The show is celebrating 2 events in the Seattle-area indie music scene – the release of Dub Lounge International’s 3rd album, Behold and the beginning of Acorn Project’s spring tour. The event promises a fun mix of rootsy music and dance tunes to get you moving. DLI, for example, has featured Ezra Tosh (cousin of Peter Tosh), Winston “Flames” Jarrett, and Puddu Dawes (from Revelutionary Dream Band) on their past albums.

• When: Friday, April 29.
• At Nectar Lounge, 412 North 36th St in Seattle, WA (map)
• Doors open at 9pm.
• Tickets are $7 in advance, $10 at the door.
• Venue phone: (206) 632-2020.

About the acts

Dub Lounge International pays homage to the traditional forms of roots reggae, rocksteady, and live dub music as it was originally played and heard. Their blend of organic roots fulfills fans of many traditional Jamaican music genres. This event will mark their return from a West Coast tour and will be the CD release party for their 3rd album, Behold.

Bellingham, Washington’s Acorn Project are kicking off their spring tour with this show. Acorn Project boasts deep electro-funk grooves and sonic instrumental exploration, interlaced with a provocative indie-rock songwriting ability. A staple on the touring circuit of the Pacific Northwest, the group spent the past 3 years expanding their region and is a recognizable touring machine on the West Coast, British Columbia, through Colorado and the Southwest.

The Fabulous Party Boys are a young quintet of University of Washington music school veterans. They’ve been tearing up venues around the state with their brand of jazzy, experimental funk. They are not one to be missed.

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This year I made a visit to Sao Luis in northeast Brazil which is the centre of roots reggae music in the whole of Brazil. This was part of my break from the tour I was doing in Recife and Olinda where I launched my new african reggae album Povo.

I do a dub session on Ujima Radio in Bristol UK every other Thursday from 11pm – 1am. The reason of going to the Brazil Reggae land was to find out why Brazil is still dealing with roots reggae as well as record the Dubvision session there for some positive vibes.

I met some of the promoters of reggae music there and old friends like Sydney Crook of The Pioneers fame who all filled me in on the reggae happenings. While we sit and wonder what happened to some of the reggae legends, Brazil is busy enjoying them performing in their beaches and venues. Mr Danilo, (introduced to me by David Katz the author of a Lee Perry book) runs a venue by the beach which only opens on Sundays and was the last man to produce an album with Gregory Isaacs. When I was there he showed me some of the reggae artists and one of the artists playing at Carnival was Kevin Isaacs (Gregory Iaasacs’ son).

I managed to record my two hour dub session which can be heard tonight on http://www.ujimaradio.com

I have also managed to set up a system for you to download the two hour session for free if you visit the following Dubvision.net page:
http://www.dubvision.net/dj_pax_nindi/sessions

Thanks
djpax@dubvision.net

About DJ Pax Nindi

DJ Pax Nindi is a Dub DJ specializing in original roots dub music. Pax commented “I love Dub and its most artistic ways of creating roots music and know this music will live forever”.

With his African Roots Reggae outfit Harare Dread, Pax is the first African artists to make dub music with the rhythms of Africa. He now broadcasts dub sessions in the name of DUBVISION on various radio stations e.g. Anastesia Radio in Recife and Ujima Radio in Bristol UK.

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Created over the course of 7 years, The Upsetter tells the tale of Lee Perry’s life, through 70 years of ups and downs, in Scratch’s own voice. The movie is the compilation of exclusive interviews that the reggae artist provided to American filmmakers Adam Bhala Lough and Ethan Higbee in 2006 (when Perry was living in Switzerland). The documentart film mingles the story of Perry’s creative life with 30 years of Jamaican music, including dub, reggae, and Rastafarian culture. It includes music tracks and archival footage selected from every stage of Lee Perry’s life.

The movie includes an hour and a half of exclusive interviews, rare studio recordings, and live shows. Now 74 and still recording music and touring, Perry will be known for his Black Ark studio, for pioneering so many aspects of dub music, and for his eclectic creativity.

