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SUMMARY:Phat Phunktion Concert
LOCATION:Tremper High School
DESCRIPTION:Phat Phunktion\, a group of University of Wisconsin-Madison mus
 ic students formed in 1996\, have built a loyal following of listeners thr
 oughout the United States and around the world. A nine-piece tour de force
  that combines the polish of top 40 with the smooth feeling of 60’s soul
  and the raw groove of 70’s funk\, Phat Phunktion is today one of the mo
 st talked about bands in the Midwest. Their self-produced CDs have sold in
  the thousands\, and their live shows sell-out virtually everywhere they p
 erform. In their hometown of Madison\, WI\, they have been known to attrac
 t crowds of upwards of 5\,000 people. In 2003\, Rolling Stone Magazine sin
 gled out Phat Phunktion as a “band on the rise.” During the same year
 \, they won a Wisconsin Area Music Industry Award\, or WAMI\, for “Best 
 R&B Band.” In May 2003\, a panel of Billboard Magazine judges selected t
 he band as one of six acts to perform at the Disc Makers’ Independent Mu
 sic World Series\, Midwest regional final\, where they funked up the Elbo 
 Room in Chicago. Of the six finalists\, Phat Phunktion and Chicago’s Orb
 ert Davis took top honors. The band has appeared numerous times at the Mad
 ison Blues Festival\, Milwaukee’s Summerfest\, and the House of Blues in
  Chicago\, with television and radio appearances\, including “The Jenny 
 Jones Show” and Michael Feldman’s “Whad’ya Know?” In 2004\, Ben 
 and Leo Sidran’s Nardis/Liquid 8 label picked up the band\, and their 3r
 d\, self-produced CD\, You and Me\, was released for international distrib
 ution. Since then\, You and Me has received substantial interest at home a
 nd abroad. In America\, nearly 10\,000 CDs have been sold to a devoted fan
  base via word-of-mouth and Internet sales. In Japan\, large sales spurred
  a re-release of the disc on the Japanese label\, Groovetime Records. In E
 urope\, the record was played on radio stations throughout Italy and Spain
 . In July/August 2004\, JazzTimes reviewed You and Me\, saying: “Phat Ph
 unktion has a horn-driven sound that draws inspiration from ‘70s funk\, 
 and on ‘You and Me’\, the band’s first release on a national label\,
  producers Tim Whalen and Al Falaschi demonstrate a talent for crafting st
 rong\, danceable tracks…. Musically\, the album is first rate.” In 200
 5\, You and Me received the Madison Area Music Award\, or MAMA\, for “R&
 B Album of the Year.” During the summer of 2005\, Phat Phunktion embarke
 d on their first U.S. National Tour. Following the Nardis release of You a
 nd Me\, the tour was a turning point for this award-winning band. As keybo
 ardist / co-founder Tim Whalen said at the time\, “We are not just a loc
 al band anymore.” To promote their music\, the band departed from Madiso
 n\, WI on June 3\, 2005\, where “Phathead” fans and newly initiated li
 steners reveled in the band’s original compositions\, “bouncing” cov
 ers\, and newly arranged material. From June 2005 until August 2006\, the 
 band played non-stop at festivals and clubs all over the United States fro
 m Arizona to New York City and everywhere in between. They were featured a
 t venues such as the Bele Chere Music Festival (Asheville\, NC)\, the Rive
 rbend Festival (Chattanooga\, TN)\, Riverfest (Little Rock\, AK)\, the Art
  Tatum Jazz and Heritage Festival (Toledo\, OH)\, The Knitting Factory and
  BB King's in New York City. They've played clubs in New York City\, Tempe
 \, Ann Arbor\, Atlantic City\, Detroit\, Syracuse\, Philadelphia\, Kalamaz
 oo\, Cincinnati\, Cleveland\, and Milwaukee\, plus a two-week swing of the
  eastern seaboard from New England to the Carolinas. Shawn Beckner of the 
 Huntington Herald-Dispatch wrote: “They are quite simply the best dance 
 machine to roll through the river city in a while.” Mark Kennedy\, Featu
 res Editor for the Chattanooga Times Free Press wrote: “I was having Tow
 er of Power flashbacks. Since 1976\, I've been asking myself the cosmic qu
 estion: ‘What is hip?’ Well now I know: Phat Phunktion.” Another cha
 pter began when the band toured Japan in February of 2006. This very succe
 ssful tour had the Japanese press and fans alike hailing Phat Phunktion as
  the "new Tower of Power. Phat Phunktion has shared the stage with musical
  legends The Temptations\, Tower of Power\, WAR\, Cameo\, Morris Day and t
 he Time\, The Original “P” (featuring original members of Parliament)
 \, The Average White Band\, Chick Corea\, Taj Mahal\, Rick James\, Clyde S
 tubblefield\, The Brothers Johnson\, Soulive\, Willy Porter\, and Kool and
  the Gang. Their dynamic stage show and incredible musicianship have initi
 ated thousands of faithful “Phatheads\,” who are now spreading the wor
 d. Phat Phunktion released their fourth album Real Life .:. High Fidelity 
 in 2011. It is a blazing collection of 11 original songs\, and it showcase
 s a band that has truly found their own sound. They also celebrated their 
 20th anniversary in 2016. The show was recorded and released as a live alb
 um and blu-ray video set in 2017 titled "Phat Phunktion Live at the High N
 oon." For their efforts\, they were awarded both Madison Area Music Awards
  (MAMAs) and Wisconsin Area Music Awards (WAMI). Currently Phat Phunktion 
 is mostly a recording project. Tim Whalen and Al Falaschi are always activ
 ely creating new music for the band and are currently working on a new alb
 um. The band usually plays a concert each year in their hometown of Madiso
 n\, WI\, with every other year being a benefit for the wife of Al Falaschi
  who lost her battle with cancer. The event\, and Phat Phunktion have dona
 ted over $250\,000 to the University of Wisconsin Carbone Cancer Center ov
 er the events history.\n\nBoletos: https://www.purplepass.com/events/38363
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