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too many zooz 11/8 woodward
Event: Too Many Zooz w/ Yam Yam
Date: Tuesday, November 8
Time: Doors at 7:00PM, Show at 8:00PM
Venue: The Woodward Theater | 1404 Main St., Cincinnati, OH 45202 | (513) 345-7981 | news@woodwardtheater.com
Admission: $23 advance, $25 day of show
Ages: 16+
Information / Tickets: https://www.woodwardtheater.com/shows/too-many-zoos-w-yam-yam
Event Page: https://www.facebook.com/events/567070688269327

* $2 off any sandwich at MOTR on day of show with proof of purchase *

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About Too Many Zooz:

The curious thing about being a fan of brasshouse? You're pretty much talking about being into one solitary but extremely unforgettable band: the amusingly monikered Too Many Zooz.

The musical style was "branded" by drummer King of Sludge, who recognized that there was no worthy existing classification for the New York trio, whose other two members are the equally unclassifiable Leo P (saxophone) and Matt Doe (trumpet).

"Brasshouse is a high energy musical conversation," Matt insists. "Though I honestly don't think there is a good way to describe it in words. It's about many different feelings and sounds and emotions."

Or as KOS so decisively puts it, "I don't really care about what's happening in music -- I just make art that I enjoy making."

It's exactly this indifference to convention and trend that has garnered Too Many Zooz a fanbase that KOS describes as "wide-ranging and fanatical." One of those fans? In 2016, Beyonce asked them to perform with her at the Billboard Music Awards...and it's quite possible they got just as much attention as she did.

After two years, a gazillion live performances and four EPs, their debut album Subway Gawdz (an unsubtle reference to their birth in the underground stations of NYC), was released to enthusiastic acclaim in 2016. Its sound was truly like nothing else, with inescapable grooves that take in dub, soul, funk and ska, utterly exhilarating horn blasts that shoot right up your spine, and, of course, equal doses of fun and attitude.

And right now, TMZ are riding higher than ever, surely poised for the leap into genuinely widespread international recognition that was likley inevitable since they first set foot in an NYC subway station. Indeed, following a deal with Ministry of Sound, their single "Warriors" racked up major play on Radio One, followed by high-profile remixes from the likes of Armand Van Helden and KDA.

Then, UK sensation Jess Glynne penned lyrics and added vocals to morph the song into "So Real (Warriors)," which has been generating massive buzz while climbing the European charts. In the meanwhile, a live video for "Car Alarm" has furtively racked up more than 500K views in one week.

But surely signaling their mainstream "arrival"? A Canadian KFC commercial featured the band and their songs -- so don't be surprised if listening to their music suddenly makes you hungry.

Though they've also been up to more serious matters. Leo, in fact, was asked to play at the BBC Proms Charles Mingus tribute at a sold-out Royal Albert Hall in August 2017 -- certainly no small honor.
 
CHECK OUT this official video for "Pink Yesterday": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NTA7Qg6H92g
 
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About Yam Yam:

Yam Yam performs a cross blend of jazz, jam, funk, and soul.
From Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.

CHECK OUT this full live set at Peach Fest 2022: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tRFL6k4Bpjw&t=65s

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More information on Too Many Zooz:
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/toomanyzooz
Bandcamp: https://toomanyzooz.bandcamp.com
Website: http://toomanyzooz.com/
 
More information on Yam Yam:
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/YAMYAMBAND
Website: https://www.yamyamband.com

More information on THE WOODWARD THEATER:
http://www.woodwardtheater.comnews@woodwardtheater.com

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