Crescent City Connection Yeah You Right!
Valerie Vampola
BandWagon Magazine
Fort Collins based Crescent City Connection brings New Orleans flavor to the Colorado funk-rock scene with their new album Yeah You Right! Tracks like the instrumental jam “D’Mina,” and the minorbluesy “Blue Car,” stay in line with the Coloradobeloved funk-rock aesthetic, featuring a powerful rock organ, scratched rhythm guitar and horn lines all over
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an upbeat rock groove. This makes them reminiscent of other local groups like Float Like a Buffalo or Graham Good and the Painters, but their niche sound is infused with characteristics popular in Nola Brass and Dixieland traditions. The group steps out from the rock beat and into a Dixieland shuffle transporting listeners straight onto the streets of the French Quarter on “All on a Mardi Gras Day.” “Iko Iko” continues that same Dixieland feel while including upbeat and bouncy horn melodies that are reminiscent of street band improvisations. Crescent City Connection also throws in some honkytonk piano in tracks like “Big Chief” and “All on a Mardi Gras Day,” serving as a nicely tied bow to complete their shiny New Orleans package.
But the track that stands the excitement the band is out the most is “Cracks in capable of creating when the Sidewalk” because of it’s they truly connect. balanced blend of both the Crescent City Connection funk-rock and New Orleans (Magic Rat’s choice for their sounds, featuring horns and New Year’s eve live act) a gospel organ over that rock return live to Magic Rat on groove. The grooving organ Friday January 14 and Friday, solo turns up the energy, and February 11 from 8 to 11pm. the screaming guitar solo that follows matches the Visit www.crescentcityband. com for more. intensity and power showing
