Artist description Staggercat is an eight piece midwest funk-n-soul groove band interested in only one thing; makin' your ass move. We take our main influences from early groove pioneers such as Sly and the Family Stone and Rare Earth. We use odd meters at times and full classical orchestrations to bring it all together. To pigeon-hole our sound as soul or jazz or funk or anything else is to not fully understand it.

Music Style Alterno-World Beat-Infused Soul Music

Musical Influences Sly, Tito Puente, Parliament, Zappa, Beatles, Marley. Too many to list.

Similar Artists Rare Earth, James Brown, Tower of Power

Artist History Matt Carpenter (formerly of Lap Dogs and Whichamus) and Brad Watson (formerly of Lap Dogs and Orchestra Universal) got together with bassist Aaron Grabemeyer to form funk/groove band. Aaron brought Shaun along. Nick was found in a local coffee shop. Dan was added early on to fill out the horns. We've gone through 5 drummers. We now have Greg Tomory, who rocks out on the recordings you'll hear (the recordings are from his first day at practice).

Group Members Matt Carpenter, Brad Watson, Char Watson - Vocals; Matt Carpenter - Saxes; Brad Watson - Trumpet/Fluegalhorn; Char Watson - Flute; Shaun Patrick - Aux Percussion/Tenor Trombone; Aaron Grabemeyer - Bass; Nick Clark - Guitars; Autumn Mitchell - Keys; Greg "Corky" Tomory - Drums

Instruments Guitar, Bass, Keys, Bari Sax, Trombone, Trumpet, Percussion

Albums Our Fish Shook With Fear (DEMO), Doin' It Demo/EP

Location Kalamazoo, MI - USA

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