January 2008
HAPPY 2008 SF fans, friends & family!
What a year it has been for SF!
We’ve had changes in our line up
new members in 07,
new and exciting sponsors
& let’s not forget our new energy & vibe!
We are currently in the recording studio so stay tuned for some new music in 08!
We look forward to your continued funkfied love & support!
December 2007
We've got some EXCITING NEWS to Share
SISTER FUNK is pleased to announce our newest SPONSOR / ENDORSEMENT
FgGIRL & Fungina Apparel.
Check out their hot merchandise at www.fggirl.com & www.myspace.com/funginagirl
Sister Funk's song On The Dance Floor won BEST DANCE song 2007 Stonewall Society.
We want to thank eveyone for their support and votes throughout the years!!!
check out the other hot GLBT artist at www.stonewallsociety.com
November 2007
Our show rocked at the Novemebr Wild Women’s Radio event at Café 9.
For those of you who came out Thanks for the support. Otherwise we just enjoyed the Holiday with friends and family and just like most of you OVER ATE!
October 2007
Our first time in Jackson Mississippi and have to say the people in Mississippi know how to party! At OUToberfest we got to share stages with Eric Hyman and Bitch, 2 incredible GLBT artists. Oh did we mention we got to hang out with LL Cool J… yep 2 hours of talking shop about the music business.
September 2007
Sister Funk jammed out at Diva’s in NOHO….lots of ladies and lots of good drinks.
Let’s not forget to mention our funk and fun, DRUNK bus trip to the city… Knitting factory will never be the same again… for those of you who joined us, you know what I mean: driver with no directions, ambulance called for mom and a packed house of hungry SF fans!
August 2007
We had an awesome August. Jacksonville Beach PRIDE was HOT, HOT, HOT and we rocked out with Michelle Malone at Revolution Hall in upstate New York.. best sound and stage around
JULY 2007
PRIDES, PRIDES & MORE PRIDES...
Thousands of you joined us this month as we ROCKED New Paltz, Boston, Rhode Island and Hartford PRIDE. We took some cool pictures & video, met some great artists like: Kimberly Locke, Billie Myers, Frenchie Davis and Jason & DeMarco
and hung with some new and old fans.
We were also psyched to share stages with ANTIGONE RISING at The Webster Theater this month. We have rocked out with these incredible ladies a couple times and appreciate the support of their devote fans
and our's too course.
Rumor has it that Antigone is signing with
Joan Jett's label
* Oh did you hear we were in Norway- got the pleasure of attending the SkyRock Music Festival on the Island of Veroy, in Norway...THIS COUNTRY ROCKS~ There are some scenic pictures on Peepa's myspace page: www.myspace.com/peepaofsisterfunk
Go check 'em out
JUNE 2007
COOL NEWS Sister Funk is proud to announce their national endorsement with Lipstick & Wildflowers... hot women's clothing and appearal company oubased out of New Jersey.
check out their hot merchandise at www.lipstickandwildflowers.com
MAY 2007
EUROPE, did you say Sister Funk was performing in Europe...Yep L Festival in England w/ Godess & She, Betty of L Word and tons more..
APRIL 2007
Interesting time for Sister Funk as many of you know it! After many band discussions a decision was made to expand the current Sister Funk line-up.: Denise & Tina as LLC founders, & songwriter/singers continue to carry the Funky torch playing with female musicians all across the US, the songs and show are hot as ever... Come check out their new editions at a show near you.
MARCH 2007
DINAH SHORE 07... incredible! Lucy Lawless- yep Zena performed, amoung w/Bitch, God-ess & She and your's truely. Other COOL news.. We- 4 of us were featured in a upcoming film with Poppy & Michlle Balan, 2 of the nation's hottest comics about bringing golf back to Dinah Shore... this stuff is funny!
FEBRUARY 2007
Not too much travling going on in Feb. The sistahs don't like flying in the snow & ice... just some funky local shows this month.
JANUARY 2007
Sister Funk was selected to perform in LADY FEST South in Atlanta... We love our Southern cookin
DECEMBER 2006
Sister Funk in Curve Magazine - Where the ladies at? Ever find yourself on the dance floor, just wishing that the DJ would spin a song by an all-girl group that is not The Pussycat Dolls? Tell the DJ about Sister Funk (read more)
NOVEMBER 2006
BIGS NEWS SISTER FUNK swept the 1st Round of the Emergenza Music Festival on 11/10/06. Not only did we advance to the next round, we took 1st FUNKING PLACE~ We will not participate in the Hartford round 2 event as we are performing in Palm Springs the weekend of the event, so we will be Rockin the Springfield event on May 4-7th. check out the voting results on www.emergenza.net, Hartford event 11/10/06.
