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They Came Out Of a Lady!
Rubblebucket’s new single and upcoming performances
Imagine a mixture of trumpet, sax, percussion, keyboards, drums, synths and Kalmia Traver’s voice perfectly glazed over, creating what’s been called the baby of “Brooklyn and New Orleans.” Rubblebucket, an 8–10 member group, stirred the Highline Ballroom this weekend opening for Ozomatli. How does one string together a group of talented individuals from Boston, Brooklyn and Vermont? “It’s kinda like how energy comes together,” answered trumpet man and vocalist Alex Toth. Chemistry and magic was precisely what happened in June 2007, when Traver and Toth (then of the John Brown’s Body) joined with percussionist Craig Myers at an art opening in Burlington, Vermont.
Months later, Rubblebucket was born with jazz, funk and afrobeat influences. Their music has taken characteristics of what’s been called the “Yes” wave: an opposition to the ’90s “No” wave, mainly consisting of people who are virtuosic on their instruments and focus on harmonious creations. Of their sound, Toth says that it “doesn’t come from a set formula; there is no codified model for what we are doing”, which results in a unique concept with fresh execution. Their skills, in fact, were recently tested by collaborating with Benchmark Productions’ “Masters from Their Day” project. The project gathers a set of musicians to attempt to produce a quality track in one recording session. After six hours of hard work at KAS Music Sound in Queens, Rubblebucket produced “Came Out of a Lady,” a bombastic single whose creation is documented here.
If you missed them opening for Ozomatli, fear not. They will head to the West Coast for some shows in the summer after touring the East for the next few weeks. This includes the Temptress Concert Cruise on June 11, a late night rock-ro beat concert…on a boat. What else could you need?
For more information on these music omnivores visit their website, www.rubblebucket.com.