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Oobleck Update – Sept-October, 2015

Hey friends,

We hope this month is treating you well.  The weather has been beautiful and as the gentle turning of the season continues we hope to see you out at some shows this fall!
If you haven’t had a chance to check out our brand new album check it out here:

Friday, October 2nd
Albany First Friday – Fork in the Road

Tricentennial Park, Broadway, Albany
5-8pm, all ages, free!
Join us at the last Fork in the Road for the season, a food truck event hosted by Albany BID that will take place at Tricentennial Park on Broadway.  The event features several food trucks andOobleck will be playing 6-8pm.  Come get some grub and enjoy some funk!
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Sunday, October 4th
Honest Weight Coop Harvest Fest
Park Playhouse, Washington Park
12-4pm, all ages, free!
Oobleck, along with Olivia Quillo, Rebel Darling and the Sebali Performance will be the acts this year.   Blurbage:

The Local Harvest Festival was started by the Honest Weight Food Co-op in 2009 as a way to bring all of the amazing local vendors our region has to offer off our shelves and into the greater community.  Now in its seventh year, the festival has grown to feature over 50 local farms, vendors, businesses and a slew of great local bands.

Official website for more details: http://localharvestfestival.com/
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Sunday, Nov 1
Cole’s Rock & Funk Pizza Party
Cystic Fibrosis Benefit
Comfort Inn Ballroom, Castleton
recital part at 3pm, bands 5-8pm
A local friend of ours is putting together a benefit for young local guitar student who has Cystic Fibrosis.  Oobleck is helping out at by closing out the evening with some funk!  There is a guitar recital in the afternoon, followed by two bands, Organized Chaos first up and then Oobleck.
Casual food (pizza, wings, sliders, etc), cash bar, silent auction.  $20 adult ticket, $10 for kids under 12.  Come support a good cause that will help out Cole!
More details will be posted on our FB events page as we get closer to the event.
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Thursday, Nov 5
Oobleck & Ladies Drink Free @ Fuze Box
12 Central Ave, Albany
9pm, more info tba.
I know, it’s a Thursday, but we’re really excited to play with this 10-piece funk band from LI. Oobleck will be hitting first, followed by Ladies Drink Free.  Come out and dance with us!  We all need your support more than ever!
You can check out their music here: http://ladiesdrinkfree.net/
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Unrelated to Oobleck playing, Skerik’s Bandalabra will be playing this Sunday at the Parish Public House and we encourage you to go!  His band is top notch and Skerik is an incredible tenor sax player.
Sunday, September 27
Parish Public House, Albany
$15, doors at 8

In Skerik’s words, “I’ve always been inspired by Fela Kuti and Steve Reich, which sparked the idea to start a band built around rhythmic and minimalist concepts. It’s not about soloing so much as creating a polyrhythmic weave with the four instruments. Music that is danceable but also interesting to listen to.”

A bold assertion, but one for which the music bears witness. Together, the quartet syncopates and snakes, floats free and snaps tight with hypnotic afrobeat rhythms, minimalist canons and improvised harmonics. There’s a duality that demands listeners both dance and get lost in the sound.

See you soon!
–Oobleck
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Oobleck Update – 6/15

Hello friends,
We are very very very excited to announce our new album Don’t Mistake the Barn with the Basement is complete!  We will have two upcoming CD Release shows – first this coming Friday at Radio Bean in Burlington, VT, and later in the month at the Parish Public House in Albany, NY.
The album contains 12 original tracks and in addition to being available at our upcoming shows will be available online at our bandcamp page (http://oobleckfunk.bandcamp.com/) in the coming weeks.
Check back or send us an email, we hope to see you soon!
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Friday, June 12
Oobleck @ Radio Bean – Burlington Jazz Fest

Burlington! We’re bringing back the funk during Jazz Fest, you know what that means – you better be at Radio Bean shaking your tail feathers!  Album release party, Jazz Fest and early byOobleck standards, so you have no excuse….
Friday June 12th, 8-9:30pm
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Friday, June 26
Oobleck & Doctor Magnum @ Parish Public House
388 Broadway, Albany
doors at 9, 21+, $7
Capital Region CD Release Party!!  We’re joining our friends Doctor Magnum for a funk and jazz double bill celebrating summer and our new release.
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Friday, July 10
Oobleck @ Rye Bread
Fort Edward
Oobleck returns to the Rye Bread stage.  Friday late night, midnight set on the outdoor stage.
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Wednesday, July 29
Oobleck @ The Ruck
Troy
9pm-midnight
Free!  Rockin’ on the River after-party in true Oobleck/Ruck style.  It will probably be hot as h@$$, but the music will be funky and the wings will be fantastic.
As always, keep it funky,
–Oobleck

