The best description of the band’s sound comes from Relix Magazine: “Superb, adventurous, diverse, simply mesmerizing instrumental work. Steeped in soul, rock, pop, and blues Lubriphonic's members play with a tenacity and precision that sets them apart". Lubriphonic is the brainchild of guitarist Giles Corey & drummer Rick King which began as a residency at Chicago’s legendary Checkerboard Lounge, where they recruited some of the best blues, funk, and rock musicians in the city for improvisational live sessions in which the kinetic energy that make a band were initiated. Lubriphonic comes from the Chicago blues or gospel music pools. They met while playing in other bands from Chicago. The evolution from performing as sidemen for the city’s most legendary blues stars such as Buddy Guy, Otis Rush, Lenny Kravitz and Koko Taylor into an original group came from the hunger of each musician to develop their emerging funky sound. It’s this expression of creativity and energy at each performance that is paramount to Lubriphonic. Lubriphonic – made up of Giles Corey (vocals, guitar), Richard King (drums), Pennal Johnson (bass), Charles Prophet (saxophone), Norman Palm (trombone) Ron Haynes (trumpet) – tour extensively, crisscrossing the country playing festivals, theaters and clubs spending over 220 days a year on the road. Sold out shows, national tours and their evolving sound are proof enough of how relevant Lubriphonic is going to become in the coming years. The group’s

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