For any Tower of Power fans...

[Botch]

... have you heard of a band called Mingo Fishtrap? I hadn't, but a musical buddy of mine in Missouri posted this video:

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2W5f01TOz54[/youtube]

...and it cooks! I went to Amazon and it appears they have an out-of-print concert, and a CD, out, but that's it. Gotta do some more digging tomorrow... :music-listening:

 

[Kazaam]

We have a radio talk show host here who used to talk about "Tower of Power" quite a lot. I've heard their "Bump City" album and it's pretty good, but that's about all I know. Though, in general, I do like some of the brassy, funky jamming stuff from the 1970s---EWF, even early Chicago.

Looks like Mingo Fishtrap might be pretty good, too. Though, that particular singer of theirs ain't nearly as soulful as a "Terry Kath". But then again, how many people are?

 

[Botch]

True dat. My first bar band was actually a Chicago knockoff (I played trombone in those days), great fun!

 

[Yesfan70]

What part of Missouri? My younger brother lives in St. Louis. If these guys are based in Missouri, I wouldn't be surprised if he's heard of them or may even know them somehow.

 

[Rope]

Mingo Fishtrap :text-link:

Rope

 

[Botch]

Thanks Rope! There was one copy of their DVD on Amazon yesterday, today I went to buy it and someone already snatched it up. Glad to see they're still available on their website. :handgestures-thumbup:

 

[Kazaam]

Just checked out their website, and there was a song playing called "Without Question". I could be totally mistaken, but... To me that track seemed less-so funky and a little moreso "bluesy" than the above YouTube clip. Then toward the end of the song it started sounding like Motown???

 

[Kazaam]

Y'all probably already saw this on their website, but I'll post a direct link here. Looks like they've got an entire Kennedy Center show available for streaming:

http://www.kennedy-center.org/explorer/videos/?id=M4358&type=A

 

[Botch]

Just got this one in the mail today. Kaz, you're right, they're not quite as funky as ToP but a bit more bluesy and rock-oriented. Glad I got this regardless, and I've also ordered their DVD; I won't pay the exorbitant price for another of their out-of-print releases, however.