Bubonik Funk - Wink at the Devil CD

With drums and bass laying down a foundation for the guitar and keyboard to dance upon, Bubonik Funk brings funk up to an infectious level.

Dylan Ellett, Nick McOwen, Stefan Kallander, and Daniel Allison joined forces about four years ago meeting up, in all places, Catholic High School, when they discovered they all shared a love for a sound that was uniquely different. Nick and Dylan were searching for a new guitar player for their band. Stefan, disappointed in the band he was jamming with, set out to find Nick and Dylan to ask if he could join them. As Stefan was walking up the stairs, down the stairs came his friends, all having the same idea for them to join forces and play what they loved. The end result, with the addition of Daniel Allison was a sound so infectious, so 'funky' the name became Bubonik Funk.

Since then, this band has taken North Carolina by storm spreading their music that they describe as 25% soul 25% funk 25% blues 25% rock, seasoned with Reggae, Rap, and anything else that they feel when playing.

All band members are now in colleges across the east coast, with Stefan attending the prestigious Berklee in MA. In a phone interview Stefan relayed how they are still writing together. "Thank God for the internet! We all just email the tracks around, adding in our parts, and practice when we are all back in Charlotte. We have known each other for so long, we all are on the same wave music wise, it is working out great!"

When asked about the work load of college and the challenges of having a band, Stefan credited their parents. " Persistence. Our parents taught us all if we start something to finish it, and if we want something bad enough it will come if we are persistent and work at it."

Well the persistence is paying off. On their album Wink at the Devil they have a more polished sound. Drums and bass that gets you moving, guitar and keys that grab you. The vocal styling and sound of Dylan is reminiscent to Jimmy Vaughn, and the harmonizing of Stefan and Daniel is perfectly, well, funky.

To name one standout song off this CD, it would have to be Polyphemus. This cut is an interesting mystic stew of soul, jazz, reggae, and rock. This cut gives you a true taste their unique style of funk.

so if you are a fan of soul/blues/rock/funk and looking for something fresh and alive, look no further, inject your musical soul with a dose of Bubonik Funk.