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Cramped around the small Grape Room stage in Manayunk, a sea o
partially-popped collars, fedoras and tight T-shirts use the last few
moments o downtime between sets to order their beers.
Then Da Rezarekt takes the stage.
Marisa Guitargrrrl Salazar, petite and clad in an Avenged
Sevenfold shirt, begins shredding a lick that could put members o
the aforementioned band to shame. Pufy Dee Miller slides in with a
smooth, funk-bass groove, his light-colored dreadlocks whipping around
frantically. Derek Supa Star Dar Gallagher keeps the beat on drums, as
his formally serene demeanor morphs into a burst o pulsating rhythm.
Front man Supreem spits lyrics with such force in his deep, gravely voice
that he already needs to shed his thick Sixers jersey.
The reactions in the crowd suddenly go from wary, creeping smiles to
full-blown grins. Their light toe tapping turns into a full-blown dance
celebration. The formerly aloo people wearing sunglasses indoors
shamelessly break out their best dance moves.
The veteran hip hop/funk/rockers know how to get a party going.
Everyone brings something to the table, says Marisa, referring to her
bandmates. We're like the Super Friends. Seriously, i you ate the same
kind o foods every day, it starts to get on you. We bring a variety.
Their sound is diverse enough that they cant be pigeonholed.
We bill ourselves as rock/ funk/ hip hop, Supreem says ater the Grape
Room show. I was thinking how that relates to our personalities: Marisa
is the rock. Pu is the funk. I'm the hip hop. And Dar is the pulse, the
heartbeat o what keeps all the genres together. We formed our own
musical genre by coming together.
Supreem had been a member o the four-piece band Simple & Supreem,
which dropped an album and started getting a loyal following before they
broke up in 2006.
Ater meeting Pufy through a mutual friend, Supreem and Pufy
launched the new band. They experimented with a few lineups before
landing Marisa and Dar. Then, the chemistry blossomed.
Sometimes we practice in Pu's basement and we just click, Dar
proudly boasts. What happens is like magic.
Da Rezarekt will release their album Bang Da Bricks this fall, most likely
followed by a tour. They have a love for the road and they say they are
ready to take their eclectic sound nationwide.
We play what we love, Pufy explains simply, the way we want to do it.
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