Word: funking
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...FUNK FEVER, at Loker Commons February 23On Friday Feb.23, in a corner of Loker Commons, the first of three bands performing for Project Health's benefit concert, Funk Fever, kicked off the night's three consecutive hours of shows. Those who endured the late start witnessed a fabulous evening of events. DPH Funk Machine played music as eclectic as its name, mixing the sounds of the saxophones of Rob Lee '03 and Joseph Cousin '02, the keyboard of Alex Gordon '04, the drums of Vahid Hakimzadeh '04, the electric guitar of David Plunkett '04, the bass guitar of Previn Warren...
...members of this group had not all played together prior to their set. However, their improvisations (and occasional dissonance) did not detract from their act.Their psychadelic jazz and funk beats pulsed through the gradually growing audience while the plaintive melodies of the sax and violin accompanied. The band's forty minutes of almost non-stop playing established the perfect casual and groovy environment for the evening...
...next. Hest followed his Midwestern college tour with this return to Boston for the first time since infancy and proved himself to be an exceptional performer. Hest emulates his influences: Toto, the Police, Radiohead, Led Zeppelin, Jeff Buckley, and Lenny Kravitz. His acoustic rock, which reveals some jazz and funk tendencies, is often equated with the sounds of Sting, Dave Matthews Band, and Buckley. His strong vocals, hardly daunted by higher registers, also contributed to an impressive...
...soloist compensated for his non-funk status by incorporating quality songs "Chitter Chatter" and "Pound for Pound." Much of Hest's original work conveys themes of lost, failing, or unrequited love. However, the artist also received a great audience response to his covers of George Michael's "Faith" and Squeeze's "Tempted." One song dedicated to a former fellow restaurant employee, Tito, featured a cut of Toto's "Africa...
Each squad performs a lively, two-minute routine that incorporates three different styles of dance--jazz, pom and funk...