Five Alarm Funk is a horn powered, percussion fuelled sonic and visual assault. For more than nine years, the band has brought their relentless and unforgettable live show to clubs and major festivals across Canada and the United States. The group on stage is an unstoppable orgy of energy that feeds off of the sweat-soaked delirium of the dance floor. Ten musicians perform intricate and airtight arrangements with “dance” moves and full on head-banging. Choreographed arm movements coincide with melodic climaxes while the four percussionists create a true spectacle to behold. Each member of the band is a self-contained music machine, and Five Alarm Funk is proof that when it comes to laying down the perfect groove, the more the merrier. The fourth studio album, Rock the Sky, was released in May 2012. As the name implies, and the epic Pegasus on the cover attests, Rock the Sky has the band embracing their rock influences. “Iron Pegasus” is Iron Maiden meeting Tower of Power in an Egyptian bazaar, while “Wash Your Face” evokes Captain Kirk and Mr. Spock fighting to the death. The funk is not forgotten in “The Critic,” with heavy baritone sax propelling a slow and sexy groove.