WBPN

"WBPN doesn't hew cleanly to one genreBasically , it's an instrumental jazz-fusion band loading up heavy on the funk, with plenty of room left for improvisation"



-Dave Roepke: The Fargo Forum July 18th

2006



Since early in 2006, WBPN has been hammering away tirelessly in order to forge new sounds that resonate with people at the most primal human level. Their sound has been described as youthful, fresh and extremely experienced. The sonic complexities and tight, deep grooves of WBPN's material take the listener on a journey from dark mysterious places to places filled with light and exuberance. Being fans of funk, rock, electronica, jazz and more, the average WBPN set can manifest itself in chameleon like ways.



After officially being a band for only four months, WBPN won the 10klf Cosmic Break Contest and earned a slot playing at 10klf. This, in turn, helped to catapult WBPN straight into the ears of many supportive listeners. WBPN continued to play frequent live shows and write original material until spring of 2007 when they once again battled for and won a slot at 10klf. In addition, WBPN has made appearances at Log Jam, Harvest Festival, Fat Fest, Solstice Shakedown, Harmony Festival, Bella Luna, and many more. The music from the WBPN camp has not shown any signs of letting up and the word of mouth buzz about the band, and their shows, is helping to assure a steady climb upward for WBPN in 2008 and beyond.



"They play jamband-jazz that would have cost you a 20 dollar cover and a two drink minimum to hear in downtown Chicago."

-Annette Martel: The Rivers Edge monthly September 2006



"Fargo, ND, based WBPN played a very energetic set to a good sized Saloon. Being my first experience with the band I wasn't familiar with their tracks, but they had a strong rock sound that offered up some nice variety to the weekend, I'd definitely go see them solo if they ever came around the mid-west."

LiveMusicBlog.com 10KLF Review: Day Two WBPN set



"Those of you who have heard this group know the extent of their groove capacity, and WBPN never disappoints."

-Zach Kabrinsky: The High Plains Reader july 6 Vol. 12 Iss. 43 page 6



WBPN has enjoyed jamming with the following: Particle, God Johnson, Pnuma Trio, Vince Herman and Great American Taxi, Fat Maw Rooney, Down Lo, Gypsyfoot, Willie Waldmen and Norton Wisdom (world class live art), Madahoochi, Gold Standard, Wookiefoot, The SugarFree Allstars, Hyentyte, The New Primitives, Stealin' Strings, Hooch, The Smoking Bandits, The Northwoods Band, The Last Bus, 3 Peas, Fat Dad, Sol Spectre, Odd Ball Protocall, The MindFunkAllStars, Sovereign Sect, and many more.



Links to FREE WBPN shows for download. Or, listen to it streaming on Internet Archive:



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