11/11/06- Beenzy's- Our Long Island fans came out in droves to see us perform at this great club with huge stage and good food.
OCTOBER 2006
10/8/06- Larson's Farm Market- We played in a corn maze, I am not kidding! It was a lot of fun, we performed for the people waiting to get into the maze, watched pumpkin get hummed from the catapult and got mud slung on us from Monster trucks and we even did the maze, us and 10 guests solved the riddle and got crowned deputies.
10/9/06- EUROPA NIGHT CLUB - Sister funk performance and LIVE taping for ITT (Its Twisted Television). For those of you just joining us, Sister Funk's song "Sister Funk" is the theme song for the television/cable show "Its Twisted Television". They are on their 3rd season and we kicked off the season premiere party in NY. Look out for the show, it is a laugh!
10/21/06- Common Ground- Way upstate NY there is this hopping club that we have jammed out on a few times before. The club is the promoter for the Ithaca Women's Music Festival, check it out next year.
10/28/06- Heritage Village- Yep HALLOWEEN party...Eppy was a "sister"- as in nun, Jen was a convict, Peepa was a witch however Blaze wanted her to go as a Ghoul but we're not sure what a ghoul looks like, Blaze was a cowgirl and Denise was a disco Diva with spandex shimmer pants and blue eye shadow....you should have been there.
10/29/06 "15 Minutes of Fame" TV Show"- HOST Joey Stuckey from www.audio-style.com (who by the way has been featuring Sister Funk's music on his show since 7/05) Thanks Joey.. This event was filmed at the Evolving Artist television studio in Southbridge, MA- We had a great time; lots of talented artists, played live and Joey Stuckey kept things somewhat perverse and flirtatiously lively. The 15 minutes of Fame show should be aired in the coming months...You can find it at www.Audio-style.com on the Evolving Artist website (www.evolvingartist.com) a 24-hour live television and music show for indie-artist.
AUGUST 2006
8/1/06- Southbury Training School Cafe- outdoor, all age show was fun BUT it did rain and we got totally drenched
8/2/06- Calf Pasture Beach another outdoor event, right on the beach this day was scotching HOT and we got a bit sunburned but had a blast
8/4/06- The Bunker- This show Rocked! If you were there you know what I mean...Sister Funk wrote and performed a song on the spot and of course did tunes of Gossip their newest CD
8/12/06- Rainbow Mt. Resorts- we were the featured act for the Siren's Motorcycle Anniversary Event (yes the same women's motorcycle group whom leads the NY Pride parade every year)...this was an awesome event and we were thrilled to participate in it.
8/18/06- International Two Spirit Gathering- at the last moment this event was postponed... we are looking forward to this re-scheduled event in Montreal
8/20/06- Montville Fair- yep this fair was sponsored by Mohegan Sun and Foxwood Casinos the 2 largest Casinos in the United States...what can I say who doesn't LOVE a fair
8/26/06- PRIDE Charlotte- One of our favorite PRIDES to play...the event was held at a new location, downtown Charlotte which was incredible...Lots of new fans and of course some familiar faces, Sister Funk LOVES Charlotte; we appreciate the overwhelming support
8/28/06- Sirius Satellite Radio- LIVE on Derek & Romaine's show on Channel 106 Sirius Out Q...this was an experience of a life time! Things were definitely OUT of Control during our 1 hour interview and LIVE performance... the listener learned WAY TOO much stuff about us, I am sure....Another highlight was signing the Artist "Wall of Fame"... Denise got to sign right next to Janet Jackson's name...And Jenn got to take a photo on Howard Stern's computer as a memento! Pretty awesome....If you don't have Sirius Radio you NEED to get it!
JULY 2006
8/23/06- NEW ALBUM!!! Gossip is available for purchase, get it while its hot!!!
7/17/06- Jenn AKA Mrtyle running with the bulls in Spain.....she returns unharmed!
7/26/06- Suffield Town Green- great family show....debuts some new Sister Funk material featured on "Gossip", soon to be released...
