{"id":5592,"date":"2016-07-25T10:40:41","date_gmt":"2016-07-25T16:40:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.miguelitoslittlegreencar.com\/blog\/?p=5592"},"modified":"2016-07-26T10:52:36","modified_gmt":"2016-07-26T16:52:36","slug":"funking-five-alarm-funk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.miguelitoslittlegreencar.com\/blog\/funking-five-alarm-funk\/","title":{"rendered":"Funking With Five Alarm Funk"},"content":{"rendered":"[et_pb_section admin_label=&#8221;section&#8221;][et_pb_row admin_label=&#8221;row&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243;][et_pb_post_title admin_label=&#8221;Featured Image&#8221; title=&#8221;off&#8221; meta=&#8221;off&#8221; author=&#8221;off&#8221; date=&#8221;on&#8221; categories=&#8221;on&#8221; comments=&#8221;on&#8221; featured_image=&#8221;on&#8221; featured_placement=&#8221;below&#8221; parallax_effect=&#8221;on&#8221; parallax_method=&#8221;on&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;left&#8221; text_color=&#8221;dark&#8221; text_background=&#8221;off&#8221; text_bg_color=&#8221;rgba(255,255,255,0.9)&#8221; module_bg_color=&#8221;rgba(255,255,255,0)&#8221; title_all_caps=&#8221;off&#8221; use_border_color=&#8221;off&#8221; border_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221; title_font_size=&#8221;40px&#8221; title_text_color=&#8221;#a8cf45&#8243;]\n[\/et_pb_post_title][et_pb_post_title admin_label=&#8221;Post Title&#8221; title=&#8221;on&#8221; meta=&#8221;off&#8221; author=&#8221;off&#8221; date=&#8221;off&#8221; categories=&#8221;on&#8221; comments=&#8221;on&#8221; featured_image=&#8221;off&#8221; featured_placement=&#8221;below&#8221; parallax_effect=&#8221;on&#8221; parallax_method=&#8221;on&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;center&#8221; text_color=&#8221;dark&#8221; text_background=&#8221;off&#8221; text_bg_color=&#8221;rgba(255,255,255,0.9)&#8221; module_bg_color=&#8221;rgba(255,255,255,0)&#8221; title_font_size=&#8221;37&#8243; title_text_color=&#8221;#a8cf45&#8243; title_all_caps=&#8221;off&#8221; use_border_color=&#8221;off&#8221; border_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;10px|||&#8221;]\n[\/et_pb_post_title][et_pb_divider admin_label=&#8221;Divider&#8221; color=&#8221;#eaeaea&#8221; show_divider=&#8221;on&#8221; divider_style=&#8221;solid&#8221; divider_position=&#8221;top&#8221; hide_on_mobile=&#8221;on&#8221; height=&#8221;2&#8243;]\n[\/et_pb_divider][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row admin_label=&#8221;Row&#8221; make_fullwidth=&#8221;off&#8221; use_custom_width=&#8221;off&#8221; width_unit=&#8221;on&#8221; use_custom_gutter=&#8221;off&#8221; padding_mobile=&#8221;off&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#ededed&#8221; allow_player_pause=&#8221;off&#8221; parallax=&#8221;off&#8221; parallax_method=&#8221;off&#8221; make_equal=&#8221;off&#8221; parallax_1=&#8221;off&#8221; parallax_method_1=&#8221;off&#8221; parallax_2=&#8221;off&#8221; parallax_method_2=&#8221;off&#8221; column_padding_mobile=&#8221;on&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Title&#8221; background_layout=&#8221;light&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;right&#8221; use_border_color=&#8221;off&#8221; border_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221; header_font_size=&#8221;50px&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;18&#8243;]\n<p><strong>Featuring Five Alarm Funk<\/strong><br \/>Funksters<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Date Location&#8221; background_layout=&#8221;light&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;left&#8221; use_border_color=&#8221;off&#8221; border_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221; header_font_size=&#8221;50px&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;18&#8243;]\n<p>July 16, 2016<br \/>Edmonton, Alberta, Canada<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row admin_label=&#8221;Row&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243;][et_pb_divider