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Fat's sound could be best described as a mix of East coast blues and West coast psychedelia, strongly influenced by Quicksilver Messenger Service etc. They could have made it to the big time, but an unfortunate drug bust led RCA to cancel a planned follow-up album, and try as they might, the group were unable to secure another recording contract although two further albums were released in the late 70's. Both were produced by ex-Mountain man, Felix Papallardi. Over the years Fat toured with a host of rock luminaries, sharing the stage with, Grand Funk Railroad, Little Richard, Bonnie and Delaney, Johnny Winter and Robin Trower, and others but unfortunately their success as a live band didn't translate into commercial success. FaT is also an American rapper hailing from Virginia.

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Jimbo Mathus to Release "Blue Light," a Six-Song Ep on Fat Possum's Big Legal Mess Records July 20

Jimbo Mathus to Release "Blue Light," a Six-Song Ep on Fat Possum's Big Legal Mess Records July 20

Source: conqueroo

Mississippi musician, veteran of Squrrel Nut Zippers and South Memphis String Band, will tour in May OXFORD, MS: The late Memphis producer Jim Dickinson once called Jimbo Mathus “the singing voice of Huck Finn." Outside the South, Mathus is likely best known as the ringleader of the defunct hyper-ragtime outfit Squirrel Nut Zippers, or as the catalyst for Buddy Guy's breakthrough Sweet Tea in 2001 and Guy's Grammy-winning Blues Singer album. This July, Mathus will soon release a six-song vinyl ...
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Event

Jambalaya Brass Band to Perform for Fat Tuesday Mardi Gras Party at B.B. King Blues Club

Jambalaya Brass Band to Perform for Fat Tuesday Mardi Gras Party at B.B. King Blues Club

Source: Carol Green, Redwood Entertainment

New York, NY—Jambalaya Brass Band, NYC's ultimate New Orleans party band, will be performing four sets at the Fat Tuesday Mardi Gras Party at Lucille's in the world famous B.B. King Blues Club & Grill on Tuesday, February 21, 2012, starting at 7:00 PM. At Lucille's, along with tunes from their successful CD It's a Jungle Out There, Jambalaya Brass Band will be performing other original and traditional favorites. The band's foundation will be provided by Ron Caswell on Tuba, ...
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Advocacy

Fat Joe Joins the Fight Against Childhood Obesity with a Concert for Let's Move! Newark: Our Power

Source: Susan Blond, Inc.

New York, N— On January 23rd, hip-hop legend and weight loss advocate, Fat Joe, will perform at an event celebrating the winners from Let's Move! Newark: Our Power (LM!NOP), a program created by Behavioral Health & Fitness Expert, Jeff Halevy, to fight childhood obesity. After improving his lifestyle, Fat Joe has recently lost over 100 pounds and has chosen to be a part of Let's Move! Newark Our Power to encourage our youth to follow his success. Jeff Halevy was ...
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CSC Funk Band Announces Debut Album on Fat Beats August 23

CSC Funk Band Announces Debut Album on Fat Beats August 23

Source: Chris M. Slawecki

With the Summer release of their debut album Things Are Getting Too Casual, CSC Funk Band charges 11-deep from the formidable Brooklyn underground to forge an unforgettable path that leaves no ass unshaken. This is funk in the sense of both sound and scent, funk in the sense of blistering backbeats and sweaty, selfless abandon, funk in the sense of all senses colliding and all minds melding to form one holy motion. This is instrumental get-up-and-dance music from planet nowhere. ...
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Performance / Tour

Fat Beats and Rhino Records Continue Retail Legacy with Pop-up Shops and Performances

Fat Beats and Rhino Records Continue Retail Legacy with Pop-up Shops and Performances

Source: HypeBot

Fat Beats, the record label and music distributor, used to have multiple record stores with in-store events were widely distributed om YouTube. Rhino Records once jad two shops in Los Angeles. Now both are holding pop-up shops with live shows in a manner that extends their retail legacy. And as much as many of us like to believe we're building deep communities on the web, the immediacy of such events can produce a level of goodwill difficult to maintain online. ...
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Event

Third Night Of Inventive M.A.K. Series is tonight at Fat Baby, Lower East Side

Third Night Of Inventive M.A.K. Series is tonight at Fat Baby, Lower East Side

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The M.A.K. series of all-inclusive worlds-bridging modern music, from the traditional jazz songs opener with cabaret star Aaron Bond to the inventive and world music of Lola Danza, the curator of the event. Lola Danza with traditional Korean music, DJ Nastee, Lola Danza's original compositions, ZenBeatz, and Aaron Bond will begin the proceedings. Fat Baby 122 Rivington Street New York, NY 212-533-1888 Sunday, April 17, 2011 @ 7:00 pm Come and join the music ...
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Opinion

Not All Music Artists Are Big Fat Lip-Synching Social Media Babies

Not All Music Artists Are Big Fat Lip-Synching Social Media Babies

Source: HypeBot

This post is by marketing thought leader David Meerman Scott of WebInkNow. A few weeks ago I spoke at the San Francisco MusicTech Summit, an event that brings together smart people at the intersection of music and technology. I spoke on a panel called Engaging Your Community. And later in the day I sat in the Artists Panel to see what they had to say. I was amazed at how utterly different the discussions about social media were at these ...
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Music Industry

Afro Latin Jazz Alliance Partners with Famed Greenwich Village Jazz Club Fat Cat to Launch New York City All-Star Youth Big Band

Afro Latin Jazz Alliance Partners with Famed Greenwich Village Jazz Club Fat Cat to Launch New York City All-Star Youth Big Band

Source: Two for the Show Media

NEW YORK—The Afro Latin Jazz Alliance (ALJA) announced today its invitation to New York City's finest young musicians to sit under the directorship of Arturo O'Farrill, leader of the GRAMMY Award-winning Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra (ALJO), and be a part of an elite all-city youth big band hosted by the famed Greenwich Village jazz club Fat Cat, called the Fat Afro Latin Jazz Cats. “The best thing about my work is the chance to interact with young musicians, and this ...
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Fat Freddy's Drop Jamming Live & Taking Names

Fat Freddy's Drop Jamming Live & Taking Names

Source: rock paper scissors, inc.

Fat Freddy's Drop Captured in Their Natural State: Jamming Live and Taking Names at the Roundhouse

Fat Freddy's Drop has battled mad scientists and unleashed mad skills. An unlikely band of sons of the Pacific, they can flip on the fly from Maori reggae to sweet Yankee soul with near psychic precision. Like kungfu masters, they set their dubbed-out funk, hardcore horns, and waves of luscious bass on unsuspecting opponents and turn them into sweaty dance floor devotees.

New Zealand's ...
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Fat Freddy's Drop: Live at Roundhouse London

Fat Freddy's Drop: Live at Roundhouse London

Source: JamBase


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