News from Easy Star

EASY STAR ALL-STARS TOURING THE UK

Tue, 10 Jul 2007 13:02:00 +0000

ESAS hit the UK for the 4th time!

RADIODREAD DOUBLE LP AVAILABLE FOR PRE-ORDER NOW

Sat, 20 Oct 2007 13:07:00 +0000

Ever since Radiodread came out, fans keep asking for a vinyl version. The wait is over! The vinyl version of this landmark release is special. This collector's edition is a double LP, with each record a different color (one gold, one green). In addition,

EASY STAR ALL-STARS BRING LIVE DUB SIDE OF THE MOON TO EUROPE AND SOUTH AMERICA IN 2006

Fri, 16 Dec 2005 13:07:00 +0000

The Easy Star All-Stars are heading to Europe and South America in 2006.

EASY STAR ALL-STARS NORTHEAST TOUR DATES IN NOVEMBER

Mon, 05 Nov 2007 14:57:00 +0000

After spending most of 2007 playing major festivals and club shows in countries as varied as Israel, Turkey, Italy, Ireland, Chile, Mexico, Antigua, Egypt, Poland and the UK, the Easy Star All-Stars are happily returning to action in the U.S. First up is

MICHAEL G PRODUCES ANOTHER HIT

Mon, 26 Nov 2007 00:00:00 +0000

Easy Star co-founder and producer Michael G began collaborating with his wife, Ami, about nine months ago and the result has just been released: please welcome Tali Shoshanna Goldwasser to the world. She joins Simone Smith and Francesca Oppenheimer as the

HIGH PRAISE FOR TICKLAH FROM XLR8R

Sat, 01 Dec 2007 00:00:00 +0000

The December issue of XLR8R features a great review (with picture) of Ticklah Vs. Axelrod. Here's what they have to say:

"In any musical movement, there’s bound to be a handful of individuals who act as an unseen driving force–-the navigators

EASY STAR ALL-STARS' NEW DIGITAL EP DUE FEB 26

Fri, 18 Jan 2008 00:00:00 +0000

Easy Star Records is pleased to announce the release of a digital EP by the Easy Star All-Stars on February 26. UNTIL THAT DAY showcases five original songs from the band behind DUB SIDE OF THE MOON and RADIODREAD, two of the most successful reggae albums of the decade (the two records combined have sold 200,000 copies since release). It also includes a previously unreleased dub version of “Climbing Up The Walls” from the RADIODREAD sessions. It will be available exclusively through iTunes beginning February 26 and available everywhere else March 11. A limited number of physical copies will be printed, as well, to be sold at shows.

While many think the Easy Star All-Stars only pay tribute to classic rock albums, there has always been original music coming from the collective. Originally formed in 1997 for Easy Star Records’ first recordings (including the first ever Easy Star release, EASY STAR VOLUME ONE), the Easy Star All-Stars existed mostly as a studio entity until releasing DUB SIDE OF THE MOON in 2003. The success of that album — still sitting on Billboard’s Reggae Chart five years later — led to the formation of a touring version of the collective. In 2006, the ESAS released the follow-up to DUB SIDE, tackling Radiohead’s OK Computer (renamed RADIODREAD). This album has had similar success, solidifying the band’s reputation for experimentation, originality and incredible live shows.

As anyone who has seen any of the band’s 200+ shows in the past five years knows, besides playing cuts from both tribute albums, the Easy Star All-Stars also have a number of their own original songs that make it into their sets. Five of these fan favorites have found their way on to UNTIL THAT DAY, showcasing the diverse writing talents of many members of the band:

** The classic roots cut “Got To Get Away” features guitarist Junior Jazz on vocals and horns arranged by sax player Jennifer Hill.
** The music for “Bed Of Rose” was written by drummer Ive-09, while Menny More supplied the vocals for this dancehall track.
** “Like The Stars” was written by keyboardist Jeremy Mage, with lyrics by singer Tamar-kali.
** “Until That Day” was written by bassist Ras IRay (and was in the set at the first ever live show by the band in May 2003). It includes a chat by Menny More.
** “The Finest” was written by Jeremy Mage and Menny More, again with horn arrangements by Jennifer Hill.

The EP was produced by Easy Star All-Stars founder Michael Goldwasser along with the band. The tracks were recorded in between European tours last summer that brought the band to the UK, Ireland, Egypt, Poland, Italy and Turkey. The Easy Star All-Stars will continue their busy touring schedule in 2008, with shows announced for February 15-18 in three cities in Colorado (including two nights opening for Michael Franti and Spearhead) and two shows in Halifax and Moncton, Canada, March 21-22.

TICKLAH VS. AXELROD VOTED THIRD BEST ALBUM OF 2007 BY MP3.COM

Wed, 02 Jan 2008 00:00:00 +0000

Ticklah's TICKLAH VS. AXELROD album grabbed more praise yesterday by being named the third best album of 2007 by MP3.com, with just under 7,000 votes by MP3.com users. While it lost to BUDOS BAND II, it had the distinction of beating Amy Winehouse's BACK TO BLACK, an album to which Ticklah contributed plenty of keyboard work. Thanks for voting if you did!

TICKLAH ON "BREAKING BAD"

Sun, 27 Jan 2008 00:00:00 +0000

"Nine Years" - the last track on TICKLAH VS. AXELROD - was used prominently in the second episode of AMC's critically-acclaimed new TV series "Breaking Bad." The song was the musical backdrop to a scene in which new meth lab operator Bryan Cranston attempts to roll himself a joint for the first time.

EASY STAR MEETS SPEARHEAD

Sun, 17 Feb 2008 00:00:00 +0000

The Easy Star All-Stars opened two shows for Michael Franti and Spearhead this weekend in Vail, Colorado. The All-Stars got much love from the big crowds at Dobson Ice Arena, especially on the second night when word must have spread about the band's set the night before. On the second night, three different members of the band then stepped up to join Franti and Spearhead during their set: Menny More and Tamar-kali added their unique vocals, while Jeremy Mage played keys on a song. The band then left town after the show in a snowstorm so they could make it to Boulder for their near sell-out show the next night at the Fox Theatre in Boulder.

R.I.P. MIKEY DREAD

Sun, 16 Mar 2008 00:00:00 +0000

We are very saddened to report the passing of reggae pioneer disc jockey and artist Mikey Dread, from a brain tumor. Basil Walters, of the Observer, wrote: "Radio disc jock Mikey Dread is dead. He succumbed to a brain tumour late yesterday afternoon at his family home in Connecticut, USA at the age of 54. Born Michael Campbell in Port Antonio, Jamaica, he distinguished himself as an extraordinary studio engineer and presenter at the now defunct Jamaica Broadcasting Corporation (JBC) where he came to prominence in the 1970s as "The Dread-at-the-Control Tower", the name of the late night show he presented at a time when reggae music was scoffed at by many. One of reggae's greatest innovators and original radio engineers/technicians, the past student of Titchfield High School, in 2006 celebrated the 30th anniversary of the night programme which he started at the JBC, and revolutionised the after midnight shift making it into the most popular slot on radio, by playing strictly dub music. This innovation is seen by many musicologists as the antecedence of dancehall as we now know it. Upon leaving the JBC, Mikey Dread ventured into recording and scored with a number of releases such as Weatherman Skanking in combination with Ray I, Barber Saloon, Love the Dread, as well as albums such as Dread at the Control, Evolutionary Rockers and World War III. Over time he attracted the attention of British punk rockers The Clash, who invited him to produce some of their music, the most famous of which is their single Bankrobber, and contributed to several songs on their 1980 album, Sandinista. Mikey Dread also toured with The Clash across Britain, wider Europe and the US. He also worked closely with producer Trevor Elliot to launch musical career of singer Edi Fitzroy, who was then an accountant at the JBC."

