Album Review: Dumpstaphunk - Live at Tipitina's 2025

Dumpstaphunk

Live at Tipitina's 2025

***and1/2 out of *****

The newest release from Tipitinas Record Club is also their most recent recording as Dumpstaphunk's Live at Tipitina's 2025 was captured at the venue's final late night show from last year's Jazz Fest. The gorgeous yellow and black splattered vinyl finds the funk band playing to their strengths with a surprise guest as they wrapped up another great Festival weekend in New Orleans. 

Live Streaming: Dumpstaphunk - Almost Unplugged

With live music on lock down (like everything else currently in New York City) live streams and old concerts have become essential for live music junkies like RtBE. While this current state of pandemic separation is in order we will highlight various shows/streams/virtual events for your viewing and listening pleasure and you can always check out or weekly Full Show Friday series for concerts from the past. Please support the artists any which way you can.

Today we highlight: Dumpstaphunk Almost Unplugged 

New Orleans funk dynamos Dumpstapphunk are playing at the Pontchartrain Hotel this evening:

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Join members of @Dumpstaphunk this Thursday, June 18 for “Almost Unplugged” live from the @PontchartrainHotel in New Orleans. Free livestream on Facebook, 6pm Nola | 4pm PT | 7pm ET⠀ ⠀ #dumpstaphunk #ivanneville #ianneville #tonyhall #nickdaniels #deventrusclair #neworleans #justice #pontchartrainhotel #livestream #putitinthadumpsta

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To get in the mood here is the band in their full element with Trombone Shorty helping out on "Justice":

Live Streams: Ivan Neville

With live music on lock down (like everything else currently in New York City) live streams and old concerts have become essential for live music junkies like RtBE. While this current state of pandemic separation is in order we will highlight various shows/streams/virtual events for your viewing and listening pleasure. Also you can always check out or weekly Full Show Friday series for concerts from the past. Please support the artists any which way you can.

Today we highlight: Ivan Neville

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This Friday, April 10 join @IvanNeville from his living room on Facebook LIVE for “Piano Sessions 2” at 4pm PT / 6pm CT / 7pm ET,  playing some tunes & telling a few stories…Come have a listen & lets get to healing in these crazy times!!! ⠀ ⠀ Watch from Facebook: ⠀ DumpstaphunkNola ⠀ IvanNevilleMusic ⠀ SilverbackMusic⠀ SofaKingFest⠀ ⠀ Virtual Tip Jar:⠀ Ivan-Neville (Venmo)⠀ http://PayPal.me/IvanNeville (PayPal) ⠀ ⠀ #ivanneville #dumpstaphunk #facebooklive #nola #neworleans #putitinthadumpsta

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Yesterday we promoted some live piano playing from up North in Woodstock, today we head south for more key work with Ivan Neville in New Orleans. RtBE have been huge fans of Neville and his main group Dumpstaphunk for years now, and are excited to see tonight's stream, in fact Neville was the star of the first stream we watched during this lock down as he and John Scofield killed it during the recent BB King Tribute:



Help out and support him any way you can. Here is some more live Ivan, with Dumpstaphunk partners in tow, to get ready for the live stream:

Live Review: Dumpstaphunk 8-7-13 @ Madison Square Park, NYC

Dumpstaphunk

8-7-13 Madison Square Park

NYC, NY

The free concert series that Madison Square Park puts on every year ended on the funkiest note possible as Ivan Neville and crew rolled up from the big easy to lay down an hour and a half of tasty tunes. With overcast skies all day the show threatened to get washed out but the rains held off and the skies actually cleared before the sun set and the funk got thrown down.

Opening with the pumping "Blueswave" the group got in gear right away as Tony Hall put down his bass and hopped on lead guitar closing the track with a ripping solo (Hall would alternate bass and guitar all night). During the first half of the show the group focused on their newest, excellent release, Dirty Word, playing a straight up "Dancing For The Truth".

