Gritty

A capacity Friday night crowd greeted The Hot Grits last evening at the first installment of the Auckland Festival Late Lounge at the Wintergarden. They are a really fun band, and had the punters filling the dancefloor in about 3 seconds flat. A nice set of Meters-inspired funk and several large, extended dollops of Afrobeat (what's with the rise of Afrobeat Orchestras in NZ at the moment? The Grits here in Auckland, Scribes of Ra in Wellington. There's an audience out there for it too...)

Some Grits at Float bar, August 2004

Since the Grits dont have any records available, its a good thing they've put some of their songs online.