“Seasoned,” is one way to describe Showtime – but so is “raucous.”

The fact is, the members of this six-piece hip-hop, funk and soul band have had their fingers in multiple projects for numerous years.

And some are more successful than others.

“I had a moment in time where I signed to another independent label … that put us in front of some good people,” said front man and rapper Elite “Tha Showstoppa.” “But unfortunately like most in the industry, you get a nice piece of shit on your forehead.”

There are many personalities in Showtime, a band of just as many musicians. But the difference has not proven too great; in the many sonic distinctions, the group finds cohesion. RANDY SCHAFER/Staff

And the story is the same for guitarist Nolan Terrebonne, and his previous band, Planet Jive.

“What was it, 12 years of touring and 279 dates a year doing our thing,” Terrebonne said. “They probably don’t even remember: ‘What? Planet What?’ It’s a band everyone loves not to remember.”

But despite their momentary limelight – often being an animated and boisterous crew – Showtime’s members never run out of jokes.

“We’ve been trying to have babies with each other,” said bassist Jay Rodgers who’s also in the band, Kite to the Moon. “But it just doesn’t seem to work.”

And when it comes to personalities, it’s far from a clash.

“We all look alike actually now, sadly,” said singer Ben Stevens, looking at Elite and Terrebonne. “I’m losing all my hair actually, going bald. I’m halfway there and [Terrebonne is] dark enough to be black.”

Overall, the members found they also get along musically.

“As soon as I saw Elite and that knucklehead and this knucklehead,” Terrabonne said, pointing at drummer Anthony Green and Rodgers. “I thought that might work, chemistry-wise.”

And Stevens feels the same.

“It’s an instant orgasm when you hear him play the drums and it’s an instant orgasm when you hear him on the bass,” Stevens said. “When you hear him rap, it’s multiple orgasms and when you hear him play guitar I just lose control of my bowels.”

Being one of the younger members of the band, Stevens tries to soak in all the experience.

“And when Taalibah sings I just sit in the corner with a bucket,” he said. “But most of the time at practice I’m always learning something.”

And being such a diverse group of musicians, they’ve all coined the term “urban alternative” to describe their sound and what they represent.

“I never really decided to be a particular type of rapper and it’s pretty much how ever I felt when I woke up that day,” Elite said. “One minute it’s like anti-government and the next minute it’s hippy love.’”

But in the end, the band stands behind Elite and the message he transmits.

“It’s not something that’s made up like most people in the rap genre,” Terrebonne said. “It’s not ‘my diamonds, my wheels, my cars’ or any of that. He’s talking about real life stuff that even as a band, we can relate to.”

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