Two nights of funk with Papa Josh
Published 5:00 am Friday, October 25, 2013
Oh Bend … I know you love Tony Smiley. I’ve seen it the way you look at the Portland musician when he’s doing his irresistible one-man rock band thing.
This weekend, Dojo will host another guy doing a very similar thing. His name is Papa Josh, he’s from British Columbia, Canada, and his music is a bit more disco-funk dance music than Smiley’s, but he makes it the same way: Play an instrument. Use a loop pedal to record that instrument and play it back. Play another instrument atop the recording. Build. Build. Build into a full song.
You’re gonna love him, Bend. Check him out at www.papajosh.com.
Papa Josh; 10 tonight and 10 p.m. Saturday; free; Dojo, 852 N.W. Brooks St., Bend; www.dojobend.com.