Otis Grove/BT All Stars

Name: Otis Grove/BT All Stars
Start: 2025-02-28T21:00:00-05:00
Location: 1667 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA

Schedule

Fri, 28 Feb, 2025 at 09:00 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

1667 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA | Cambridge, MA

$20 adv/$25 door
There's a new sound taking over the town known as Boston. If you're by the banks of the Charles River as the moon glows over the muddy waters you very well may hear some thick, groovy beats banging out a trail for raw guitar licks and a soul-drenched Hammond organ. Yes indeed, ladies and gentleman who are down with the funk, it's time to get rocked by your new favorite band: Otis Grove.

Otis Grove began as a collective experiment in crossing the traditional organ jazz sound with funk, hip-hop, and rock tones. It was the beginning of a sonic realization based in groove and free in improvisation, yet rooted in songwriting and melodic structure. In early 2004, on the heels of their self-titled debut album, the band began spreading their sound to clubs around the New England area. The music, which has since evolved into a unique blend of aggressive rock n' roll and high-intensity organ funk (some fans have dubbed their genre 'Runk'- a mixture of rock and funk), pays tribute to the masters while consistently pushing itself in new directions. Performer Magazine writer Sam Merrick described it as "a monstrous funk groove that probably would have sent Godzilla running had he been in the neighborhood."

While an organ-based power trio at it's core, Otis Grove likes to keep it spicy by frequently collaborating with other musicians. Special guests who have joined the band for performances and recordings include Oteil Burbridge, Mr. Lif, Melvin Sparks, Akrobatik, Ryan Montbleau, Jesse Dee, The Akashic Horns, Garrett Sayers, Tim Palmieri, Amy Bellamy, Aaron Bellamy, Bill Carbone, Beau Sasser, Johnny Trama, Danny Mayer...... and many many more.
BT Allstars represents the incredibly versatile and ever evolving phenomenal group of musicians that Brian collaborates with to produce studio and live recordings and perform live on stage. Original Jazz, Funk, Soul and Reggae is on the menu powered by friends including Steve Fell (guitar), Tom Arey (drums), Sam Gilman (organ), Jared Sims (saxophone), DELA (saxophone), Dean Johnston (drums), Jeffrey Lockhart (guitar), Johnny Trama (guitar), Mike Tucker (saxophone) and Darby Wolf (organ), Yahuba Garcia-Torres (percussion) and The A-Beez (keys & bass) just to name a handful.