Knitting Factory Brooklyn Presents...:
The Slackers
The Alrighters, Red Baraat, 100 dBs
Knitting Factory Brooklyn
Sat, December 19, 2009
Doors: 8:00 PM / Show: 8:30 PM
$15.00 - $17.00
Tickets Available at the Door
Doors: 8:00 PM / Show: 8:30 PM
$15.00 - $17.00
Note: 8th Annual Holiday Show - Night #2
The Slackers sound is Jamaican rock n roll. While they have been influenced, and even personally taught by Jamaican ska/reggae originators, like the Skatalites and the Upsetters (Original backing band for the Wailers), the band sees its music through an American lens. This band is equally appreciative of old blues, 60s soul, rock, and Rnb as it is of reggae, rocksteady, dub, and Ska. It is as if the Rolling Stones or the Yardbirds had grown up on Bob Marley as well as Muddy Waters. From their 1996 release, Better Late Than Never through to 2008 with Self Medication, the NYC-based band, the Slackers have established themselves as America's premiere interpreters and innovators of Jamaican music and a pretty good rock band to boot.
The Alrighters
Red Baraat
Led by drummer Sunny Jain, Red Baraat is the first & only dhol ‘n’ brass band of its kind in the States, melding the infectious North Indian rhythm Bhangra with brass funk & expressing the human spirit through improvisation & a powerful live sound. Comprised of dhol (double-sided, barrel-shaped North Indian drum slung over one shoulder), percussion & horns, this NYC-based group plays fresh originals, as well as traditional Punjabi songs & Bollywood numbers with a dramatic stage performance & presence.
In the short time since their inception, the group has delivered blistering performances at the 4th Annual Droma Gypsy Festival, The Kitchen performance art space, the underground loft party series Brooklyn Wonderland, India Independence Day Parade, Barbes, Joe’s Pub, Santos Party House, as well as a live radio broadcast for WFMU-FM 91.1 & WKCR-FM 89.9.
In the short time since their inception, the group has delivered blistering performances at the 4th Annual Droma Gypsy Festival, The Kitchen performance art space, the underground loft party series Brooklyn Wonderland, India Independence Day Parade, Barbes, Joe’s Pub, Santos Party House, as well as a live radio broadcast for WFMU-FM 91.1 & WKCR-FM 89.9.
100 dBs
Brought up on albums dubbed by his mother from the local library, 100dBs was exposed to music before he could speak. A wealth of Romanian bootleg cassettes blaring tracks by Kraftwerk and Giorgio Moroder could also be heard throughout the house at night. This set the stage for a youth spent learning many instruments and setting up a home studio in his New Jersey basement. His vinyl collection started with Jamaican 45s imported by a friendly record store owner, and a fascination with producers quickly ensued. Taking a cue from reggae luminary Lee Perry, 100dBs saved up to buy a primitive four-track recorder and began crafting dub remixes. It was only after these experiments that he started creating more modern compositions and became interested in DJing.
Venue Information:
Knitting Factory Brooklyn
361 Metropolitan Ave
Brooklyn, NY
11211
http://ny.knittingfactory.com
Knitting Factory Brooklyn
361 Metropolitan Ave
Brooklyn, NY
11211
http://ny.knittingfactory.com
