Stymie & The PJLO

Stymie & the Pimp Jones Luv Orchestra is a Bay Area bred, 12-piece tribe of thingamajigs lead by singer-songwriter Sean “Stymie” Sharp. The band has come a long way since hitting the scene more than two decades ago, having been voted Best Funk Band by the SF Weekly and opening for the likes of Earth, Wind, & Fire, Fred Wesley, Digital Underground, Buckwheat Zydeco and Billy Preston. The current incarnation, a combo of returning veterans and funky-fresh blood, has Stymie tickled stink. “This version of the band is carving out its own identity with these latest songs.” Teaming with writing partner/arranger/keyboardist Simon Rochester, Stymie has been writing new ditties at an astonishing pace, “inspired by the blessing of these talented people.” A taste of the new material is featured on the four-song EP, Songs We Pretend to Be – and the band is hard at work on a new album, The Funkativity Joint.