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Contact:
Matt Day
207-408-1403
matt@slychi.com


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Sound Clips:
Live
Canned Heat
(Jamiroquai)
Dancing Machine
(Jackson 5)
Got to be Real
(Cheryl Lynn)
Groove Infatuation
(Sly-Chi)
P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)
(Michael Jackson)
Reap what you Sow
(Sly-Chi)
Wave Sound
(Sly-Chi)
Working Day & Night
(Michael Jackson)

Studio
Animo
(Sly-Chi)
Waiting for the Sun
(Sly-Chi)

[Full repertoire list on tunes page]

About the band:

Sly-Chi [chee], from Portland, Maine, defies your standard musical genres.
It takes more than a word to describe their style. There's funk, soul, a
little R&B - all with an underlying jazz edge. Throw in the classic rock and
you're pleasantly confused. This unique combination - along with the sheer
size of the band - creates an unmistakable energy. The group has horns, 4
singers, a long list of percussive instruments, and a super-tight rhythm
section to support all that sound. They pack dance floors much like the
bands they're often compared to - Earth, Wind & Fire, Tower of Power, Brand
New Heavies.

The group got started in early 2000 and their family of friends and fans has
been expanding ever since. Soon after their debut CD, "Wave Sound", reached best seller status in Maine and New Hampshire, they were voted Best Live Act and Best R&B Act in the 2004 Portland Phoenix Best Music Poll, followed by Best R&B Act in 2005 and 2006.

 With the addition of new saxophonist, Brian Graham, and Q97.9's Maine Idol Winner, Kelly McKenna, the band has placed in the finals of The 2008
 Anthem International Music Festival. Most recently Sly-Chi has released
 their sophomore album, "The Space," which is now available at Maine and
 New Hampshire Bull Moose locations. Their first single, "Why," released in early 2008, has had radio play on most Maine stations and a number of college stations across the country. and the band is scheduled for an upcoming appearance on local television show "207."


 

In the Media:

Portland Phoenix CD Review (April '08)
Stowe Reporter - Article (Jan. '07)
Portland Phoenix - 2006 Best R&B/Soul/Blues Act Article (May '06)
Portland Phoenix - 2005 Best R&B/Soul/Blues Act Article (May '05)
Good Times Magazine - Article (Nov. '04)
USM Free Press - CD Review (Mar. '04)

"Bands of this kind of construction are usually so loose as to invite criticism from music nerds looking for flaws, but there is pedigree and history here enough to impress both the casual good-time seeker and the exacting fan of well played instruments."
- Portland Phoenix, 5/26/04

Short-list of clubs played:

Portland, Maine
Big Easy Blues Club
RiRa
Elsewhere in Maine
MJ's Grille & Tavern, Brunswick
The Phoenix House, Sunday River Ski Resort
New Hampshire
Kelly's Row, Durham
Shooter's Pub, Exeter
Massachusetts
Hard Rock Cafe, Boston
Sky Bar, Somerville
Vermont
Nectar's, Burlington
Rusty Nail, Stowe
New York
Kenny's Castaways, NYC
Tobacco Road, NYC

 

Sly-Chi has shared stages with:

Sam Kininger (of Soul Live & Lettuce)
Toots and the Maytals
The Bomb Squad
Derek Trucks (Allman Brothers Band guitarist)
Paranoid Social Club