Hot Birds and the Chili Sauce

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Biography

Bio

In May '09 Hot Birds and the Chili Sauce hit the scene. There had been something missing in Phoenix. There were all these great bands and talented players, but why wasn't anyone bringin' the rare groove funk & soul? It was time to change all that. Time to bring back an era when players could play, singers could SANG and people came to a show to get down! Time to bring back the sounds of STAX & Muscle Shoals and to hearken back to the artists who were the REAL soul legends and don't get the credit they deserve! Ladies like Marva Whitney, Vicki Anderson, Lyn Collins, and soul legends like Dyke & The Blazers, Same & Dave, and Wilson Pickett just to name a few! How come people don't BRING IT like that anymore? Well, damnit, it's a new day! Hot Birds and the Chili Sauce are bringin' the rebirth of the rare groove to the people. While bands like Sharon Jones & the Dapp Kings, The Mighty Hannibal, The Budos Band and all the Daptone Records artist's are leading the rare groove revolution on the east coast, Hot Birds and the Chili Sauce has poised itself to join the revolution on the west coast! In less than three short years Hot Birds and the Chili Sauce has opened for Daptone's own The Budos Band, the legendary Gil Scott-Heron, Breakestra, B-Side Players, Orgone, The Aggrolites and the Love Me Nots, to name a few.. They have played major festival stages and shared the stage with headliners like Robert Randolph and the Family Band, Berlin, Joan Jett and more. Not to mention, continually playin' to packed houses all around Phoenix. Hot Birds and the Chili Sauce are currently working on original material for their first full length album expected to be released this year. Look out ....Hot Birds and the Chili Sauce is 12 pieces of soul and funk that's about to tear the roof off!!!

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Hometown: Phoenix, AZ
Major Influences: The J.B.'s, Vicki Anderson, Lyn Collins, Sharon Jones & the Dapp Kings, Betty Levette, Etta James, The Staple Singers, Ann Peebles, Sam & Dave, Marva Whitney, Ike & Tina Turner, Betty Harris, Ray Charles and Dyke & The Blazers to name a few.

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Instrumentation

Andria Bunnell aka "Dirty Bird" - Vocals
Chanel Bragg aka "Blue Bird" - Vocals
Venessa Mendez aka "Sassy Bird" - Vocals
Jason "Doo Doo" Brown - Guitar
Dan Petrosino - Drums, Announcer
Dylan Thomas - Bass
Greg Diarra - keyboard
Adam Roberts - Tenor Saxaphone
Jeff Hattasch - Trombone
Jess Parker - Percussion
Monica Shriver - Baritone Saxaphone
Charles Frost - Trumpet

Discography

Official Website

http://www.hotbirdsandthechilisauce.com

Links

• Facebook
• MySpace

Audio

• What'd I Say
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• Break In The Road
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• Don't Change
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• You're Losing Me
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• Fool In Love
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Press

• HOT BIRDS AND THE CHILI SAUCE!!!!! [+ Show ]
  

  “You've got a real type of thing going down, gettin' down There's a whole lot of rhythm going round...“You've got a real type of thing going down, gettin' down
  There's a whole lot of rhythm going round” – George Clinton & Parliament Funkadelic
  
  Funk has arrived in our state. There is no denying that fact. The lyrics above attest to exactly what I witnessed go down at the Lost Leaf.
  Hot Birds & The Chili Sauce lay down some serious funk. The sultry voices of the Hot Birds truly are mesmerizing. To top it off, they boast that they are comprised of some of the best musicians in town. After watching them melt the paint of the walls, I am inclined to agree.
  
  The music is truly a movement. I am not one for cutting a rug unless courage juice has been ingested, but my feet were tapping to the infectious grooves. This band is not only filled with extraordinary musicians who command your attention, they are all performers who demand that the whole block takes notice. Blues, funk and R&B at its best is exactly how I would describe Hot Birds. They even throw in the twist of being fronted by some of the most confident women ever. They all ooze sex appeal. Any one of them is more than welcome to sing me to sleep at night. All their voices have extensive strength and power, but a cooling, calming effect on the soul. This band is more than legit - they are performance-personified.
  
  Hot Birds & The Chili Sauce are a must-see for you music lovers. I don’t care if you aren’t “a big funk fan” or whatever. This band is everything that music is all about. They are fun, energetic, smooth, seamless, endearing, enchanting and more. If you haven’t already checked out their website or Myspace over the course of reading this, then what are you waiting for?

• Hot Birds and the Chili Sauce delivers a hot style of funk, soul and R&B that recalls classic soul of the past! [+ Show ]
  

  Hot Birds and the Chili Sauce delivers a hot style of funk, soul and R&B that recalls classic soul o...Hot Birds and the Chili Sauce delivers a hot style of funk, soul and R&B that recalls classic soul of the past. If you are a fan of Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings, Hot Birds and the Chili Sauce is a west coast answer!
  

• Awesome Local Soul!
  

  "THE hot new local soul band!"

• Hot Birds & the Chili Sauce @ The Lost Leaf [+ Show ]
  

  These guys are a blast! Especially at the Lost Leaf... it's refreshing to hear a band there that has...These guys are a blast! Especially at the Lost Leaf... it's refreshing to hear a band there that has the entire place shaking and smiling.

• Let’s here it for lady rockers! [+ Show ]
  

  Let’s here it for lady rockers! The event featured some of the Valley’s fiercest songstresses like t...Let’s here it for lady rockers! The event featured some of the Valley’s fiercest songstresses like the ever fab Meridith Moore of the Sugar Thieves and female-fronted acts like Hot Birds and the Chili Sauce.
  

• Hot Birds & the Chili Sauce
  

  "Incredibly Talented & Fun!"

Setlist

Covers include Soul/Funk/R&B/Blues/Jazz. Available for up to 4 hrs of material. Able to learn relevant material upon request.

Covers include, but not limited to:

1) A Little Taste of Soul - Sugar Pie Desanto
2) Hip City - Jr. Walker & The All Stars
3) Let A Woman Be A Woman & A Man Be A Man - Dyke & the Blazers
4) MoJo Hannah - Tami Lynn
5) Night Time Is The Right Time - Ray Charles
6) Rock Me Again & Again & Again & Again - Lyn Collins
7) Say Yeah Yeah Yeah - Yvonne Fair
8) Slipped, Tripped & Fell In Love - Anne Peebles
9) Things Got To Get Better (Get Together Now) - Marva Whitney
10) Unwind Yourself - Marva Whitney
11) Break In The Road - Betty Harris
12) Don't Change Nothin' - Mary Jane Hooper
13) Fool In Love - Ike & Tina Turner
14) How Come - Big Mama Thorton
15) How Do I Let A Good Man Down - Sharon Jones & the Dapp Kings
16) If You Don't Give Me What I Want - Vicki Andersen
17) If You Want Me To Stay - Sly & the Family Stone
18) Just Like A Dog - Big Mama Thorton
19) Let' Do It Again - The Staple Singers
20) My Train's Comin' In - Bettye Levette
21) Ride Sally Ride - Al Green
22) Something's Got A Hold On Me - Etta James
23) Think (About It) - Lyn Collins
24) What'd I Say - Ray Charles
25) Your Thing Is A Drag - Sharon Jones & the Dapp Kings
26) You're Gonna Miss Me - Ann Peebles
27) You're Losing Me - Anne Sexton

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