Steveland Swatkins: CC#159 Soulfully positive and funky
b'Hello sweltering Summer fans, it\\u2019s nice and cool in the cupping room here at World Cup Coffee and Tea at NW 18th & Glisan.\\nI\\u2019m Tom D\\u2019Antoni, your genial host.\\nYou know, music today is so diverse, it\\u2019s hard to tell which kind is more popular than another. Used to be Rock, used to be Indie, but today due to the Soul Music revival of the past few years, you can find just as much funky music and you can any other kind.\\nOne of the leaders in that category is here with me. It\\u2019s keyboardist, singer, composer Steveland Swatkins. I have just learned that I should call him Steve, and I will.\\nHe\\u2019s very busy with his own band, Swatkins and the Positive Agenda, with lots of gigs with others local and national\\u2026he just got back from playing with the great George Porter Jr.\\nHis partner is Moorea Masa and they share in each others\\u2019 careers. Both of their bands will be appearing at the Aladdin Theater on Saturday, August 25.\\nHe\\u2019s busy, he\\u2019s also genial. Here he is.'