Second Line is a New Orleans Funk band that brings Mardi Gras & Bayou Boogie Woogie to Northern California through their blend of Swamp Funk influenced by the music of New Orleans and Southwestern Louisiana. The band has quickly developed a loyal following that thrive on the energy and party vibe that emanates from the stage during every show. Their musical vocabulary spans funk, jazz, blues, and rock from the Crescent City.
Second Line features professional musicians that currently play or have played with; It's a Beautiful Day, Big Brother and the Holding Company, New Riders of the Purple Sage, Snooky Flowers, Smoke Inc, and Bill Cutler.
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Price Range: $1000
Gig Length: 30 - 240 minutes
Languages: English
The band has quickly developed a loyal following that thrive on the energy and party vibe that emanates from the stage during every show. New Orleans Funk is filled with raw, infectious, and downright dirty grooves. Smelly, greasy, fat (phat), and lowdown swamp funk thick as gumbo and nourishing as a barbecue shrimp po-boy. Second Line is defined by a combination of strong, tight melodic grooves, and highly syncopated New Orleans "second-line" rhythms under highly charged guitar and keyboard riffing.
Second Line brings a taste of the bayou to Sonoma County through their blend of Swamp Funk influenced by the music of New Orleans and Southwestern Louisiana. The band has quickly developed a loyal following that thrive on the energy and party vibe that emanates from the stage during every show. Their musical vocabulary spans funk, jazz, blues, and rock from the Crescent City. On any given night, you’ll hear Mardi Gras and New Orleans Funk Classics by The Meters, Neville Brothers, Dr. John, Jon Cleary, Earl King, The Radiators, The Iguanas, Galactic and the inimitable Professor Longhair – plus original music with a spicy Big Easy flair.
New Orleans Funk is filled with raw, infectious, and downright dirty grooves. Smelly, greasy, fat (phat), and lowdown swamp funk thick as gumbo and nourishing as a barbecue shrimp po-boy. Second Line is defined by a combination of strong, tight melodic grooves, and highly syncopated New Orleans "second-line" rhythms under highly charged guitar and keyboard riffing.
Second Line features professional musicians that currently play or have played with; It's a Beautiful Day, Big Brother and the Holding Company, New Riders of the Purple Sage, Snooky Flowers, Smoke Inc, and Bill Cutler. The band also features current members of local bands the Zins, Stephanie Teel Band, Rhythm Drivers, Rosetown Revue, Mojo Filter, and Travelin’ Soul.
The band formed in 2014 as a collaboration of longtime friends that share a passion for the music and culture of New Orleans.
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Matt Petruska
Second Line
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We have our own sound system.
| June 25, 2016 • 5:00pm - 8:00pm | Funky Friday's Music Series - Hood Mountain |
| May 29, 2016 • 8:00pm - 11:00pm | Fenix - San Rafael |
| May 07, 2016 • 7:00pm - 10:00pm | Pier 23 Cafe San Francisco |
| April 10, 2016 • 11:00am - 1:30pm | Bodega Fisherman's Festival |
| March 12, 2016 • 6:00pm - 10:00pm | Christine's Wedding in Sonoma |
Covers in our Repertoire
1. Yellow Moon (Neville Brothers)
2. C’mon Second Line (Jon Cleary)
3. Party till the Money (Radiators)
4. Brother John -> Iko-Iko (Wild Tchoupitoulas)
5. Give it Up (Lee Dorsey)
6. Groovy Lady (Meters)
7. Can You Do Without (Eb) (Meters)
8. Trick Bag (G) (Earl King)
9. World Under Weather (E) (Meters)
10. Cissy Strut (C) (Meters)
11. Be My Lady (Meters)
12. Hercules (Ab) (Aaron Neville)
13. Mardi Gras Mambo (Bb) (Meters)
14. Love Slip Up (A) (Meters)
15. Red Beans (G) (Professor Longhair)
16. People Say (Dm) (Meters)
17. Fire on Bayou (Dm) (Meters)
18. Funkify Your Life (E) (Meters)
19. Tipitina (F) (Professor Longhair)
20. Get ‘Ta Steppin’ (C) (Robert Parker)
21. Funky Miracle (E) (Meters)
22. No City Like NOLA (Db) (Earl King)
23. Kissed My Baby (G) (Meters)
24. Jambalaya (C) (Meters Version)
25. Jungle Man (A) (Meters)
26. Walking to New Orleans (Ab) (Fats Domino)
27. Africa (G) (Meters)
28. Hey Pocky Way (D) (Meters)
29. Right Place, Wrong Time (Eb) (Dr. John)
30. Ain’t No Use (Dm) (Meters)
31. Same Old Thing (E) (Meters)
32. Sneakin’ Sally (B) (Meters)
33. Cabbage Alley (F) (Robert Palmer and the Meters)
34. Look Ka-Pay (G) (Meters)
35. All Asked For You (E) (Meters)
36. Handclapping Song (E) Meters)
37. Congo Square (Dm) (Sonny Landerth)
38. Suck the Head (Radiators)
39. Mojo (Muddy Waters)
40. Everything I do Gonh' Be Funky (Allen Toussaint)
41. Big Chief (Professor Longhair)
42. Welcome to New Orleans (Zigaboo Modeliste – Meters)
43. Get out of my Life Woman (Allen Toussaint)
44. Tippi Toes (Meters)
45. Stay Away (Meters)
46. Rockin’ Pneumonia and the Boogie Woogie Flu
47. Monkey in Her Heart (Radiators)
48. Gettin' Down (Robert Parker)
Our musical vocabulary spans funk, jazz, blues, and rock from the Crescent City. On any given night, you’ll hear Mardi Gras and New Orleans Funk Classics by The Meters, Neville Brothers, Dr. John, Jon Cleary, Earl King, The Radiators, The Iguanas, Galactic and the inimitable Professor Longhair – plus original music with a spicy Big Easy flair.
We have our own sound system
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