Jada
03-11-2007, 06:53 PM
Papa Grows Funk announces the release of their new CD, Mr. Patterson's Hat with a CD release party at Tipitina's Uptown on Friday, March 23rd.
Mr. Patterson's Hat is a proclamation of post-Katrina New Orleans. The title is a celebrates those who have returned since Katrina sent the city into a mass exodus and commemorates those who have not yet come home.
Mr. Patterson's Hat is the group's most collaborative effort featuring 12 new compositions. It reflects how the band has been personally affected by what is going on in their beloved hometown of New Orleans. There are songs inspired by a Mardi Gras Indian Big Chief's dying plea to take a stand against police violence: "This has got to stop"("Tootie Montana"). It echoes the need for this city to work against crime ("Walkin' in Our Own Shoes"), offers a chance for redemption with ("Rite Rite") and the need to move on ("Ride On").
The real Mr. Patterson is a semi-retired auto mechanic who frequents the Maple Leaf Bar in uptown New Orleans. He is the elder statesman of Oak Street and has a reputation for being dressed to the nines: pinstriped suit, stylish tie and a derby hat with a feather in the sideband. When the ladies ask him to dance, he obliges only if the band has its groove on. "You might think you're throwing down, but if Mr. Patterson ain't dancin', you ain't groovin'," declares keyboardist/singer John "Papa" Gros. "When you see that hat bobbing up and down, moving side to side, you know you're doing New Orleans music right."
The CD is being released in New Orleans on March 27th and will be available at the Louisiana Music Factory and at papagrowsfunk.com. A national release will follow.
Mr. Patterson's Hat debuts on MySpace
Mr. Patterson's Hat will debut on Papa Grows Funk's MySpace page on Monday, March 12th. The first track, Gorillafaceugmopotamus!, will be the first featured song and each day a new tune will be showcased. There are twelve songs and each song will have its own day culminating with the release on March 23rd.
Enjoy the tunes!
I've danced with Mr. Patterson before...too funny
Mr. Patterson's Hat is a proclamation of post-Katrina New Orleans. The title is a celebrates those who have returned since Katrina sent the city into a mass exodus and commemorates those who have not yet come home.
Mr. Patterson's Hat is the group's most collaborative effort featuring 12 new compositions. It reflects how the band has been personally affected by what is going on in their beloved hometown of New Orleans. There are songs inspired by a Mardi Gras Indian Big Chief's dying plea to take a stand against police violence: "This has got to stop"("Tootie Montana"). It echoes the need for this city to work against crime ("Walkin' in Our Own Shoes"), offers a chance for redemption with ("Rite Rite") and the need to move on ("Ride On").
The real Mr. Patterson is a semi-retired auto mechanic who frequents the Maple Leaf Bar in uptown New Orleans. He is the elder statesman of Oak Street and has a reputation for being dressed to the nines: pinstriped suit, stylish tie and a derby hat with a feather in the sideband. When the ladies ask him to dance, he obliges only if the band has its groove on. "You might think you're throwing down, but if Mr. Patterson ain't dancin', you ain't groovin'," declares keyboardist/singer John "Papa" Gros. "When you see that hat bobbing up and down, moving side to side, you know you're doing New Orleans music right."
The CD is being released in New Orleans on March 27th and will be available at the Louisiana Music Factory and at papagrowsfunk.com. A national release will follow.
Mr. Patterson's Hat debuts on MySpace
Mr. Patterson's Hat will debut on Papa Grows Funk's MySpace page on Monday, March 12th. The first track, Gorillafaceugmopotamus!, will be the first featured song and each day a new tune will be showcased. There are twelve songs and each song will have its own day culminating with the release on March 23rd.
Enjoy the tunes!
I've danced with Mr. Patterson before...too funny