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Zapp Returns to Monterey on Friday
September 6, 2011
A couple years ago, a band named Zapp played Planet Gemini in Monterey. All I knew about them at the time: They were a longtime funk outfit.
The high-energy show—featuring hard-hitting funk and soul jams—was a three-hour spectacle of glittery entertainment. The band wore matching white suits as they tore through recognizable classics like "More Bounce to the Ounce," "Computer Love" and "Dance Floor."
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Ly3ATMi0O8&feature=results_main&playnext=1&list=PL12952EAC43C371BB
But one of the Dayton, Ohio group's most standout elements, other than its heavily choreographed, syncronized dancing, is its use of the "talk box": Often confused with the vocoder, this voice effects modulator—popularized by Peter Frampton—is controlled by a plastic tube that extends to the performer's mouth.
Zapp—considered as one of West Coast hip-hop's largest influences—returns to Planet Gemini this Friday night. Doors open at 8pm. Tickets $15 advanced; $20 at the door. Bring a towel cause there's bound to be some sweating.
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