Sounding unlike any new band you’ll hear all year, The Stepkids capture all the glitter and gold of classic seventies funk, R&B and soul music with such expertise that their recently released self-titled debut album could convince as a rediscovered lost recording from that era. Channeling the spirit of Earth Wind & Fire, Sly Stone, Todd Rundgren and dozens of others, but with their own personalities stamped all over their work, the Connecticut/NYC-based three piece could very well be considered a 21st century successor to those great artists. The band will be headlining The Deli’s CMJ show at Pianos on Thursday 10.20, sharing the stage with other rising NYC artists like Caveman, Zambri, Ill Fits and Forest Fire. The full schedule of the Deli CMJ shows will be announced later this week.
