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===>>>Anti-Pop Consortiumrecently returned from their tour dates in France, Italy and Switzerland. More dates are forthcoming as they prepare to release their album "Fluorescent Black" on Big Dada Recordings this Fall. Pitchfork premiered their new track Capricorn One in addition to debuting their album art - both of which you can see here.
Since the album Arrhythmia (2002) was released to critical acclaim on Warp Records, and found them on tour with DJ Shadow and Radiohead among others, the group found it necessary to take a break and work on individual projects. Now they’re back stronger than ever. “We needed time to grow and mature as artists individually,” a statement from the group says. “Now that we have assessed our strengths and weaknesses, we are ready to re-form stronger and better than we have ever been before. The chemistry that we have together makes for exceptional music. It's time to return.”
Stay tuned for exciting news and updates...
Upcoming Dates:
| Date: | Venue: | City: | Ctry: |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 12 | ATP Festival: NY 2009 | Monticello | NY |
Visit Anti-Pop Consortium's myspace here.
===>>>Tortured Soul recently finished touring in Seoul, Istanbul, Dublin, London, Berlin and the US, and have more dates forthcoming. Up next is the Electric Daisy Carnival and a show in San Francisco, before they head overseas to South Africa...
You can visit their new website www.torturedsoulmusic.com, to buy their new cd Did You Miss Me and get the latest news there.
Upcoming Dates:
| Date: | Venue: | City: | State: |
|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. TOUR - SPRING 2009 | |||
| July 10 | The Venue at Melrose Arch | Johannesburg | SA |
| July 25 | Congress Theater w/ Jamie Lidell | Chicago | IL |
| July 26 | Turner Ballroom | Milwaukee | WI |
| Oct 30 | Soul Nation Festival | Jakarta | ID |
| Oct 31 | Soul Nation Festival | Jakarta | ID |
Visit Tortured Soul's myspace here.
===>>>Fred Ho was selected as an Honoree for the 2009 Brooklyn President's Asian Heritage Festival and was awarded by Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz. In addition to accepting the award alongside other notable leaders within the Brooklyn Asian Community, he performed a solo baritone saxophone piece to close the ceremonies.
Fred followed up his critically acclaimed book Afro Asia: Revolutionary Politcal & Cultural Connections Between African Americans & Asian Americans with a new book just released by University of Minnesota Press called Wicked Theory, Naked Practice.
He will be going on a book signing tour later in the Fall and will also be available for performances with his critically acclaimed Afro Asian Music Ensemble.
Upcoming Dates:
| Date: | Venue: | City: | Ctry: |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 28 | Fundacio Valparaiso - Music Residency (Sept 2 - 28) | Almeria | SPA |
| Oct 16 | Asian American / Asian Research Institute (Wicked Theory, Naked Practice Book Tour) | New York | NY |
Visit Fred Ho's myspace here.
photo by: Dennis Kleiman
===>>> Dub Trio are on tour with Matisyahu as they pull double duty as both Matisyahu's backing band and as the opening band on most of the dates. They'll be joined by K'Naan on this tour (see tour dates below for details).
Upcoming Dates:
| Date: | Venue: | City: | Ctry: |
|---|---|---|---|
| US TOUR w/ MATISYAHU / K'NAAN | |||
| July 13 | The Opera House w/ Matisyahu | Toronto | ONT |
| July 14 | Main Street Armory w/ Matisyahu | Rochester | NY |
| July 15 | Newport Music Hall w/ Matisyahu | Columbus | OH |
| July 24 | DFest at the Flytrap | Tulsa | OK |
Visit DubTrio's myspace here.
photo by: Jackie Roman
===>>>Goes Cube released their full length debut Another Day Has Passed on The End Records. Here is what the press have been saying so far:
"'Another Day Has Passed' contains thirteen varied, hard rocking buzzsaw tunes, and nary a bad one in the bunch," Metalsucks
"If there’s any justice in the world this band are going to be on everyone’s lips by the end of the year," Blistering.com
"By fusing everything with a massive stoner rock foundation and bringing in subtle post-metal atmospherics for good measure, we're left with a record that's every bit as diverse and textured as it is viscerally satisfying," Decibel
"...bask in the cathartic release of one of Goes Cube’s anthems du heavy...lordy is there ever some fist-pumping hesherdom scattered across the album’s 13 tracks,"Prefix Magazine
Upcoming Dates:
| Date: | Venue: | City: | Ctry: |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 30 | The Middle East | Cambridge | MA |
| Jul 31 | Empire | Portland | ME |
| Sep 26 | Webster Hall | New York | NY |
Visit Goes Cube's myspace here.
===>>>BEANS participated in a very special tribute to Harlem poet Langston Hughes and
WNYC Radio asked him to interpret a section of his indelible poem "Ask Your Mama".
Beans recorded his original interpretation of "Horn of Plenty" which you can hear by
clicking HERE.
He is also busy working on his own new solo
recording (with many amazing special guests) and a few other projects...Stay tuned.
Visit Beans' myspace here.
===>>>Tub Ring are in full recording mode working on their soon to be opus. Believe it...
Visit tUB rING's myspace here.
===>>> Edison's Arm re-invent Soul & Pop music, combining velveteen vocals with alluring compositions...a smattering of hypnotic beats layered with chic, sultry keyboards, trumpet, and strings provide the perfect recipe for a sophisticated dance party.
Expect a lot to come and keep your eyes on them in 2009...
Visit Edison's Arm's myspace here.
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