Sara Schwabe: Secret Gossip
Don't let the name fool you--Secret Gossip is anything but quiet, cagey or covert (how's that for alliteration?). This Nashville funk band comes at you with a full arsenal of horns, percussion and tight vocal harmonies.
I've seen them perform a number of times here in Knoxville and I'm always impressed that a bunch of well-trained musicians can let loose the way they do. Their sound is anything but reckless, though. The driving bass lines and precise horn riffs bring to mind the impeccable groove of Steely Dan and make you want to shake your Bodhisattva on the dancefloor.
Go check out Secret Gossip this Saturday night at the Preservation Pub. Their original material is melodically catchy and lyrically witty--although the last time I saw them, the sound sucked and I missed most of their words. Surely this band doesn't intend to be quite that secret. Gossip is no fun if you can't hear it!