Artist description 6-piece Funk/Rock/Blues band. Winner of COCA 2000 Battle of the Bands (Ottawa regionals) Performed Garrity, DK&tGB, Parliament (yes THE P-Funk), QuiverTwist, Navy Blue,...to name a few....

Music Style Funk/Rock

Musical Influences Jamiroquai, Ben Harper, Portishead, Sly & The Family Stone, Stevie Wonder, The GreyBoy All Stars, Richie Havens, Radiohead, Lenny Breau, Ray Charles, Marvin Gaye, Edith Piaf, Bob Marley, Sublime...did we mention Lenny Breau!!!!!!.

Similar Artists Cake, we were told, but I dunno...

Artist History Formed in 1998 @ Carleton University's "secret" stairwell where original members realized Western Civilization music merits are based on physical attributes...realizing this was wrong and that you should be judged on what you SOUND like, not what you LOOK like, Stairwell K embarked on a crusade against non-purists and their sub-par ideals.Extensive history on band's official web-page.

Group Members Steve Sheehan - Vocals, Acoustic Guitars Simon Gray - Bass Mike Wrightly - Drums, Trombone Aaron Wrightly - Piano, Keys, Trumpet Eric DeAngelis - Congas, Djembe, Percussion Paul Sanchez - Lead Guitars

Instruments Jazz-influenced Vocals, Acoustic Guitars w/wah, Blues-influenced Lead Guitar, Funk-influenced Bass Guitar, Piano, Keys (Rhodes), Horns (Trumpet, Trombone), Drums, Percussion (Congas, Djembe, RainStick, Ocean drum, etc...)

Albums 3

Press Reviews May 2000 - The Charlatan June 2000 - Riffage.com : "Stairwell K" is the secret stairwell @ Carleton University in Ottawa, Canada where these 5 intrepid funksters met to "discuss" the state of our music realm in the present Western Civilization. Quickly realizing that the merits of North American "artists" are grossly measured by non-musical attributes such as the size of your breasts or the manner in which one shakes their booty, our "heroes gone bad" decided that this injustice must be stopped. In their "purist" minds, it shouldn't matter what you look like...just what you sound like! Their radical approach to music promises to send some serious ripples in the music industry pond and scare the big fish (labels) away...the little fish isn't scared of the big fish anymore. We have teeth and boy bands, blondies, and novelty acts are on the menu, bonne appetit! September 2000 - MacLeans : Canadian University Edition : "What's Hot on campus @ Carleton University, thre great bands, Slainte, Jacob Two Two, and Stairwell K!"

Location Ottawa, Ontario - Canada

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