Baby and the Luvies
San Francisco, California, United States | Established. Jan 01, 2011 | SELF
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Press
“Think Sharon Jones, Fitz and the Tantrums, and the Alabama Shakes.. but local!” “Here’s why you should think about going:
- They’re Big: Ten members. That’s two and a half times better than the Beatles.
- They’re Original: They write ALL their own songs!
- They’re Groovy: The five-piece horn section melts brains. People dance. Non-dancers dance. - San Francisco Magazine
SAN FRANCISCO, CA -- Their self-titled CD is a sexy shindig replete with a five-piece horn section that smacks of an early Ike and Tina. - Death and Taxes Magazine
BABY & THE LUVIES' PROMISING 'TILT SIGN'
Baby & the Luvies, a 10-piece soul and R&B horn band, are unlike large party bands like Big Bang Beat and Pride & Joy in that they play original music, and they showcase 11 of their originals on their promising new album, “Tilt Sign.”
Baby & the Luvies come into their own on songs with less complicated arrangements, like “Beginner Scorpion,” a straight ahead R&B shuffle that rocks some quirky lyrics involving reptiles in coffee cans and smoking dragons. Any tune that has a title like “Beginner Scorpion” and the word “germicidal” in the lyrics separates Baby & the Luvies from the pack of “woke up this morning” soul groups, making them fun and charmingly offbeat. - Paul Liberatore / Marin Independent Journal (Calif.)
Discography
Baby & The Luvies
7" Vinyl
'Tilt Sign' / 'Your Little Fool'
Baby & The Luvies
11-track EP
Tilt Sign
Your Little Fool 4:42
Conjugal Visits 4:04
Shut In 3:46
Color Blue 4:44
Why You Left Me 4:14
Heartbroke 4:56
Beginner Scorpion 3:08
Higher Than The Weeds 3:25
Bottle It and Sell It 3:14
I Am Not A Baby 3:53
Tilt Sign 2:45
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Bio
Baby & The Luvies is an all-original, soul-inspired band from the heart of San Francisco, California.
“They’re Groovy: The horn section melts brains. People dance. Non-dancers dance.”
- San Francisco Magazine
Formed in 2011, San Francisco-based Baby & The Luvies is an original high-energy soul-inspired dance band. Since winning the Haight-Ashbury Battle of the Bands in 2013, the 7-piece group has been blowing the minds of bay-area club goers with their energetic dance-friendly shows driven by strong female vocals and high-impact horn arrangements that Death and Taxes Magazine says, “smacks of an early Ike and Tina.” Baby & The Luvies has performed sold out shows throughout the Bay Area supporting national touring acts including Grammy-winner Fantastic Negrito, Sister Sparrow & The Dirty Birds, The Peach Kings, Con Brio, BeatMosaic, Gene Washington and the Ironsides, Hotel Eden and Matt Jaffe &The Distractions. Since 2016, Baby & The Luvies has played dozens of the San Francisco Bay Area's hottest clubs including Great American Music Hall, The Chapel, Boom Boom Room and Slim's.
"Any tune that has a title like “Beginner Scorpion” and the
word “germicidal” in the lyrics separates Baby & the Luvies from the pack of “woke up this morning” soul groups, making them fun and charmingly offbeat."- Paul Liberatore Bay Area Rock Critic
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