 

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Oobleck Update – 4/15

Hello friends,
Spring is here (despite the brisk 38 degrees at the moment).  We’ll be playing a free show tomorrow in the South End of Albany, join us if you can, it’ll be a balmy 57 degrees (no promises).  May will be quiet, our bassist Sam will be away on work adventures and we’ll be finishing up the production work on the album, but summer is shaping up and we hope to see you all very soon!  If you see shows below that friends might enjoy help spread the word – forward and share!
Next up:
Saturday, April 25
Oobleck @ The Radix Center
11am-12noon
153 Grand Street, Albany (corner of Warren and Grand)
Part of the NYS Department of Health/ATSDR Earth Day Soil Shop, a FREE community wide event designed to raise awareness about lead in neighborhood soils. Come out and catch some tunes in Albany’s south end. Oobleck will play from 11am-12noon.  Family friendly!  Bring your little ones.  Full event begins at 10am.
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Friday, June 12
Oobleck @ Radio Bean – Burlington Jazz Fest

Burlington! We’re bringing back the funk during Jazz Fest, you know what that means – you better be at Radio Bean shaking your tail feathers!
Friday June 12th, 8-9:30pm
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Friday, June 26
Oobleck & Doctor Magnum @ Parish Public House
388 Broadway, Albany
doors at 9, 21+
More details coming soon!
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Friday, July 11
Oobleck @ Rye Bread
Fort Edward
Oobleck returns to the Rye Bread stage.  Friday late night, midnight set on the outdoor stage.
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Saturday, July 12
Oobleck @ Thacher Park SummerFest
Free!  Family friendly, more details to come!
Think warm thoughts and join us on the dance floor soon…
–Oobleck

 

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Oobleck Update – 3/15

Hello friends,
What a long, long winter it has been!  The good news is Oobleck has been hard at work recording our new album, we hope to have an official release later this spring, but consider this March 28th show not only a long awaited return to Troy, but also a sneak peek of some brand new songs.
In addition to working away at the new album, we want to congratulate Scott (sax) and his wife Katie (fantastic photographer) on the birth of their son, Theo.  Theo came into the world on January 29th and already has a remarkable tolerance to barking dogs and loud sax noises (and is ridiculously cute).  Congrats Scott and Katie!
To hold you over until next time here’s a really fun (rough) clip of one of our new ones, Whiskey Song, we played on NYE at Pauly’s – I have to say though, the break dancers might have stolen the show 🙂
Next up:
Saturday, March 28
Oobleck & Balls Deep
The Hangar
675 River Street, Troy (across from the Ale House)
$10, 21+, Doors at 9
Seriously, no standing, just dancing – come on Troy and surrounds!  Everyone needs a good funk dance party.  Balls Deep supports, coming up from Brooklyn to bring some serious funk/hop.
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Saturday, April 25
The Radix Center
153 Grand Street, Albany
Part of the NYS Department of Health/ATSDR Earth Day Soil Shop, a FREE community wide event designed to raise awareness about lead in neighborhood soils. Come out and catch some tunes in Albany’s south end. Oobleck will play from 11am-12noon.  Family friendly!  Bring your little ones.  Full event begins at 10am.
We have a lot more dates in store for you – as always, stay funky!
–Oobleck
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Oobleck Update – 12/14

Hello friends,

The holidays are upon us and Oobleck has one more show up our sleeves for 2014 – New Year’s Eve!

We’ve put together a fantastic triple bill with Doctor Magnum and The Assortment of Crayons.  Between the three of us it’ll be a mix of Funk, Jazz, Rock and Jam.  We’ll be premiering a host of new songs we’ve been working on for the past few months in anticipation of recording our new album.
Help us spread the word!  If you know of folks that would like to be on this mailing list, forward on and have them email us.  Or use the facebook link below to spread the word about the show.  Come out and support live, original music – we thank you in advance!
Oobleck, Doctor Magnum, The Assortment of Crayons
December 31, 2014
Pauly’s Hotel
337 Central Ave, Albany
$7, 21+, Music at 9ish
Links for the other bands:
Doctor Magnum
The Assortment of Crayons
Thank you all for supporting us through 2014 and here’s to a healthy, happy, funky 2015!
–Oobleck

 

 

