Five Random questions with The Greyboy Allstars

Before I tell you how much I like this band, I must tell you my opinions are a bit biased.  These guys got me through what would have been an endless six hours of scorching heat and sheer boredom.  Let me elaborate.
    In June of this year, I found my self riding in the back of a truck camper down the coast of Mainland Mexico.  We surfed that morning, but the lack of swell made us want to push on.  We met an awesome guy who told us we could hitch a ride with him if we paid for his gas.  Without hesitation we hopped in.
It seemed like everything around me was in the nineties.  The air, the water and the humidity.  There was room for two in the frigid, air conditioned cab of the truck.  Of course I was the odd man out in our game of rock-paper-scissors.  So there I was, lying in the back of a camper older than me, trying to think cool thoughts.
    As the camper rattled on the uneven roads, the refrigerator was jostled opened. I got up to shut it and found a ballena (32oz bottle) of Corona Familiar inside. Stoked!  I cracked it and took a long sip. As I stood there I saw a battery powered CD player bungeed down to the counter top.  I flipped it on and hit play.
    The rhythmic sounds of funk, jazz, and soul flowed to my ears.  It was almost more refreshing than the beer.  I sat back, closed my eyes and submersed myself in the music.  It was a completely unique sound.  I had never really heard anything quite like it.  It was the perfect unison of musical profits on saxophone, keyboard, guitar, flute, bass, and percussion.  I relaxed as the music eased my mind and body.  I was lost in the music.

With such an eclectic sound, how would you categorize your music?
 It is mainly a mix of soul jazz, funk, and boogaloo.
If you all could have one super-power what would be and why?
I would love to be able to time travel, for obvious reasons.  I would love to go back and forward in time and stash things for the present and future, and be present for historic events musical and otherwise.
Where do the roots of your sound originate?
Soul, jazz, funk, and boogaloo. ’67 to ’76 mostly.
If your music were an alcoholic drink what would it be and why? 
 Scotch, it kicks you but it doesn't beat you down or make you angry like whiskey.
With five different members in the band, is it ever difficult to consolidate everyone’s musical input into a single sound?
The idea of a single vision went out the window after about a year.  I think we all do what we want, mostly. There is an unspoken agreement that we all know that this music is a certain thing.  I wish I knew what that was.

    I wasn’t the only one lost that day.  What was supposed to be a three-hour-drive turned into a six-hour excursion.  After forty-five minutes my beer ran dry and the CD played through all its songs.  There was nothing I could do about the beer.  I dropped the bottle to the side and hit play again on the stereo.  It was like hearing it for the first time all over again.  I heard new sounds, and bumped my head to beats I didn’t pick up the first time through.  During this leg of the trip, I replayed the CD six times, never growing tired of it.  The Greyboy Allstars music is like a kaleidoscope; each time it changes into something more beautiful.
    To hear their music check out their website http://www.greyboyallstars.com
Then click on Music.  They have a nine-song playlist that will give you a good feel about what these guys have to offer.