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LPFUNK

LET'S TAKE IT TO THE STAGE!!!

About Me

LPfunK (Lucas Papaelias) is a singer/songwriter-slash-lead guitarist-slash-professional actor from New York City. He plays acoustic funk, dirty pop, blues, and classic rock-style lead guitar in various musical endeavors while supporting himself through theatrical, television, and film roles. Highlights include many Off-Broadway & regional plays, dead-beat stoner/slacker roles on Law & Order, stints in several Sundance-award winning indie films, the Wendy's "Snake" campaign, and Neil the bass player alongside Jack Black in the Richard Linklater film "School of Rock".Former frontman of the lower-east-side rock band COOL HAND, he's performed at various clubs throughout NYC, including Mercury Lounge, CBGB's, Arlene's Grocery, and Luna Lounge (RIP). He also founded the weekly acoustic night at Jack's Coffee Shop, an intimate, unplugged setting in the West Village. His music can be heard on the soundtracks for several indie films, and he also composed the music for the Off-B'way play "Walk Two Moons" at the Lucille Lortel Theater.LPfunK's debut ep was produced in 2005 by Don DiLego.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 3/13/2006
Band Website: lpfunkrocks.com
Influences: AC/DC, Aerosmith, Allman Bros. Band, The Band, The Beatles, Beck, Black Sabbath, Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen, Carole King, Chicago, Curtis Mayfield, The Doors, Fela Kuti, Funkadelic, GNR, Heart, Iggy & The Stooges, Interpol, James Brown, The James Gang, Jane's Addiction, Jimi Hendrix, Joni Mitchell, Joy Division, Kings of Leon, Kool & The Gang, Led Zeppelin, Metallica, The Meters, Muddy Waters, My Morning Jacket, Neil Young, Oasis, Ozzy, Parliament, Pink Floyd, Prince, Rick James, Robert Johnson, Rolling Stones, Stevie Wonder, The Strokes, Todd Rundgren, Tom Petty, Tool, Traffic, U2, Van Halen, Violent Femmes, Weezer, White Stripes, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, ZZTop
Type of Label: None

My Blog

tokin' PART DEUX (jersey street)

this was it, baby.  the closest call of all...i have learned my lesson. i am currently performing music and acting in the Public Theatre's production of Romeo & Juliet at the Delacorte in Cen...
Posted by LPFUNK on Fri, 27 Jul 2007 08:40:00 PST

THE REVIEW

i know we're not supposed to read reviews, but Essential Self-Defense holds a special place in my heart. and not just on a creative level; more because of the sense of family i feel amongst my castma...
Posted by LPFUNK on Fri, 27 Jul 2007 08:40:00 PST

breaking the mule

so we're in previews for this play i'm doing called Essential Self-Defense at Playwrights Horizons. it's been a fulfilling but hectic experience thus far, lots of technical stuff to hit every night j...
Posted by LPFUNK on Fri, 27 Jul 2007 08:40:00 PST

tokin'

yeah...so i had an interesting experience getting tossed from a karaoke bar in the East Village a few nights ago. after the Edge Theatre Company's BINGO party, my buddy Chernus got a call that a crew...
Posted by LPFUNK on Fri, 27 Jul 2007 08:40:00 PST

i needed it most

in edinburgh, at the My Morning Jacket/Less show, i was in the restroom right before the Jacket went on, and i was standing at the trough doing my bizness, and the song "I Needed It MOst", for whateve...
Posted by LPFUNK on Fri, 27 Jul 2007 08:39:00 PST

reality TV

so there was some backlash regarding Game 5, that Wade shot way too many foul shots, that the officiating was horrible, that they essentially gave Miami the victory, as opposed to last night, where th...
Posted by LPFUNK on Fri, 27 Jul 2007 08:39:00 PST

sports

i fuckin love sports. this weekend was incredible. on saturday, USA tied Italy 1-1 in World Cup Soccer; then today, the Mavs and the Heat played a phenomenal game 5 tiebreaker won by the Heat, 101-1...
Posted by LPFUNK on Fri, 27 Jul 2007 08:39:00 PST

leave your ego at the door

right...so no subUrbia play for me, apparently i have the "wrong physicality" for what they were looking for in the part, which is kinda understandable, upon further thought. i guess they need a guy ...
Posted by LPFUNK on Fri, 27 Jul 2007 08:39:00 PST

auditions

so every so often, as an actor, you get these auditions that will come up for something that 1) you're perfect for, 2) you've worked on the material before, 3) you've worked multiple times at the sa...
Posted by LPFUNK on Fri, 27 Jul 2007 08:39:00 PST

Deer Deer COW

So here's a typical crazy weekend in the trials & tribulations of LPfunk--went up to the Catskill mountains, one of the most beautiful places that close to New York City (if you've never been, you owe...
Posted by LPFUNK on Fri, 27 Jul 2007 08:39:00 PST