Press: theartsstl (St. Louis)

It’s been a cold, cold winter here in St. Louis, and we could all definitely use a night of white-hot funk to dance those chills away. Luckily, Ripe is happy to oblige. The Boston-based band (once a seven-piece, now a quintet augmented with a touring trumpeter) blends the sounds of ‘70s funk and soul with a little ‘80s blue-eyed soul and a little rock n’ roll strut to form a sound that’s sure to get toes tapping and hips swaying. READ MORE