the unpronounceable
Viva Los Beefalos!
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COUNTRIFUNKED JAZZABILLY... a return to the roots of rock & roll. Solid musicianship with plenty of twang, soul, authenticity, and a damned good beat.
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VIVA LOS BEEFALOS!
They're the ass-kicking, money-maker-shaking love child of old, new, borrowed, & blue - a long-awaited tribute to those lost years when Elvis sang Hank Williams tunes with Black Sabbath while Duke & Satchmo called out the changes. They've come to call it COUNTRIFUNKED JAZZABILLY, but in reality it's just where rock & roll would've been if it hadn't wasted all that time on hairspray. Solid musicianship with plenty of twang, soul, authenticity, and a damned good beat.
Grown out of the hinters of Northeastern Pennsyltucky, THE UNPRONOUNCEABLE's personnel consists of the four Beefalo Brothers: Chuck (drums & percussives), Chip (guitar, bass fiddle, & banjo), Chet (guitar, bass fiddle, ebonies & ivories), & Jorge (guitar, bass fiddle, & singin'). Originally brought together by their love of good music under the tutelage of their mentor, the elusive Father Pepe, the Brothers struck out on their own circa 1997 and soon found themselves a refreshing fixture in the blossoming Lehigh Valley music scene. Over the past few years, these four handsome fellows have also thrown themselves into the Greater New York Metropolitan music scene, swapping instruments in front of audiences at such venues as Kenny's Castaways, The C-Note, Meow Mix, Le Bar Bat, The Pussycat Lounge, Arlene Grocery, CB's Gallery, The Lizard Lounge, Otto's Shrunken Head, and Makor, as well as a host of northeast universities. They've borrowed the souls of some of rock & roll's greatest founding members, and the stunning result amazes everyone lucky enough to see them.
THE UNPRONOUNCEABLE now celebrates the completion of their 2nd full-length recorded release (3rd official and 8th for website fans and die-hards). VIVA LOS BEEFALOS! promises fans new and old a reliably full-spirited update on the band's musical development since the release of their 2002 EP, Elementary Physics.
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The best there is
author: NilukI think this is their best CD yet. Check out samples and you'll see what I'm talkin' about. Check out Sweet Embraceable You, Red Sonja, If I do and Will the Circle be Unbroken (They happen to be my favorites). What got me into their music was their cover of Iron Man (found free of charge on their website www.theunpronounceable.com). I can tell you that it's one hell of a cover. Enjoy!
- author: Nick Rose (Pulse Weekly)
Sly and talented, The Unpronounceable has always been one of the most refreshingly odd bands to play in the Lehigh Valley. The band is comprised of four multi-instrumentalists who often switch it up when they play live, which is a neat trick that shows the talent of these jazz/blues/country/pop music-mixers. Their newest disc, Viva Los Beefalos!, is a contemporary take on some older, country-pop ideas. The record bubbles with bits and pieces of pop synergy, but it doesn’t fall into the “quirky novelty” category (in other words, the songs have serious messages). The most interesting element of the band’s sound is Pete Gustavson’s confident baritone, since he sounds like Elvis at times. The record is organic, fresh and original. If you can, check the band out live.
Sultry and raucous, the best album yet!
author: LauraIf, for some unholy reason, you can only purchase one Unpronounceable CD today, BUY THIS ONE! It is the perfect soundtrack for anything, from driving through the desert with the windows down and the radio up to enjoying frosty beverages with friends on a balmy evening. It will have you tapping your feet and singing along at the top of your lungs in no time. Also, it makes a perfect gift for any occasion! Stock up now, you won't regret it!
- author: Pulse Weekly
THE UNPRONOUNCEABLE (The Funhouse, Apr. 22) Ever feel like wandering through wheat fields with your stand-up bass, an old-school microphone and plenty of friends? Then you'll be really keen on The Unpronounceable. The swinging band's new album, Viva Los Beefalos!, will be available at this Funhouse show. Bring your wallet and quit complaining that all new music sucks.
- author: Tony Sienzant of The Morning Call
Gone are the eclectic cool cats in sharkskin suits in favor of black T-shirts, dirty sneakers and ''spitting out single malt scotch and fire.'' Gone are the band's real names in favor of the mythic Beefalo Brothers: Chuck, Chip, Chet & Jorge'. But the vintage vocal mic remains: a frontline symbol for The Unpronounceable's artistry in channeling the old time spirits of Hank Williams, Elvis & Satchmo from some tobacco field hillbilly heaven. ''The music definitely has changed,'' says Pete Gustavson (Jorge'). ''It's more raucous … we pour out our hearts and souls. Things got twanged up.'' The twang emanates from the 1950s brew of blues, jazz, country swing and rockabilly, a music on the cusp of morphing into modern rock 'n' roll. Dubbed ''countrifunked jazzabilly,'' it's the direction Pete thinks rock 'n' roll would have headed sans big hair. The group's latest outing ''Viva Los Beeefalos!'' digs deeply into such pre-rock 'n' roll Americana with its broader instrumentation. Fiddle, mandolin, ukulele, National lap steel & Wurlitzer piano (both circa 1948) combine with the now standard banjo picking. The tunes display Gustavson's songwriting gift. The humorous threat of ''Kill Myself,'' the radio-ready ''Sweet Embraceable You,'' the plaintive ''What I Desire'' and ''Red Sonja,'' with its Appalachian holler, are all primo. But ''Homesick'' alone, with the killer line ''if you lose yourself there's less to pack away,'' should earn them a spot in the songwriters hall of fame.