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History

Garage A Trois was originally a trio founded by Moore, eight-string guitarist Charlie Hunter, and Skerik. It formed during the 1998 recording of Stanton Moore's debut '' All Kooked Out!'', a session that also yielded Garage A Trois' debut recording '' Mysteryfunk''. Both albums were produced by Dan Prothero on his independent Fog City Records label. They were also both recorded "live with no over dubs". Whereas ''All Kooked Out!'' was rehearsed, "straight-toned" and promoted as the initial release, ''Mysteryfunk'' was mostly improvised with electronically effected instruments and as Moore has stated had "all the freaky stuff." After success as a live act they took on vibraphonist and percussionist Mike Dillon. The quartet performed multiple tours on the national nightclub circuit and played at several festivals. They were known to perform a wide variety of music in any given show including funk, punk-rock with electronic effects, or straightforward jazz. In 2007, Moore, Skerik and Dillon continued to perform by the Garage A Trois moniker featuring other musicians such as

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and Marco Benevento. In October 2009, Garage A Trois released their first studio CD with the Benevento line-up, '' Power Patriot''. On August 20, 2012, Garage A Trois played a show at the Brooklyn Bowl in New York, with a lineup consisting of just Charlie Hunter, Skerik and Mike Dillon. The show is notable for the return of Charlie Hunter, the lack of Benevento or Moore, and Dillon playing a traditional drum kit for most of the show.

Discography

* '' Mysteryfunk'' (Fog City, 1999) * '' Emphasizer'' (Tone-Cool, 2003) * ''

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'' (Telarc, 2005) * '' Power Patriot'' (Royal Potato Family, 2009) * ''Always Be Happy, But Stay Evil'' (Royal Potato Family, 2011) * ''Calm Down Cologne'' (Royal Potato Family, 2021)

References

External links

Official site

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