You can learn more about the movie at TheUpsetterMovie.com. You can also register to be notified of the DVD release from the same site.

The Upsetter was an official selection at the Edinburgh International Film Festival, The SXSW Film Festival, The Athens International Festival, The Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, and the Melbourne International Festival.

Here’s The Upsetter screening dates and times:
March 25 – April 1 :: Los Angeles, CA @ Downtown Independent
April 1 – 8 :: Portland, OR @ Clinton St. Theatre
April 2 :: Long Beach, CA @ Art Theatre
April 3 :: New York, NY @ Maysles Cinema
April 5 – 6 :: Boulder, CO @ Boulder Theatre
April 8 – 10 :: Columbia, MO @ Rag Tag Cinema
April 10 :: Taos, NM @ Taos Center for The Arts
April 13 :: Houston TX @ Alamo Draft House
April 13 – 14 :: Boston, MA @ Regent Theatre
April 15 – 17 :: Detroit, MI @ Burton Theatre
April 15 – 17 :: Eugene, OR @ Bijou Art Cinema
April 15 ::Sante Fe, NM @ Center for Contemporary Arts
April 16 :: Providence, RI @ Cable Car Cinema
April 20 :: Portland, ME @ Space Gallery
April 22 – 23 ::West Hollywood, CA @ Dem Passwords Gallery
May 13 – 14 :: San Francisco, CA @ Red Vic Movie House

Thanks to ForwardEver for telling us about The Upsetter movie.

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This year’s One Love Festival reunion party is at the Regal Theatre in Oxford Saturday 19th March, 2011. The reunion is a chance for One Love Festival customers old and new to get together before the main summer festival event and skank the winter away. This year its going to be at a 1200 capacity Theatre. Where some of the very best UK Reggae and Dub artists are being showcased – The line up is rammed full of One Love Festival favorites with headline names each appearing after each other until 4am in morning over two bass thumping rooms.

Reunion Acts confirmed are: dub legend Mad Professor, The mighty Saxon Sound System, Mungos Hi Fi, Aba Shanti, Channel One Sound System featuring Ras Kayleb and Mikey Dread, Unity Hi Fi and Oxford’s own Dope Ammo Records.

We’re particularly interested in Mad Professor. The imaginative recordings produced by Mad Professor (born Neil Fraser 1955, Georgetown in Guyana) demonstrate a mastery of electronic gadgetry. Working from his own studios, Mad Professor has overseen more than two hundred albums including ground-breaking remixes for Massive Attack, Sade, and Pato Banton.

£8 Early Bird Tickets still available – but selling fast.
http://www.ticketweb.co.uk/user/region=gb_south&query=detail&event=431451

One Love Festival is back at Hainault Forest Country Park London, hosting their special blend of roots reggae and dub music over the weekend of 19th – 21st August 2011. With local / Family Discount, Teenage and student rate tickets on sale now! From http://www.onelovefestival.co.uk

One Love Festival is ran over 3 days . This family camping festival is biggest yet – 6 stages, Spoken Word and performance area, Strummerville Acoustic Circle area, food from around the globe, Fair Trade village with healing area and lots lots more.

One Love Festival is a melting pot; a multi-cultural, multi-ethical, free trade and environmentally-friendly event, buzzing with creativity, fun, ideas and soul. Festival Organiser, Dan Wiltshire, commented: “We’ve had 100% really positive feedback from our last event with some amazing One Love Festival highlights, I can’t wait for the reunion party!! – there has been a huge buzz about 2011 already and Early Bird Ticket are shooting out.”

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Lee Scratch Perry built his fame with his amazing work behind the mic and behind the mixing board. In addition to his solo reggae performances, he also worked with a range of artists including the punk pioneers The Clash, hip hop pioneers The Beastie Boys, and Paul McCartney. Perry’s success led to more creativity and eccentricity: in the 1970s he created his own dub music studio, The Black Ark, which cemented his role as a progenitor of many great dub and reggae sounds, albums, and productions.

