New York (Top40 Charts/ John Brown's Body Official Website) - On March 11th, progressive reggae band John Brown's Body and West African-influenced quintet Toubab Krewe kick off a 13-city co-headlining U.S. tour. The tour begins in Brooklyn, NY, and ends in Solana Beach, CA. Each group has achieved mainstream success by performing their own forward-thinking approach to traditional roots styles, John Brown's Body with reggae and Toubab Krewe with West African music. In recent years both groups' music has spread like a grassroots wildfire to the farthest corners of the world. While Toubab Krewe performed in Mali and Portugal, John Brown's Body completed first-ever tours of New Zealand and the UK in late 2009.
This month, the musicians were re-introduced aboard Jam Cruise - the celebrated, floating music festival in the Caribbean. Returning from stops in Jamaica and Grand Cayman Island, the bands met up during an all-artist basketball tournament (neither advanced past the first round). Despite a disappointing showing on the court, they spent the night catching up and watching each other perform as the ship sailed out to sea.
The upcoming tour will build on the friendly vibe forged in far away places, where the bands found common ground.
John Brown's Body & Toubab Krewe Co-Headlining U.S. Tour Dates
March 11 - Brooklyn, NY - Music Hall of Williamsburg
March 12 - Ithaca, NY - Castaways
April 03 - Chicago, IL - Double Door
April 04 - Madison, WI - Majestic Theatre
April 05 - Minneapolis, MN - Cedar Cultural Center
April 08 - Boulder, CO - Fox Theatre
April 09 - Englewood, CO - Gothic Theatre
April 12 - Salt Lake City, UT - The Depot
April 16 - Seattle, WA - Tractor Tavern
April 17 - Portland, OR - Doug Fir Lounge
April 19 - San Francisco, CA - Independent
April 20 - Los Angeles, CA - Roxy Theatre
April 21 - Solana Beach, CA - Belly Up Tavern
John Brown's Body: "JBB is an eight-piece outfit that delivers some of the most forward-thinking reggae music in the world today." - LA2DAY
"...the band's energy is soaked up and spread out in all the right places, never allowing Amplify to slow down and catch its breath. A heck of an achievement..." - Glide
Toubab Krewe: "...[Toubab Krewe] has essentially created the intersection of West African traditional music and American rock" - Billboard Magazine
"A futuristic, psychedelic, neo-griot frenzy" - Village Voice
John Brown's Body is:
Elliot Martin - Lead Vocals
Tommy Benedetti - Drums
Nate Edgar - Bass
Matthew "Kofi" Goodwin - Hammond B3, Clavinet, Synths
Mike Keenan - Guitar
Scott Flynn - Trombone
Drew Sayers - Saxophone
Sam Dechenne - Trumpet
Links
www.johnbrownsbody.com
www.facebook.com/johnbrownsbody
www.myspace.com/johnbrownsbody
Photo
www.mixedveg.com/jbb-press-photo
Bio
John Brown's Body's "Future Roots" uses reggae as a foundation, but incorporates dub, drum and bass, dancehall, hip hop and other musical experiments and exploration to create a sound both timeless and forward. However it's defined, it's got people buzzing about this progressive band from Boston and Ithaca, NY. The New York Daily News called them "reverent and revolutionary." Their latest album, Amplify, debuted at No 1 on Billboard's Reggae Chart. The eight-piece band's killer live show has super heavy rhythms, a three-piece horn section, air tight drum and bass and "the most gorgeous melodies in all of modern reggae music" [All Music Guide], all backed by a dubbed-out sound engineer.
Additional John Brown's Body Tour Dates
January 30 - Burlington, VT - Higher Ground
February 03 - Portland, ME - Empire Dine & Dance
February 04 - New Haven, CT - Toad's Place
February 05 - Boston, MA - House Of Blues
February 06 - Philadelphia, PA - North Star
February 09 - Blacksburg, VA - Attitudes Bar
February 10 - Asheville, NC - Orange Peel
February 12 - Carrboro, NC - Cat's Cradle
February 13 - Charleston, SC - Pour House
February 14 - Wilmington, NC - Diesel Downtown
February 15 - Atlanta, GA - Smith's Olde Bar
February 16 - Savannah, GA - Live Wire Music Hall
February 18 - Gainesville, FL - Common Grounds
February 19 - Fort Lauderdale, FL - Culture Room
February 20 - Orlando, FL - The Social
February 21 - Tallahassee, FL - Engine Room
March 10 - Hoboken, NJ - Maxwell's
March 13 - Ithaca, NY - Castaways
April 10 - Vail, CO - Sandbar
