SUMMER MELTDOWN JAMBASE REVIEW
In the end this was about as good as ANY headline set I’ve ever seen anywhere, tying together place and moment and people. Flowmotion is an undiscovered country that one needs to explore in depth.
By Dennis Cook
…And while the lineup isn’t household names, from hosts/curators Flowmotion on through, the level of musicianship and raw talent held its own against anything out there, and perhaps resonated more because so many acts proved such a happy surprise. The anticipation of the known has its own value but there’s no replacing the ontological smack of coming face-to-face with an amazing unknown quantity that rocks your world – something that happened repeatedly every day of the Meltdown. Like kindred spirit Las Tortugas – Dance of the Dead, Summer Meltdown is a celebration of great players and perseverance, a stupendous harnessing of wondrous music unleashed with the wholehearted goal of delighting one and all.
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ON STAGE: GIMME MO' FLOWMOTION
Flowmotion plays quintessentially honest rock and roll, but can get funky when needed. The band’s new single, “How I Know” is a perfect example of the band’s evolution from jam band to all-encompassing rock act.
By Mike Bookey / The Source Weekly
It’s been about nine months since they last dropped into Bend, but Seattle’s Flowmotion is returning once again for another high-energy, multi-genre rock and roll explosion.
It’s been fun to watch Flowmotion grow over the past two-plus years of playing in Bend. A jam-packed show at the Annex in late 2007 (which was capped with a cover of Zeppelin’s “The Song Remains the Same”) led to a laser-lighted 4 Peaks preview show, which then brought them to the actual 4 Peaks main stage. At that performance, the band woke up the campgrounds, bringing the music fans to the stage early for an early afternoon performance that showcased how big the band’s sound can spread when it has the room.
Fronted by the smooth yet strong vocals and guitar of Josh Clauson and further fueled by the lead guitar of RL Heyer, Flowmotion plays quintessentially honest rock and roll, but can get funky when needed. The band’s new single, “How I Know” is a perfect example of the band’s evolution from jam band to all-encompassing rock act.
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FLOWMOTION, IZABELLA TO PLAY A SHOW IN BEND: These guys have an inner pop soul that keeps the music on the right track: highly listenable and with light at the end of the tunnel. (Posted 437 days ago)PIMPIN' HO DOWN: This is primo melodic rock … with hair on its chest and a quick step. This Seattle band … seem[s] ripe for wider discovery. (Posted 511 days ago)JOSHUA TREE MUSIC FESTIVAL REVIEW
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JAMBASE
These guys are possessed of such undisguised beauty, muscular musicality and ‘holy crap, they’re good’ chops, all in service of material that anxiously reaches out and seizes you with sureness.
SEATTLE POST-INTELLIGENCER
Energetic Jimi Hendrix guitar bravado, driving funk bass lines and Clauson’s gruff vocals help ground the songs within the rock genre, while the band’s tendency to break into unscheduled improv keeps the live shows fun and flamboyant.
For Flowmotion Publicity please contact:
Erin Bruce
StokedSiren Management
mgr@stokedsiren.com
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