Four on the Floor wants to make your feet move.
Playing a mix of classic rock and rhythm and blues, the band has been turning in sets at stages in the Auburn area for eight years. They rely on a range of covers from Led Zeppelin to Delbert McClinton to Wilson Pickett to rock their crowds.
“We're tending to go more classic rock these days just because we're getting old and we better do it now,” said bass player Bill Brownlee with a laugh.
Brownlee, who has been playing music since he was 14, was performing extensively with the Roosevelt Bean Blues Band when he helped form Four on the Floor.
“It was too much traveling, I was just looking to put together a small band,” he said. “To have a good time and make people dance.”
Brownlee rounded up the rest of the band through friendships and sightings at local shows. The name was suggested by then-drummer Jimmy Watts, who has since passed.
“We all figured, ‘That's good, let's try that,'” Brownlee said. “When you start throwing names around, something just kind of happens.”
Over the years the lineup has shifted. Currently, Brownlee, singer Scott Trudell, guitarist Dave Johnson and drummer Brian Welch enjoy performing at small bars and outdoor parties. Four on the Floor is looking to get another crowd moving when they perform at Morris' Grill this weekend.
“We'll play quite a variety of anything to make people tap their feet,” Brownlee said. “It's fun.”
Staff writer David Wilcox can be reached at 253-5311 ext. 245 or david.wilcox@lee.net
Five questions with Bill Brownlee, bassist for Four on the Floor:
Q: What's your favorite song to play live?
A: “Good Times Bad Times” by Led Zeppelin.
Q: What is the first concert you remember attending?
A: It was the James Gang and Led Zeppelin, but Lord knows when that was. It was at the War Memorial in Syracuse.
Q: What are your all-time favorite albums?
A: “Revolver” by the Beatles.
Q: Who are your biggest musical influences?
A: Joe Whiting and Mark Doyle.
Q: Where have you always wanted to perform but never gotten a chance to?
A: The Fillmore East (in New York City).
If you go
What: Four on the Floor
When: 9 p.m. Wednesday, March 26
Where: Morris' Grill, 6 W. Genesee St., Skaneateles
Cost: Free
Info: Call 685-7761
This week's top games at Circuit City in Aurelius:
1. Super Smash Brothers Brawl (Wii)
2. Assassin's Creed (PlayStation 3, Xbox 360)
3. WWE Smackdown vs. Raw 2008 (Wii, Nintendo DS, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 2, PSP, Xbox 360)
4. Need For Speed: Pro Street (Wii, Nintendo DS, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 2, Xbox 360, PC)
5. Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock (Wii, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 2, Xbox 360)
6. NCAA Football 2008 (PlayStation 3, PlayStation 2, Xbox 360, Xbox)
7. Juiced 2: Hot Import Nights (Nintendo DS, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 2, PSP, Xbox 360, PC)
8. NBA Live 08 (Wii, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 2, PSP, Xbox 360, PC)
9. Warcraft III: Battlechest (PC)
10. New Super Mario Brothers (Nintendo DS)
“We're tending to go more classic rock these days just because we're getting old and we better do it now,” said bass player Bill Brownlee with a laugh.
Brownlee, who has been playing music since he was 14, was performing extensively with the Roosevelt Bean Blues Band when he helped form Four on the Floor.
“It was too much traveling, I was just looking to put together a small band,” he said. “To have a good time and make people dance.”
Brownlee rounded up the rest of the band through friendships and sightings at local shows. The name was suggested by then-drummer Jimmy Watts, who has since passed.
“We all figured, ‘That's good, let's try that,'” Brownlee said. “When you start throwing names around, something just kind of happens.”
Over the years the lineup has shifted. Currently, Brownlee, singer Scott Trudell, guitarist Dave Johnson and drummer Brian Welch enjoy performing at small bars and outdoor parties. Four on the Floor is looking to get another crowd moving when they perform at Morris' Grill this weekend.
“We'll play quite a variety of anything to make people tap their feet,” Brownlee said. “It's fun.”
Staff writer David Wilcox can be reached at 253-5311 ext. 245 or david.wilcox@lee.net
Five questions with Bill Brownlee, bassist for Four on the Floor:
Q: What's your favorite song to play live?
A: “Good Times Bad Times” by Led Zeppelin.
Q: What is the first concert you remember attending?
A: It was the James Gang and Led Zeppelin, but Lord knows when that was. It was at the War Memorial in Syracuse.
Q: What are your all-time favorite albums?
A: “Revolver” by the Beatles.
Q: Who are your biggest musical influences?
A: Joe Whiting and Mark Doyle.
Q: Where have you always wanted to perform but never gotten a chance to?
A: The Fillmore East (in New York City).
If you go
What: Four on the Floor
When: 9 p.m. Wednesday, March 26
Where: Morris' Grill, 6 W. Genesee St., Skaneateles
Cost: Free
Info: Call 685-7761
This week's top games at Circuit City in Aurelius:
1. Super Smash Brothers Brawl (Wii)
2. Assassin's Creed (PlayStation 3, Xbox 360)
3. WWE Smackdown vs. Raw 2008 (Wii, Nintendo DS, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 2, PSP, Xbox 360)
4. Need For Speed: Pro Street (Wii, Nintendo DS, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 2, Xbox 360, PC)
5. Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock (Wii, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 2, Xbox 360)
6. NCAA Football 2008 (PlayStation 3, PlayStation 2, Xbox 360, Xbox)
7. Juiced 2: Hot Import Nights (Nintendo DS, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 2, PSP, Xbox 360, PC)
8. NBA Live 08 (Wii, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 2, PSP, Xbox 360, PC)
9. Warcraft III: Battlechest (PC)
10. New Super Mario Brothers (Nintendo DS)
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