Listening to soul at home is nice, but the artform is meant to be heard standing on the floor in front of a big brass section.
That’s what happens on Thursday, July 14 at Crowbar in Ybor City when Justin McKenzie and Mandy Ferwada lead their nine-piece Southern soul unit Savants of Soul onstage.
The music not only adores the best of ‘60s-’70s Stax and Atlantic but also looks forward to the sprawling sounds of bands like St. Paul and the Broken Bones or Durand Jones and the Indications.
Raspberry Pie and HoneyWhat open the show.
This article appears in Jun 30 – Jul 6, 2022.
