With Delirium Tremendous, their long awaited follow up to their debut record, Murder, And The Art Of The Dance, Mr. Lewis & The Funeral 5 are set to make quite the racket in 2011 like sailors come to port after a long trip at sea. Roughly formed in 2004, they’ve settled into the line up of Gregory Lewis as vocalist/guitarist, James Sheeran on the drums, Rob Metcalfe on guitar and percussion, Danny “Dervish” Smith on bass, Phil Howard on keyboard and percussion and Jimmy Bonura on saxophone. Together, they will take their own brand of barrel house cabaret rock to the masses with vim and vigor throughout the next year. “(Mr.) Lewis composes with cinematic sweep, taking a confident, playful, mix-and-match approach to genre. Just try to resist a devil that plays punk rock with a dash of tango.”- Austin Music Magazine “If it’s closing time, and a circus barker trapped you in the circus freak-show tent, fear not. Let Mr. Lewis & the Funeral 5 be your soundtrack to escape.” -Margaret Moser, Austin Chronicle “Mr. Lewis & the Funeral Five’s polka/lounge/murder ballads stung like Molotov cocktails thrown through the window of a church.” -Audra Schroeder, Austin Chronicle
A sampler of album, live, and rare tracks to acclimate you to the amazing Mr. Lewis and The Funeral 5
Track 1 from the album Delirium Tremendous.
Tracks 2 & 3 recorded live at Ranch by Chicken Ranch 2017 @ Hole in The Wall, ATX. Live sound, Mike Nicolai, mixed and mastered by Steve Stubblefield.
Tracks 4 & 6 Live KUT Session.
Track 5 from the album, Murder and The Art of The Dance.
Mr. Lewis and The Funeral 5:
Greg Lewis- Guitar, Vocals
James Sheeran- Drums
Rob Metcalf- Guitar, Percussion
Jared Wiley- Keyboard
Dez Desormeaux - Sax
Alumni:
Danny Dervish- Bass
James Bonura- Sax
Joy Smith- Keyboards
Phil "Filthy" Howard- Keyboards, Percussion
Nick Rauh- sax
Macabaret For Dummies - Mr. Lewis and The Funeral 5
[03:58] . Mr. Lewis and The Funeral 5 - Black Coffee Night (KUT Session 2007)
[04:10] . Mr. Lewis and The Funeral 5 - Burn Down The Sails (Live @ RXCR 2017)
[05:44] . Mr. Lewis and The Funeral 5 - I Found Love On The Highway
[03:32] . Mr. Lewis and The Funeral 5 - Into The Woods (KUT Session 2007)
[07:03] . Mr. Lewis and The Funeral 5 - Song For Dawn
[04:41] . Mr. Lewis and The Funeral 5 - You Can Count on Me (Live @ RXCR 2017)
