With a nine-member lineup and a drive to deliver the groove, it's no surprise that Vancouver-based ensemble Five Alarm Funk know how to get a party started. That fun-loving attitude has wormed its way into the band's brand new video for "Robot," and Exclaim! has got your first look at the new clip.
The group teamed up with Vancity production unit Atomic Cartoons to make the video, which is the first in a series of clips corresponding to the band's new concept album Abandon Earth. It blends live action and green screen footage with fancy 3D/AFX techniques to tell the story of the world's destruction at the hands of a killer robot — and Five Alarm Funk's quest to survive.
It's not all doom and gloom, though, thanks to some vibrant live footage of the band in concert. If you like what you see, you can check out the band live on their upcoming tour dates, which are listed below.
Scroll past the upcoming shows and follow all the action and adventure by watching the video premiere of "Robot" in the player below.
Tour dates:
06/13 Vancouver, BC - Red Truck Concert Series
06/27 Saskatoon, SK - Saskatchewan Jazz Festival
06/28 Port Renfrew, BC - Tall Tree Festival
06/30 Calgary, AB - Dickens
07/02 Winnipeg, MB - the Pyramid Cabaret
07/03 Thunder Bay, ON - Crocks
07/05 Sudbury, ON - Northern Lights Festival Boreal
07/08 Sarnia, ON - Paddy Flaherty's
07/09 London, ON - Sunfest
07/10 Antigonish, NS - Evolve Festival
07/11 Toronto, ON - Panamania
07/12 London, ON - Sunfest
07/14 Toronto, ON - Panamania (Distillery)
07/15 Peterborough, ON - Red Dog Tavern
07/16 Kingston, ON - Taphouse
07/17 Montreal, QC - Le Divan Orange
07/22 Regina, SK - Mcnally's Tavern
07/23 Edmonton, AB - Mercury Room
07/29 Bellingham, WA - Downtown Sounds
08/15 Cumberland, BC - Atmosphere Gathering
The group teamed up with Vancity production unit Atomic Cartoons to make the video, which is the first in a series of clips corresponding to the band's new concept album Abandon Earth. It blends live action and green screen footage with fancy 3D/AFX techniques to tell the story of the world's destruction at the hands of a killer robot — and Five Alarm Funk's quest to survive.
It's not all doom and gloom, though, thanks to some vibrant live footage of the band in concert. If you like what you see, you can check out the band live on their upcoming tour dates, which are listed below.
Scroll past the upcoming shows and follow all the action and adventure by watching the video premiere of "Robot" in the player below.
Tour dates:
06/13 Vancouver, BC - Red Truck Concert Series
06/27 Saskatoon, SK - Saskatchewan Jazz Festival
06/28 Port Renfrew, BC - Tall Tree Festival
06/30 Calgary, AB - Dickens
07/02 Winnipeg, MB - the Pyramid Cabaret
07/03 Thunder Bay, ON - Crocks
07/05 Sudbury, ON - Northern Lights Festival Boreal
07/08 Sarnia, ON - Paddy Flaherty's
07/09 London, ON - Sunfest
07/10 Antigonish, NS - Evolve Festival
07/11 Toronto, ON - Panamania
07/12 London, ON - Sunfest
07/14 Toronto, ON - Panamania (Distillery)
07/15 Peterborough, ON - Red Dog Tavern
07/16 Kingston, ON - Taphouse
07/17 Montreal, QC - Le Divan Orange
07/22 Regina, SK - Mcnally's Tavern
07/23 Edmonton, AB - Mercury Room
07/29 Bellingham, WA - Downtown Sounds
08/15 Cumberland, BC - Atmosphere Gathering