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Menahan Street Band

American instrumental band

Summary

American instrumental band

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nameMenahan Street Band
imageThe Menahan Street Band (Jazz Fest Wien 2011) 01 (cropped).jpg
altMenahan Street Band performing onstage
captionMenahan Street Band at Jazz Fest Wien in 2011
image_size270
backgroundgroup_or_band
originBrooklyn, New York, United States
genreAfrobeat, funk, jazz, soul
years_active2007–present
labelDunham Records, Daptone
current_membersThomas Brenneck (guitar)
Dave Guy (trumpet)
Leon Michels (saxophone)
Nick Movshon (bass)
Homer Steinweiss (drums)
past_membersMike Deller (organ)

Dave Guy (trumpet) Leon Michels (saxophone) Nick Movshon (bass) Homer Steinweiss (drums)

Menahan Street Band is an American, Brooklyn, New York–based instrumental band formed in 2007, that plays funk and soul music. The band features musicians from Antibalas, El Michels Affair, Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings and the Budos Band. The group was founded by Thomas Brenneck while living in an apartment on Menahan Street in the Brooklyn neighborhood of Bushwick. Their debut album, Make the Road by Walking, was released in 2008 on Dunham, a sublabel of Daptone Records and was followed by The Crossing in 2012.

Various songs from Make the Road by Walking have been sampled by hip hop artists, including the title track, which was sampled by Jay-Z on the track "Roc Boys (And the Winner Is)...", "Going The Distance", which was sampled by Kid Cudi on his song "Solo Dolo Pt.II" featuring Kendrick Lamar on Cudi's third studio album Indicud, and "The Traitor," sampled by 50 Cent on his mixtape War Angel LP and by Cudi on his debut album Man on the Moon: The End of Day. In addition, the song "Tired of Fighting" is used as a primary sample in Kendrick Lamar's "Faith" from his eponymous 2009 EP, as well as YBN Cordae's 2019 track "Family Matters" from his debut album The Lost Boy.

After a ten-year hiatus, the band announced in December 2020 a new album, The Exciting Sounds of Menahan Street Band, which was released in February 2021.

Members

All members are active on the Daptone roster, and most have played together in Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings, El Michels Affair, The Budos Band, and/or Antibalas, among other projects.

  • Thomas Brenneck – bandleader, guitar, bass, keyboards (2007–present)
  • Dave Guy – trumpet, guitar (2007–present)
  • Leon Michels – saxophone, woodwinds, organ (2007–present)
  • Nick Movshon – bass, percussion (2007–present)
  • Homer Steinweiss – drums (2007–present)
  • Mike Deller – organ, piano (2007–2017; contributing musician: 2017–present)

Discography

Studio albums

TitleAlbum detailsMake the Road by WalkingThe CrossingThe Exciting Sounds of Menahan Street Band

Collaborative albums

  • Charles Bradley – No Time for Dreaming (2011)
  • Charles Bradley – No Time for Dreaming (The Instrumentals) (2011)
  • Charles Bradley – Victim of Love (2013)
  • Charles Bradley – Changes (2016)
  • Charles Bradley – Changes (The Instrumentals) (2017)
  • The Sha La Das – Love in the Wind (2018)
  • Charles Bradley – Black Velvet (2018)
  • Charles Bradley – Black Velvet (The Instrumentals) (2019)

Singles

TitleYearAlbumFormat"Make the Road by Walking" / "Karina""The World (Is Going Up In Flames)" / "Heartaches and Pain""The Telephone Song" / "Tired Of Fighting""The Wolf" / "Bushwick Lullaby""Heart Of Gold" / "In You (I Found A Love)""No Time for Dreaming" / "Golden Rule""The Crossing" / "Everyday A Dream""Lights Out / Keep Coming Back""There's a New Day Coming" / "Tommy Don't""Queen's Highway""Midnight Morning" / "Stepping Through the Shadow""The Duke" / "Midnight Morning""The Starchaser""Devil's Respite"
2006Make the Road by Walking7"
2007No Time for Dreaming (with Charles Bradley)7"
20087"
20097"
2011No Time for Dreaming (with Charles Bradley)7"
7"
The Crossing7"
20127"
2019**7", digital
2020The Exciting Sounds of Menahan Street Banddigital
7"
20217", digital
digital
digital

Split singles

  • Australian Tour EP b/w Charles Bradley (2009)
  • "Run it Back" b/w Charles Bradley (2012)
  • "I'll Slip Away" (Charles Bradley & Menahan Street Band) b/w Rodriguez (2012)
  • "Revelations" b/w Charles Bradley (2016)
  • "How Did I Get Here?" b/w Larose Jackson (2021)

Guest appearances

Selected credits

  • Jay-Z – "Roc Boys (And The Winner Is)..." (American Gangster, 2007) (sampled artist)
  • Kid Cudi – "Solo Dolo" (Man on the Moon: The End of Day, 2009) (sampled artist)
  • 50 Cent – "Talking in Codes" (War Angel LP, 2009) (sampled artist)
  • Kendrick Lamar – "Faith" (featuring BJ the Chicago Kid and Punch) (Kendrick Lamar EP, 2009) (sampled artist)
  • CeeLo Green – "Georgia" (single, 2010)
  • 3 Titans – "College" / "The Life of a Scholar" (single, 2010)
  • Eminem – "Groundhog Day" (The Marshall Mathers LP 2, 2012) (sampled artist)
  • Cults – "Go Outside (Menahan Street Band Remix)" (Cults, 2013)
  • Kid Cudi – "Solo Dolo, Part II" (featuring Kendrick Lamar) (Indicud, 2013) (sampled artist)
  • Theophilus London – "Rio" (feat. Menahan Street Band) (single, 2013)
  • Elvis Costello & The Roots – "Tripwire (Menahan Street Band Rework)" (Wise Up: Thought (Remixes & Reworks 2013) (Number Two), 2013)
  • Ludacris – "Not Long" (featuring Usher) (Ludaversal, 2015) (sampled artist)
  • Charles Bradley & Menahan Street Band – "Cumberland Blues" (Grateful Dead cover) (Day of the Dead, 2016)
  • YBN Cordae – "Family Matters" (The Lost Boy, 2019) (sampled artist)
  • Charles Bradley & Menahan Street Band – "I'll Slip Away" (Sixto Rodriguez cover, Light in the Attic & Friends, 2023)

References

References

  1. "The 100 Best Songs of 2007".
  2. Kreps, Daniel. (2020-12-03). "Menahan Street Band Announce First New Album in Nearly 10 Years".
  3. Madora, Ryan. (2017-10-20). "Bass Players To Know: Nick Movshon".
  4. "Dave Guy".
  5. "Homer Steinweiss".
  6. "Menahan Street Band".
  7. Kelly, Tyler Damara. (October 3, 2023). "Light in the Attic announce Record Store Day exclusive reissue of their Cover Series, ''Light in the Attic & Friends''". [[The Line of Best Fit]].
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