The Juicy Grapes

Artist Information

Biography

Connecticut-based band The Juicy Grapes play songs filled with dance-inducing rhythms and sultry harmonies led by the soulful Tara on vocals. The music seamlessly blends funk, rock and soul, with an old-school sensibility that embraces concepts like “love,” “peace,” and all those other written-off ideals. Somehow, Tara and singers and instrumentalists Joe Tripuzzi (bass), Steve DeFala (sax) and Jim McKeeman (guitar) can sing about believing in love, respecting one another, reaching for the stars and even skinny dipping without sounding corny. It has something to do with their style—songs that encourage bouncing and coerce even reluctant audience members onto the dance floor—and something to do with their emotional investment. The Juicy Grapes love to create a scene that’s high on good vibes. The band has been together, in one form or another, since 1998, moving gradually away from their jammier past to more polished pop-rock. They bring a lot of fun to the stage—allowing DeFala to wail on sax, Tripuzzi to drop some bass-lines, McKeeman to wail on guitar and Bruce Hammer to lay out beats on drums—without losing their focus. Mostly, the songs are wrapped around Tara’s confident singing and stage presence. They’ve played a ton of clubs and bars in the Northeast, and built a loyal fan-base in their home state, and have graced the stage of major music fests like Gathering of the Vibes, Wormtown and Falcon Ridge Folk Festival. Their self titled latest release drops May 2011.

Instrumentation

Tara - Vocals, percussion
Steve DeFala - Saxes, guitar, vocals
Joe Tripuzzi - Bass
Jimmy McKeeman - Guitar, vocals
Bruce Hammer - Drums
Fred DeLeone - keyboards

Discography

House Of Love - 2003
For Sale - 2008
The Juicy Grapes - 2011

Official Website

http://www.thejuicygrapes.com

Audio

• So High(ruff mix)
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• Nothin At All
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• Hippy Nation
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Press

• "The Juicy Grapes Squeeze Delight at SoNo Arts Celebration [+ Show ]
  

  August 1st, 2009. I was digging the sounds of The Juicy Grapes who took the Washington & Water Stree...August 1st, 2009. I was digging the sounds of The Juicy Grapes who took the Washington & Water Street Stage and crowd by storm. T’s vocals rocked and Steve DeFala’s sax wailed on Skinny Dippin’... Check ‘em out "
  - Dorie Colangelo,

• Entertainment This Week [+ Show ]
  

  "Juicy Grapes take the stage with their sex and sax approach to funking it up. There's lead singer T..."Juicy Grapes take the stage with their sex and sax approach to funking it up. There's lead singer T, in front with her fetching golden locks and a sweet hippie sensibility... They're a magnet for anyone wanting to wiggle the night away"

Setlist

For Festivals we generally like to do 75 - 90 minutes. Covers are thrown in most sets. We cover old Etta James, Aretha Franklin, The Beatles. See set list Below.

House of Love - TJG
Circle Cycle - TJG
Hole in My pocket - TJG
Something Started - TJG
Old Tymes - TJG
Nuthin at All - TJG
Tell Mama - Etta James
Milky Way - TJG
Skinny Dippin - TJG
Hippy Nation - TJG
Willy - Billy Preston
Save Me - Aretha
Let A Fire Start - TJG
I am your Woman - TJG
So High - TJG
Set Time approx. 80min.

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