JBB BEGINS NEW TOUR

Fri, 18 Apr 2008 00:00:00 +0000

After a relatively short hiatus, while the band worked on a new record and singer Elliot Martin underwent minor surgery, John Brown's Body hits the road this weekend, beginning in New York City at Bowery Ballroom on Saturday. Their mini-tour will take them around upstate New York, to Colorado, and eventually out to sunny Southern California and Hawaii. We're only guessing, but we would imagine fans will get to see some of the new album's material getting some play. For a complete list of tour dates, either check our own tour page, or pop on by to their official website.

ESAS LIVE WEBCAST FROM PORTUGAL

Sat, 19 Apr 2008 00:00:00 +0000

Next weekend will mark two exciting firsts for the Easy Star All-Stars: the band will play two shows in Portugal for the first time and one of them will be webcasted live, which means you won't need to book an expensive plane ticket to Lisbon to catch the action.

The first show is on Saturday, April 26, from Porto, and will begin at 10 PM, Portuguese time. The second show is the next night, same time, live from Lisbon (you'll have to do the math to figure out when that is in your time zone). . Check the details here.

R.I.P. JAMMYLAND NYC

Wed, 04 Jun 2008 00:00:00 +0000

We at Easy Star are sad to report the closing of New York's venerable reggae emporium, JAMMYLAND. JAMMYLAND claims to have been Manhattan's first all reggae music store, though they may have arguments from some of the stores in the outer boroughs. Whatever the case, they made a big impact on the scene in New York in the '90s and '00s. Mostly selling re-press copies of impossible to find roots/dub classics, as well as new dancehall releases and a healthy dose of world music, it was more than just a record store. Through the years, JAMMYLAND played host to many in-store appearances and performances from such luminaries as MAD PROFESSOR, SAMMY DREAD, CONGO ROY ASHANTI, SISTER NANCY, BULLWACKIES, SISTER CAROL, MIKEY DREAD, DEREK HARRIOTT, JOHNNY OSBOURNE, CORNEL CAMPBELL, GLEN BROWN, LEROY SMART, RANKING JOE and many others.

JAMMYLAND also put out records over the years, mostly long out of print releases, like Augustus Pablo's JAVA JAVA. There was eventually a 24 track studio put into the basement, and JAMMYLAND's house band often accompanied artists in the tri-state area. Celebs including Steely Dan's Walter Becker, Matt Dillon, Jeru The Damaja, and ZZ TOP were all customers.

Easy Star tips its cap to Ira and the whole JAMMYLAND crew for many years of service to reggae in NYC. Hopefully everyone involved will move on to bigger and better things.

JBB'S NEW ALBUM COMING

Thu, 26 Jun 2008 00:00:00 +0000

The Easy Star team is very happy to announce the release of the new album from JOHN BROWN’S BODY. AMPLIFY will come out on Easy Star Records September 30, 2008, in North America and Japan (followed by an early 2009 release in all other territories).

AMPLIFY continues an evolution in the band’s sound that started with Spirits All Around Us and continued through the 2005 Easy Star release, Pressure Points. It is an explosive album, featuring twelve tracks of drum & bass-heavy, dub-inflected electro grooves that make up the sound JBB is known for, with a forward-thinking, fearless approach to tempos, feel, and beats that expands the genre of roots reggae as a whole. Songs that have become recent live showstoppers like “Give Yourself Over,” “Zion Triad,” and “Push Some Air” are included, as well as many new songs guaranteed to move both long time fans and new converts, such as “Speak Of The Devil,” which features a vocal collaboration with Midnite’s Vaughn Benjamin.

JBB’s last album, Pressure Points, represented one more step moving the band from its roots reggae beginnings towards a more envelope-pushing, futuristic sound. Since then, JBB has gone through significant changes—including the death of bassist Scott Palmer (which is addressed in the song “Ghost Notes,” a touching track that evokes his spirit over music Bon Iver and Steel Pulse might have written had they produced a song together), as well as throat surgery for lead singer Elliot Martin and the departure of several band members. Emerging out of these changes, the band’s new line-up is an astonishingly focused and more experimental outfit ready to rock their fans like never before.

AMPLIFY will be available for pre-order through Easy Star’s web store in mid-July. Look for more info on the pre-order and other JBB news soon. JBB has already scheduled a number of shows in July and August, with a full US tour planned from late September through the end of the year. Dates will be announced in the coming weeks.

ESAS IN BC

Mon, 14 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +0000

The Easy Star All-Stars just got back from a fun trip to British Columbia in Canada. They played to a sold out audience in Whistler, a near sell out in the beautiful Commodore Ballroom in Vancouver, and an enthusiastic crowd at the 9th Annual Victoria Ska Festival. Look for new photos from the trip soon. The band thanks the people of BC for an excellent trip and expects to return in the not-too-distant future.

PRE-ORDER AMPLIFY

Thu, 17 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +0000

You can now pre-order the brand new studio album from John Brown's Body! The progressive reggae band's sixth studio album comes out in the US, Canada and Japan on September 30 and features recent live favorites like "Give Yourself Over," "Zion Triad," and "Be At Peace," along with nine other groundbreaking tracks and a guest appearance by Vaughn Benjamin of Midnite. Place your pre-orders quickly because the first 200 copies will be signed by the band and they'll go fast. You can also pick up a new shirt or a tank top for women (offered for the first time ever in this pre-order) for only $12 more. Plus, if you pre-order, you will automatically be entered into a contest with a chance to win tickets to upcoming shows on the band's fall tour. One grand prize winner will get to pick the band's set list at the show they go to. Click here to pre-order.

ESAS TOUR UK & BEYOND IN OCTOBER

Tue, 05 Aug 2008 00:00:00 +0000

The Easy Star All-Stars will be returning to the UK and Ireland and playing their first ever shows in Holland and Belgium this coming October. The band's tour kicks off October 15 at the legendary Melkweg in Amsterdam before moving on to Nijmegen, Holland and Brussels, Belgium. From there, the band will jet to the UK to play 13 more shows all around the Kingdom and 1 show in Dublin. This includes the band's first ever show at London's Shepherd Bush Empire, along with stops in Brighton, Oxford, Cambridge, Leeds, Glasgow, Southampton and more. Opening all shows in the UK will be Ed Rome, who brings classic British songwriting to the classic sounds of Jamaica. Two of the shows (London and Bristol) will also feature a performance by PAMA INTL. The All-Stars will be playing material from Dub Side of the Moon, Radiodread, Until That Day and perhaps debuting a song from the next tribute album that they have been secretly working on. All of the show dates and info can be found on the tour page.

