Two mysteries should entice you to visit
One is seeing how this 14-piece band will fit onto its stage, and second, can the room contain the big sound emanating from their instruments?
My Son the Hurricane dubs itself a “brass hop funk beast” with the mantra: anything worth doing is worth overdoing. Hailing from southern
Bolstered by a giant horn section and seasoned rhythm players, emcee Jacob Bergsma and vocalist Sylvie Kindree combine to drive the show and “challenge the crowd to keep up to their collective energy.”
Juno-nominated drummer Danno O’Shea – ironically, from the Sault – is ringleader, guiding the players through the different styles, helping them forge the sound the group loosed on the listening public on the album, Is That Want You Want, which has taken on a fair bit of airplay on CBC and Toronto’s The Edge 102, and other stations nationwide, one of whom went so far as to call Hurricane a “band on the verge.”
Whose proud dad bestowed the name on this unusual collection of musicians?
“There’s only two dads in the band, but neither made it up,” O’Shea jokes. “That was a name that just randomly appeared. All band names are awful to make!”
But there’s nothing contrived, halfway or modest about how the band characterizes its sound.
“Some call it brass hop,” says Danno. “It’s the biggest live show most people have seen! It’s like a voltage-enhanced Lawrence Welk (performance) with hip-hop (and sadly, no lime green suits).” Again, Danno is speaking with his tongue firmly planted in his cheek.
Each musician brings something unique and standout to the table. O’Shea says the band members feature “a different set of skills and perspectives on the music.”
This is the first appearance in
“We’re hitting all of
The tour continues in
The band plays Friday, June 15, at Mavricks,
