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Elitaste interviews Tre and Slump from UCB
Wanna know more about the State of Go-Go? Well for people nationwide there is a huge awareness presented by Elitaste right now. With The Band UCB collaborating with Wale on tour there is a huge following that have this one band in particular on top of the G0-Go Scence!
Exert from interview:
We really needed a definitive UCB interview and here y’all finally are. Introduce yourselves for the people.
Tre: This is your boy Treasure a.k.a. Tre; ladies, you know what it is. I’m the lead vocalist.
Slump: This is your boy Slump – I got alotta names but lately they’ve been calling me Juice. I’m on percussion.
Tre: For the members that aren’t here tonight; we have Eazy on the drums, Godfather on the keys, Mack on the keys, Stan on the guitar, Rashad on the bass, Rock Mikey on the vocals, G-Money, Bo, and Myra on the vocals.
What’s the difference between the UnCalled 4 Experience and UCB?
Tre: Our original name back in ’95 or ’96 was The UnCalled for Band. We started using UCB as a simple acronym and people started to take to UCB more than they did UnCalled 4. We started to get a lot of negative press for the stuff they associate with go-go over the years and we had a stigma with us. In 2002 or 2003, we started using the name The Uncalled 4 Experience because we started to play at 21 plus spots and we had changed up our format for those venues. It was more like R&B, top 40, and mid-tempo grooves so we weren’t really playing raw, high-intensity grooves that we had made our name for. The Uncalled 4 Experience was a name for the intimate spots that we play in DC. When we’re on the road at colleges and at all-ages shows, the moniker is UCB.
When the name UCB is mentioned, it is often preceded by the word “legendary.” Tell us the history behind one of the greatest go-go bands ever.
Tre: It’s been about thirteen years that we’ve been in existence. The majority of the band hails from uptown Northwest DC – we were in the streets for a minute and then we took a step into the real music business. You can see what we’re doing now.
Slump: After being in it for a while and working the city circuit, we had to get outside of the area.
Tre: I can say that we will represent this city as best we can; we’ve always been an original group. We have five original albums, we released three or four singles, and we’ve even got a Christmas single that came a few years ago. Right now we’re focused on taking our sound outside of the beltway and supporting Wale with his album and his shows.
Full Interview on : http://elitaste.com/blog/2008/11/12/elitaste-interviews-tre-and-slump-from-ucb/
http://www.myspace.com/theuncalled4experience
Exert from interview:
We really needed a definitive UCB interview and here y’all finally are. Introduce yourselves for the people.
Tre: This is your boy Treasure a.k.a. Tre; ladies, you know what it is. I’m the lead vocalist.
Slump: This is your boy Slump – I got alotta names but lately they’ve been calling me Juice. I’m on percussion.
Tre: For the members that aren’t here tonight; we have Eazy on the drums, Godfather on the keys, Mack on the keys, Stan on the guitar, Rashad on the bass, Rock Mikey on the vocals, G-Money, Bo, and Myra on the vocals.
What’s the difference between the UnCalled 4 Experience and UCB?
Tre: Our original name back in ’95 or ’96 was The UnCalled for Band. We started using UCB as a simple acronym and people started to take to UCB more than they did UnCalled 4. We started to get a lot of negative press for the stuff they associate with go-go over the years and we had a stigma with us. In 2002 or 2003, we started using the name The Uncalled 4 Experience because we started to play at 21 plus spots and we had changed up our format for those venues. It was more like R&B, top 40, and mid-tempo grooves so we weren’t really playing raw, high-intensity grooves that we had made our name for. The Uncalled 4 Experience was a name for the intimate spots that we play in DC. When we’re on the road at colleges and at all-ages shows, the moniker is UCB.
When the name UCB is mentioned, it is often preceded by the word “legendary.” Tell us the history behind one of the greatest go-go bands ever.
Tre: It’s been about thirteen years that we’ve been in existence. The majority of the band hails from uptown Northwest DC – we were in the streets for a minute and then we took a step into the real music business. You can see what we’re doing now.
Slump: After being in it for a while and working the city circuit, we had to get outside of the area.
Tre: I can say that we will represent this city as best we can; we’ve always been an original group. We have five original albums, we released three or four singles, and we’ve even got a Christmas single that came a few years ago. Right now we’re focused on taking our sound outside of the beltway and supporting Wale with his album and his shows.
Full Interview on : http://elitaste.com/blog/2008/11/12/elitaste-interviews-tre-and-slump-from-ucb/
http://www.myspace.com/theuncalled4experience
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