Shamus’ FuNk MoNkeYs Page

About Me

..History of Slightly Left of Center: Started in 1995 as a concept for a record label or artist promotion forum Slightly Left of Center has evolved into a series of things the least of which is the title for a series of recorded works. The revolving door of musicians envolved with this project is truly staggering but each and every member who is involved gets their due and we will try and post as many songs here as we can. The only consistant member of SLofC is Shamus the bass player. The current project involves musicians from Ohio, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Dublin, and Paris and released it's first single "The Past" by Liquid last August, 2006. Shamus is also working locally with Ellicott City, Maryland bands the "FuNk MoNKeys" (check out our friends section for their link), Pennsylvania based "Gobbler's Knob" and "Stryker's Music" as well as"Tom French and the Vibe" and Shamus' own solo project "Ghost". Recently Shamus has signed on to do "Poppers" and all original band based around loops and digital processing with members of several different bands all over the world via internet recordings. Key contributors to Slightly Left of Center's past include: The House Plants, Shock Logic, The Drunken Lizards, Insurection, FatKid, Sukrod, Rejected by the Handle, one Cylinder Dog, and S.P.D., Quicksand Pictures, S.D.Jones. Many of the acts are short lived projects but many of them have had long term or Radio play success. If you like to write songs via internet or are local to the Baltimore area and are looking for someone new to jam with feel free to contact Shamus through this site. Thanks for visiting.

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Member Since: 7/22/2006
Band Website: myspace.com/funkmonkeysofmaryland
Band Members: The FuNk MoNkeYs are: ShAmUs - Bass/Drums/Vocals, SteVe SmiTh - Guitars/Vocals Current Guest Drummer: Alex Perez and as always: Rowan Brook, Rabbit LeFleur, and Ms. L - Inspiration/Vocals/Lyrics+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ++++++++++++++ Other projects and friends: Latin Lover (Nathan Frank), Chocolate Milk! (Leif Aryk), The Poppers, Tom French and the Vibe, Gobbler’s Knob, Stryker’s Music, Mikey and the Crew, Alex Perez -Drums, Michelle Harmon - Vocals, Bill Taylor - Drums/percussion, Earl Beatty - Drums---------------------------
Influences: Chuck Brown, E.U., Trouble Funk, Backyard Band, George Clinton, Bootsy Collins, Freekbass, Rollins Band, Naked Raygun, Robert Randolph & the Family Band, Dave Matthews Band, Ministry, Parlament, Funkadelic, P-funk all stars, Peter GabrielPIMP IT!:

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Sounds Like: The idea with Slightly Left of Center is to sound like anything and everything, while our bass tends to be towards the funk side of life our current guitar and vocalist is more along the lines of classic rock. Never ones to short ourselves we'll try anything. Sometimes it works and well sometimes it doesn't. Last years show in NJ found us sporting a cover of "Toxic" while a metal show a few weeks later in Ohio found us playing Pantera. You never know what you'll get and we hope to keep it that way!
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Record Label: we are not a label...sorry we can't sign your band
Type of Label: None

My Blog

Isaac Hayes passes away, but never forgotten

Hayes, 'Shaft' singer and disco presage, dies In this early 1970s file photo released in New York by 60 Cycle Media, Isaac Hayes is show... Mon Aug 11, 7:37 AM EDT Isaac Hayes, the baldheaded, bari...
Posted by Shamus’ FuNk MoNkeYs Page on Mon, 11 Aug 2008 01:24:00 PST

MUSIC-NATION!

ok so this website www.musicnation.com had a contest "record and post a version of Ingrid Michaelson's 'The way I am'." So the FuNk MoNkeYs never ones to be locked into a style or a corner decided we'...
Posted by Shamus’ FuNk MoNkeYs Page on Sat, 12 Jul 2008 07:48:00 PST

NEW fuNk MoNkey Song!

Well you can't keep a good FuNk mONkeY down and this weekend was no exception. After a exhausting day of family obligations and out of town friends the fUnk MoNkeYs set down for a late night reco...
Posted by Shamus’ FuNk MoNkeYs Page on Tue, 27 May 2008 07:26:00 PST

down time turns to new oppurtunities

With the FuNk MoNkeYs on a hiatus of sorts, unplanned and unwanted, and with your truly done with the gigs in Pittsburgh with "Gobbler's Knob", I had turned my attention to "Latin Lovers" sets in...
Posted by Shamus’ FuNk MoNkeYs Page on Wed, 07 May 2008 08:57:00 PST

weekend turns into a gig...sort of...lol

So the joke goes, "A bass player walks into a party and..." oh wait it wasn't a joke. On saturday I got a call from Steve, "Party at Reverened Mikes house the Disciples are playing!"..."come over...
Posted by Shamus’ FuNk MoNkeYs Page on Mon, 14 Apr 2008 07:32:00 PST

lUmpS, KaBlaAm, SuiCidE pLaN, flUsteR mE all on the spool

we have a boat load of new material in various stages of developement and expect to be getting some of it done this weekend! I can not wait to hear what we develope out of our current stash of jams! E...
Posted by Shamus’ FuNk MoNkeYs Page on Fri, 04 Apr 2008 07:46:00 PST

Recording News and Radio Play

So first "I would" was sucessful enough to get some love on a few minor radio shows in the Raleigh, NC area as well as Rosman, NC and on a Country/Rock station in Kansas City, MO...we were pretty happ...
Posted by Shamus’ FuNk MoNkeYs Page on Tue, 25 Mar 2008 10:26:00 PST

Recording News

The FuNk mOnkEys have been out of commision for a bit here recently and it was getting difficult but we are back and working hard on a new song called "I would" last night we layed down vocals and acc...
Posted by Shamus’ FuNk MoNkeYs Page on Mon, 21 Jan 2008 10:20:00 PST

TroUbled MoNkeys

The Last few months and certainly the last few weeks have been a very difficult run for those of us in the fUnk MonkeYs. Family concerns, scheduling concerns, and illness have delayed our recordi...
Posted by Shamus’ FuNk MoNkeYs Page on Wed, 09 Jan 2008 11:39:00 PST

New songs! and Happy Holidaze!

The FuNk MoNkeYs hit the studio saturday night with guest drummer Alex P (former S.D. Jones, Current Poppers drummer) and recorded a new track "Mrs. Everton" - we sincerely hope you enjoy the new fres...
Posted by Shamus’ FuNk MoNkeYs Page on Mon, 24 Dec 2007 07:36:00 PST