7/29/06- San Diego PRIDE- over 400,000 people attended this PRIDE..Its incredible....We performed on the Jack FM Mainstage and got the pleasure of opening for When in Rome, Flock of Seagull and Deborah Gibson ... these huge stars of the 80's took very kindly to the 5 sistahs so hopefully we'll be sharing more stages in the near future!
JUNE 2006
6/10/06- BOSTON PRIDE-Mother Nature was not kind to the PRDIE performers.. Event was shut-down early due to the treacherous weather.. Nope we didn't get the chance to perform : (
6/15/06- BROOKFIELD PARK & RECREATION-Great show, huge turnout, very nice weather...had some little funkettes on stages dancing and singing with us (fun family event)
6/17/06- FIRFIRE Burlington, VT-What can we say...Lovely VT ladies... Miss Barb and Chris very enthusiastic crowd can't wait to get back there...Oh I almost forgot to mention that Tina almost got our 11 passenger van stuck in the underground parking garage.
6/18/06- NY CITY PRIDE-INCREDIBLE event...got to hang with our good friend Michelle Balan (yep from this year's Last Comic Standing on NBC), lots of great performers: Ant from Celebrity Fit Club, Vicki Shaw and of course SF..... Oh did I mention we had to getup at 4 in the morning and drive from VT to NY so to perform at the event.
6/21/06- Lincoln Center Midsummer Night Swing Event-Probably one of the largest attended events we've performed at thus far, this year... Thousand's of peeps who REALLY appreciate live music.. lots of dancing and Martha Wash and Ari Gold were just incredible.. Martha "It's Raining Men" and "Sweat, Let The Rhythm Move You.
6/23/06- Columbus Rocking In The Street-Suzie puts on ONE HELL OF AN EVENT... Debut of Rocking and it was incredible.. Columbus is quite the scene!
6/24/06- Adonis Night Club- Women Out Front Event-Heck yea got the pleasure of playing with Frozen Feet, great band from Ohio... Club was cool had a pool and a dock in the back the promoter treated us excellent...If you're eve in Cincinnati check it out.
MAY 2006
5/6/06- The Cantina in New Hampshire- We had a BLAST .we performed with Amy Tee (comedian) and got to hang with some women who we met on the Olivia Cruise this past January
5/19/06-Toad's Place @ The Lilly Pad- GREAT Line-up...Cookie Cutter Girl (very superhero-like and poppy), Black Flamingo rocked like a female Ramones and of course our funk-rock flavor.
5/20/06-WEBSTER THEATER- Hartford... IF you missed this show, you missed one HECK OF a night of music... All Star lineup with Sister Funk and Lez Zeppelin (head to head)...PACKED HOUSE of screaming, partying fans
5/26/06-The POND HOUSE Cafe- Community Works Fundraiser Event- Incredible organization its a collative organization made up of many of the states non-profit businesses... We helped to raise lots of needed funding... Check them out and donate
5/27/06-Snooty Pig (LPGA Event) Corning, NY...Lots of fun jamming with the ladies of the LPGA, Unfortunately, we didn't get a chance to hang with Rosie Jones (top ranking professional golfer whom we met at Olivia Cruise).
5/29/06-Settler's Park Southbury, CT.. What a hot day but we had lots of fun at this family event...We had lots of helpers on percussion and dancing...thanks for making it a success.
APRIL 2006
April 8th & 9th- GLEE BOSTON EXPO- (lifestyle and enrichment expo)
Lots of vendors, great entertainment, and free prizes as Blaze & I like to call those free-be marketing items; we have enough pens and key chains to last a life time.
April 28th 2006- Ultimate Billiards- Great club, huge stage with concert arena lightening and sound.. We had a great time rocking out with the regulars as well as the DMR North employees.. Thanks Donna for saddling up the calvary.
April 29th, 2006- SAM ASH- Music Store Band Sponsored Concert
We were proud to have played for our sponsored st ore... We closed the show and we well received by the customers and most importantly by Ash and staff! We'll be doing a upcoming photo-shoot sporting our new baby doll Sam Ash T-Shirts, so next time you're in the store look for the new marketing photo ; )
4/10/06- Sister Funk on Myspace- That's right! Sister Funk has joined Myspace. Now you can keep in contact with you favorite sisters. Check out there profile .
MARCH 2006
3/04/06- Jamie's Pub- Always a great time at Jamie's... ESPECIALLY watching "Yellow Man" dance (see professor from "Back to the Future" in a spacesuit)!