EASYSTAR.COM RELAUNCHED

Mon, 25 Aug 2008 00:00:00 +0000

We are very pleased to present the newly designed Easy Star website, which went live on August 24th. To kick off the new site, we have brought back our popular contest, so see if you can guess what will be the next classic album The Easy Star All-Stars are going to tackle and win prizes. Make sure you launch our Easy Star Radio so you can listen to our latest tracks while you check out our expanded Photos pages, our popular New York Reggae Scene page, as well as our new Media and Video sections. In the coming months, we will be adding lots of new content to the site so keep checking back. You also can utilize RSS feeds to keep current with what is happening.

NEW JBB TOUR DATES ADDED

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 00:00:00 +0000

More dates of the AMPLIFY FALL TOUR have been announced today, including shows in the Midwest, Pacific Northwest and Hawaii. See the band's tour page to check the schedule for the entire tour, which includes 37 shows and begins Sept 26 in Crystal Bay, NV. The new dates bring the band back to Hawaii for three shows, as well as to Pittsburgh, Ann Arbor, Chicago, Madison, Seattle and Portland. The band has also announced two dates in Canada: October 30th in Toronto and December 18th in Victoria, British Columbia.

EASY STAR ALL-STARS IN NEW ENGLAND

Fri, 05 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000

The Easy Star All-Stars play in Boston tonight, aboard the boat Freedom in Boston Harbor. This should be a fun night, with a long set from the band. Check here for more info on tonight's show. The band then headlines the RedHookFest in Portsmouth, NH, tomorrow.

JBB WELCOMES A NEW "MEMBER"

Mon, 08 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000

The Easy Star Family would like to extend a congratulations to John Brown's Body keyboardist Matt Godwin and his wife Vanessa on the birth of their son Kofi. Kofi was born at Strong Memorial Hospital in Rochester, NY, at 9:35 PM on September 4, 2008. He weighed 8 lbs 10 oz and measured 21 inches long. He arrived to the sounds of Midnite's "Ras Mek Peace". No word yet on when he begins learning how to play piano and organ.

MIKE GORDON/JBB/EASY STAR

Tue, 09 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000

Phish's Mike Gordon invited members of John Brown's Body and Easy Star All-Stars to play with him at his gig at the Paradise in Boston this past weekend. As reported in Relix:

"On Saturday Gordon reunited with Phish at Brad Sands' wedding and, last night, the bassist closed out his solo tour with an appearance at Boston’s Paradise. Gordon’s percussionist Craig Myers opened the evening with his other band Rubblebucket Orchestra and later brought out Rubblebucket bandleader/trumpeter (and John Brown's Body member) Alex Toth, Rubblebucket/John Browns Body’s saxophonist Kalmia Traver and Easy Star All-Stars saxophonist Jenny Hill for Gordon’s "Radar Blip." The improvisational vehicle finds Gordon teaching the audience a variety of hand signals which they can then use to decide which musician leads the band’s jams at any given moment."

RIP RICHARD WRIGHT

Tue, 16 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000

Pink Floyd keyboardist and founding member Richard Wright died yesterday at the age of 65. The cause was cancer. There are only a few deaths of rock stars that we'd mention on the Easy Star news ticker, but obviously, thanks to DUB SIDE OF THE MOON, Easy Star owes a big debt to Wright's talent. His most important single contribution to the Pink Floyd songbook is "The Great Gig In The Sky," which is pretty ironic, considering that the subject of that song is death. He was a key songwriter in the band's early days, but over time was pushed to the side as Roger Waters took more control in the '70s. By THE FINAL CUT, Wright was out of the group. He returned for the band's albums without Waters in the late '80s and '90s and also played on all of David Gilmour's solo records. Rest in peace.

JBB ADDS MORE TOUR DATES

Thu, 18 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000

John Brown's Body has added three more dates to its already monumental fall tour in support of the release of AMPLIFY. The new shows are in Santa Fe, NM; Olympia, WA; and a special New Year's Eve show in Syracuse, NY. See the band's tour page for the latest updates and complete information.

AMPLIFY LISTENING PARTY IN LA

Wed, 24 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000

There will be a special listening party for AMPLIFY at the hip LA weekly dance party Afro-Funke. This will be at Zanzibar in Santa Monica on October 2. AMPLIFY will be played in full between 9 and 10 PM, while there will be cd and door prize give aways throughout the night. The DJs will also spin some b-sides from AMPLIFY later in the night. John Brown's Body will be in town, as they have two shows in the LA area the following two nights, so they will be stopping through and should be accessible for meeting with fans. DJ Rhettmatic will be the guest DJ, along with the regular spinner Jeremy Sole. African reggae artist Rocky Dawuni hosts as usual. This should be a fun event and a good chance to celebrate the new release, so come on out to support.

JBB TOUR KICKS OFF TODAY

Fri, 26 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000

The AMPLIFY TOUR for John Brown's Body kicks off tonight at Tahoe Biltmore in Crystal Bay, NV. You can read a good preview (and review of AMPLIFY) from the Tahoe Daily Tribune here. Check out the band's tour page for the latest updates and complete information.

"LIKE THE STARS" ON LIPSTICK JUNGLE

Mon, 29 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000

The Easy Star All-Stars song "Like The Stars," from the UNTIL THAT DAY EP, will be used this coming Wednesday, October 1, in an episode of "Lipstick Jungle" with Brooke Shields. The show airs at 10 PM on NBC.

AMPLIFY RELEASE DAY

Tue, 30 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000

Today is the release day for the new John Brown's Body album, AMPLIFY. It's something all of us at Easy Star (and everyone in the band and their management) have been working towards for over a year. So far, AMPLIFY has gotten some great notices, with a 4 star review from Glide Magazine being the latest.

Like it or not, as a record label, Easy Star needs to sell records to survive; the more we sell, the more progressive reggae releases we can bring to the world. Just as importantly, if you are a fan of JBB, the more AMPLIFY they sell, the easier it becomes for them to tour, make a living and keep recording new music.

We're not naïve - we're music fans ourselves - and we know the extent to which music is shared now, how easy it is to get for free, etc. Hell, we get our fair share of free stuff sent to us and we certainly aren't shy about passing around something great. But we try to give back as well. For every free record we get, we buy another, putting money back in so that other labels can keep putting out new music.

Please go out and buy a copy of AMPLIFY or encourage your friends and family to do so. If you've gotten it for free and like it, buy a copy as a gift for a friend. The more copies move off shelves at retailers, the more they'll bring it in and support it. These first week sales are always important to help establish the record on the reggae chart at Billboard, which helps the release and the band long-term. It should be at most major music retailers. (And if you don't see it, don't be shy, ask someone to order it in!) If you live in Boston, go to Newbury Comics and you'll be able to get a free signed digipack to go with the album. If you live in LA, go to Amoeba. If you live in Austin, go to Waterloo. If you don't have a reliable record store near where you live, go to iTunes to download it (along with two free bonus tracks you can't get anywhere else: a Ticklah dub mix of "Give Yourself Over" and a version of "Ghost Notes" with Vaughn Benjamin of Midnite) or to Amazon to order it (or download it). Or just buy it at the Easy Star web store.

