Flophouse's NEW YEAR's EVE 2009 Review
on WhyYouJam.com

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!

The Why You Jam Concert came off without a hitch. A great time was had by all.

Brando and Friends played a fantastic set, and showed us a few new covers that they have practicing blowing out of the water. Flophouse was a special treat for most of the crowd who had never heard or seen them before. Their mix of funk and soul was a welcome mix of old school rock in middle of the classic jamband sandwich of Brando and Covert Ops. Numerous people came over to me and asked me about these guys, and said they loved them. I think Flophouse will start seeing some tie-die in their audience.

Covert Operations took us on a journey that was uncalled for. They played from 12am to 5 am with only a short 15 minuet set break. From the moment they took the stage everyone knew we were going to be in for a wild ride. Magnetic Recordings had set up the venue for a spectacular show. The sound was impeccable, the people were dancing hard. The percussion set that Kedree has set up was used many times during the night by different people. Mike Adkins from Fophouse jumped up there to pound away during the first set (if I could only remember what song). Miko Steinberg from Now More Than Ever Productions joined the band on percussions for a funky version of San Jose by The String Cheese Incident. I can’t wait to hear the recording, and eventually get the DVD of NYE 2009. This will not be the last time Covert Ops and Why You Jam work together.

You guys, the fans were kind enough to remember to bring donations for the HopeWarmingCenter in Pontiac. In addition to money, we had almost 4 full boxes of clothes to donate.

See you guys at the next show.

Benji

Visit: http://www.whyyoujam.com for more


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Flophouse in The Detroit News @ Arts, Beats, & Eats 2008

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Flophouse on LocalMusicLife.com - 8/28/08

Brian's Pick - Thursday August 28th, 2008

If you're in search of some great Funk, Rock and Blues this weekend, take a look at what Flophouse has to offer. This Detroit based band draws from a wide range of influences to create a sound that sets them apart from the rest. Their funky, groovy blend of Rock has packed some of the best venues around and keeps fans coming back. Flophouse plays every show like it's a major event, and their passion for music shines in their energetic live shows that always keeps the crowd moving. Find out more about Flophouse and see them live this Labor Day weekend at The Stonehouse Bar and Arts, Beats & Eats.

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Flophouse on DetroitCity.com

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River Days lines up hot music

Melody Baetens / The Detroit News  - May 31st, 2008

The summer festival season keeps looking better and better. On Friday, GM River Days announced its musical lineup for all four days of the downtown festival, June 20-23.

Headliners are diverse and exciting, and are a mix of local and national talent. Brian McKnight (9 p.m. June 22), Rick Springfield (8:45 p.m. June 20) and Michelle Branch (8 p.m. June 21) are the big names.

Some of the homegrown headliners include the Detroit Symphony Orchestra (7 p.m. June 20), pop rock band Verve Pipe (10 p.m. June 21), rock trio the Hard Lessons (6 p.m. June 21), alt-metal band Taproot (10:15 p.m. June 20) and R&B group Larry Lee & Back in the Day (7:45 p.m. June 22).

That's just on the main stage, the Bank of America Stage.

The Sprint R&B Stage, EDS International/Americana Stage, Compuware Rock & Blues Stage, and the Chevy Stage will all host the usual suspects that get booked every year to appear at summer festivals. These include Twistin' Tarantulas, Laith Al-Saadi, Howling Diablos, Jesse Palter, Justine Blazer, Nadir, Flophouse, the Orbitsuns and the Reefermen, to name a few.

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Flophouse on LocalMusicLife.com

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Flophouse on MichiganBands.com

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Flophouse in the Detroit Free Press   by: Rachel May

FLOPHOUSE has just been added on to...

Eric Clapton's Crossroads Festival @ Toyota Park in Chicago, IL on Saturday, July 28th!!!

Flophouse will share the stage with:

Eric Clapton
Jeff Beck
Doyle Bramhall II
Robert Cray
Sheryl Crow
Vince Gill
Buddy Guy
BB King
Alison Krauss and Union Station
Sonny Landreth
Albert Lee
Los Lobos
John Mayer
John McLaughlin
Willie Nelson
Robert Randolph
Hubert Sumlin
Derek Trucks
Jimmie Vaughan
Steve Winwood.

This is the real deal ....we have been handselected as the winner of Ernie Ball's Battle of the Bands contest.

Flophouse opens the entire show!!


If anyone is interested in attending the Crossroads Festival in Chicago, I know that it is "Sold out" but there are still a TON of tickets circulating on eBay for almost face value ($100).

We'd love to see you all there!! 





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www.rockoration.com

"If you like funk - get down!  'Cause Flophouse is in the house! Reminicent of the Parliment of Funkadelic, this original band will have you groovin' like the days of wearing bell bottoms.  Not affraid to hammer the keyboards, or provide a steady guitar riff to keep you shaking your ass, Flophouse will actually get you thinking that their style of music never took a break.  Refreshing, steady, and downright groovy.  Make sure you catch these guys live.  If not, you can purchase thier latest release, "Get Loose" at CDBABY.com"

-Written by Michael Raffin (http://www.rockoration.com)

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Review of 03/31/07 show @ the Bullfrog Bar & Grill 

Sunday, April 01, 2007

FlopHouse
Current mood: mellow
Category: Music

All I have to really say is W O W, last nights CD release party was one of the best I have ever been to...the bar was packed and every band was awesome.