3/24/06- True Colors Conference- WELL FOLKS, YOU JUST SHOULD HAVE BEEN THERE! Doria Roberts (incredible), Justin Trantor and his new band (wild), and a favorite among the ladies, "God-des and She" (hooks and raps that rock). Oh, and did we mention "Sirius Out Q"? Darren and Romaine shared some back stage antics with us... Stay tuned as Sister Funk will be doing a live "Sirius" studio interview and performance.
3/26/06- GLBT NY EXPO- What an incredible experience to be a part of.... We rocked the house 2x's due to an overwhelming response (plus showcasing for a couple record labels doesn't hurt when kicking up the energy and excitement)! Thanks to Kurfew Entertainment and Joe (fabulous sound technician).
FEBRUARY 2006
2/10/06- TOAD'S PLACE (Lilly’s Pad)- The Toad was rocked off its pad on the 10th. Sister Funk invited D-Vine (a local band) to share the stage and ironically, their new guitarist is none other than Vange D. (former SF member). Thanks to all our friends and fans who came out, funked up the place with us and cheered Tina on while she did her thing on top of the BAR!
2/12/06- AVALON Our 1st VACATION DAY of the year. Unfortunately, Mother Nature poured on the snow causing our Bloody Valentine show to be canceled... Stay tuned for a re-schedule.
2/25/06- FANTASIA (Dorothy Awards)- What a posh event! Great food, lots of fundraising, great decor and did I mention incredible music?! Frank and the other New Haven Community Center volunteers put on a wonderful event and raised lots of money for the center. After 3 years of performing at this event, SF is now the official house band!
JANUARY 2006
1/1/06- Funking New Years Eve at the Trumbull Marriott... It was an eventful evening; the sistah brought in the New Year with friends, family and new acquaintances. Although dinner was late for some, their was PLENTY of Drinking and Dancing to be done.
"CHEERS TO an incredible 06"
1/13/06- Tavern By The Pond . . . The band was filmed LIVE at an interesting, establishment coined as a restaurant that ordered food out, however the Netshow staff was great to work with and very enthusiastic. Watch the live show on Cox Channel 8 visit Netshows.com for viewing times and info.
1/14/06- Partners Cafe- Ilene's B-Day Bash..... "Peepa, how come I can't have a birthday party like Ilene had ???" It was a hot time, lots of partying and plenty of female fun! Check out femfactory.com for pictures and upcoming events.
1/21/06- Beenzy's Bar & Grill... never underestimate a new club; this one ROCKED. Its was our debut at this bar and BOY (I mean Girl) was it packed with peeps. We hope to be joining the ladies of Long Island again soon
1/29-2/5/06 OLIVIA Western Caribbean Cruise ....Do I REALLY need to tell you how amazing this was?? Sister Funk had 2 incredible performances (1st night) leaving Key West to Costa Maya Mexico and because of such an overwhelming response OLIVIA staff asked us to perform at the L Word White party later that week. We met Ilene Chaiken (L Word Creator and Director) and met Daniella Sea (new character this season) and was surprised and happy to hang with B (formerly known as Bitch) who made a guest appearance. We got to jam with Zoe Lewis, Suede, Sweet Baby Jai and caused mayhem and chaos with our favorite comedians: Suzanne Westenhoefer, Renee Hicks and Lisa Koch ( Stainies in my undies always gets me down is still ringing in my head). First, we biked, kayaked and met Cheap-o Felip-o (who only ripped us off a little bit) in Mexico. Next, we hiked and rode horse back in Guatemala. Lastly, we ate jungle cereal (termites), spotted a rare grison (jungle ferret), and went cave tubing in Belize. Our jobs are so exhausting : ) Wish you all were there to enjoy this incredible experience with us!
DECEMBER 2005
12-8-05 Sputnik (need I say more)~! Quite a nice hidden treasure of a club in Brooklyn. We played in the performance space which was a real treat and we met some very friendly musicans and did I mention that Jen G. walked in on a couple in the darkened bathroom during a private moment?
12-3-05 our show at the Highland Inn, which is an incredible, intimate relaxing Bed and Breakfast in New Hamshire was a lot of fun. We got a chance to snow board at a local ski resort, take an indoor and outdoor hot tub (which we did while it snowed and bearfoot mind you), ate delicious, homemade breakfast at the Inn and performed a close and personal show to the guests at the Inn. WE HIGHLY RECOMMEND that our female fans check this place out!
NOVEMBER 2005
11/18/05
NEW SF line-up DEBUT at Kenny Castaway's in NY.
