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The Mini Qs

Thank You! See ya 'round.

About Me

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Member Since: 10/12/2006
Band Website: Website: You're on it
Band Members: Ben "Benanas" O'Neill (guitar) Luke "Luke" O'Reilly (organ) Joe Truglio (drums) Korey Riker (sax)

The Mini Qs "Monday Night Jump"

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Influences: Listening to: Erykah Badu, The Gap Band, Lee Perry and The Upsetters, Various Northern Soul Artists, Chaka, Tom Waits, In a Silent Way, Trojan Records, JB, Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings, Blind Willie Johnson, R.L. Burnside, TSOP, Beatles, Flaming Lips, Temptations, Spinners, Hi-Tek, Jaylib, De La, Louis Armstrong, Wu-Tang, Beasties, Pat Metheny Group, Ornette, Derek Bailey, Pharoahe Monch, Talib, Prince, GBV, Beck, The Impressions, Jill, Black Milk, John Lee Hooker, Toots and the Maytals, The Tuss, Camile, others...
Sounds Like: Mini Bio:Luke O'Reilly has toured and performed with Dave Valentine, Curtis Fuller, Red Halloway, Steve Turre and a host of other jazz heavies. He graduated from Temple University in '04 where he studied with Terrell Stafford and Tom Lawton.Ben O'Neill has recorded and toured extensively with Musiq Soulchild and Vivian Green and performed with Christina Aguilera and Erykah Badu among others. He Graduated from The University of the Arts in '04 where he studied with Pat Martino and Jimmy Bruno.The Mini Q's were formed in the fall of '04 and held a weekly Monday night gig at an upscale lounge in Olde City, Phila, for over 3 years. The debut album, Monday Night Jump! is available at cdbaby.com.The Q's pride themselves on their musically diverse sound which is rooted in the Blue Note groove recordings of the '60's and '70's. A quick listen to the album will reveal a great respect for the classic organ trios and a passion for soul, hip hop, funk and electronic music.They like to think of it as educated party music. Enjoy.

My Blog

Monday at Marmont, One mo’ gen

I'm sorry if anyone feels like we got over on them. It wasn't intentional. After we'd already decided that Silk would be out last show, Dan Lowery, our long time marmont bartender, called me up and ...
Posted by The Mini Qs on Mon, 28 Apr 2008 04:34:00 PST

Once again, Thank you

Hey, what can I say I enjoy the music we make. I'm glad that you do too. A lot of long time friends came to support the farewell show and we are grateful. Thanks also to Natural Selection and Silk ...
Posted by The Mini Qs on Wed, 16 Apr 2008 10:53:00 PST

A Note on the Final Mini Q’s Show

Tuesday, April 15th, 9pm @ Silk City (5th and Spring Garden) with Natural Selection. That’s all the pertinent info regarding The Mini Q’s farewell show.First of all, thank you for listeni...
Posted by The Mini Qs on Mon, 07 Apr 2008 09:17:00 PST

April 3rd with live farm animals!

If you need some inspiration, a night of "whoa", I hope you can check this crazy bill on thursday night. I’ve been saying for a while how I’m looking forward to this and it remains true. ...
Posted by The Mini Qs on Mon, 31 Mar 2008 12:00:00 PST

Ruben’s Mark Tomorrow Night

Hey, we got a last minute call to play this cool little spot in Germantown (I think). At any rate, it’s at Stenton Ave and Mt. Pleasent and from 8-12. No cover, just good ol’ funk music....
Posted by The Mini Qs on Wed, 19 Mar 2008 04:09:00 PST

Attack of the Free Form Roosters!!!

We’re looking forward to April 3rd with Sonic Liberation Front and DJ Action Wood. I recommend scoping out the myspace on SLF. Crazyness. They hit us up out of the blue on some "We should do ...
Posted by The Mini Qs on Sat, 15 Mar 2008 09:00:00 PST

Good times, stay tuned

Hello,We are grateful to John Barber and Philly Livepod for giving us the opportunity to perform at last night. We had a good time, made some good music and enjoyed a lot of good music before and aft...
Posted by The Mini Qs on Fri, 22 Feb 2008 12:49:00 PST

New Show

Hey everybody. I hope you're feeling well. We are very happy to have a FEATURED SET on the "Philly LivePod" show on Feb 21st @ Fusion Social Club at 10pm. "Philly LivePod", brought to you by John B...
Posted by The Mini Qs on Wed, 13 Feb 2008 11:50:00 PST

Thank you

Thank you for your support. Thanks to everyone from the musicians and DJ's who pulled together on a shoestring buget to make for a great night of music to our friends and fans who came out to support...
Posted by The Mini Qs on Wed, 06 Feb 2008 02:24:00 PST

I like westerns but that doesn’t mean I want to be a cowboy.

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Posted by The Mini Qs on Sun, 03 Feb 2008 10:02:00 PST