The Floozies Are Funking Things Up This Fall With Boombox and Late Night Radio

The Floozies – Photos by Lia Tabackman

Reigning kings of ElectroFunk THE FLOOZIES are administering a heavy dose of groove to cities around the country as their Funk Jesus fall tour continues in full swing. Consisting of brothers Matt and Mark Hill, The Floozies’ eclectic style of funky, synth-heavy, electronica has been making booties shake since their inception in 2008. A Floozies show can go just about anywhere – from syncopating basslines to moments of heavy dub to ripping guitar solos and old-school hip-hop – but if one thing is certain, it’s that these guys know how to make a crowd dance – and they aren’t afraid to do it.

Presented by East-Coast party authority Steez Promo, the group stopped by The National in Richmond, Virginia with fellow dance-music masters BOOMBOX and LATE NIGHT RADIO. The National is a 1920s style theatre, complete with ornate walls, ceilings, and balcony style seating wrapping around the dance-floor. As a landmark on the Register of Historic Places, shows at The National are historic by default, but a night of Funk Jesus at the National isn’t just historic – it’s religious.

The night began with a set by Alex Meddelin, otherwise known as Late Night Radio. Hailing from Michal Menert’s label Super Best Records, Medellin opened up the evening with his signature brand of jazz-influenced electro-soul. Despite an early slot-time, Medellin was greeted by a sizeable crowd who couldn’t help but bounce around to his impossibly smooth grooves.

Late Night Radio – Photos by Lia Tabackman

Next up was Boombox, a group who rides the wave between jam, disco, and house music. Thumping four-on-the-floor beats are the foundation for the groups fleshed out live shows and psychedelic tangents, with Zion Godchaux on guitar and vocals and new-member Heath Bennet on the keyboard. Rocking their traditional left-field aesthetics (think feather boas and ’90s shades,) Boombox had the crowd worked into a trance of grooving, shaking, and swirling around to their seemingly endless selection of dance-floor ready tracks.

Heath Bennet of Boombox – Photos by Lia Tabackman

Armed with a dangerously funky track-list from their new album Funk Jesus, The Floozies capped off the evening with an almost two-hour long set. An impressive array of lasers and psyched-out visuals complemented the groups dance-move inducing album, and live instrumentals from both of the Hill brothers reminded us that even electronic music can be absolutely brimming with soul.

The Floozies – Photos by Lia Tabackman

The Floozies – Photos by Lia Tabackman

The Floozies – Photos by Lia Tabackman

If you’re in looking for somewhere to break out your funkiest dance moves, purchase tickets here to catch the Funk Jesus tour in your closest city. As the track ‘Nothing To Lose’ reminds us; there ain’t no shame in the get down.

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