If you know Motown...
If you know Stax...
If you know Philly Soul... then you know What It Is!

What It Is performs the very best of Marvin Gaye, Stevie Wonder, Earth, Wind & Fire, Aretha Franklin, Otis Redding, and many more of R&B's all-time legends. The members of What It Is describe their performances as "living inside our favorite jukebox", and their infectious enthusiasm for this timeless genre of music certainly shows every time they take the stage.

The groove established by drummer John Rogers and bassist Tony Tino is as stone-solid as any rhythm section playing in the world today. On piano and organ, Mike Mullen injects the bright enthusiastic tones you remember not from the digitally-remastered cds of today, but from the scratchy, swampy ol' 45's that covered a corner of your bedroom floor every day after school. Vocalist Martin Rivas isn''t merely trying to replicate the sounds of the original singers... he's putting his own soul on display for the dancin' crowd, bringing forth an urgency and energy that isn't usually felt when listening to a cover band. You'll feel it in Martin's guitar playing, too.

Nothing beats good live music. It makes your eyes a little wider, your heart a little lighter, it sends your feet to tapping, stomping... dancing. When a good live band takes the songs you love and combines them with some songs you'll be surprised and absolutely thrilled to hear again, the feeling is electric, intoxicating... primal.

What It Is will do more than show you a good time...
they'll release your soul!