Next Friday night, March 22nd, Page McConnell will team up with three members of legendary New Orleans band The Original Meters, aka The Meter Men to perform at the elegant Grand Ballroom in New York City. The quartet features the Phish keyboardist along with bassist George Porter Jr., drummer Zigaboo Modeliste and guitarist Leo Nocentelli from The Meters.
Page and The Meter Men first visited NYC just after SuperStorm Sandy hit, limiting transportation options for some of those who were looking to attend. Those who did make it out caught a pair of memorable performances that were heavy on funk and otherworldly musicianship. From the looks of the videos we shared from the group’s first 2013 set, they are picking up right where they left off.
As part of our Everybody Wins When We Plug Something And In Return They Offer Us Free Shit To Give Away program, we’ve got a pair of tickets to see Page McConnell and The Meter Men at Grand Ballroom on March 22nd to giveaway. Simply leave a comment below telling us about your favorite Meters song. We’ll pick one entry at random at 3PM ET on March 18th. You can enter a second time by leaving a similar comment on the Hidden Track Facebook Page and a third time by following @hidden_track and tweeting the name of your favorite Meters song at us. You must include both @hidden_track and #htpagemeters in your tweet.
Here’s the fine print…
- To enter, leave a comment below telling us your favorite Meters song
- Enter a second time by leaving a similar comment on the Hidden Track Facebook Page
- You can enter a third time by following @hidden_track and tweeting the name of your favorite Meters song at us. You must include both @hidden_track AND #htpagemeters in your tweet
- Your comment(s) must be left by 3PM EDT on March 18th
- Anybody entering more than once a piece on Facebook, Twitter and at the bottom of this post will be disqualified, tarred and feathered
- Each winner will receive one pair of tickets for the March 22nd performance
- HT staff members are not eligible to win
Tickets for Page McConnell and The Meter Men at Grand Ballroom are available via Ticketmaster.
45 Responses
Gotta be Funkify Your Life…completely embodies The Meters.
favorite song is definitely cissy strut, a classic
I need more time! Don’t get it to hear it that often but when I do it’s always a good time!
Yeah, You’re Right
definitely fire on the bayou!
Their cover of the Beatles’ Come Together.
Pungee is one of my all time favorites, though Chicken STrut was played way too much in my college apartment.
Pungee
Chicken Strut for sure
Funky Miracle and the Come together they perform!
Gotta go with cissy strut. Yeah it’s a pretty typical choice but man that song grooves.
Pungee! so glad Page decided to play it with the Meter Men.
Hey Pocky Way!
When I saw them in Providence a few years ago, they played the Hokie Pokie….quite fun, had everyone dancing around…
Soul Island
Soul Island, too! 🙂
Love is For Me. Great tune!
Look-Ka Py Py — from start to end. its a funk masterpiece.
definitely cissy strut!
Gotta go with Just Kissed My Baby.
gotta gotta gotta be (Doodle Loop) The World Is A Little Bit Under The Weather – best title, best breakdown, its got “the riff”…funky as hell, its got it all!
Cissy Strut!
Look-Ka Py Py…. Love it, would love to see Page & The Meters!
It might be cliche, but I’m going with Funky Miracle. Sets the mood just right for me.
Hey Pokey Way
Hey Pocky A-way, all the way!
Fiya on the Bayou!!!!!!
You’ve Gotta Change (you’ve got to reform)!!!
Cissy Strut for the win!
I Just Kissed my Baby!!
Cissy Strut
Hey Porky way every time!
Fiya on the bayouuu
Cordova
Cissy Strut
Hey pocky way if I don’t pocky say
Hey pocky way ya don’t say
Hey Pocky Way!
Hey Pocky A-Way!
cordova!!
Look-Ka Py Py defines The Meters overall sound!!
Cissy strut!
Cissy Strut
Cissy Strut
Cissy strut