Name? Soulhound

Where are you based? Atlanta

Where do you typically tour or perform? Smoky bars, juke joints across the Southeast, our basement, and sweet festivals like FloydFest.

What’s your most recent CD? A Quickie in the Cave

What are your musical influences? In no particular order: James Brown, Stevie Wonder, Medeski Martin & Wood, Sly Stone, Steely Dan, Jimi Hendrix, The Meters, Zeppelin, The Beatles; as long as it’s good music, we love it all.

Who are some musical acts that sound like you? If Barry Manilow and Karen Carpenter got into a “thing” back in the 70s and had a child and that child shunned their parents influence and sounded like The Meters, Steely Dan, Galactic, Sly and the Family Stone … that would be us. Someone once said we sounded like The Screaming Headless Torsos, which is a great compliment.

Why should I come see you at the festival? Hmmmmm … our music is funky and unique. Each of us come from a different place musically, so our sound is something completely different. A little bit of funk, rock, improv, and soul all mixed into a sticky concoction. And like the tears of Chuck Norris, our music heals all types of afflictions.

When will you be playing? Friday 7/23 @ 9 on the Beer Garden Stage; Saturday 7/24 @ 8:30 on the VIP Stage. Check out Soulhound.com for more details.

What are you most looking forward to about playing at FloydFest? Meeting up with all of the people we met at last year’s festival and seeing some of our favorite bands perform.