Turkuaz

Rank #38 Brooklyn, NY R&B/Soul / Funk / Healing

About

Members: Dave Brandwein, Taylor Shell, Craig Brodhead, Greg Sanderson, Josh Schwartz, Chris Brouwers, Michelangelo Carubba, Sammi Garret, Geneva Smith

Sounds Like: Talking Heads, Sly & The Family Stone, Jamiroquai, Prince Royce, Joe Cocker

Label: Galaxy Smith

Bio: The Brooklyn-based funk army known as Turkuaz “is like tossing a lit match into a dumpster full of fireworks” (bestnewbands.com). Their stage show combines influences from Sly and the Family Stone to Talking Heads into an explosive auditory and visual circus, a full-frontal assault on the senses.... See Full Bio

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Press

"This Brooklyn-based funk army is a live music tour de force."

— Sam D'Arcangelo, Relix Magazine

"Renowned for their raucous dance-party shows, their signature stampede of sonic fury is elegantly captured and preserved like an elk head on your study wall. Funk is a genre all but extinct in the aural wilderness of modern indie-tedium. However, this band of rare specimens are giving the dodo a fresh chance at flight. Their rhythms are primal, their melodies relentless, and their weirdness charming."

— Broke MC, The Deli Magazine

"white hot funk"

— Jonathon Perry, The Boston Globe

"I was drawn to the set, not only for the music.. but because of the energy.. they love performing and it shows because they're genuinely having a good time… I started to think that this is what music is for. It's here for us to enjoy ourselves and dance our asses off."

— Robert Giovi, Joonbug

"The funkiest of the funk... a band overflowing with the most soul and funk in the tri-state area... After their sold out show at the Bowery Poetry Club last month, the streets were overcrowded with joyous fans ready to continue on the night.

— CULTUREMOB

“This is a band that truly understands funk. Funk as a form, as a style, as a way of making music. Their original numbers have a creativity in the melodies–and that ever important funk bass line–that makes me love the songs, but also respect the band.”

— P. Elizabeth Cawein, The Tripwire

"Best of CMJ 2008"

— The Tripwire

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Lookin' Tough, Feel…

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The Toolbelt

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Chatte Lunatique

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Getting Closer

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The Rules

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Videos

Turkuaz - '1925' - Live at Brooklyn Bowl

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Shows

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Sun
May 26

Strange Creek Campout
Greenfield, MA, US | 8:00pm
Strange Creek Campout
Greenfield, MA, US
Sun May 26 8:00pm
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Fri
May 31

The Spot Underground "o…
Providence, RI, US | 7:30pm
The Spot Underground "on Tour"
Providence, RI, US
Fri May 31 7:30pm
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Sat
Jun 15

Disc Jam Festival
Sturbridge, MA, US | 9:00pm
Disc Jam Festival
Sturbridge, MA, US
Sat Jun 15 9:00pm
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Fri
Jun 28

Rockinghill Music Festi…
Rockingham, VT, US | 7:00pm
Rockinghill Music Festival
Rockingham, VT, US
Fri Jun 28 7:00pm
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Sat
Jun 29

The Westcott Theater
Syracuse, NY, US | 8:00pm
The Westcott Theater
Syracuse, NY, US
Sat Jun 29 8:00pm
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Kevin Floyd
Saw them at Wormtown 2012...gonna see them again Thursday night at the Iron Horse in Northampton....these guys are amazing!
IvySoul Robinson
nice sound!!
Aisha Jade
EFFIN LOVE IT!!!!
Wolfman Conspiracy
Siiiiiiiick!
Raphael
Damn u step in something? U smell that?
THE CITIZEN
nice versatile sounds, i would like to hear some more real drums, for my part, but like it! respect!