited to be playing our first shows in Ontario,' enthuses Gabe Boothroyd, 'moving an 11-piece band around the country is a big undertaking but the music and energy the large band brings to all these places makes it feel worthwhile.'

Voodoo Hairdoo, the band's second studio album, captures the boundless energy of Five Alarm Funk's live show. It is a journey from fast funk and dance-crazed Latin to epic reggae and thunderous Afro-beat.

The title track blends a tight funky groove with punchy horn shots, searing lead guitar and outerspace keyboards. The song then shifts gears, dropping to a percussion groove that builds to an epic Afro-beat climax.

'Keeps Me Up At Night' is a slap-bass driven, heavy funk workout reminiscent of Earth Wind & Fire. The song features guest appearances by soul-singing powerhouses Tim Fuller and Dawn Pemberton, adding a new element to the band's trademark instrumental grooves.

'We spent over three weeks in the studio to record and mix the 10 brand new heavy-hitting tracks,' says Justin Kennedy, one of the band's four percussionists. 'We were able to isolate each part and make the grooves pop like Orville Redenbacher's freshest kernels. This album will make the land that rhythm forgot remember.'

The live performance is not to be missed. www.fivealarmfunk.com www.myspace.com/fivealarmfunkmusic

TOUR DATES:

July 5 - Toronto, ON 5pm Nathan Phillips Square Toronto Jazz Fest

July 6 - Hamilton, ON Casbah

July 7 - Peterborough, ON Red Dog Tavern

July 9 - Ottawa, ON Ottawa Blues Festival

July 10 - Guelph, ON The Albion Hotel

July 11/12 - London, ON - Sunfest

July 24 - Victoria, B.C - Sugar

July 25 - Duncan - Island Music Fest

August 1 - Kamloops - Riverside Park

August 2 - Kaslo - Kaslo Jazz Fest

Aug 9 - Salmo, B.C - Shambhala

Aug 14 - Vancouver, B.C - Richards on Richards

Aug 15 - Washington State - Summer Meltdown
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