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Kung Fu Funks The 8x10
The funky fusion quintet brought their high-energy, eclectic sound to Baltimore last week.
Sometimes the best shows are the ones that catch you completely off guard. And that is exactly what Kung Fu did when they played at the 8x10 in Baltimore on Wednesday, Feb. 20. With three members of funky prog-rock jamband The Breakast (guitarist Tim Palmieri, bassist Chris DeAngelis and drummer Adrian Tramontano), RAQ keyboard wiz Todd Stoops and Deep Banana Blackout sax player Rob Somerville, the band was overflowing with the talent of seasoned musicians. But having only watched about two minutes of a YouTube video – enough to reel me in – I wasn’t sure what a full show would bring. What I got was a sneak attack of (mostly) instrumental funk from a band that sounded like it had been polishing its sound for years, but Kung Fu has only …