Oh, and by the way, you may have noticed that JBB's page at Myspace has been down for a week. Myspace screwed up and accidentally deleted the band's page, but hasn't been able to fix it yet. In the meantime, we've put up a temporary placeholder page (myspace.com/johnbrownsbodyamplify), but hope the regular page will be back any day.

AMPLIFY LYRICS

Wed, 01 Oct 2008 00:00:00 +0000

We have posted lyrics for many of the songs on AMPLIFY here.

AMPLIFY IS #1

Wed, 08 Oct 2008 00:00:00 +0000

AMPLIFY, the new release by progressive reggae band John Brown’s Body, debuts at #1 on this week’s Top Reggae Albums chart in Billboard Magazine. The new album, which also climbs to #10 on the CMJ World Music chart, was just released by Easy Star Records. It presents the band with the highest chart position in its history and outsells its 2005 release PRESSURE POINTS by nearly 20% in its first week of release.

“We’re very happy with the number one chart position,” says Easy Star’s Eric Smith. “But we’re equally excited to see that we’ve not only kept pace with the last release, we’ve outsold it. In these challenging times, where declining sales are the norm, this is a real achievement for everyone involved. It’s also a credit to the tenacity of this band, which has been through a lot over the last several years. JBB’s playing the game their way, and it’s great to see them rewarded for it."

"AMPLIFY is a big stew of a lot of different influences and sounds and grooves,” says JBB drummer and co-founder Tommy Benedetti. “I think reggae applies to us in the way that we definitely draw from drum and bass. That's always the foundation of what we start with. We also tried to step outside of the normal reggae grooves‚ sounds‚ lyrics and topics on this one, and what goes on top wound up being very progressive and current.”

AMPLIFY “...fuses Kweli-like beats with Massive Attack funk” and “...invokes the tripped-up rhythms of Radiohead” - Boston’s Weekly Dig

“...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

ESAS JOINS MATISYAHU ON XMAS

Mon, 13 Oct 2008 00:00:00 +0000

Grammy-nominated artist Matisyahu announces his Third Annual Festival of Light shows in New York City this December. The eight-show series includes dates in Manhattan and Brooklyn for a total of four shows in each borough, featuring special guests each night, including Brett Dennen, Easy Star All-Stars, Assembly of Dust, Asher Roth, The Leevees, Little Jackie, U Melt and a special surprise DJ soon to be announced. The festival begins December 21, the first night of Chanukah, and concludes December 30. Festival of Light marks the final leg of Matisyahu’s extensive fall tour, which coincides with the release of his upcoming EP, Shattered (Epic Records, October 21). The four-song EP features tracks from his new full-length album, Light (due out in early 2009).

Previous Festival of Light shows have included special guests Tim Reynolds, Blues Traveler and The Wailers. This year Matisyahu will kick off the Third Annual Festival of Lights show at Webster Hall in Manhattan on December 21 with a very special guest DJ set. Acclaimed singer-songwriter Brett Dennen will open the final festival show on December 30 at the Music Hall of Williamsburg in Brooklyn, playing a solo set. The Levees (featuring Adam Gardner of Guster), U-Melt, Assembly of Dust and Easy Star All-Stars performing songs from “Radiodread” and “Dub Side of the Moon” will also join Matisyahu on stage during the holiday festival.

Tickets for Festival of Light shows will be available for pre-sale on October 15 and will go on sale to the general public on October 17. Tickets may be purchased either through no fee box offices at the Mercury Lounge in Manhattan and Williamsburg Music Hall in Brooklyn or at Ticketmaster.com.

SCHEDULE
December 21 Webster Hall w/ DJ set by TBA
December 22 Webster Hall w/ The Leevees
December 23 Webster Hall w/ U Melt
December 25 Webster Hall w/ Easy Star All-Stars
December 27 Music Hall of Williamsburg w/ Asher Roth
December 28 Music Hall of Williamsburg w/ Assembly of Dust
December 29 Music Hall of Williamsburg w/ Little Jackie
December 30 Music Hall of Williamsburg w/ Brett Dennen

LIVE VIDEO OF JBB

Thu, 16 Oct 2008 00:00:00 +0000

John Brown's Body's show at South Paw in Brooklyn this past August 14 was filmed and captured by Baeble.com. The folks at Baeble have completed their edits and posted the show at their site. You can download it or even order a DVD from them. Plus, they have a contest going that could win you some prize packs. Check the details for that here. You can see a song from the show on our video page. Just look one down on the page to see "Push Some Air."

EASY STAR NOMINATED FOR LABEL OF THE YEAR

Mon, 03 Nov 2008 00:00:00 +0000

Easy Star Records has been nominated for Label of the Year by the Roots Music Association. The RMA is a membership organization dedicated to bringing "roots" artists, the professional entertainment community, and their audiences together on a global level. (We should point out that this is not "roots" as in only reggae; this organization covers blues, bluegrass, folk, country, jazz, zydeco, roots rock and more.) The winners of the Roots Music Awards will be announced during the RMA's annual conference/festival, which will be held in San Marcos, Texas, November 14-16. You can vote for Easy Star (and plenty of other nominees in other categories) here.

TICKLAH ON WKCR WITH CARTER VAN PELT

Mon, 24 Nov 2008 00:00:00 +0000

Victor "Ticklah" Axelrod was the guest on the July 5, 2008 broadcast of the WKCR reggae program, hosted by reggae archivist/writer/DJ Carter Van Pelt. Ticklah selects the first hour of the program, then Carter features Ticklah's music during the second hour. You can check out a streaming broadcast of this excellent program here.

EASY STAR HOLIDAY SALE BEGINS

Mon, 17 Nov 2008 00:00:00 +0000

Just in time for your holiday shopping needs, Easy Star has launched the 10/20/30/40 Sale at the Store. Here's what's going on:

10 Items at 20% off Regular Price
Free Domestic Shipping for Orders $30 or More
Free Easy Star Logo Tee for Orders $40 or More

The domestic shipping will be good until December 15, so get your shopping done early and take advantage. And the free tee shirt will be the perfect thing to reward yourself for buying gifts for all of your friends and family there. To get the free shirt, once you have $40 worth of products in your shopping cart, add the tee to it in the size you want and it will show up as a zero dollar item. You can see all of the details at the web store. Have a great holiday!

EASY STAR ON THESIXTYONE.COM

Tue, 02 Dec 2008 00:00:00 +0000

Easy Star's music has been getting a lot of love lately at a cool website called thesixtyone.com. The site allows members to push songs they like with "bumps" and the more bumps a song receives the higher it climbs on the site until it shows up on the home page. Members earn points to make bumps by picking songs early on that other members like, so it has an addictive game aspect to it, as you try to predict what songs will become hits.

