KJ and The FunkMaysons are a 9-piece funk band from Atlanta,Ga. The band formed in 2023 from a collection of funk loving music nerds who met in the Edgewood Neighborhood of Atlanta and who all just couldn't get enough 70’s based improvisational funk music. What began as an instrumental band took a turn when they met Kelly Jewell, whose powerful and distinctive vocals quickly became an integral part of their sound. Their unique brand of entertainment fuses hard hitting grooves and punchy horn lines with unbelievable vocal lines and improvisational wizardry that will make you want to dance all night.
Now hailed as Atlanta’s best rising funk rock artist, KJ and The FunkMaysons have a combined 150 years of entertainment experience. "Fresh music. Just what Atlanta needs!" - Tom Sickler, Local Atlanta Music Enthusiast.
KJ and The FunkMaysons:
Lead Vocals: Kelly Jewell
Keys and Vocals: Howie Krisel
Guitar: Mike Wexler
Bass: Marshall
Drums: Mark Sandeen
Sax: Tim Fash
Trumpet: Justin Klava
Trombone: Chenitha Reddick
Percussion: Sam Bathrick
https://funkmaysons.godaddysites.com/
Predawn Pours
When Josh Cole moved to Southeast
Atlanta from Kansas City nearly five years
ago, he knew he would need to find a
musical outlet. Music has been at the
center of his life in one way or another as
long as he can recall. His first outlet turned
out to be open mic at Buteco where he
almost immediately found a partner in
crime in Justin McNeight whilst each were
honing original songs of their own. Justin
had come up through the Atlanta scene as a sound guy, recording engineer,
and member of various bands dating back to the days when flannel and
power chords were peaking.
Around the same time, Josh connected with two fellow neighborhood guys.
Brody had played drums with bands in Athens, Atlanta, and New York
dating back to the late 90s. Jeremy had played bass with local Atlanta
bands in the same timeframe with mostly instrumental and post rock
groups. Both had set music aside when kids came into their lives, but both
were feeling ready to play again.
The result is Predawn Pours; a group of four playing original tunes that
would be at home alongside anything from alt-country and roots rock to
heavier indie … with the occasional cover of the likes of Mt. Joy, Gillian
Welch, REM, etc.
Their live sets are tight but raw with vocals that cover universal themes with
real emotional resonance. Expect some high energy, head nodding tunes
with equal measures of driving, room filling tracks with guitar solos to
match, and a little brooding here and there. But only a little. Odds are good
you will find them playing festivals, beer gardens, breweries, and clubs in
SE Atlanta (and maybe just a bit beyond).
Predawn Pours are:
Joshua Cole - Lead Vocals, Guitar
Justin McNeight - Lead Vocals, Guitar
Jeremy Wilhelm - Bass Guitar
Brody Boyer – Drums
https://www.youtube.com/@PredawnPoursAtl
https://www.instagram.com/predawnpours