Review Centre: Tribute Bands

"Call me Winston – the Tarantino tribute : Un nouvel orchestre sur la Côte d’Azur Alors que les évènements culturels sur la Côte d’Azur comme partout en France rencontrent cet été 2020 de grandes difficultés à se maintenir en raison des contraintes sanitaires, un nouvel orchestre, dédié aux musiques des films de Quentin Tarantino vient de voir le jour : Call me Winston – the Tarantino tribute. Cet orchestre composé de 10 membres, instrumentistes et chanteurs, proposent un répertoire basé sur les chansons et instrumentaux utilisés par Quentin Tarantino dans ses films. On a parfois reproché à Tarantino de ne pas commander de musique originale. Dans ses six premiers films il a préféré utiliser des pépites rock, country, rockabilly, surf music, funk, (« Reservoir Dogs », « Pulp Fiction », « Jackie Brown », « Death Proof ») mais aussi quelques extraits et effets sonores tirés de westerns, de films de série Z ou séries des années 50/60, de films de kung-fu (« Kill Bill »). A partir de 2009 et son film « Inglorious Basterds », il commence à utiliser des musiques écrites pour d’autres films, notamment de Morricone et Luis Bacalov. Il puise ainsi dans le répertoire des westerns-spaghetti. Dès lors, ses prochains films vont contenir à la fois des musiques et des chansons originales, mais aussi toujours des titres plus « vintage », choisis dans sa propre discothèque de vinyles. En dehors de ses propres réalisations, Tarantino a scénarisé et parfois aussi joué dans plusieurs autres films. Parmi eux, l’excellent « Une Nuit en Enfer » (From Dusk till Dawn) de Robert Rodriguez, dont la bande son est particulièrement rock. Tous les bikers de chaque Bandidos MC aimeraient avoir un Titti Twister pour y débuter leur soirée. C’est justement grâce à un orchestre tel que Call me Winston qu’on peut imaginer des événements, soirée thématique autour du cinéma et de l’univers décalé qu’on rencontre dans les films de Tarantino. La composition de Call me Winston – the Tarantino tribute, avec section rythmique complète et section cuivres lui permet de couvrir une grande partie du répertoire utilisé dans les films de Tarantino. Un couple de chanteur/chanteuse permet encore d’élargir les possibilités. Outre le fait qu’ils sont tous d’excellents musiciens, les membres de Call me Winston développent un coté visuel « 100% Tarantinesque », avec un look inspiré des bandits de « Reservoir Dogs » ou des tueurs de « Pulp Fiction ». Construit comme un parcours musical à travers les films et la diversité de ses styles, le spectacle présenté par Call me Winston plaira à un large public. En outre, avec quelques clins d’œil çà et là, les fans de Tarantino se régaleront. "

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"Elvis showed up and changed the party. Guests are still talking about it!! He walked in with 2 show girls singing Viva Las Vegas and the party erupted. Closing it out with Marilyn Monroe made our Grandma’s birthday full of fun, laughter and dance! Thank you!!"

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"OMG! They sound exactly like the real DURAN DURAN! And his voice , oh my... i can barely notice the difference between the Duran Duranies frontman and Simon Le Bon."

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"Almoraima thanks for the best performance, bravo!!!!"

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"You guys are awesome, great dancing band. We need you back!"

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"Petty Party delivered an absolutely amazing performance to a capacity crowd at the Lancaster Performing Arts Center! From the very first note, the energy in the room was electric, with audience members dancing in the aisles and singing at the top of their lungs. The band’s spot-on musicianship, dynamic stage presence, and heartfelt tribute to Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers created an unforgettable experience for everyone in attendance. We couldn’t have asked for a better show and can’t wait to have them back!" – Julie Secory, Lancaster Performing Arts Center"

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"This performance was fantastic. It’s still talked about with my family friends. MJ danced like his life depended on it and really gave us all a show. He was on time and was so very kind to all of my family friends and took pictures with everyone that wanted photos. We danced and we laughed. Our 2 and 3 year old girls sat through the entire performance and were captivated. They are now MJ fans and ask to watch MJ videos all the time. Thank you so much for giving us all a memorable experience!"

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"A massive thank you for performing at the Hong Kong Sevens again. We got some great comments on the band and the various tribute acts. Safe travels and I will definitely be in touch about 2019 (5-7 April) Sam / HK7s Event Managing Director."

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"Great choice for anyone wants essence from the king, excellent excellent "

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"Rachel performed as Taylor swift for our pride event in July 2025. She was outstanding! Her first 25 mins was acoustic and the second was with backing tracks. She has a great voice and is a great talent. She kept the crowd happy and engaged… even in the pouring down rain. She is very professional and kept in touch with us regularly in the run up to the event. She also arrived in plenty of time for her set. I wouldn’t hesitate to book Rachel again. Thanks for contributing to a wonderful day! (10 / 10)"

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"Shocking!!! Wonderful, amazing concert!!! AWESOME! The guys are amazing!"

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"Serafino performed songs for my mother's 90th. He was wonderful and held her hand the whole time. Thank you for long lasting memories"

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"Great Big Band with a very varied song list,, Not some of the usual stuff,, played different versions of 70s and 80s classics Will be looking out for their next gig"

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"Investor Appreciation. He did excellent and our board is already planning on having him back!"

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"It was great having James perform at my party. It was a great mix of background music for the first set followed by some cracking tunes in the second set which really got the party going. It was certainly a talking point of the evening, all of which was about how good James was and how it was great to have him there. James really made the party go well and was an integral part of a great evening."

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