Get your groove on tonight with the fun and engaging double bill of D.S.F. Earth Corps and Butter. We’re going to start a bit early so both bands can bring it on. D.S.F. starts the festivities and Butter will close it down with style.
D.S.F. jammed Chapel Hill throughout the 90s and beyond and it’s a real treat to see them perform in their early stomping grounds these days. They’ve adopted The Kraken as their home away from home and we welcome them back! Butter continues the funky grooves with their first performance here in a while, if you don’t count Thomas laying down some sick beats with Hotronix in November.
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D.S.F. Earth Corps
D.S.F. Earth Corps came together in the early 90s, and has been writing and performing original music and throwing in some tasty covers when necessary. They’re musical and lyrical experimentation combined with a positive vibe and message make them a stand out band. D.S.F. has played clubs from the ocean to the mountains all over the southeastern United States, performing in front of thousands of people over the years. Musical influences include everything from Mountain Bluegrass to Island Grooves with Funky Rock in the middle. Their wild look and powerful rhythms (and cargo shorts) always make them a fan favorite.
Guitarist and lead vocalist, Phillip Price, originally from Atlanta, has been singing, writing, and playing guitar since 1983. Attending Western Carolina University, Price met vocalist Jeff Johnson and percussionist Ned Percival and began forming the bond that holds D.S.F. tightly in the groove.
Price, Percival, and Johnson all moved to the Chapel Hill area in 1990 and quickly found a powerful caveman style drummer, Michael “Bam Bam” St.John. They knew right away that Bam Bam had the stones to lay down the thick and heavy grooves as well as the light and juicy ones. They got two for one with Bam Bam because he had been jammin’ with bassist Ronnie Reed, who fell right into the mix and anchored the whole thing down.
D.S.F. Earth Corps recorded two studio albums back in the day: “Petals and Spores” in 1992 and “Life, It’s A Wonderful Occasion” in 1994. They’re still playing and writing together, and you can look for a new album sometime soon!
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