Funk comes to Fanshawe
Canadian performer KC Roberts
has worked in the music industry
for many years, yet it's the release
of his band's fourth album that
marks the introduction of KC
Roberts and the Live Revolution
into the world of funk.
“We approached the album [Parkdale Funk 2: SIDES] like it was one giant piece of art,” said Roberts, who prefers KC. “Technically it's our fourth album, but our goal with the first three was to get us ready for PF2S, so I feel like now is our true beginning.”
The eight-member band's music is a blend of rock and funk, laced with a little bit of defiance.
“Our logo is a lion. One thing you learn as an artist is that you're fighting an uphill battle to get anywhere in this business, and the lion represents a certain amount of defiance that you need to make it,” said KC. “A reminder that we are here to make a point.”
For the first time on a KCLR album, with the help of the band's trombone player, who is also a big band conductor, KCLR has included strings in its instrumental lineup.
“When you've got strings, drums and everything else, it all feels so much bigger than you,” said KC. “Our collaborations hit a whole new level when we brought in the strings.”
The name KC Roberts and the Live Revolution comes from KC's desire for the band to live up to the hype that the name creates.
“We consider ourselves a band that inspires other like-minded musicians and don't want to make it easy for ourselves to make it,” he said. “I've seen way more success in those who think of their own crazy shit and work their asses off to see it through than those who sell out.”
The band is more interested in the way their music makes listeners feel than what expectations they may have of funk.
“We're a feel-good, bop-your-head- to-the-music kind of sound, and want to cheer everybody up,” said KC.
Before KCLR, KC was busy jamming and performing cover shows with the band's current drummer, Chino de Villa, and has since been joined by Steve Dyte, Matt Fullbrook, Matt Giffin, Juan Carlos Medrano, Christian Overton and Jared Welsh. The band uses a wide range of instruments including trumpet, bass, keyboard, percussion, trombone, saxophone and now strings.
KCLR is a band that feeds off of the energy coming from the crowd and even with PF2S having hit stores on October 15 the band still prefers live performances and is looking forward to playing at Fanshawe College on October 18.
“If you want to get smashed in the face with funk, you'll love us,” said KC.
“We approached the album [Parkdale Funk 2: SIDES] like it was one giant piece of art,” said Roberts, who prefers KC. “Technically it's our fourth album, but our goal with the first three was to get us ready for PF2S, so I feel like now is our true beginning.”
The eight-member band's music is a blend of rock and funk, laced with a little bit of defiance.
“Our logo is a lion. One thing you learn as an artist is that you're fighting an uphill battle to get anywhere in this business, and the lion represents a certain amount of defiance that you need to make it,” said KC. “A reminder that we are here to make a point.”
For the first time on a KCLR album, with the help of the band's trombone player, who is also a big band conductor, KCLR has included strings in its instrumental lineup.
“When you've got strings, drums and everything else, it all feels so much bigger than you,” said KC. “Our collaborations hit a whole new level when we brought in the strings.”
The name KC Roberts and the Live Revolution comes from KC's desire for the band to live up to the hype that the name creates.
“We consider ourselves a band that inspires other like-minded musicians and don't want to make it easy for ourselves to make it,” he said. “I've seen way more success in those who think of their own crazy shit and work their asses off to see it through than those who sell out.”
The band is more interested in the way their music makes listeners feel than what expectations they may have of funk.
“We're a feel-good, bop-your-head- to-the-music kind of sound, and want to cheer everybody up,” said KC.
Before KCLR, KC was busy jamming and performing cover shows with the band's current drummer, Chino de Villa, and has since been joined by Steve Dyte, Matt Fullbrook, Matt Giffin, Juan Carlos Medrano, Christian Overton and Jared Welsh. The band uses a wide range of instruments including trumpet, bass, keyboard, percussion, trombone, saxophone and now strings.
KCLR is a band that feeds off of the energy coming from the crowd and even with PF2S having hit stores on October 15 the band still prefers live performances and is looking forward to playing at Fanshawe College on October 18.
“If you want to get smashed in the face with funk, you'll love us,” said KC.
