Funk band explains how they formed

Hide your roommate and your family, Java Mummy and his friends will take over John R. Emens Auditorium.

Here Come the Mummies has been together for “centuries,” but it began releasing music in 2002. Some of the band’s hit songs include “Dirty Minds” and “Bump.”

Professor Nigel Quentin Fontenelle Dumblucke IV brought the group together to perform “terrifying funk from beyond the grave.”

Here Come the Mummies played in Indianapolis at the Super Bowl Village in 2012, became regulars on “The Bob and Tom Show” and entertained crowds at massive festivals such as Summerfest. On their Cryptic Tour, the group has performed in front of sold-out crowds.

Staff reporter Lindsey Riley sat down with Java Mummy, who does percussion and vocals, to talk about the group.

Q: How did the Mummies come together? What is your story?
A: Our story is older than that pair of undies your wife refuses to throw away. It is older than the vagrant that buys you beer at the mini-mart. It is even older than your stoner uncle Dave looks. It is as old as the desert itself — so old, in fact, that I have forgotten how it goes.

Q: How would you describe the music that the Mummies perform?
A: [It’s] music for your pants. It is our goal to make you sweat. Genre wise, we cover a ton of ground, from funk and soul to rock and ska. It is all original, mildly humorous and very energetic.

Q: Before coming to the show, what are some things that Ball State should know about you?
A: We are actual mummies. We smell terrible. There is a decent chance that we will try to eat your date.

Q: What can the audience expect at a Here Come the Mummies show?
A: [Expect] eight mummies throwing down for two hours. Expect solid grooves, tight horn lines and to wish you had put on clean underwear.

Q: What is next for the Mummies?
A: We are filming our next live DVD at the War Memorial Auditorium on Oct. 4 in Nashville, Tenn. You should attend.

To learn more about the Mummies, visit HereComeTheMummies.com. For more information about the event at Emens, contact the box office at 765-285-1539.