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Angelo Moore and the Brand New Step at Esther's Follies
Over the past few decades, Angelo Moore steadily pioneered new frontiers of music totally unique to his own incredible musical artistry. Having risen to fame with the legendary L.A. based band Fishbone, Angelo has always been ahead of his time, coming up with styles and sounds that are still influential in much of today’s popular music. While still being an active member of Fishbone, since 2012 he has been stepping out in a new direction, redefining himself yet again, collaborating with Bay Area producer Jim Greer and songwriter/guitarist Kris Jensen ( along with an incredible cast on their releases such as Del The Funky Homosapien, Mike Bordin (Faith No More, Ozzy), Stanton Moore and Robert Mercurio (Galactic), Butterscotch, Tim Carter (Kasabian), Casual (Hieroglyphics), Boots Riley (The Coup), and more). Together, as the Brand New Step, they seek to push the boundaries of music even further, crossing genres from funky soul dance to avant-garde to pop music, fusing together music that allows Angelo's unique sensibilities to shine without sounding like anything that has come before it. Through dynamic vocals, horns, theremin, beatboxing, effects, seamless electronic beats, and a
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