During Dumpstaphunk's take on Graham Central Station's "Water", Ivan Neville's laser like zaps from his B3/Clav setup up shot out with precision. The newest song that seems to have improved the most from the album version was "Reality Of the Situation" which showed off a deep funking groove foundation laid down by Nick Daniels III while scatting along to his bass lines.

"If I'm In Luck" featured Hall on guitar again adding a bit more rock to things as Nikki Glaspie sung about wiggling her fanny behind the drum kit. Once the band started out "Put It In The Dumpsta" the crowd came alive singing along with the band who mentioned multiple times their love of NYC.

"Colorblind" put the spotlight on Ian Neville as the rhythmic guitarist took over with a throw-down solo on the six strings that was a set highlight. After that "Lt. Dan" started up and drummer Glaspie took over as she slapped her skins and rhymed in and out of a 15 minute medley that saw her cover Ludacris and Pharrell ("Money Maker") Jay-Z ("Public Service Announcement") and Q-Tip ("Vivrant Thing") ending with a touch of Led Zeppelin's "Immigrant Song" before dipping back into "Lt. Dan". All in all it was a fun if not the most high energy excursion from the rhythm section.        

The band decided to throw it all together for the set closing "Meanwhile". Addressing the Katrina catastrophe in the lyrics while slapping syrupy beats with the double bass attack of Hall and Daniels. The duo hit their stride here soloing and grooving in lock step. Extending over 10+ minutes the playing kept building as Ivan moved from behind his keys to pick up a guitar joining the attack with fellow band members. The metallic flashes from the Neville's 6 strings rang loud while the rhythm flowed around them. The band peaked with this set closer.

Encoring with the Parliment/Funkadelic jam "One Nation Under The Groove" was just icing on the cake as the band finished up encouraging the crowd to singalong to the inclusive refrain. The group seemed to just be hitting their stride, but it is clear no matter how long they play that Dumpstaphunk are one of the best funk acts playing today. 
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We loved the groups Dirty Word, we had a good time at this show, even if we would have loved them to play even longer, but the coolest thing about it is you can hear it for yourself. You can stream/download the show here or just listen to it below. 
Thanks to the Internet Archive as always, MSG Park and Dumpstaphunk for bringing it. Hopefully we catch them again in October in NOLA.
Here are some videos of the show from nycejp
"Water"
 
"Put It In The Dumpsta"

Album Review: Dumpstaphunk -Dirty Word

Hey all,

Got a new review up on Glide (check out the spiffy new layout!).

Read it right C'here!!!

It is of Dumpstaphunk's newest release, Dirty Word.

Ever since we first saw Dumpstaphunk at BB King's (with very special surprise guest Trey Anastasio) back in 2005 when they were just getting rolling,, we knew we were onto to something special.  The funk just flowed with ease.  It could be the 2 bass attack or just the pro musicianship of Ivan Neville, things were cooking from the get go. Much love needs to be given to Nikki Glaspie who is amazing on the drums here, minimalist, tight and funky. 

Check the review, the album is really good. Support the band here, buy the disk here (not released until July), def catch them live here and peep some samples below (you can download two of the tracks):

Here they are live at last years Jazzfest absolutely destroying it on "Meanwhile":

Full Show Friday: Ivan Neville's Dumpstaphunk 2015 LEAF Festival

We search the murky back waters of youtube to find full concerts and post them to the site weekly, come back every seven days to help us celebrate Full Show Friday's. These shows are of varying quality and may not be here for long so enjoy them while you can...As always, please support the artist every which way, but especially by seeing them live (if they are still playing)...This week...Ivan Neville's Dumpstaphunk!

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Every April we have a special showcase for bands who are playing this years Jazzfest in NOLA. Today we will focus on Dumpstaphunk who will be playing the Acura Stage Saturday May 6th.

We decided to start this year with one of the best local NOLA acts who will be playing in the big fest and probably popping up around town throughout the two weekends, Ivan Neville's Dumpstaphunk. 

