We Love 'Em Tonight: Live at Tipitina's

Performer: Galactic
Engineer: Ethan Allen
Producer: Galactic; Nicholas Sansano
Distributor: BMG (distributor)

Notes: Galactic: Theryl De Clouet (vocals); Jeff Raines (guitar); Ben Elman (harmonica, tenor & baritone saxophone); Richard Vogel (keyboards); Robert Mecurio (bass); Stanton Moore (drums). Additional personnel: Jo "Cool" Davis, Derrick Freeman (spoken vocals); Theresa Anderson (background vocals). Recorded live at Tipitina's, New Orleans, Louisiana on November 30, and December 1 & 2, 2000. Personnel: Jeff Raines (guitar); Ben Ellman (harmonica, tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone); Richard Vogel (keyboards); Stanton Moore (drums); Theresa Andersson (background vocals). Audio Mixer: Nick Sansano . Recording information: Tipitina's, New Orleans, LA (11/30/2000-12/02/2000). Editor: Nick Sansano . Introduction by: Derrick Freeman. A jam band from the same New Orleans as the Meters explicates the infinite groove before an appreciative local audience too busy sweating up the dancefloor to notice the jokesters on stage covering Duke Ellington, Allen Toussaint (by way of the legendary Lee Dorsey), and Black Sabbath. Occasional lapses into artiness for its own sake (always a risk with ironic jazz-chop slummers) are forgiven easily enough, because the charitable young hippies who comprise the majority of the band's boogie-minded fan base are kind people that way. ~ Brian Beatty

CMJ (8/27/01, p.10) - "...A most satisfyingly live snapshot of one of the best bands on the scene..."

Mixing vintage, down-home New Orleans funk, and R&B with a hip-hop sensibility, Galactic have managed to appeal to traditionalists, new heads, and the jam-band crowd alike. Though Galactic's earlier sound is more straightforward in its appreciation of Crescent City grooves, beginning with 2003's RUCKUS produced by Dan the Automato, the band would directly incorporate elements of rap and turntablism, going on to work with artists such as Lyrics Born, Juvenile, and Gift of Gab (of Blackalicious). Though they've never been a huge presence on the charts, they have a devoted following built on strong musicianship, fearless creativity, and relentless touring.

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