1st Up Was Brandon Calhoun...For these guys not being a "band" they ROCK'd, Bluesy Rock and Roll.

2nd Up Was FalseCity...These guys were awesome, A rock metal type sound that ROCK'd
http://www.myspace.com/falsecity

3rd Up Was Euphoric Haze...These guys have a Punk/Rock sound, very unique and the crowd loved them.
http://www.myspace.com/euphorichaze

Between bands played a 2 man band called Mahoney...for 2 guys WOW, they were awesome, their music was fresh and fun and got you movin.
http://www.myspace.com/mahoneymusic

4th Up Was FlopHouse....WOW and WOW, if you like FUNK and SOUL...they got it...I love this type of music, it gets you movin from the inside out, these guys got some serious FUNK goin on.
http://www.myspace.com/flophouseband

I am so glad I was asked to go to this one, Thanks Thrisha!!

Review of 11/10/06 Blind Pig Show.
Current mood: hungover
Category: hungover Parties and Nightlife

Polymer, Flophouse, 60 Sec Crush, Koffin Kats
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Friday, November 10, 2006 - Polymer, Flophouse, 60 Second Crush, and the Koffin Kats at the Blind Pig. I arrived after 10pm and bands were still loading in. Polymer took the stage and were very loud. They're a well-rehearsed band, good players, decent songs, although somewhat lacking melodically. Next on was Flophouse. I had only seen Super B play in Viet Nam Prom; this band really showcased his excellent drumming talent. They played a funky mix of originals and covers, most memorably "Use Me Up" by Bill Withers. Flophouse had everyone dancing and grooving, very cool! Finally the Koffin Kats took the stage, playing their version of punkabilly. They're a good band with a standard configuration, guitar, stand-up bass and drums; I remembered playing with them at Save the Vegetables a few years ago. The crowd moved in close to the stage while they performed. All in all a good night of music. --> --> 

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Review of 5/13/06 Show at Tailgators, Dearborn Heights, MI

Author Topic: Flophouse! (Read 916 times)
supernaut
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Flophouse!
« Thread Started on May 14, 2006, 11:46am

Finally. Tail Gators and the real reason for my nights adventure.

The band I came to see, Flophouse, was not up yet. There was another band getting ready to go on in a few. I grabbed a bier and tapped the drummer from Flophouse on the shoulder. Brian "Super-B" is a real good guy. I actually think he was glad to see me. In a room full of people that are there to see his band, I'm the one that he stands up with and talks to for a good portion of time. I feel privileged! We bought each other a few biers and life is good.

Brian is also the drummer in another area band called Viet Nam Prom. He works in the music industry on the retail side. I've been to his store and he is very proficient and knowledgeable. He is also the same with his drumming. Both of his bands that I'm aware of are very lucky to have somebody like him amongst them.

The first band, Misbehavin' (?) are good and tight. I like their set and they don't drop the ball anywhere in their music. They just seem to be a little to chorusy for me. I'm not sure I'd drive 40 miles to see them unless they were real good friends. If they are in the area, check them out. I believe that most real rockers will appreciate their brand of music which to me was in the vain of a poppy Iron Maiden. The singer has a good set of pipes and the duel guitars work well with each other but there was no real flash. They could have done it with a single strummer.

Flophouse!

From what Brian was telling me they have a new special guest member that is there this night. Peter Keys. He's a keyboard player. I bet you never would have guessed.

I'd heard Flophouse on their MySpace and I liked their tone. As with any good funk band they bleed rhythm and if you don't know the blues, just go home. As they took the stage, Tail Gators was standing room only. I'd seen Brian and his bandmates shaking hands all over the place and I could tell this was their crowd.

I've never seen a funk band before that I recall. I know I've never gone out of my was to see one. I'm glad I did this night. Brian's snappy drumming and the two guitar funkification was good but what really did it for me was the keyboards. I had never seen anything like that before in any fashion. I just didn't know that there were people out there that could play that many cool notes on the keyboard. I know they just had to exists. I guess I just didn't know where to look let alone know that I was supposed to be looking for them. Well I had found it! This was great music. Not boastful. Not menacing. Not overbearing. Just real good raw jamming. I hadn't had so much fun watching a band since the last time I saw the Allman Brothers last summer.

I'm not a music critic or writer of any great talent so anything I say about Flophouse probably won't do them as much justice as they deserve. The great tone that I heard on the recorded songs carried over to the stage. They have an extremely solid meter. Their songs are catchy as a funk tune should be. I was not the only one to be diggen on these groovy tunes. They were in the house and it was theirs.

They did a good mix of original and cover tunes. I actually like the originals better. Their encore was a Steve Wonder tune that I'd heard before but I couldn't recall the title. The only thing that I could say negative about the set was that they could have taken a short break then came back and did another set. It was over way to quick and I couldn't relax and drink as comfortably as I would have liked to have. I was a long way from home in unfamiliar territory. I'm glad that I went out to check these guys out. They had almost the perfect set. I will go see them again and for all those versatile music lovers I will recommend them to be accelerated up to the top of everybody's "Must See" list.

Peace!