Wedding season is here

The cool thing about The Chicken Slacks playing weddings is that we bring the same music and the same show that you'll find at any Slacks performance-- classic soul and funk, played Slacks-style. This year we'll be playing some twenty wedding receptions in six states, and almost all of these gigs come to us by word of mouth, many from our Boston fans who have no interest in a typical "we play all styles of music" wedding band.

 

 

We've had some memorable times in memorable places-- Squirrel Island, Maine (quite the boat ride under stormy skies), Battery Gardens, NYC (great view of the Statue of Liberty), the Fogg Museum at Harvard (getting paid to see all that great art!), Martha's Vineyard Agricultural Hall (one of so many great historic barn venues), and that wedding in Gloucester, MA, where all the men wore tuxedos and fishing boots...

 

 

We have a great time playing weddings for fans! Thanks to all who have invited us to the party.

Benefit for Minds Matter on April 16

Each year The Chicken Slacks perform for two or three benefit events that we believe to be important and life-changing. We're looking forward to joining Minds Matter of Boston for their Spring Soiree this April 16 at the Cyclorama in Boston.

Minds Matter is a non-profit organization with chapters in eight cities nationwide, helping prepare disadvantaged high school students for college by arranging test training, career panels, financial-aid guidance, and preparatory mentorships.

Tickets are still available! Learn more in this article from Stuff Boston magazine.

Hope to see you there for this important event.

New material from down deep in the soul bag......

Wow, Diamond D has sent a CD around to band members of some very cool and off-the-radar deep soul gems. We started learning these tunes last week, and the band is psyched.

Proud to play the music of these fine artists: Harrison and the Majestic Kind, Kip Anderson, Stacy Lane, Tiny Watkins, Otis Clay, Renaldo Domino, Marion Black, Perk Badger. These artists put out some terrific songs that never made it to mainstream radio.

But they'll make it to a Chicken Slacks dance floor near you!

Stacy Lane

Slacker portraits from Mardi Gras season

Jeremy at Johnny D's.

Curtis at Johnny D's

Mark at The Cantab

Mike Reavey at Johnny D's

Mike Duke at The Cantab

Slick Rick backstage at The C-Note

Diamond D with band friends Polina Itelman (left) and Lauren Strader (right) at The Cantab.

Thanks to our fans and venues for three great parties!

This just in: join us for Fat Tuesday!

The Chicken Slacks are celebrating Mardi Gras-- the actual day of Mardi Gras-- at Johnny D's in Somerville, Massachusetts. Lots of New Orleans funk and classic soul. See you there!

Mardi Gras season almost here...

So when exactly IS Mardi Gras?

Mardi Gras 2011 falls on Tuesday, March 8. Mardi Gras, “Fat Tuesday”, is the last day of the Carnival season, as it always falls on the day before Ash Wednesday, the first day of Lent. However, up here in New England we just find a good date close to Fat Tuesday and have masquerades and costume balls, celebrating the funky music of New Orleans.

Find The Chicken Slacks this year at the Second Annual Chicken Slacks Costume Ball, at the great C-Note in Hull, Massachusetts. New Orleans dance party!

See you there on Saturday night, March 12....

Check out our YouTube channel

We're having fun with our Chicken Slacks YouTube channel, adding new live videos of the band, plus posting dozens of classic videos of the music that has inspired our vision.

New live Slacks video includes three songs from our recent appearance at Johnny D's in Somerville, Massachusetts-- covers of deep funk classics from Clarence Reid, Rufus Thomas, and Johnny Guitar Watson.

Our "favorites" collection includes many obscure gems-- Cardell Funk Machine, The Soul Investigators, The Soul Brothers Six, The Soulfadelics-- and great cuts from more familiar names-- Spencer Wiggins, O.V. Wright, Sam Cooke, Aretha Franklin and more.

Drop on by Chicken Slacks TV! Updates every week.