We have seen them a bunch and reviewed them often, really enjoying their live show as well as their last album which almost made our top ten list in 2013. Whenever we can catch them we will as they blend, funk, soul, rock, jamband exploration, Cajun spices, and just about everything else. In fact if there is a draw back it is probably that the band could use an editor of styles, but in the live setting they sure as shit know how to get down.  

The players all will play multiple instruments and sing (lead and backups) and approach the stage like a family (which they are). This show is from 2015's LEAF Festival in Asheville, North Carolina.

While it is without our favorite drummer that the band had employed (the amazing Nikki Glaspie) it still is a hot set and even includes The Steel Town Horns early plus the fantastic Preservation Hall Jazz Band mid set. Lots of guests join this set as Roosevelt Collier pops up for a take on Zepplin's "Ramble On"as well.

The core of the group though, Tony Hall, Ivan Neville, Ian Neville, Nick Daniels III and Alvin Ford Jr. are tight when needed and loose when it calls for it over the course of this short (for them) festival set. All of them are top notch pro players who are captured here with Pro-Video, and Pro-Sound. So press play below and kick off this month of Full Show Friday's correctly. Enjoy:

  

Glide Review: Dumpstaphunk Rebirth Brass

Straight up NOLA with the new Glide review...check it out c'here:!


So these funky bastards are the rage.  I mean legit...next time they come to town, don't run, SPRINT to see them.  There promo crew is here so keep in touch.  There is no better feeling then getting down...exhibit A:

 Turn it up...

 Dumpstaphunk from 2 nights before the show I reviewed...This is a taste of the funk. 3-27-10.

And the Rebirth is Boosh...


IN EXACTLY 2 WEEKS I WILL BE THERE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
So pumped it hurts!

New Single/Video from Dumpstaphunk "Let's Do It"

New Orleans funk legends Dumpstaphunk have a new tune out, "Let's Do It".

The song was one of the last the band recorded with Nic Daniels III and features Ani DiFranco on vocals. 

Check out the sweet horn based, grooving tune below:

New Video from Dumpstaphunk with Marcus King "United Nations Stomp"

When RtBE caught Dumpstaphunk back at Brooklyn Bowl in 2019, the stand out tune was a ripping version of Buddy Miles "United Nations Stomp". 

Now the band has recorded a version of this cover with Marcus King and have released the song as a single off of their upcoming album Where Do We Go From Here. If the rest of the album is half as good as this single we are in for a treat. 

Here is the new video with the band, and guest guitarist King, killing it:

Live Review: Dumpstaphunk, The Nth Power @ Brooklyn Bowl 2/18/22

Hey all, got a new review up @glidemag which you can read Right C'here!

It is of Dumpstaphunk and The Nth Power's sets from Friday night February 18th 2022 at Brooklyn Bowl, in Williamsburg, Brooklyn NY

It was a great night of tunes from two top notch outfits. 

Support the artists, read the review and peep some video below:

Live Streams: Dumpstaphunk Live at Tipitina's

We are now heading into the new normal with live music. Live shows will need to be flexible and streaming is a great way to keep music going. Streams have become essential for live music junkies like RtBE.  We will highlight various shows/streams/virtual events for your viewing/listening pleasure. You can check out our weekly Full Show Friday series for concerts from the past and as always, please support the artists any which way you can.

Live Stream: Dumpstaphunk Live at Tipitina's 

Tonight check out nugs.net for Dumpstaphunks show live at Tipitina's. We just highlighted their new single earlier this week and we are pretty sure they will rock it tonight. 

To get in the mood, here is some live tunes from the band:

New Single and Video from Dumpstaphunk "Justice 2020" with Chali 2na & Trombone Shorty

The New Orleans funksters Dumpstaphunk have done up a new video and breathed some fresh life into an older song by adding guests and a vibrant sound as they deliver "Justice 2020".

