HOME BASE: Philly region and the shore.
STYLE: Brassy, bring-the-house-down covers of old-school and brand-new dance party favorites – Tina Turner and Janis Joplin, The Boss, Ed Sheeran and Bruno Mars.
LINEUP: Ricky “Shorty” Tisch, vocals, keyboard; Dee Farace, lead vocals; Coretta Davis, vocals; Ronnie Brooks, vocals; Matt Kahn, guitar; John Kern, bass and vocals; Tommy Karrick, drums; Carl Stives, percussion; Danny Kern, trumpet; Vincent Maiuri, trumpet; Bobby Sholz, trombone; Dan Fitzgerald, sax; Alec Conigliaro, sax.
FUN FACT: The band was the subject of a short documentary featured in 2019’s Lighthouse International Film Festival:…
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