On its website, 3beanstew
is described as an experimental rock/funk band based in Brooklyn, New York. The
unit is led by vocalist/keyboardist Kwame
Brandt-Pierce and features guitarist Seth
Johnson, bassist Ed Goldson and
drummer Ramsey Jones. The quartet
released a 1998 album, The Untold
Chronicles of Tin Man Charlie and performs a monthly gig at the Wayland in Manhattan and WMC in Brooklyn.
At the Wayland tonight, 3beanstew demonstrated an ambitious
and eclectic blend of innovative sounds. One moment the band plays hard funk rock
like Parliament/Funkadelic, complete
with Eddie Hazel-like lead guitar work.
Moments later, the band becomes a jazz funk band. Brandt-Pierce’s vocals
sometimes recall Stevie Wonder, while
other times it is intensely harsh. Maybe all this switchover is what makes the
music experimental, but overall it is interesting, engaging and worth a listen.
The band returns to the Wayland on July 23.
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