The Stepkids March 26, 2011

Known for performing live as if they were from another planet, The Step Kids are a soulful, summery psychedelic experience. Their music is almost straight out of Jackie Brown or Shaft -- these cats have some damn groovy tunes. Determined to get you with their soothing early-60s jazzy sound, they’ve been known to drape their instruments in white and fill their stage while bright colors, lines and shapes change with the music. One thing is for sure when The Step Kids take StageOne for themselves… we have no idea what to expect.

They were “clad all in white, with kaleidoscopic light projections flashing over them, playing mesmerizing, rich, instantly catchy psychedelic soul-rock. Around the same time, they self-released an album that sounded both classic and modern, a testament to studio craft with its complex vocal harmonies and spaced-out guitar and keyboard cascades.” - Brian LaRue, for the Fairfield County Weekly, Nov. 2010