THE NEW MASTERSOUNDS Eddie Roberts & the Lucky Strokes — live event

In the late 1990’s, guitarist and producer Eddie Roberts was promoting a club night in Leeds called “The Cooker.” When The Cooker moved into a new venue with a second floor in 1999, there was space and the opportunity to put a live band together to complement the DJ sets. Simon Allen and Eddie had previously played together as The Mastersounds, though with a different bassist and no organ. Through friends and the intimate nature of the Leeds music scene, Pete Shand and Bob Birch were added on bass and Hammond respectively, and The New Mastersounds were born. Though it was raw, and more of a boogaloo sound at first, it was powerful from the start. Their first rehearsal was hot enough for Blow it Hard Records to release on two limited-edition 7” singles in 2000. By 2018 the band’s recorded catalogue boasted 24 more 7” singles, 12 studio albums, 3 live albums, 1 remix album and 3 compilation albums, released variously in UK, Japan, and USA - where they continue to tour extensively. Joe Tatton, another veteran of the Leeds scene, joined back in 2007, replacing Bob Birch on organ and piano. If luck is what happens when hard work meets opportunity, the union of Eddie Roberts & The Lucky Strokes epitomizes that adage. The New Mastersounds’ guitarist and bandleader has a knack for leaning into individual strengths and that sensibility is evidenced through his recruitment of Mississippi-based guitarist and vocalist, Shelby Kemp, who brings a Southern rock grit and candid, nimble songwriting to team up with the Tampa Bay-based Galbraith sisters who possess a simpatico rhythm section chemistry only found within a family bloodline. Powered by the urbane guitar playing and production of Roberts and you have a new tour de force ensemble that makes listeners stop in their tracks the same way Roberts did upon hearing the talents of Kemp and the Galbraith Sisters. The quartet first teamed up to perform Cervantes’ Masterpiece Ballroom’s 20th Anniversary party in Denver, CO, and recorded a full-length record at Color Red Studios the next day to further solidify the newly forged musical connection PK.KID is a Brooklyn based disc jockey cooking up hot wax, served ice-cold in finely crafted journey-sets. Dishing out jazz inflected house, rare groove disco, funk fusion and so much more… plated au naturel on 100% pure vinyl. Preparing you prime cuts only, intended for overconsumption in discotheque or warehouse! Poured neat? PK.KID spins NYC clubs and lounges weekly, offering occasional live act support from the booth for groups including Soulive, Oteil & Friends, and Lotus

Starts: 2024-04-12T20:00:14Z

Ends: 2024-04-12T22:00:14Z

Where: 61 Wythe Avenue, New York 11211, United States

Price: $34.25

View THE NEW MASTERSOUNDS Eddie Roberts & the Lucky Strokes on Ckord