Both John Brown's Body and Easy Star All-Stars have had numerous songs hit the home page in the past few months; the Easy Star All-Stars were selected by the T61 audience to win their weekly Max Bumps Listener Award for "Karma Police" on November 24.

JBB'S TOMMY INTERVIEW ON WBAI

Fri, 12 Dec 2008 00:00:00 +0000

John Brown's Body's Tommy Benedetti was interviewed by the legendary Lister from the Clappers radio show early Thursday morning. Lister called AMPLIFY the best reggae record of the year during the interview. You can listen to the show here by clicking on the "Burn Baby Burn - Clappers" show on Thursday, December 11 at 4 AM. Tommy's interview begins in the second hour of the show, but of course, you can listen to the first hour to catch Lister's vibes and a lot of great reggae music.

Lister's new show, Lister!Live99Cinco, is the newest and most powerful and only political reggae show in the world and can be heard on WTBQ 1110AM/99.1FM Warwick, New York, WUSB 90.1FM Stony Brook, Long Island, New York, and Pacifica Radio. Burn Baby Burn/Clappers is on WBAI 99.5FM with 50,000 watts of Lister power.

EASY STAR ALL-STARS DOWN UNDER

Thu, 18 Dec 2008 00:00:00 +0000

Australian fans of the Easy Star All-Stars have been waiting a long time to see the band in action on their own turf...and now they will finally get their chance. The All-Stars will be headed to the land down under for six shows in April 2009, including plays at the Byron Bay Bluesfest and the West Coast Blues & Roots Festival. Check out the tour page for more details on the shows and look for more updates on the Australian tour in 2009.

NEW EASY STAR ALL-STARS TRIBUTE ALBUM

Tue, 13 Jan 2009 00:00:00 +0000

Greetings Easy Star crew, see below for the official press release making the rounds today. We at Easy Star Records are very excited to finally be revealing this info and release date. Stay tuned here and at easystar.com to get the latest updates, including when music will be posted, info on pre-orders, tour dates, contests and more.

EASY STAR RECORDS ANNOUNCES EASY STAR ALL-STARS’ REGGAE RE-IMAGINING OF SGT. PEPPER’S LONELY HEARTS CLUB BAND

EASY STAR’S LONELY HEARTS DUB BAND SET FOR RELEASE APRIL 14

ALBUM FOLLOWS THE TREMENDOUS SUCCESS OF DUB SIDE OF THE MOON (2003) AND RADIODREAD (2006)

“They made a smashing success out of their cover of Dark Side of the Moon…” — Pitchfork
“The All-Stars have tackled Radiohead’s OK Computer, and the result is again impressive.” — Rolling Stone

Following the widespread critical and commercial success of 2003’s Dub Side of the Moon and 2006’s Radiodread, Easy Star Records announces the Easy Star All-Stars’ complete reggae re-imagining of the Beatles’ Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band. The album, titled Easy Star’s Lonely Hearts Dub Band, is set for release April 14 on Easy Star Records and features guest vocals from an impressive list of reggae, dancehall and dub greats including Steel Pulse, Matisyahu, Michael Rose (Black Uhuru), Luciano, U Roy, Bunny Rugs (Third World), Ranking Roger (English Beat), Sugar Minott, Frankie Paul, Max Romeo and The Mighty Diamonds. The first single, “With A Little Help From My Friends,” featuring Luciano, will be released as an iTunes exclusive February 10. It will be paired with a b-side dub version featuring the legendary U Roy.

Dub Side of the Moon, (Easy Star’s reggae tribute to Pink Floyd’s Dark Side of the Moon) is one of the most successful reggae albums of the 21st century and spent over five years on Billboard’s Top Reggae Chart. Mojo selected the record as the second greatest cover album of all time. Radiodread, which tackled Radiohead’s OK Computer, spent over 18 months on Billboard’s Top Reggae Chart and earned praise from Radiohead themselves.

Of the decision to infuse reggae into the Beatles classic, producer Michael Goldwasser says “We’ve focused on re-envisioning concept albums as reggae and it’s really important that the source material works as a whole and is not just a collection of songs. So, what better to take on next than the mother of all concept albums?”

Goldwasser is once more the musical mastermind behind this album, having arranged and produced the music, assembled the musicians and guest artists and played guitar throughout. Goldwasser is joined by Victor Rice (bass), Victor “Ticklah” Axelrod (keyboards) and Patrick Dougher & Eddie Ocampo (drums, percussion). Members of the touring version of the Easy Star All-Stars also contribute, including Ras I Ray, Jenny Hill, Buford O’Sullivan, Ivan Katz, Kirsty Rock, Tamar-kali, Junior Jazz and Menny More. In addition to producing six albums for Easy Star, Goldwasser has produced albums for Corey Harris, Hatikva 6 and others, and has had compositions featured in the motion pictures Failure To Launch and Woody Allen’s Cassandra’s Dream.

For over a decade, Easy Star Records has been a trendsetting independent reggae label. Dub Side of the Moon and Radiodread form the backbone of a catalogue that includes progressive albums from John Brown’s Body and Easy Star All-Stars keyboardist Ticklah, reissues of classic material from Sugar Minott and Linval Thompson and new recordings from reggae legends The Meditations and Sister Carol.

FIRST SINGLE POSTED

Fri, 16 Jan 2009 00:00:00 +0000

Now that we’ve announced the new album, EASY STAR’S LONELY HEARTS DUB BAND, we figured we should let you all get a taste of what this amazing record will sound like. So check the release page, Easy Star Radio (on this site) or the band's myspace page for the first single, “With A Little Help From My Friends” featuring Luciano on vocals. This will be released exclusively at iTunes on February 10, along with a b-side dub version featuring U Roy. We will be posting more tracks from the album in the coming weeks. And remember the album drops April 14th! Look out for info on the PRE-ORDER coming soon.

TO RUSSIA WITH LOVE

Mon, 02 Feb 2009 00:00:00 +0000

The Easy Star All-Stars will be going somewhere they've never been this coming weekend, when the band makes its debut in Moscow in Russia, playing a Bob Marley Birthday Tribute alonside Max Romeo and Jah Shaka.

The band will play Friday night (February 6) at B1 Maximum Club. They are expected to debut a few more tracks from EASY STAR'S LONELY HEARTS DUB BAND for the Russian audience, as they prepare for the major Lonely Hearts World Tour coming up later this spring. It's also possible that perhaps Max Romeo, who sings "Fixing A Hole" on the upcoming release, may feel like joining the band on stage, but fans in Moscow will have to wait and see if that happens. For more information on this show and other upcoming Easy Star All-Stars shows, check here.

RE-AMPLIFY MARCH 3

Thu, 05 Feb 2009 00:00:00 +0000

Following the success of John Brown’s Body’s last studio album, AMPLIFY, which debuted at number one on Billboard’s Reggae Chart last October, the band returns in March with RE-AMPLIFY. This new release features six remixes of songs from AMPLIFY along with a brand new, previously unreleased JBB song performed live at the Aggie Theatre in Fort Collins, CO last fall. The record will have an exclusive digital release on iTunes March 3, then has a full physical and digital release March 17. Pre-order a CD or a digital download and get it on March 17 or soon after by clicking here. You can also order a brand new JBB shirt with it.

