Artist description This unique Funk collective features two soul powered male and one rippin 'female vocalists, a smokin' three piece horn section, and a skin tight rhythm section consisting of guitar, bass, drums, and keys. "New School Monster Funk"

Music Style Funk

Musical Influences James Brown, George Clinton, The Meters, Parliament-Funkadelic, Stevie Wonder, Barkays etc...

Similar Artists James Brown, George Clinton, The Meters, Parliament-Funkadelic, Stevie Wonder, Barkays etc...

Artist History For 5 Years Mescalito has been cutting records and turning heads. This site contains tunes from each of the albums. Above and Beyond the call of Booty / Some juicy sh*t EP / Bounce EP / Ride EP / Greasiest Hits

Group Members Theo, Wes Witt, Sean Harshaw, Scott Stevens Tricia Collins, Mark Rhodes, Tony Bonardi, Johnny "B", and Mark Donovan.

Instruments 3 vocals, guitar, bass, organ, synth, trumpet, tenor sax, drums, percussion.

Albums Above and Beyond For 5 Years Mescalito has been cutting records and turning heads. This site contains tunes from each of the albums. Above and Beyond the call of Booty / Some juicy sh*t EP / Bounce EP / Ride EP / Greasiest Hits

Press Reviews "...a rump-shaking funk collective. On it's debut CD, the seven-man band serves up healthy portions of fun but avoids the more a aggressive fusion favored by distant soul-cousins The Red Hot Chili Peppers. Above and Beyond the Call of Booty instead offers groovy bass lines backed by bright horn and sax fills." The Columbus Dispatch Nov 11th, 1999 "Mescalito cannot possibly lose, with a James Brown soul fixation, a boatload of sassed up female vocals, a touch of hip hop freakiness and enough low end to level a city block, the eight member funk collectivebrings the house down with BOUNCE. A slickly produced CD that spreads seven tracks over 40 minutes, blowing a wave of guitar feedback over the motown jams every now an then for sonic variety" The Other Paper April 11th, 2001 Bounce Awnsquiz Records Mescalito (apparently named after a mountain in California) refers to itself as a funk band, pure and simple. Unlike most self-promoting hyperbole, though, this actually sells the group short, as the Columbus octet is more well-rounded than this. Sure, Mescalito offers up some authentic funky grooves; with a horn section bleating on top of the bass and keyboards, you can't help but bring it, so to speak. However, looking at each of the seven tracks shows a challenge to convention. Most notably, Hittin' The Street is a film noir soundtrack and Hold On I'm Comin', in Mescalito's hands, is Motown drama melded with Stax instrumentation. Only disc opener Shake Your Butterfly fits the funk mold, and even that compares to a rousing '40s jazz effort with the twin-diva vocal attack. Those three tracks should make up a nifty EP in its entirety, but instead, the disc comes with a radio edit and an instrumental version of two of the three above mentioned tracks (only Hold On isn't reprised, or credited as the R&B staple cover that it is). It's a bit unnecessary, and actually, the sophisticated, smooth nature of the three original tracks make you wish there were more tunes, not remixes. -Brian O'Neill Columbus Alive 05/10/01

Additional Info For booking information call (614) 263-1710 or visit www.mescalitofunk.com

Location Columbus, Ohio - USA

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