On Friday, September 13th, The Mousetrap is excited to host the return of genre-defying, Michigan-based Chirp along with the incredible Indy natives Wampus Milk Daddies! These 2 amazing bands are coming together for a fantastic night filled with fat grooves and fiery jams!
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⟡ Chirp (Ann Arbor, MI)
Based in Ann Arbor, MI, four piece Chirp loves keeps things diverse by doing a fair amount of genre-hopping. With a foundation of progressive rock, funk and fusion, the core of their sound maintains a melodic center. The foursome made up of Jay Frydenlund, Brian Long, Sam Naples, and Patrick Blommel, features a wide array of originals and covers in their live sets performing dynamic, fun, high-energy shows!
Chirp tastefully ties in technical elements while simultaneously placing an equal emphasis on keeping people moving with tight grooves. As far as influences go, Chirp derives inspiration from bands like Snarky Puppy, Steely Dan, Led Zeppelin, James Brown, Yes, Daft Punk, Vulfpeck, and The Beatles to name a few.
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✧ Wampus Milk Daddies (Indianapolis, IN)
Indianapolis based, Wampus Milk Daddies just released an incredible sophomore EP titled “Waiting In The Lobby” that showcases an awesome ability to take the intricate, fun and funky song structures on the EP to the brink of exploration and back with an uncanny sense of timing and execution and we highly suggest checking out the EP and seeing both of these incredible bands live at The Mousetrap on Friday, June 21st!
Chirp
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A Bit About Us
Based in Ann Arbor, MI, Chirp is a four-piece band that does their fair share of genre-hopping. Often playing in the styles of progressive rock/funk and jazz-fusion, their sound maintains a melodic center. The group features a wide array of originals and covers in their live sets and puts together dynamic, high-energy shows. Though their music ties in many technical elements, an equal emphasis is put on grooving and keeping people moving. Chirp takes influence from Snarky Puppy, Steely Dan, Led Zeppelin, James Brown, Yes, Daft Punk, Vulfpeck, and The Beatles to name a few.
Chirp has been hard at work since their formation in 2015, touring and recording consistently since the project began. Their fresh sound has taken them touring across the Midwest to play a large variety of venues and festivals. Chirp is Jay Frydenlund, Brian Long, Sam Naples, and Patrick Blommel.
Accomplishments: WYCE Jammies – Nominated for Album of the Year and Best Jazz Album (2020), WUMD Radio Battle of The Bands Winner (2018). Performed with Andre Foxxe of Parliament-Funkadelic (2018). Performed at Electric Forest Music Festival (2022), Cowpie Music Festival (2019, 2022), Michigan Peace Festival (2018 headline), Sacred Vibes Music Festival (2017, 18), Buttermilk Jamboree (2018, 19), Ann Arbor Summer Festival (2018), Feral Fest (2019), Sweetgrass & Sage Burn Music Festival (2017, 18 headliner), Broken Branch Breakdown (2018 headliner). They have shared the stage with The Disco Biscuits, Marcus Rezak, Papadosio, Spafford (2x in 2019), Moon Hooch, Mustard Plug, Joshua Davis, May Erlewine, Broccoli Samurai, Joe Hertler & The Rainbow Seekers, Earphorik, Ott, The Macpodz, Marbin, Dixon’s Violin, Of The Trees, EGi, The Jauntee, Desmond Jones and more
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Wampus Milk Daddies
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We play music that grooves
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