Oh sunny day

King Sunshine are a dance floor loving collective with a pretty frontwoman, a bit like The Souljazz Orchestra with more percussion but, alas, a bit less substance. They were fun to listen to, but the memory of being quite underwhelmed still lingers. Who are these folks? My info on King Sunshine's lineup may be a shade out of date, but here goes:

I think any reasonable person will acknowledge that Maya Chilton looks mighty snazzy in this getup. Unfortunately, I think she may be better suited as a vocalist to down tempo stuff.



Marc Shapiro. just starting to get sweaty.



Lorne Lampert is responsible for a fair chunk of the group's Caribbean sound.



Rob Bezanson was a refugee from Chasing Dagmara and Furtherstill.



Phil Cada on smiley guitar.



Roger Berman on drums and porkpie hat.



Steve Dyte on trumpet - fortunately the horn section came out to the front of the stage near the end.



The rest of the horn section: Charlie Finlay (who usually plays sax) and Christian Overton on trombone.



Clapping action!



Sunny action!













They're fun for a night out, but I'm not making a beeline for the record store. Speaking of nights out, they'll be performing at the Mercury Lounge Nov. 23.

• Show reminder: Ukrania! helps celebrate Ukranian Independance Day at the Royal Oak; Good2Go, Ladymilk and Blackball play Irene's; Mika Miko, Eugene and The Eugenics and Thundra! play Zaphod Beeblebrox; The Creeping Nobodies, Polmo Polpo, The Sheeet, Wyrd Visions and Fucked Corpse play the Black Sheep Inn as part of the i(heart)music festival; Whiskey Daredevils and The Brown Hornets perform at the Dominion Tavern.