Lee Scratch Perry’s prolific output made him rich and famous, but Kingston, Jamaica’s streets were the scene of politically-motivated gang warfare. Lee Perry’s success shone a spotlight on him, and gangsters flocked to that light like moths to a flame: Perry was threatened and extorted by criminals and police alike, but the reggae artiste continued to create new works. Lee Perry formed The Congos, a Rastafarian reggae band, and created his magnum opus, Heart of the Congos, in 1977. Unfortunately, Island Records, Perry’s label, refused to release the spiritual work and his wife left him to carry on with a studio musician (taking Perry’s children with her). Shortly thereafter, The Black Ark mysteriously burned to the ground and Perry left for Europe.

After that rise and crash, Scratch Perry spent a decade in Europe exploring various substances and continuing his unrelenting creative streak.

Finally, Lee Scratch Perry gave up all toxic substances, became a vegetarian, and married a Swiss woman. He spent the 1990s rebuilding himself and his career, reemerging on the international reggae music scene. Most recently, in 2008, at age 70, Perry’s world tour included such diverse locations as the United States, United Kingdom, Russia, Brazil, Japan, and New Zealand.

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Event details

• Friday, April 22 at 8pm – April 23 at 2am
• At The Meatlocker on 8 Park Street, Montclair, NJ

Current Reggae of the Earth lineup

Big Boss
Big Boss is a roots reggae band consisting of Mark Dillon on Keyboard and Vocals, Patrick Meyer on Guitar and Vocals, Steve Capecci on bass, and Mike Torres on drums. As one of NYC’s premiere reggae bands, Big Boss keeps a firm grasp on the history of Jamaican music with an ear pressed to the sounds of tomorrow. From 1960′s ska and rocksteady to 80′s rub-a-dub and dancehall, Big Boss is an air-tight four piece that can change styles at a drop, perform live sound clashes that rival any selector, and can construct medleys with transitions so smooth that a half hour melts away in what feels like moments.

Built from the rock-solid rhythm section of Mike Torres on drums and Steve Capecci on bass, Big Boss’s groove is based on a traditional understanding of Jamaican rhythms. As one of NYC’s most in-demand reggae bassists, Steve Capecci provides no-frills pocket playing with a booming tone and a deliberate sense for note placement. Mike Torres combines an awesome physical prowess on the drums and impeccable technique, which made him a natural choice for the house band at the Ari-Up Punky Reggae Party Birthday, a 2011 tribute to the Slits front-woman. Guitarist Patrick Meyer’s chord chops is perfectly interwoven with Capecci and Torres’s groove, and his expert employment of crisp soloing and effects is a key element of Big Boss’s live dub ventures. Mark Dillon completes the lineup, commandeering three keyboards at live performances to ensure a level of sonic versatility and vocabulary that few bands can boast.

Big Boss features a comprehensive musical vocabulary with an exhilarating live show. As a band, Big Boss has had the opportunity to back some of the most prominent and talented reggae singers in NYC. Whether for club dates, recordings, live shows and parties, arranging and composing, or as a support band for artists, Big Boss is the perfect choice for genuine reggae and Jamaican music.

Dubbest

Dubbest is a dub reggae group with a focus on experimental jam sounds. Their lineup includes Ryan Thaxter on Vocals and melodica, Andrew MacKenzie on Guitar, Cory Mahoney on Guitar, Sean Craffey on Bass, and Kyle Hancock on drums. Hailing from Bridgewater, Massachusetts, Dubbest has recently released their first CD, Off Dubbat, on Amazon, CD Baby, and iTunes.

This 5-Piece reggae force from Bridgewater, MA includes members from both LAW ONE and FIRING SQUAD who combined to create an original reggae and dub music sound. Dubbest brings a fresh high energy fusion of roots reggae combined with experimental improvisation and good vibes, creating an original and dank sound.

Citrus Distress
Citrus Distress is a more upbeat fusion of reggae, funk, and rock. Ready to bring the latest party sound, their lineup includes Paul Black on Vocals and Guitar, Kev Chiz on Guitar, Mike Mongelli on bass, and Paul Petsu on drums. Citrus D is currently writing their first album and is looking forward to blaze up the studio to record their music.

