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Soundbites

'ROUND TOWN: Not to show my age, but back when Gentle Ben's held court in its old locale on Tyndall, one of its house bands was Tempe's Wise Monkey Orchestra, which--back in the day--featured a granite-solid rhythm section and, best of all, a sinewy soul belter of a frontwoman. Though I'm pretty sure it's undergone some lineup changes over the years (as well as a relocation to San Diego), the six-piece's brand of danceable funk as played by white folks seems pretty close to my memories from way back, as evidenced by its recent disc, They Live, on Lauan Records. Plus, the band must have been doing something right all those years to have graduated to the Rialto Theatre, 318 E. Congress St., which it'll play on Friday, November 17. The Damn Dirty Apes kick things off at 8 p.m. and you can pick up advance tickets for $6 at CD Depot, Zip's on University and Guitars, Etc. For more info call 798-3333.