The producers involved with this release are a diverse group of top notch remixers, including Disashi Lumumba-Kasongo (guitarist from the Gold Record Certified Gym Class Heroes), Tommie Sunshine (American rave legend and remixer of songs by the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, The Killers, Panic! At The Disco, Good Charlotte and others), GoldieLocks (up-and-coming artist/producer from the UK, recently nominated for DJ Mag Best British Breakthrough Producer and featured in a photo spread in Maxim), Dubmatix (one of Canada’s best known reggae producers, recently nominated for a Juno), Blue King Brown (Australian reggae/afro-beat masters, of whom Carlos Santana said, “…my favorite band right now”), and Wrongtom (London DJ who has remixed Hard-Fi, Lily Allen and Roots Manuva).

“RE-AMPLIFY takes the Future Roots sound we achieved on AMPLIFY even further into directions we might never have gone on our own,” says drummer Tommy Benedetti. “It’s been exciting hearing our songs in other producers’ hands. We enjoyed Dubmatix’s version of ‘The Gold’ so much, we are going to start playing it that way live. Then we bring it full circle to the early JBB sound by ending the record with a new roots track we’ve been having fun playing on the road.”

The band’s celebrated live show will be on display with dates already announced beginning in March. JBB teams up with Blue King Brown for 8 shows in Colorado and the West Coast, then joins SOJA for 7 dates in the East.

“AMPLIFY fuses Kweli-like beats with Massive Attack funk…invokes the tripped-up rhythms of Radiohead.” – Weekly Dig

ITUNES HAS 1ST SINGLE

Tue, 10 Feb 2009 00:00:00 +0000

The first single from EASY STAR'S LONELY HEARTS DUB BAND is now officially available, exclusively through iTunes. Click here to buy it. We've released "With A Little Help From My Friends," featuring an amazing vocal by Luciano, with a b-side of "With A Little Dub From My Friends," which has the legendary U Roy adding his two cents. Enjoy!

SAN REMO FESTIVAL

Mon, 16 Feb 2009 00:00:00 +0000

The Easy Star All-Stars are headed to Italy on tuesday night to take part in one of the highest profile events in their career: the 59th annual Festival Della Canzone Italiana in San Remo, Italy. This yearly happening has been likened to a combination of the Olympics and American Idol within Italy. It is broadcast on RAI (Italian National Television) for four consecutive nights; it is mainly a competition among singers and songwriters. Families and friends get together to watch every night. Throughout the festival, special guests are invited to perform a song, and this year, the Easy Star All-Stars, along with Queen, have been tapped as the guests. The group will be playing "Time" from Dub Side of the Moon on Thursday night, February 19.

In addition, once there, the band couldn't resist the chance to return to a favorite city, Torino (Turin), to play a full show friday, February 20, at Hiroshima Mon Amour. To see more details on these tour dates, or any of the other upcoming dates in the 2009 Lonely Hearts World Tour, check here.

PICK THE NEXT SINGLE

Fri, 27 Feb 2009 00:00:00 +0000

As most of you already know, the first single from EASY STAR'S LONELY HEARTS DUB BAND was released exclusively on iTunes on February 10. "With A Little Help From My Friends," featuring Luciano, along with the dub version b-side featuring U Roy, has been getting people excited for the full release for a few weeks now. Now's your chance to play record executive (or just dedicated fan) and help Easy Star decide what the next single should be before release. Click here to answer a couple quick questions and to tell us what the next single should be. Details on how you will be able to get it and which song won will be coming soon. As a thank you, when you do vote, you will be given a free download song ("Bed of Rose" from the Easy Star All-Stars' UNTIL THAT DAY).

RE-AMPLIFY ON ITUNES NOW

Tue, 03 Mar 2009 00:00:00 +0000

John Brown's Body's latest, RE-AMPLIFY, can now be bought at iTunes exclusively for the next two weeks. Click here to get it. If you have the time, please leave a review of the record, as well.

You can also still pre-order the physical CD or a digital download, along with an exclusive tee shirt, through the Easy Star webstore, until March 13. This album comes out March 17.

Lastly, check in to the Travel Channel on Friday, March 6, at 9 PM EST, to see the premier of 21 Sexiest Beach Bars. They filmed part of it at JBB's shows at the Beachcomber in Cape Cod last summer and clips from the JBB are featured in the broadcast. It is reshown on friday at 2 AM, Saturday at 7 PM, and other dates.

PRE-ORDER LONELY HEARTS

Thu, 12 Mar 2009 00:00:00 +0000

The wait is almost over. You can now pre-order the latest reggae tribute from the Easy Star All-Stars! The band spent a year crafting this new reggae re-imagining of The Beatles' Sgt. Pepper's album and the results will blow you away. With the All-Stars' usual attention to fine detail and guest vocalists including Steel Pulse, Matisyahu, Michael Rose, Ranking Roger, U Roy, Luciano, Max Romeo, The Mighty Diamonds, Sugar Minott, Frankie Paul and more, we think it's their finest album yet. It comes out April 14, but place your pre-order now and you can include an exclusive tee shirt featuring artwork from the album on front and the phrase "I Get High With A Little Help From Easy Star" on the back. Truer words have never been on the back of your shirt before! You can order the new record as a physical CD (with a bonus download card for more free music), an LP (which comes with a bonus 7" single featuring two dubs) or as a digital download. Or buy combos of the above formats and save money. Lastly, throw in an Easy Star green or brown ringer for only $10 more just for the heck of it.

RE-AMPLIFY RELEASE DATE

Tue, 17 Mar 2009 00:00:00 +0000

Many of you probably thought everyone was wearing green today for St. Patrick's Day, but the truth is that most are wearing it in honor of the release of John Brown's Body's newest album, RE-AMPLIFY. The EP, which features remixes from Dubmatix, GoldieLocks, Blue King Brown, Tommie Sunshine, Disashi (from Gym Class Heroes) and Wrong Tom, along with a new JBB track, hits stores today. You can pick up a copy at our webstore if you don't feel like venturing outside or can't pull yourself away from drinking green beer at the bar.

There's a very cool animated video that was put together for Dubmatix's remix of "The Gold". Check it out here. Plus, there is a live video from the Aggie Theatre of the new song "Struggling," which you can see here. And in the spirit of remixing, the band has made their song "Zion Triad," from AMPLIFY, available for fans to take a stab at remixing themselves. Click here to have some fun with that.

SXSW

Wed, 18 Mar 2009 00:00:00 +0000

The Easy Star All-Stars arrive to the legendary SXSW music conference in Austin, TX, today, set to make their first appearance there. They begin with a performance at IODA's opening party at Emo's Annex this afternoon at 5 PM. Check here for more details on that. That show is open to the public, no wristbands needed, but it is expected to be packed. The band's official SXSW showcase is Thursday night at Vice on 6th Street. The band plays at 1 AM, following Kraak & Smaak and Yarah Bravo.