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Oobleck Update – 11/14

Hello friends –
Thanks to all who made it out to our very very rainy Thacher Park gig – it was cold, it was rainy, but there was funk!  Next week we’ll be back in the Capital Region joined by a great funk band, The Phryg (fridge), from Brooklyn.  I know it’s a school night but we’ll be hitting first and have some brand new songs to share with you.
If you haven’t checked out the Ooblog in a while, Kevin recently posted some clips of some new songs we’ve been working on – check ’em out:  https://www.oobleckfunk.com/blog-2/
And we’ll be putting together something extra fun for new years this year – so keep your eye out!
Upcoming shows:
Thursday, November 6th
Oobleck & The Phryg
Low Beat, Albany
$5, 18+
doors 7:30, Oobleck will start around 9pm.
https://www.facebook.com/events/169816149860189/
Hear The Phryg here:  http://www.reverbnation.com/thephryg
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Friday, December 5th
Bacchus, New Paltz
We’ll be pairing with another funky band – tba
$4
https://www.facebook.com/events/315161978667364/
Join us on Facebook for the most up-to-date info and www.oobleckfunk.com for live shows, rehearsal clips and more.

See you on the dance floor!

Oobleck

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It’s hard to keep up with websites when your working on new tunes. Working on new tunes is also hard, however we have been writing some new material. Working on quality rather then quantity and trying to expand our musical ability which is what it’s all about. Anyway here are some clips of some transitions we are working on… It’s a bit rough but we’re working on it.

 

 

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Oobleck Update – 9/14

Hello friends –
September is upon us!  We have a great free gig coming up this Saturday as part of the Thacher Park Centennial celebration.  Attached is a schedule of some great activities including hawk watching, hiking, food, beverage and craft vendors and of course live music!
Saturday, September 13th
Thacher Park Centennial Celebration
Voorheesville, NY
10am-7pm, Oobleck @12noon followed by Hair of the Dog later in the evening
Free, all ages
https://www.facebook.com/events/1460267687593740/
http://nysparks.com/events/event.aspx?e=128-10003.0
 
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Thursday, November 11th
Oobleck & The Phryg
Low Beat, Albany
$5, 18+
More info tbd.
Join us on Facebook for the most up-to-date info and www.oobleckfunk.com for live shows, rehearsal clips and more.

See you on the dance floor!

Oobleck

 

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Oobleck Update – 8/14

Hello friends –
Quick update for the end of the summer – this Friday we’ll be back in New Paltz at Bacchus with a really great jazz/funk band from Hopewell Junction, Funk Ronin.  Next week we’ll finally be playing Troy again at the Ruck for the Rockin’ on the River after-party, that one’s free!!
We’re also pretty excited about an early, family friendly gig in September at the Thacher Park Centennial Celebration, click on the link below for more info.
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Friday August 15th
Bacchus, 
New Paltz, NY
Oobleck returns to New Paltz!  With Funk Ronin.
21+, $4
Show begins at 10pm.  Oobleck at 11:30ish.
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Wednesday August 20th
The Ruck, Troy
Wings, beer and Oobleck
21+, free
9pm-midnight
https://www.facebook.com/events/802370799802546/
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Saturday September 13th
Thacher Park Centennial Celebration
Voorheesville, NY
10am-7pm, Oobleck @12noon followed by Hair of the Dog later in the evening
Free, all ages
https://www.facebook.com/events/1460267687593740/
http://nysparks.com/events/event.aspx?e=128-10003.0
 
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Join us on Facebook for the most up-to-date info and www.oobleckfunk.com for live shows, rehearsal clips and more.See you on the dance floor!

Oobleck
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Oobleck Update – 7/14

Hello friends –
We’re back at it!  Thanks to everyone that came out to the past few shows and thanks to those that filled out our survey.  Keep your eye open for some new Oobleck videos that will be released soon from our Freedom Fest performance thanks to the Sanctuary for Independent Media.  Enjoy your summer and come out and catch some funk!
 
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Friday July 4th
Radio Bean
Burlington, VT
10:30pm – 12am
Free, all ages
It’ll be hot heavy and funky.
https://www.facebook.com/events/283266745164766/
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Saturday July 12th
Rye Bread
Fort Edward, NY 
late night set
RFB!  If you don’t know, you’re missing out.  More details to come.
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Friday August 15th
Bacchus, 
New Paltz, NY
Oobleck returns to New Paltz!
21+, $4
more details tbd
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Wednesday August 20th
The Ruck, Troy
Wings, beer and Oobleck
21+, free
9pm-midnight
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Saturday September 13th
Thacher Park Centennial Celebration
Voorheesville, NY
10am-7pm, Oobleck @12noon followed by Hair of the Dog
Free, all ages
 
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Join us on Facebook for the most up-to-date info and www.oobleckfunk.com for live shows, rehearsal clips and more.

See you on the dance floor!

Oobleck