Bands travel through New Orleans all the time en route to festivals east and west of us. Tonight, the Latin/ soul/ funk band from Austin makes a stop on their way to the Bear Creek Music Festival in Florida.
Brownout has been together for eight years. The band’s musical journey began as a revolt against the Mexican cumbias and Tejano music of their hometown. They recently released their third album called, Oozy.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OsyRNwfQh20
Opting instead to immerse themselves in the worlds of Sly Stone, James Brown, and Mandrill, they were nurtured by soulful staccato drums, deep-in-the-pocket guitar riffs, and bawdy bass lines, elements that would provide the overriding arch for their sundry musical explorations.