JBB SPRING TOUR

Thu, 19 Mar 2009 00:00:00 +0000

John Brown's Body begins a new round of touring today in Colorado. Check out the band's tour date page for a complete listing. After 8 shows in Colorado, they head further west, stopping in Salt Lake City and Lake Tahoe before playing four shows in California. They will be joined by the amazing Australian band Blue King Brown on 8 of these shows. The final show, in Hermosa Beach, will be a very rare acoustic show. And the most exciting news of this trip is that the group will be joined on stage by founding member Kevin Kinsella at three shows in California (San Francisco, Los Angeles and Solana Beach). This will mark the first time Kevin has played with JBB in three years!

Next month, starting April 17, the band does an East Coast run with SOJA and in May, they play shows in the Midwest with Passafire.

RE-AMPLIFY HITS CHARTS

Wed, 25 Mar 2009 00:00:00 +0000

John Brown's Body's latest release, RE-AMPLIFY, debuted at #8 on the Billboard Reggae Chart today, while the band's last album, AMPLIFY, climbed back up to #25 at the same time. This marks the first time JBB has had two albums charting at once. Congratulations to them! The band will celebrate properly on the road, where they are in the middle of a west coast run.

COMING ATTRACTIONS

Thu, 26 Mar 2009 00:00:00 +0000

The trailer for EASY STAR'S LONELY HEARTS DUB BAND debuted this week. You can see it on our video page or go to youtube, where you can give it a positive review. It was directed by Liam Kirtley. If you are suitably excited by what you see, you can pre-order the record as a CD, LP, download (and add in a tee shirt) here until April 10 at 3 PM EST.

UPDATED: SECOND SINGLE

Mon, 30 Mar 2009 00:00:00 +0000

The fans have spoken. We ran a contest to pick the second single from EASY STAR’S LONELY HEARTS DUB BAND and the overwhelming winner was “Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds,” featuring vocals by Frankie Paul. This track is available for download exclusively at Rhapsody. We’ve also put the song up at the Easy Star All-Stars myspace page and on the Easy Star website, along with “She’s Leaving Home,” featuring Kirsty Rock. Hopefully, If you like what you hear, you can pre-order the album here.

AUSTRALIA

Fri, 10 Apr 2009 00:00:00 +0000

The Easy Star All-Stars' first trip to Australia got off to a smashing success with a rousing performance at Melbourne's Chill City festival today. The trip continues tomorrow with a headlining show at The Corner Hotel in Melbourne on Saturday, April 11. On Monday, the band plays at the East Coast Blues & Roots Fest in Byron Bay, followed by club shows in Brisbane and Sydney on Wednesday and Thursday. The tour ends next saturday in Perth at the West Coast Blues & Roots Festival. If you are an Aussie fan of the band, don't miss this rare chance to see them live in action!

RELEASE DAY!

Tue, 14 Apr 2009 00:00:00 +0000

EASY STAR’S LONELY HEARTS DUB BAND RELEASED TODAY!

The new Easy Star All-Stars album, EASY STAR'S LONELY HEARTS DUB BAND, comes out today, April 14th. You've already heard us go on about what a great record this is, so we'll let some other folks praise the record for a moment:

"Your oasis of surreality in a vast desert of indie-rockin' blandness." - Village Voice

"It's a safe bet that the modern 'Lonely Hearts' will not only be embraced by die-hard Beatles fans, but introduce The Beatles' magic to a whole new group of listeners." - Washington Examiner

"...soulful, spaced-out jams that feel weighty and weightless at the same time." - San Francisco Chronicle

"These reggaefied takes are so cleverly done - with arrangements that are aptly inventive, rather than reverential - that only the dullest musical snob could fail to be entertained by them. 4 stars." - The Independent (UK)

"...there can't be much more fun to be had in the world than listening to Bunny Rugs' brave take on 'Lovely Rita'" - Timeout London

"...the All-Stars have...created a strong contender for party record of the summer. 8 out of 10." - Press Association (UK)

The early buzz has been pretty incredible, with coverage in tons of major publications from the UK to Australia to Holland to the US. Help us out by buying the record this week, through our webstore or at any retail location, physical or digital. First week sales are very important! If you like the record, please write reviews on iTunes or Amazon. Each of these steps helps in spreading the word and keeping the buzz on the album growing.

AFRO-FUNKE LISTENING PARTY IN LA

Thu, 16 Apr 2009 00:00:00 +0000

The celebrated AFRO-FUNKE weekly party in Los Angeles will be doing a special listening party for the new Easy Star All-Stars album tonight. That part of the evening will run from 9 - 10PM and will include giveaways of shirts, CDs and other goodies. The party is hosted by African reggae star Rocky Dawuni and the resident DJs are Jeremy Sole and Glenn Red. There is also a live performance by Fuzzbee Morse and a special guest DJ slot by WISEACRE.

The party happens at Zanzibar: 1301 5th Street @ Arizona in Santa Monica. 310-451-2221. 21 and up only. Runs from 9 PM to 2 AM. Check the Afro-Funke Website for more info.

NYC LISTENING PARTY

Mon, 20 Apr 2009 00:00:00 +0000

The Easy Star Crew would like to invite fans to join them at a listening party for EASY STAR'S LONELY HEARTS DUB BAND happening this coming thursday night at White Rabbit in Manhattan. Running from 7 PM - 10 PM, the evening will feature DJ Charlie Brown from Jamaica spinning the whole album along with other Easy Star cuts. You can meet members of the Easy Star All-Stars and have them sign copies of your album. This will be a celebration of the album's release after three years of hard work going into it. White Rabbit is at 145 Houston Street (between 1st and 2nd Avenues). Phone number is 212-477-5005. No RSVP is needed. Just show up and help us celebrate.

WE'RE NUMBER ONE!

Thu, 23 Apr 2009 00:00:00 +0000

We are extremely proud to announce that EASY STAR'S LONELY HEARTS DUB BAND debuted at number one on the Billboard Reggae Chart and broke the Top 200, coming in at #117. As far as we can tell, this is the first reggae album to crack the top 200 since Stephen Marley's MIND CONTROL in 2007. In addition, the album charted as follows:

#2 on the Top Heatseekers Chart
#9 on the Top Independent Label Releases Chart
#26 on the Top Current Digital Chart
#29 on the Top Internet Chart
#30 on the Top Overall Digital Chart

If you like the album, help spread the word to keep this record charting! Thanks to everyone who already purchased a copy.

CATCH 'EM LIVE!

Wed, 13 May 2009 00:00:00 +0000

The Easy Star All-Stars bring the Lonely Hearts World Tour to the US this week, beginning with a show at the Higher Ground in Burlington, VT on Thursday, May 14. From there, they will hit Boston and Portland, ME. The following week, they'll play Philadelphia, New York City and the Hamptons. On May 24, they will play two sets at Summer Camp in Chillicothe, IL, including the first full play of Dub Side of the Moon in a few years. Rumor has it they'll be joined by members of Umphrey's McGee as well. In June, the band heads to the Southeast with Gregory Isaacs and Trumystic, and then to California with Blue King Brown. The US dates end with a performance at the Sierra Nevada World Music Festival. Check the tour dates page for the complete up to date list.