WOW what a trip!@!Lots went on . . . incredible show, Jenn & Amy rocked each tune and sounded like they've been in SF since creation... Bus ride was out of control: overly intoxicated fan (yep got sick), traffic as expected most arrived home at 5:00am the next morning, a lost fan somewhere in the big apple, DAN if you're out there make contact PLEASE, and of course the stolen lint brush. Please read poem below written by a SF fan Kim Steel
I bought it on the very day
I was to take a trip
upon a bus to N.Y. city
to see some gals so hip.
I tucked it neatly in my purse
to keep the lint at bay.
Who knew that someone naughty
would take my brush away?
Now it's sitting idle
in someone else's purse
And I am covered with dog hair
and other things even worse.
Laugh and snicker if you will
at my brush's sad demise
I'll find that brush before too long
with my network of stealthy spies.
The perpetrator will pay the price
of crossing Kimberly Steel
She'll get them back effectively
with vehemence and zeal.
OCTOBER 2005
10-21-05
The Members of SISTER FUNK are torn about the new changes in that we are forced to say goodbye to one of the first and founding members of Sister Funk, Vange Durst. A top notch musician and friend who will be missed; however at the same time WE (Amy Blaze, Denise Troy & Tina Jean are PROUD to ANNOUNCE our 2 NEW BAND MEMBERS and are looking forward to the future.
SISTER FUNK WELCOMES
Jenn Gallo (Lead Guitar and Backing Vocals)
&
Amy Epperson (Bass & Backing Vocals)
BOTH former members of the Hartford-based Original rock band ACCIDENTAL GROOVE
Keep an eye out for the ALL NEW SF~
OCTOBER 13th-16th, 2005
What can I say about P-Town and our 4 shows at Vixen, P-Town's premiere music venue? We played to great crowds, ate some incredible food, and hung with some awesome entertainers like Zoe Lewis & Suzanne Westenhoffer.
SF has been hired to kick off the summer at Vixen during Memorial weekend, so make your plans early
Oct. 9th was a blast as SISTER FUNK played at the Amazing Corn Maze in Brookfield, we even got filthy dirty on the monster truck ride through the corn maze, and got lost in the maze for over an hour and a half.
Oct. 8th, Sister Funk rocked down the house at MUSTANG MARY'S, a very cool restaurant bar, which was packed with lots of ladies and a couple dudes. Great food and atmosphere and did I mention it is right near the casino : )
SEPTEMBER 2005
HARTFORD ADVOCATE 2005 Grand Band Slam
BEST POP & BEST FUNK BAND:SISTER FUNK
by Daniel Crisafulli -
Tina Jean -vocals,sax (BEST HORN 2005)
Amy Blaze- drums, percussion (BEST DRUMS 2005)
Denise Troy -vocals, keyboard
SISTER FUNK swept the New England Grand Band Slam, winning in multiple catergories, capturing 2 band titles and 4 individual musician awards. Sister Funk performed LIVE on the Main Outdoor stage at Up Or On The Rocks to crowded streets of fans new and old! This year's Slam Rocked. We thank all our fans for their continued show of support!
On 9/30/05 on the New Haven Green, Sister Funk helped raise over 6 figures for Lymphoma Leukemia Society!
On 9/24/05, A Double-header, WOW -Hartford PRIDE and Partner's in New Haven (Twilo Party)
We always love performing in our home state cause we get to see our friends and local fans. Keep it real and can't wait to spend some more good times
On 9/23/05 The Big E was also a Blast, we're playing again NEXT year, this time on CONNECTICUT DAY (not quite sure what that is but it sound good)
On 9/17/05 SF had an incredible time at the Ohio Women's Music Festival and want to thank ALL our supportive Fans who came out to see us. We even had someone wearing a homemade BOOTLEG Sister Funk T-shirt
It was cool to actually see SF as an IRON-ON.... Humm gives me an idea for future merchandise.
9/3/05 SF in Nashville, Yee Haw! Sister Funk not only rocked the Lipstick, we packed the place. Denise Troy got to spend time with her best friend, Blaze got to drink at a few honky-tonk Bars, and the band got to Shop, shop shop till we dropped. We also wanted to Thank Freddie Freeman and all those Melissa Etheridge fan forum peeps who came out to support
AUGUST 2005
Sister Funk got endorsed by MAC Makeup,
a leader in women's cosmetics worldwide
Come check out Sister Funk's fresh new look!
