{"id":1271,"date":"2021-10-28T21:30:00","date_gmt":"2021-10-28T21:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.nysmusic.com\/2021\/2021\/10\/28\/dumpstaphunk-brings-their-groove-back-to-brooklyn-ahead-of-madison-square-garden-debut\/"},"modified":"2021-10-28T21:30:00","modified_gmt":"2021-10-28T21:30:00","slug":"dumpstaphunk-brings-their-groove-back-to-brooklyn-ahead-of-madison-square-garden-debut","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dev.nysmusic.com\/2021\/2021\/10\/28\/dumpstaphunk-brings-their-groove-back-to-brooklyn-ahead-of-madison-square-garden-debut\/","title":{"rendered":"Dumpstaphunk Grooves Brooklyn Bowl ahead of Madison Square Garden Debut"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Dumpstaphunk<\/a> last performed<\/a> in the Empire State at the 2019 New York State Blues festival<\/a> in downtown Syracuse. Later that evening, band members Tony Hall and Deven Trusclair kept the groove going at the Funk n Waffles<\/a> club for a sit in on \u201cStanding on Shaky Ground\u201d by the Temptations that Funkadelic’s Eddie Hazel co wrote. A month later they opened for the Rolling Stones to 40,000 people in their hometown at the New Orleans Superdome.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Dumpstaphunk kicked off 2021 by releasing their first record in seven years, Where Do We Go From Here<\/em>, which was just nominated in four Grammy categories.<\/a> The band has been on the road promoting its sound this summer leading them up to a Labor Day Weekend of shows with Dave Matthews Band<\/a> at Heavens Amphitheatre, The Gorge. All members of Dumpstaphunk sat in <\/a>with DMB for Sly Stone’s “Thank You (Falletinme be mice elf again) and Peter Gabriel’s \u201cSledgehammer\u201d to close the night. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tony Hall <\/a>sat in with the DMB as part of an alternate format the entire weekend on bass and vocals as well. He was reunited with Dave Matthews and Tim Reynolds<\/a> on stage for the first time since their infamous Some Devil <\/a><\/em>Tour in 2003. Dumpstaphunk will also be joining Dave Matthews Band at the World\u2019s Most Famous Arena, Madison Square Garden<\/a>, on November 12 and 13.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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All of this momentum could be felt on stage at Brooklyn Bowl<\/a> on Saturday, October 23. Rotem Sivan Band <\/a>opened the show as Dumpstaphunk hit the stage at 9:45 p.m., crushing their entire set for the Williamsburg crowd. Brooklyn Bowl founder, Peter Shapiro, appeared behind the curtain dressed as a pilot while the band took off on stage. Shapiro gave them a quick fist bump of delight after their tune “Itchy Boo<\/a>.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Come on lets get at it Brooklyn! Get up, Get down, Keep it stepping, keep it moving. Every band member was fully engaged with the Brooklyn Bowl crowd the whole set. Tim Reynolds told Read more at NYS Music… <\/a>“>NYS Music<\/a> about Tony Hall’s onstage presence. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

You know those guys when your playing a gig, he\u2019ll look right at you? That\u2019s him. He’ s a bad ass. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

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Tony Hall, Photo by Russell Mangicaro III<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Everyone was dancing to the truth that this band lets out. Lucky nobody slipped onstage due to the greasy lane funk levels. Sly Stone’s words carry on through their take on his cut “In Time.” Well, well, there’s a feelin’, oh, so real in every human On time (About time) There’s a reelin’ when you don’t know what you’re doing, In time…<\/em> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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