Straight up, this is a blatant pimping of my friends, the DeepVees. Before I go on your probably thinking to yourself what vulgar sexual innuendo for a band name. Get your mind out of the gutter. DeepVees refer to wearing button down shirts with minimal buttons exposing maximum chest. No one rocks this better than Frankie Bushell, Kyle Robinson, Marty Brodsky, and Rob Leo. Taking cues from the greats of the past such as Jimi Hendrix, Mick Jagger, and Jimmy Page they unbutton their shirts and let their chest cabbage hang in the breeze.
If you ask what type of music they play you’ll get a different answer depending on whom you talk to. Some would say rock others funk all while tying in an electronica/hip-hop tone. For only playing together since this summer they already have at least fifteen original songs that really show who the band is and where they’re going. With all band members providing direction the songs start as a reflection of one but transform to fit the band as a whole before arriving at a final product. This is refreshing to see because so many bands become type-casted when this group manages to be very multi-faceted.
When I mentioned hip-hop earlier I’m sure many thought, weird, a bunch of white guys going hood? This isn’t your gangster rap with gunshots as beats. The band does hip-hop covers with their own flair and some of their originals have a hip-hop feel to the lyrics similar to G. Love or John Butler with their silver tongues. Both rap covers have been led by Marty on vocals and are the party songs of their sets undoubtedly. Marty being a native of St. Louis can’t help but touch his inner St. Lunatic and spit Ride Wit Me as only he can. In their most recent show at Wahoo’s Fish Tacos on 15th Street in Denver they dropped a new cover they had been working on… Rosa Parks by Outkast. If you have ever listened to Big Boi and Andre 3000 you’ll know that they have one of the most unique styles in the game of rap. Combine that with the DeepVees own style and you have something really special. Both of these songs that will take us back (assuming you’re my age) to middle school and you just have to laugh at this refreshing new sound of the songs you’ve known for so long.
This type of creativity is what makes the band so damn good. During their shows at not a single point did the crowd loose interest. I know that this is a biased piece but I really couldn’t care. I’ve been told in business if you believe in the product you’ll be able to sell it. I truly believe in this group of great musicians and people and hopefully you’ll buy it.
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