PRESS KIT
The Sun Champs are a Pittsburgh-based funk rock band who formed in late 2017. The band incorporates dirty blues-rock riffs, jazzy keyboards, guitar and saxophone mastery, funky bass, and latin/funk drumming to create a unique sound, somewhere between Ray Charles, Carlos Santana, and the Grateful Dead. The Sun Champs have released three recorded works on all major music streaming services including "sunchamps1.0” (2025), a live compilation of performances captured during the band’s 2023-2024 shows, a full-length studio album “Equator” (2023), and a self-titled debut EP (2019). In 2023, the band published two singles, “Feel It” and “Forget.” Shortly after its release, “Feel It” was featured on Spotify’s “Modern Jam Band” playlist, garnering national and international airplay.
Since 2019, The Sun Champs have graced the stages of Millvale Music Festival, Deutschtown Music Festival, North Side Music Festival, Dormont’s Hollywood Theater, Thunderbird Cafe and Music Hall, Midsummer Music Festival, Farmjammalamma, Garefest, Jergel’s Rhythm Grille, and the Original Pittsburgh Winery. The band has also shared the stage with many local and national touring artists, including Melvin Seals & JGB, Tim Reynolds (TR3), Dizgo, Kendall Street Company, MINKA, LITZ, Brahctopus, and theCAUSE.
Booking Link
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thesunchamps/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thesunchamps/
Photos
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Audio
"sunchamps1.0" - lIVE ANTHOLOGY
"Equator" - Debut LP
"The Sun Champs" - EP
Reviews
“…a funky band is only as good as its rhythm section, and The Sun Champs are clearly in excellent hands (no pun intended) on that front. Additionally, guitar solos, sax freakouts, and keyboard flourishes were being thrown around with reckless abandon. It was thrilling to watch. The cumulative musical effect was that of a jam session featuring members of the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Lotus, and Weather Report…”
Events
2025
April 26, 2025 - pUNKapalooza 2025
May 31, 2025 - Pittsburgh Winery w/ Favorite Band and Fusion Illusion
June 7, 2025 - Garefest 2025
June 12, 2025 - Brewer’s Block Block Party
July 4, 2025 - Allegheny City Brewing
July 18, 2025 - North Side Music Festival
July 26, 2025 - Midsummer Music Festival
September 13, 2025 - The Parking Pad
December 5, 2025 - Feliz Navibrah @ Pittsburgh Winery w/ Brahctopus, The Other Bugs
2024
January 5, 2024 - Thunderbird Cafe & Music Hall - Dead of Winter w/theCAUSE
February 1, 2024 - Fat Cat
February 23, 2024 - Pittsburgh Winery w/ Paging Dr. Moon
March 9, 2024 - 565 Live w/ Barnacle Feet and Friends
April 5, 2024 - Moondogs - pUNKapalooza 2024
May 18, 2024 - Millvale Music Festival
May 24, 2024 - Thunderbird Cafe & Music Hall - w/ Big Blitz and Working Breed
June 1, 2024 - Barn Jam 2024
June 22, 2024 - Ohio Dreamfest 2024
July 27, 2024 - Midsummer Music Festival
August 24, 2024 - Rock the Quarry
September 7, 2024 - Thunderbird Cafe & Music Hall - w/ MINKA and Favorite Band
September 14, 2024 - Millvale Days
October 31, 2024 - Thunderbird Cafe & Music Hall w/ Dizgo and Grub
2023
January 7, 2023 - Thunderbird Cafe & Music Hall - Dead of Winter w/ theCAUSE
March 3, 2023 - The Bridge Music Bar w/ Stationary Pebbles
March 18, 2023 - Nineteen North, w/ Bucket of Puppies
March 31, 2023 - Mr. Smalls Funhouse w/ Labra Brothers & Paging Doctor Moon
April 14, 2023 - Moondogs - pUNKapalooza 2023
April 28. 2023 - The Bridge Music Bar w/ Pushin’ Daisy’s Band
May 6, 2023 - Thunderbird Cafe & Music Hall w/ Jimkata & Samurai Velvet
May 12, 2023 - The Bridge Music Bar w/ Eleanor Walrus
June 3, 2023 - Funkyfest V
July 2, 2023 - Club Cafe w/ Semi-Super Villains
July 8, 2023 - FarmJammalamma 2023
July 28, 2023 - Midsummer Music Festival
August 19, 2023 - GareFest
August 25, 2023 - Thunderbird Cafe & Music Hall - “Equator” Album Release w/ Giant’s Causeway and Taking Shapes
September 15, 2023 - Grist House Brewery
October 7, 2023 - Fall Barnjam 2023
October 18, 2023 - Jergel’s Rhythm Grille w/ Melvin Seals and JGB
October 28, 2023 - Riley’s Pourhouse Halloween