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Bringing the funk

Posted by Stephen Centanni | Nov 13, 2019 | Music Briefs | 0 |

Band: George Porter Jr. & Runnin’ Pardners
Date: Friday, Nov. 15, with doors at 7 p.m.
Venue: Cedar Street Social Club, 4 N. Cedar St., cedarstreetsocialclub.com
Tickets: $15 adv./$20 day-of, available through Eventbrite

One of the forefathers of New Orleans funk will be getting the crowd moving and grooving at Cedar Street Social Club. Bassist George Porter Jr. (The Meters) will be returning to the Azalea City with his Runnin’ Pardners project. Porter and his crew will provide an evening of beautiful funk that screams of the Big Easy. This time, locals can expect the group to delve into the band’s back catalog. Porter says the band’s new guitarist’s (Chris Adkins) request to play material “dropped by the wayside” has been refreshing.

“You get used to playing the new songs and you don’t venture into those other songs again,” Porter said. “Chris has been asking to play those other songs, and it’s been fun.”

In addition to the Runnin’ Pardners, Porter has also been focusing on the George Porter Jr. Trio. Porter says this three-piece funk outfit has been enjoying a Monday night residency at Maple Leaf Bar in New Orleans. Porter adds that the trio is in the process of recording an album, which he plans on releasing before the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival. Whether with the trio or the Runnin’ Pardners, this iconic bassist says the chemistry he shares with his bandmates is undeniable by their audiences.

“We play off of each other well,” Porter said. “Sometimes, a couple of us may do something at the same time that’s unexpected. The other players will acknowledge that they heard that. We’ll be laughing at things that happened because they happened.”

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Stephen Centanni

Stephen Centanni

With the exception of two years spent at Auburn University, Steve Centanni has spent his life in Mobile County while focusing on his two passions: music and the written word. As soon as he was issued his driver’s license, Centanni began to explore the local music scene in the early ‘90s. He filled his weekend with visits classic local venues such as the Four Strong Winds Coffee House, Vincent Van Go-Go’s and Culture Shock, all of which welcomed those who had yet to reach 18. After high school, Centanni traded Mobile for Auburn to complete his B.A. in English with an emphasis on general writing. While at Auburn, he had the honor of studying under the Pulitzer-winning poet Natasha Trethewey, who served as the nation’s Poet Laureate in 2012 and 2014. After receiving his diploma, Centanni quickly moved back to Mobile and completed the University of South Alabama’s graduate program with a M.Ed. Eventually, he was tapped by the nationally distributed Volume Entertainment Magazine to serve as the magazine’s managing editor/senior writer. His time with Volume allowed him to exercise his love for both music and writing. As Volume began to fade, Lagniappe recruited Centanni as their Music Writer and later their Music Editor, where he has remained for a little over a decade. As far as his involvement in the local music scene, Centanni organized Cess Fest at the Langan Park, which was a mini-festival focused on original local music in a time when original local music was veritably taboo in Downtown Mobile. For a short time, he brought original music to Downtown Mobile as the in-house promoter for the now deceased venue Cell Block. He managed local underground powerhouse Fry Cook, until the members parted ways. Centanni has lent his bass to bands such as Keychain Pistol and The F’n A-Holes, and he toured nationally as a member of Abstract Artimus & the Torture Children. Currently, he provides vocals for the garage blues rock outfit Johnny No. Ultimately, Centanni’s experience in the local music scene as both a participant and an observer has allowed him to witness the ever-changing persona of Mobile’s enigmatic music scene, which continues to leave him with more questions than answers.

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