The Funeral Party
Hometown: Los Angeles, California
Funeral Party is a four-piece band that formed late one night in a park. Hardcore bands and metal bands dominated the local music scene at the time in Whittier, California, an East Los Angeles suburb comprised of mostly working-class enclaves. In the East Los Angeles neighborhoods adjacent to Whittier however, a post-punk dance-craze revival was emerging and Funeral Party began gigging every weekend. The band quickly developed a following and D.I.Y. ethos that capsulated East Los Angeles’ rich musical history. Initially, the band didn’t even own equipment and had to borrow it from bands they played with at East Los Angeles backyard parties and warehouses. Funeral Party quickly achieved a mythic status, yet elusive reputation in the Los Angeles underground. Lars Stalfors, engineer for Mars Volta, invited the band to record in Volta’s studio in East L.A. The sessions yielded “Chalice”, which immediately became East L.A.’s theme song and could be heard bumping on iPods throughout Southern California. Funeral Party has achieved airplay on commercial and college radio alike, an admirable achievement for any young, unsigned band. What is unique about Funeral Party is the band’s universal appeal; there exist numerous infusions in their music. This band is of critical importance as they have created a visceral music that encapsulates the experiences of contemporary youth, but their sound is solely dictated by the realities and experiences of the members themselves.For Booking Information, contact The Agency Group. Christian Bernhardt – The Agency Group
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TheOwlMag on The Funeral Party
5 months agoFuneral Party The Golden Age of Nowhere [Sony]
When I die, I don’t want some depressing mourn-fest gathering. Sure, the world will be devastated by my departure, but I want people to get together and revel at how rad my life was and all the cool shit I accomplished. I want a party, damnit! (That, and my ashes being shot into space on a rocket, but I digress.) I’ve been speaking of my funeral party for a while, so imagine my delight when I stumbled across a band that goes by just that, Funeral Party and their first studio album, The Golden Age of Nowhere.
Judging by name alone, you might expect some sort of cross between emo down-the-road-not-across-the-street meets metal mayhem, but you’d be wrong. Instead, this quartet from LA cranks out the tuneage that I want playing at my funeral. Upbeat, straight-up indie punk. Raw, fast, complex, but most of all, fun. Funeral Party’s latest is truly something awesome. The first track, “Car Wars” concludes in a killer ailing distortion-induced guitar solo, while “Finale” has some crazy recurring drum beat that creates a somewhat organized chaos type sound. They manage to nail diversity too with chill tracks like “Postcards Of Persuasion” and “Relics To Ruins,” which complete the album into one cohesive unit. These guys friggen rock, and I’d love to have their jams cranked at my funeral party.
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over 4 years ago"a quintet of electro-charged youngsters from East L.A.. At moments recalling the dance-punk revivalism of early Moving Units and The Rapture and at others bouncing along to a skittish cowbell like LCD Soundsystem." The band’s universal appeal to dance, funk, disco & punk fans alike has contributed to their rising popularity. more at mog.com