admin_label=&#8221;Divider&#8221; color=&#8221;#eaeaea&#8221; show_divider=&#8221;on&#8221; divider_style=&#8221;solid&#8221; divider_position=&#8221;top&#8221; hide_on_mobile=&#8221;on&#8221; height=&#8221;2&#8243;]\n[\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;The Story Header&#8221; background_layout=&#8221;light&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;center&#8221; use_border_color=&#8221;off&#8221; border_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221; text_font=&#8221;|on|||&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;32&#8243;]\n<p>The story<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Bio&#8221; background_layout=&#8221;light&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;left&#8221; use_border_color=&#8221;on&#8221; border_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;18&#8243;]\n<p>Five Alarm Funk is a nine-piece, JUNO-nominated, Vancouver-based Afro-beat\/funk\/rock\/Latin\/hip-hop\/ska\/punk\/groove\/psych\/Gypsy\/prog-metal\/etc\/etc\/etc band.  I could go on and on, but <strong>STOP&#8230; EVERYTHING&#8230; AND LISTEN&#8230; NOW!<\/strong> Before the world is destroyed (see below).<\/p>\n<p>Check out their website at <a href=\"http:\/\/fivealarmfunk.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">fivealarmfunk.com<\/a>. Watch their video below only if you&#8217;re not chair bound.  Hell, even if you are, just go for it!<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/PYMdwuaf-Xk\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row admin_label=&#8221;Row&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243;][et_pb_divider admin_label=&#8221;Divider&#8221; color=&#8221;#eaeaea&#8221; show_divider=&#8221;on&#8221; divider_style=&#8221;solid&#8221; divider_position=&#8221;top&#8221; hide_on_mobile=&#8221;on&#8221; height=&#8221;2&#8243;]\n[\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Fun Facts Header&#8221; background_layout=&#8221;light&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;center&#8221; use_border_color=&#8221;off&#8221; border_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221; text_font=&#8221;|on|||&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;32&#8243;]\n<p>Fun facts<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row admin_label=&#8221;Row&#8221; make_fullwidth=&#8221;off&#8221; use_custom_width=&#8221;off&#8221; width_unit=&#8221;on&#8221; use_custom_gutter=&#8221;off&#8221; padding_mobile=&#8221;off&#8221; allow_player_pause=&#8221;off&#8221; parallax=&#8221;off&#8221; parallax_method=&#8221;off&#8221; make_equal=&#8221;on&#8221; parallax_1=&#8221;off&#8221; parallax_method_1=&#8221;off&#8221; parallax_2=&#8221;off&#8221; parallax_method_2=&#8221;off&#8221; parallax_3=&#8221;off&#8221; parallax_method_3=&#8221;off&#8221; column_padding_mobile=&#8221;on&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_3&#8243;][et_pb_blurb admin_label=&#8221;Blurb 1&#8243; url_new_window=&#8221;off&#8221; use_icon=&#8221;on&#8221; font_icon=&#8221;%%165%%&#8221; icon_color=&#8221;#a8cf45&#8243; use_circle=&#8221;off&#8221; circle_color=&#8221;#a8cf45&#8243; use_circle_border=&#8221;off&#8221; circle_border_color=&#8221;#a8cf45&#8243; icon_placement=&#8221;top&#8221; animation=&#8221;top&#8221; background_layout=&#8221;light&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;center&#8221; use_icon_font_size=&#8221;off&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#f9f9f9&#8243; use_border_color=&#8221;on&#8221; border_color=&#8221;#c9c9c9&#8243; border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;20px|20px|20px|20px&#8221; custom_padding_last_edited=&#8221;off|&#8221; border_width=&#8221;2px&#8221;]\n<p>Their <em>Abandon Earth<\/em> album was a concept album about the destruction of Earth by a giant killer robot.  I would like their solemn oath that friendly cars would be spared such chaos.