LIQUID PLEASURE
the beat
goes on Chapel Hill-based party band Liquid Pleasure performs globally and gives back locally By An n a- Rh e sa Ver so la Ph o to g rap hy by Jo h n M ic h ael Si m pson
“W
e like to say we’re older than The Jackson 5, and we grew up one block from here,” says Kenneth “Kenny” Mann Jr. of his band, Liquid Pleasure, as he sits inside a booth at Mama Dip’s Kitchen. The comparison to the Motown-pop band from Indiana is an apt one as three of the six original members are cousins, though they all consider themselves as brothers. At the next street corner is the band’s headquarters, where a few flashy dinner jackets are draped over boxes and equipment inside the modest office. Liquid Pleasure is back on the show circuit this summer after losing one of its founding members – Melvin C. Farrington Jr. – to 94
chapelhillmagazine.com
July/August 2021