LIL' BRIAN & THE ZYDECO TRAVELERS
At the Red Lion Music Pub - NYC (8/21/03)
LIL' BRIAN TERRY.........KING OF FUNKY ZYDECO!!!
At
12:50am (after a lot of technical problems), Lil' Brian and the Zydeco
Travelers started with some J.B.'s "Sex Machine", followed by the
instrumental of Buckwheat Zydeco's "What You Gonna Do?" This hot tune
got everyone on their feet partying to the infectious zydeco funk!! The heat
turned up immensely with Lil' Brian own "Party", featuring th
extra-smolderin' bass solo of J. Mo!!! What followed was a bass-driven funk
tune featuring lead guitar soloing by J.C. and insane drum soloing by Tony....of
course, it would be nothin' without the lively, funky accordion of Lil Brian
Terry.......GO, LIL' BRIAN, GO!!!! Next, it was time to shake dat ass off with
some "Thigh Drivin'"......you gotta love the washboard percussion
riffs of Martin!! After some social commentary of "Black Butterfly",
the band did a funky zydeco jam, incorporating the breakdown of P-Funk's
"Up for the Down Stroke". "Ma Tit Fille" and "We Just
Wanna Jam" were followed by the cover version of "Beast of
Burden", featuring great wah-wah guitarisms by J.C. and a segment of
"No Woman, No Cry"......audience participation was great on the Bob
Marley track and Martin threw down on the washboard!! The trio (drummer Tony,
guitarist J.C. and bassist J. Mo) jammed on, doing some "Brick House",
"Thank You Fallentime Be Mice Elf Agin" and Graham Central Station's
"The Jam". Around 2:15am, the band stopped for about 10 minutes and
came back with "Backstabbers", followed by "Uncle
Cliff".....it was a ho-down in there (people twisting, jerking and shaking
their thangs)! "Worldwide" was good, but "Hot Tamale Baby"
was red-hot!! IT WAS MARDI-GRAS PARTYING IN THE BIG APPLE.....IN THE SUMMER!!!
"Funky Nation" was the funky ending to the extravaganza.......the
show ended at 3:00am.
Click here for pictures of Lil' Brian &
the Zydeco Travelers
Go back to my home page
Submit suggestions or comments to david.brooks@brookenstein.com