It’s not every day you hear about an eight-person band.

Pink Flood and the Magenta Tide is just this, but none of the eight members know quite what they mean by their band’s name.

“Dustin (Steinman) prophesized years ago of an all-star funk band with the name of Pink Flood and the Magenta Tide. It finally came about, but the rest of us still don’t know what it means,” said ????.

Steinman plays the bass and trumpet for the band and serves as the band’s vocalist. Pink Flood and the Magenta Tide will be performing at 9 tonight at Mac’s Uptowner.

Other members of the band are Jeff Tennyson (drums), Jessica Bahl (rhythm guitar, aux. percussion, vocals), Alayna Steinman (alto saxophone, aux. percussion, vocals), Anna King (trombone, aux. percussion, vocals), Blind Dr. Bus (lead guitar, vocals), Tiffany Taylor (alto saxophone) and Brother Jim Moore (trombone, keyboard).

Tennyson, Bahl and Steinman were the original members.

The variety of instruments and sounds was intentional.

“We liked the idea of having a powerfully full sound, and definitely wanted a horn section,” said members of the band.

Because the eight musicians’ ages range between 25 and 31, there are differences in opinions.

“Sure, with eight different opinions, anyone would come across a few creative differences,” the band said. “But in the end, nobody loses any sleep over any small issues-the totality of what we do is far too important to all of us to let anything get in the way.”

But no matter what the bands conflicts are, they always try “to keep it funky and fun.”

“Initially, we were just having some fun with it,” the band says. “Ultimately, we wanted to do something terrifically different from the norm.”

The way the band gets its sound is by working at it, coming up with hits and misses and constantly evolving.

Pink Flood and the Magenta Tide has been together for two years and its members have all been playing music for the majority of their lives. Most come from musical families, and all of them are friends.

“We are all friends outside of the band and there is a great camaraderie within it. If we see each other at Wal-Mart, we’ll usually say hi,” the band said.

With its many members, an array of influences is saturated in the band. They include The Meters, Frank Zappa, Bootsy Collins, Galactic, The Band, Herb Alpert, Kashmere Stage Band and Herbie Hancock, just to name a few.

The band travels often – at least once per week – and has played with other bands from the area. They have played at Hanger 9 in Carbondale, Pops in St. Louis and other venues in the Midwest.

“We really don’t have too many road-related issues come up,” the band says. “We just go, play and have a good time. Only differences are our preferred beverages.”

Pink Flood and the Magenta Tide loves performing for its fans when they’re on the road.

“We like to see the crowds smiling and dancing and singing along,” the band said. “It’s awesome to have a job that’s main goal is to make people happy.”

Eventually, Pink Flood and the Magenta Tide have much bigger plans in store such as “World domination!”

“And if we get extra time,” the band said, “extending our touring range, making records, turning more folks on to different kinds of music, reality show, etc.”