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Patchogue Band Brings Funk to Festival
Curtis Mayfield, James Brown covers were part of Hydroyum's act.
Hydroyum, sometimes know as The Hydroyum Sexytet of Patchogue , played at the Great South Bay Music Festival's Cultural Stage at 4 p.m. on Saturday.
The band, formed in late 2004, has been featured in Patchogue Theatre's Live in the Lobby Series and played the Main Stage at last year's Great South Bay Music Festival.
Caleb Garby, one of the band's two guitar players said, "We're funk, rock, soul, a little bit of jam, some vocals, and a lot of crazy."
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They opened with a cover of a Curtis Mayfield tune. Toward the end of the set, charismatic front man Matt Smith, who does vocals and bass, put down his instrument to swagger through "Cold Sweat," a song made famous by James Brown.
Learn more about Hydroyum in the Patchogue Patch backstage video interview with guitarist Caleb Garby.