<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_blurb][et_pb_blurb admin_label=&#8221;Blurb 4&#8243; url_new_window=&#8221;off&#8221; use_icon=&#8221;on&#8221; font_icon=&#8221;%%262%%&#8221; icon_color=&#8221;#a8cf45&#8243; use_circle=&#8221;off&#8221; circle_color=&#8221;#a8cf45&#8243; use_circle_border=&#8221;off&#8221; circle_border_color=&#8221;#a8cf45&#8243; icon_placement=&#8221;top&#8221; animation=&#8221;top&#8221; background_layout=&#8221;light&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;center&#8221; use_icon_font_size=&#8221;off&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#f9f9f9&#8243; use_border_color=&#8221;on&#8221; border_color=&#8221;#c9c9c9&#8243; border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;20px|20px|20px|20px&#8221; border_width=&#8221;2px&#8221;]\n<p>Their biggest influence is <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Frank_Zappa\" target=\"_blank\">Frank Zappa<\/a>.<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_blurb][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_3&#8243;][et_pb_blurb admin_label=&#8221;Blurb 2&#8243; url_new_window=&#8221;off&#8221; use_icon=&#8221;on&#8221; font_icon=&#8221;%%103%%&#8221; icon_color=&#8221;#a8cf45&#8243; use_circle=&#8221;off&#8221; circle_color=&#8221;#a8cf45&#8243; use_circle_border=&#8221;off&#8221; circle_border_color=&#8221;#a8cf45&#8243; icon_placement=&#8221;top&#8221; animation=&#8221;top&#8221; background_layout=&#8221;light&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;center&#8221; use_icon_font_size=&#8221;off&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#f9f9f9&#8243; use_border_color=&#8221;on&#8221; border_color=&#8221;#c9c9c9&#8243; border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;20px|20px|20px|20px&#8221; border_width=&#8221;2px&#8221;]\n<p>Speaking of chaos, their music has been called a &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/puregrainaudio.com\/interviews\/interview-with-five-alarm-funk-drummer-tayo-branston-on-the-band-s-upcoming-tour-pledge-music-campaign-and-history\" target=\"_blank\">masterpiece of calculated chaos<\/a>&#8220;.<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_blurb][et_pb_blurb admin_label=&#8221;Blurb 5&#8243; url_new_window=&#8221;off&#8221; use_icon=&#8221;on&#8221; font_icon=&#8221;%%220%%&#8221; icon_color=&#8221;#a8cf45&#8243; use_circle=&#8221;off&#8221; circle_color=&#8221;#a8cf45&#8243; use_circle_border=&#8221;off&#8221; circle_border_color=&#8221;#a8cf45&#8243; icon_placement=&#8221;top&#8221; animation=&#8221;top&#8221; background_layout=&#8221;light&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;center&#8221; use_icon_font_size=&#8221;off&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#f9f9f9&#8243; use_border_color=&#8221;on&#8221; border_color=&#8221;#c9c9c9&#8243; border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;20px|20px|20px|20px&#8221; border_width=&#8221;2px&#8221;]\n<p>One of their songs, Higgs Boson, is about fears that splitting the \u201cGod particle\u201d might lead to the development of new black holes. \u201cWho knows what would happen if you activated a particle collider?\u201d<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_blurb][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_3&#8243;][et_pb_blurb admin_label=&#8221;Blurb 3&#8243; url_new_window=&#8221;off&#8221; use_icon=&#8221;on&#8221; font_icon=&#8221;%%2%%&#8221; icon_color=&#8221;#a8cf45&#8243; use_circle=&#8221;off&#8221; circle_color=&#8221;#a8cf45&#8243; use_circle_border=&#8221;off&#8221; circle_border_color=&#8221;#a8cf45&#8243; icon_placement=&#8221;top&#8221; animation=&#8221;top&#8221; background_layout=&#8221;light&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;center&#8221; use_icon_font_size=&#8221;off&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#f9f9f9&#8243; use_border_color=&#8221;on&#8221; border_color=&#8221;#c9c9c9&#8243; border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;20px|20px|20px|20px&#8221; border_width=&#8221;2&#8243;]\n<p>Drummer Tayo Branston says \u201cwe\u2019re all white guys from Vancouver, so we all have two left feet.&#8221;  All good.  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