Former Champs

The music of Former Champions combines elements of rock, electronica, jazz, funk, and world beats. Vocal driven compositions mixed with in the moment improvisations create a live show not to be missed....their music is progressive, high energy and uniquely identifiable. They have recently shared the stage with Lotus, Perpetual Groove, Tea Leaf Green, EOTO, Toubab Krewe, John Brown's Body, Zappa Plays Zappa, Deer Tick, Telepath, The Hackensaw Boys, Brother's Past, Conspirator, U-Melt, New Riders of the Purple Sage, Biodiesel, Indobox, and the Bridge among others. Former Champions continue forward with inspired energy and a dynamic presence ready to unleash their sound into the atmosphere. Expect any combination of 40 awesome originals, plus a songbook of covers, mixed with improvisation and the mood of the moment They play. You listen. Enjoy. Dance if compelled. Freak out when necessary.

Covers List:

Around the World - Daft Punk

Fearless - Pink Floyd

Kid Charlemane - Steely Dan

LA Woman - The Doors

3rd Stone - Jimi Hendrix

Going the distance - Cake

Elizabeth Reed - Alleman Brothers Band

Shakedown Street - Grateful Dead

Jump in the Line - Harry Belafonte

Night Rider Theme

Tetris Theme

Hella Good - No Doubt

Closer - Nine Inch Nails

New Pollution - Beck

David Bowie - Phish

Isotope - Joe Henderson

Originals List:

17th

40s

Antenna

Arcs

Artifacts

Bratva

Canals

Dinosaures

Ellie

Face

Five

Flash

Frigid

Get Down

Head

Infinite

Land

Last Day

Mirror

Mozongo

Oiegepra

Peace

Ricochet

Skin

Stereo

Symbols

Transport

Veer

Virtual

Walted

Water

Waves

We?

Worldwide

Zero

Woohoo