Connie Price and the Keystones

Im just gonna come out and say it. This band is BAAD. Helmed by Dan Ubick of the Breakestra on guitar and Todd M. Simon on trumpet, Connie Price and the Keystones take hard funk into dangerous territory.

In general, funk has two mortal enemies: Slow Tempos and Minor Keys. The Keystones have overcome these obstacles by creating grooves that, though slow, drip with soul so sticky, it would eliminate the need for tar in the process of tarring and feathering.

Where the Breakestra plays it safe, opting for more predictable upbeat, James Brown Style funk, Connie price and the keystones frequently explore more interesting musical territory collaborating with rappers like Big Daddy Kane and Percee P.


Their Debut Full length Wildflowers on Now Again Records, features appearances by Malcolm Catto, and members of: Funk Inc, Poets Of Rhythm, and The L.A. Carnival.An Appropriate title for this genre of music would be progressive funk because, even though the band handles old school funk with great facility, it is their experimentation that makes them extremely memorable. The Whimsicality of "the Buzzard", the slow dripping funk of "Give a Demonstration 2", and the ghostly, eerie, cinematic ability of "The Shadows of Leaves" are what sets this band apart from a conventional funk band.