Shake It Records Welcomes House Guests on Oct 26

Worldwide music fans, historians and funk enthusiasts alike are thrilled about this one! On October 26, our brothers and sisters at Shake It! Records party to share a long-player with way-out-of-print music from House Guests & Complete Strangers, featuring content from rare 45s of post-James Brown/pre-Parliament-Funkadelic material, headed up by brothers Catfish and Bootsy Collins (!!!). DIG THIS POSTER, FRIENDS!

In celebration of the release, Shake It! will present a live set by the IU Soul Revue Band, including original House Guests members vocalist Rufus Allen and drummer Frankie “Kash” Waddy.

The event’s also a celebration of Bootsy Collins’ 66th birthday; although Collins isn’t performing, he’ll be in attendance as his performances are featured on this special release. The new album will be played in its entirety throughout the evening, as a sneak peak; shortly after, it’s being sent off to be pressed to vinyl.

Shake It’s highly coveted reissues and compilations have included genre-spanning releases from such local/regional obscurities as The Reduced, Sacred Mushroom, Hasil Adkins, Jade and more. Darren Blase of Shake It! also co-founded the Cincinnati USA Music Heritage Foundation, which officially started when Bootsy and the original JB’s reunited a year after Mr. James Brown passed.

This event is free, beginning at 7pm and wrapping up around 9. The new record can be pre-ordered at Shake It then! Come be a part of Cincinnati funk history and secure your copy before these rare gems go out of print once again.