Codfish Hollow Barn, 5013 288th Avenue, Maquoketa IA
The Examiner called Here Come the Mummies “unlike any other band” and Blurt magazine called them “a hybrid of Idris Muhammad, George Clinton, Ohio Players, and Earth, Wind & Fire.” Their tight funk, rock, and R&B musicians will headline a concert at Maquoketa’s Codfish Hollow Barn on October 11.
Their catchy grooves made co-host of The Bob & Tom Show Bob Kevoian say that one of their concerts was “the most fun I’ve had in 20 years.”
Here Come the Mummies is a novelty band from Nashville that is best known for its live shows. The band was formed in 2000 and is made up of skilled musicians.
It is said that several Grammy Award winners are in the group, but journalists haven’t been able to confirm this because the identities of band members are truly “under wraps.” Many people think that the musicians have contracts with different record companies, so they hide their real names while they perform to avoid contract disagreements.
Since their first show almost 20 years ago, Here Come the Mummies have opened for P-Funk, Al Green, Mavis Staples, Cheap Trick, and KC & the Sunshine Band.
They have also rocked Super Bowl Village, played outdoor festivals like Summer Camp, Common Ground, Voodoo Fest, Musikfest, Summerfest, and Riverbend, and sold thousands of tickets across large parts of North America.
Here Come the Mummies’ first album, Terrifying Funk from Beyond the Grave, came out in 2002. Since then, they’ve put out 10 full-length studio albums (the most recent being HOUSE PARTY in 2022), four live albums, three compilation albums, and four EPs in 2014.
Their popular song “Dirty Minds” has been featured on TV shows Scrubs, The Loop, Big Shots, and the movie Fired Up! National Rock Review called their music “lively, fun, and even hilarious.”
The band is currently touring the Midwest with 14 singers and musicians playing a variety of instruments under the most odd stage names: Eddie Mummy on drums, K.W. Tut on bass, Spaz on keyboards, Midnight Mummy on saxaphone, flute, trombone, keytar, and percussion, Dr. Mummy Yo on saxaphone, tambourine, and flute, “H-POD” the High Priest of Death on trumpet, The Flu on alto sax, clarinet, and flute, Ra on tenor sax, and The Pole! on bass.
On October 11, Here Come the Mummies will play at Maquoketa, with Toxhards opening the show. Tickets to the 8 p.m. gig are $55, and you can find out more and buy them by visiting CodfishHollowBarnstormers.com.