Citrus D was officially formed in 2010 in Pompton Lakes, NJ. They play a blend of many genres of music such as Reggae, Rock, Funk, Jazz, Ska, Hip-Hop, Blues, Punk, Progressive and Psychedelic to create a unique sound of their own.

(More bands and set times TBD…)

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On Sunday, February 27, 2010, dub poet Infinity will perform live at Sullivan Hall in New York City. King of Zulu Entertainment is presenting this “dubmatic” night of entertainment in celebration of Infinity’s birthday.

Dub poet Infinity is a Jamaican Rastafarian who continues the dub poetry traditions of Mutaburuka, U-Roy, and Big Youth. He frequently performs at Francois K’s Deep Space nights in Brooklyn, appearing alongside Dub Gabriel, Dr. Israel, and DJ Kiva.

The dub poet will be accompanied by live dub reggae music from the Super Hi-Fi Reggae Band. The evening performances will also feature Asia J, Hamiba, Kefaibra & Hatneema Shemzura, Kate Hess, and Jah Rico. Additional music will be provided by Soul Selector with soundtracks by King of Zulu Entertainment.

Dub event details:

• Sunday, February 27, 2011
• Tickets are $10
• Sullivan Hall at 214 Sullivan St New York, NY
• Doors at 8pm, show starts at 9pm.

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Take the A, B, C, D, E, F, or M train to the West 4th Street station. When you leave the station, walk up West 3rd Street 2 block sand then make a right turn on Sullivan Street.

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The tour supports the March 20, 2011 release of their next album, The Prosaic Fades. The Prosaic Fades features Ryan Burnett on guitar, synths, production, and vocals; Damon Metzner on acoustic drums; and Matt Schumacher on electric and upright acoustic bass. It will be the first of 4 new studio EPs that Signal Path will release in 2011. Album artwork was provided by Rick Messer.

Download the free single

In support of the tour, Signal Path has released a free single, Bitcrush My Heart. You can download the track at the Signal Path website.

Subsequent free downloads will follow on the 1st day of each new calendar season.

Signal Path winter tour dates

Upcoming Signal Path winter tour dates include a return to Chicago, 2 shows with Boombox, and 4 nights back home in Colorado.

Thursday, February 10, 2011

8pm Doors / 9pm Show / 18+

2720 in St.Louis, MO

With Goodness Gracious and 18andCounting

Tickets are $10 (+$3 minor surcharge)

Friday, February 11, 2011

9pm Show / 21+

Double Door in Chicago, IL

With Archnemesis

Tickets are $12 (+$2 surcharge)

Saturday, February 12, 2011

Newport Music Hall in Columbus, OH

With BoomBox

Tickets are $15 + $5.25 surcharge

Sunday, February 13, 2011

8pm / All ages

Magic Stick in Detroit, MI

With BoomBox

Tickets are $15

Tuesday, February 15, 2011

Doors 8pm / Show 9pm

Belly Up in Aspen, CO

Tickets are $6 (+$3 minor surcharge)

Wednesday, February 16, 2011

Samana Lounge in Vail, CO

Tickets $5

Thursday, February 17, 2011

Three20South in Breckenridge, CO

Tickets

Saturday, February 19, 2011

City Hall (part of Westword’s Artopia) in Denver, CO

Tickets start at $25

Use the password ‘signalpath’ for discounted tickets!

About Signal Path

For almost a decade, Signal Path continues their nearly decade-old mission to expand live electronic music performance. Tens of thousands of fans have downloaded their music and countless artists have been influenced by their forward-looking attitudes. Signal Path has played almost every major US festival and continues to build awareness around the world.

Signal Path’s sound bends musical genres and deep melodic ideas around a core of unrelenting rhythm and massive low-end. They create a depth and intricacy of sound that become more commanding every time it’s heard, and by blending live instrumentation into their production they create a live experience that is as beautiful as it is intense. Born in the unlikely mountain enclave of Missoula, Montana, Signal Path has released 7 albums to date.

The viral success of 2009’s Clash amongst fans was almost beyond belief, and the overwhelming support elevated the band to a level of national prominence they’d never experienced. With packed out concert halls nationwide and an album streamed and downloaded a hundred thousand times, Signal Path suddenly found themselves back at the forefront of a scene they had once helped pioneer.

You can download Clash from Signal Path here, for free.

After the success of Clash and 2 of the most successful national tours in their history, Signal Path permanently relocated to Colorado to complete their next full-length studio album Imaginary Lines.

Signal Path released their Imaginary Lines album in September 2010 as a free download from their website, www.signalpathmusic.com. The release boasted improved production, an immersive musical experience, and catchy rhythms, treating fans to their finest work to date.

You can download Imaginary Lines from Signal Path here, for free.

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• Is This Love, Could You Be Loved, Stir It Up, Turn Your Lights Down Low, Waiting In Vain, and No Woman, No Cry by Bob Marley
• She’s Royal, the recent hit from Tarrus Riley
• Love Means Never To Say Sorry and No Disturb Sign the lovers rock classics from Beres Hammond
• All I Have Is Love, I’ll Get Along Somehow, I Need Your Love, Lonely Lover, My Number One, and My Only Lover by Gregory Isaacs
• Cherry Oh Baby by Eric Donaldson, later covered by UB40
• (I Can’t Help) Falling In Love With You by UB40
• Carpenter by John Holt
• I’m Asking For Love by Peter Scarlett, produced by Grub Cooper
• So I’ll Wait For You by Freddie McGregor
• Everything I Own by Ken Boothe
• On My Mind by Da’ville
• Here I Am by Chevelle Franklyn
• Beautiful Lady by Gyptian
• Love So Nice by Junior Kelly
• What Would, Love Is, and Longing For by Jah Cure
• I’m Still In Love With You by Alton Ellis
• And I Wanna Wake Up With You by Boris Gardener was one of Prince Charles’s wedding songs when he married Princess Di

You can also get your copy of Reggae Love Songs on Amazon. It’s a 2-disc set, so it’ll keep you busy listening to reggae well past Valentine’s Day. But hurry – it looks like supplies are running out.

Reggae Love Songs is a compilation of the best reggae love songs by various artists. It’s a compilation set from Trojan Records, originally released in 2003. The full Reggae Love Songs track listing includes 50 of the best Jamaican lovers rock songs, from the 70s and 80s. Some of the best tracks include chart topping singles from Ken Boothe, John Holt, Pat Kelly, Boris Gardiner, Tony Tribe, & June Lodge.

The track listing includes:

Disc 1 includes:

1. Silly Games
2. Help Me Make It Through the Night
3. The Bed’s Too Big Without You
4. Everthing I Own
5. Just When I Needed You Most
6. Good Thing (We’ve Got a Good Thing Going)
7. Hurt So Good
8. Cupid
9. You Don’t Love Me (No, No, No) [Trojan Mix]
10. Just Don’t Want to Be Lonely
11. Breakfast in Bed
12. The Tide Is High
13. Angel (Of the Morning)
14. I Want to Make Up with You
15. You Can Wake Up with Me
16. Night Nurse
17. The First Time I Saw Your Face
18. Stop That Train
19. Girlie Girlie
20. Crying Over You
21. Smile
22. Sweet Sensation
23. Shy Guy
24. Red, Red Wine

Disc 2 includes:

1. Black Pearl
2. I’m Still in Love with You
3. Some Guys Have All the Luck
4. You Make Me Feel Brand New
5. Here I Am Baby (Come and Take Me)
6. Walk Away
7. Rain
8. Don’t Rock My Boat (Satisfy My Soul)
9. Unchained Melody
10. Dancing on the Floor (Hooked on Love)
11. Telephone Line
12. Hello Darling
13. Sweat
14. Money in My Pocket
15. Keep It Like It Is
16. Please Don’t Make Me Cry
17. Homely Girl
18. Tears of a Clown
19. Ain’t No Sunshine

And here are 50 more reggae love songs on Last.fm. What are other good love songs? Any artists on the site want to post a link to one of their own?

Peace,
Dm

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