With friends Chali 2na and Trombone Shorty onboard for this version the band strategically released this video before the election hoping to inspire some change. Go vote tomorrow with this as your soundtrack if you haven't already.

New Song From Dumpstaphunk "Where Do We Go From Here"

New Orleans funk band Dumpstaphunk have a new tune out titled "We Do We Go From Here".

The tune came out in August and discusses the current situation and the future over an elongated funky groove with great horn work. 

"It all comes down to love".... Indeed.

New Song from Dumpstaphunk, Full Length Coming This Fall

One of RtBE favorite funk outfits going today is Dumpstaphunk and the New Orleans based group have released a new single "Where Do We Go From Here" from a full length release coming later in 2020.

RtBE has reviewed the band many times in the past, both studio releases and live and encourage everyone to support them and check out this new tune which is the title track of their upcoming album:

Live Review: Dumpstaphunk - Brooklyn Bowl 4/20/19

Hey all, got a new review up @glidemag which you can read Right C'here!!!

 It is of Dumpstaphunk's 4/20/19 set at Brooklyn Bowl in Williamsburg Brooklyn, NY.

These guys are one of our favorite live acts and one of the best funk collective's going. Three great vocalists, all amazing players, killer covers, funky originals. Definitely check them out when you can. We plan on seeing them in just over a week when the take the main stage on May 2nd at the 50th Annual Jazz & Heritage Festival in New Orleans.

Until then, support the artist, read the review, and listen to this exact set for yourself below as Eric McRoberts tapped the show and posted it to the Internet Archive Live Music Archive. 

Also, extra thanks to the people at Brooklyn Bowl and the Band for the amazing tickets, RtBE normally don't take pictures at shows, but tough not to when you are this close.

Live Review: Dumpstaphunk - Brooklyn Bowl 5/18/24 NYC

Hey all, got a new review up @glidemag which you can read Right Chere!!!

It is of Dumpstaphunk live at Brooklyn Bowl on 5/18/24.

 

Have seen the band a few times this month and this was the best of the bunch. 

Support the artists, read the review and peep some video of the band live below:

Live Review: Dumpstaphunk 4/3/15 Brooklyn, NY

Hey all got a new review up @glidemag which you can read Right C'here!!!

It is of Dumpstaphunk and openers at Brooklyn Bowl on 4/3/15. We have reviewed their albums as well as seen the band a bunch and this was one of their weaker shows if we are being honest. Disappointed that Nikki Glaspie is no longer with the group, will need to catch her new act Nth Power as she is a hell of a drummer.

Oh and Dumpsta plays Jazzfest on Saturday April 25th. We hope to catch them around town when we are down there. Read the review here and peep some video from the show below:

Album Review: Dumpstaphunk - Where Do We Go From Here

Hey all, got a new review up @glidemag which you can read Right C'here!!

It is of Dumpstaphunk newest release Where Do We Go From Here.

A damn good funk record from the NOLA group after a long absence from the studio. This is a band made for the stage though and we have caught them a bunch and can't wait to do it again soon.

Also Glide caught up with main Dumpsta himself Ivan Neville to discuss more about the album.

Support the artist, buy the the album, read the review and peep some video:

Album Review: Dusk Dept. - Dusk Dept.

Dusk Dept.

ST

***and1/2 out of *****

The debut, self-titled album from Dusk Dept. arrives with a bunch of mystery. Wanting the music to speak for itself, the musicians go by nicknames as the funky beats, jazzy excursion, popping brass and hip shaking good times roll out over six extended tracks. 

Trombone Shorty's Voodoo Threauxdown Coming in 2022

A major summer tour that brings the sounds of New Orleans to the rest of the country and Europe was just announced as Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue present this years version of the Voodoo Threauxdown. 

The bands joining are an excellent collection of NOLA's sound of now with Tank and the Bangas, Big Freedia, Dumpstaphunk and George Porter Jr. and even more.

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Full tour dates can be found here and some video below to get you pumped for the tour: