Time
Friday at 8:00pm - Saturday at 12:00am
Location
Union Hall
Created By
Union Hall, Chris Sheard
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The Times with The Big Takeover and The Mental Notes
THE TIMES
The Times epitomizes modern music. They blur the lines between genres. They take their favorite elements from all different types of music to create something new. Many bands take borderless music too far. Oftentimes, mixing musical styles just clash. The Times seemlessly combine, reggae and blues, rap and rock, folk and funk. But it's not a music gumbo, where all of l...ast weeks leftovers are thrown into a pot; their shows are a seven course meal, each song it's own unique blend of flavors, all complimenting each other until you feel like your ears are stuffed. The band name says all you need to know about their lyrical style. Their songs are about real life in our day and age. They avoid popular love song lyrics, and mundane observationism. They talk about what it's like to be a real person in the world. And they do it with soul, a smile and a sense of humor. And it's all music that will make you shake your ass. These days, it seems like every sound and scene is computer generated. The Times has a refreshingly old-school organic sound. If you are looking for a band that still has soul, The Times delivers.
THE BIG TAKEOVER
The Big Takeover is a high energy sextet, with a refreshingly upbeat, yet groove oriented, party-making approach to interpreting the Jamaican tradition of rocksteady, ska and reggae music. Formed in the funky college town of New Paltz, NY in 2007 and named after bassist Rob Kissner and drummer Sam Tritto's proclivity for commandeering the stereo at campus parties, this band of self taught musicians has aquired a habit of making audiences look, listen and dance.
THE MENTAL NOTES
Mental Notes has consistently added to the pulse of New York's musical and social heartbeat. They have been a previous guest on Air America Radio, appearing on Chuck D's highly praised live talk show. Most recently, Mental Notes bassist and songwriter David Dovo composed the original film score for Jerusalem in Exile (part of the "Art and Apathy" film documentary project of Eyes Infinite Films), an official selection and winner of the prestigious Cannes Film Festival and Tribeca Film Festival. While the lead vocalist/emcee Spiritchild has produced several film scores, spoken word albums for Nuyorican Slam Champion Ainsley Burrows and SmokiFantastic, as well as releasing several solo albums projects with include A tribute to Nina Simone, Eclipse of Hope and Creative Politics to list a few.
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