Don't forget about John Brown's Body, either, who are in the midst of a midwest run with Passafire right now. Check their page for the latest as well.

STORE SALE

Tue, 19 May 2009 00:00:00 +0000

We're giddy from the success of the new Easy Star All-Stars and John Brown's Body releases, so we've decided to give something back to our fans who've supported us and both groups...we're having a sale in our

$1.99 SATURDAY ONLY

Fri, 22 May 2009 00:00:00 +0000

The new Easy Star All-Stars album, Easy Star's Lonely Hearts Dub Band, will be available as a download for only $1.99 for one day only, this Saturday, May 23, at Amazon.com's Daily Deal. If you've been holding off on picking up this record, now you have no excuse but to get it on Saturday. Which is perfect timing, considering that this weekend marks the official start to summer and this album is the official album of the summer.

GLASTONBURY 2009

Tue, 26 May 2009 00:00:00 +0000

We can at last reveal the exciting news: Easy Star All-Stars are playing three different stages over three days at the UK's biggest festival, Glastonbury. Each set will focus on one of the band's tribute albums: Friday night at the East Dance stage, the band will focus on DUB SIDE OF THE MOON; Saturday afternoon at The Park stage, they will focus on RADIODREAD; Sunday, on the Pyramid stage, they will be presenting EASY STAR'S LONELY HEARTS DUB BAND. Look for other surprises to come soon in relation to this. Then in July, the band will be making its first trip to Japan to play the legendary Fuji Rock Festival on Saturday, July 25th. More details on that will be coming soon.

CORRECTION: $2.99

Sun, 24 May 2009 00:00:00 +0000

We are sorry if this caused problems for anyone, but there was a mess up and we found out after the fact that Amazon was offering the daily deal download for the album at $2.99, not $1.99. It's still a bargain, but we certainly didn't want anyone to feel misled.

NEW TICKLAH 7" SINGLE

Mon, 15 Jun 2009 00:00:00 +0000

Look for the latest 7" single from Ticklah this coming Wednesday, June 24. The A-side is "Pork Eater," Ticklah's wicked and humorous collaboration with longtime Easy Star warrior Rob Symeonn, originally found on the TICKLAH VS. AXELROD album. The B-side features a brand new, never before released instrumental version of the song. It will first be on sale at the Easy Star All-Stars show at Stuyvesant Town in NYC, which Ticklah will be DJing at before the main set. Look for it online and in stores soon after.

ESAS CALI TOUR KICKS OFF

Mon, 15 Jun 2009 00:00:00 +0000

The Easy Star All-Stars begin the next leg of the Lonely Hearts World Tour in Solana Beach at the Belly Up tonight. The rest of the week the band will be working their way up the California coast with shows in Los Angeles, San Luis Obispo, Bakersfield, Santa Cruz, San Francisco, ending with an appearance at the Sierra Nevada World Music Festival. Australian urban roots masters Blue King Brown will be opening all shows, so don't miss them! Check the tour dates page for the latest info.

JBB WELCOMES THE BLACK SEEDS TO NORTH AMERICA

Tue, 07 Jul 2009 00:00:00 +0000

Touring in the US for the first time, The Black Seeds (from Wellington, New Zealand) fuses dub, funk, and soul, with a classic reggae base. After forming in 1997, The Black Seeds have put out a gold album, two double-platinum selling albums, and a masterful 8-piece live show regarded as one of the finest in New Zealand. Catch The Black Seeds on tour supporting John Brown’s Body from September 10th - 25th, 2009. Details will be announced shortly regarding the release of The Black Seeds' new album ‘Solid Ground’ in North America.

LA2DAY COVERS EASY STAR

Tue, 14 Jul 2009 00:00:00 +0000

The Easy Star All-Stars have gotten some great coverage in the past few weeks from LA2DAY. We thought it was worth mentioning, as they give a great review to the band's show at the Key Club (which also features an interview with bassist/vocalist Ras I-Ray) and an in depth interview with Michael Goldwasser. The interview with Michael also features an exclusive downloadable mix of Easy Star tracks put together by Michael G himself. Check out the articles (and while you are at it, look around the site for plenty of good coverage LA2DAY has given to John Brown's Body as well).

TICKLAH SINGLE AVAILABLE NOW

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 00:00:00 +0000

The new 7" single from Ticklah, "Pork Eater" featuring Rob Symeonn, is available now in the Easy Star store (and at other fine vinyl specialists throughout the land). You can order this limited edition vinyl here. We've also got restock of the "Rescue Me" single in the store as well.

EASY STAR MEETS REBELUTION

Wed, 22 Jul 2009 00:00:00 +0000

Rebelution recently tapped Easy Star All-Stars guitarist/producer (and Easy Star Records co-founder) Michael Goldwasser to work on a remix for Rebelution. That track, "More Than Dub (Michael G Easy Star All-Stars Remix)," is available as part of the pre-order for Rebelution's upcoming release BRIGHT SIDE OF LIFE, due out August 4. If you pre-order the album, you get one track ("Outta Control") right now and the rest on the release date. Click here to pre-order now.

VICTOR RICE DUBS LONELY HEARTS LIVE

Fri, 24 Jul 2009 00:00:00 +0000

This tuesday (July 28), the residents of Sao Paulo, Brasil, get an exclusive chance to see something very cool. That's when Victor Rice (Easy Star All-Stars bassist and mixing engineer) takes the tracks from EASY STAR'S LONELY HEARTS DUB BAND and dubs them out live! He's done this once already (see footage here) with great success. If you live in SP or will be there next week, don't miss this!

Strikkly Vikkly versus Sgt P
Tuesday July 28
Tapas Bar - Rua Augusta 1256, Sao Paulo
9:30-11:30PM
R$10

LONELY HEARTS WORLD TOUR PART 2

Fri, 31 Jul 2009 00:00:00 +0000

After an extremely busy first half of the year, culminating in a performance at Japan’s Fuji Rock 2009, the Easy Star All-Stars are ready to begin the second part of the Lonely Hearts World Tour. They begin today with 14 shows in Europe, the UK and Ireland. At the end of August, they return to the New York area, with a great show at Governor's Island with Badfish, Collie Buddz and others. September finds the band in the Pacific Northwest and British Columbia. At the end of September, the band plays a free show in Irvine, California, finishing off the Saturday concert series at Orange County Great Park.

Things get even more interesting in October, when the band pairs up with fellow label mates John Brown's Body for a 17 date tour of the United Kingdom. This will be JBB’s UK debut and the first extensive touring the two bands have done together since the Pacific Jamdown in 2005. Then, in November, Easy Star All-Stars embarks on an extensive European tour which brings them to Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Hungary and Greece for the first time (along with stops in old favorites like Italy, Poland and the Netherlands)!

Check the tour dates page for updates and more info. Here's a quick list:

July 31 Kostrzyn, Poland Woodstock Festival
August 1 Storas, Norway Storas Festival
August 2 Hertfordshire, UK Standon Calling
August 4 Gloucester, UK Guildhall
August 5 Brighton, UK Concorde 2
August 6 Filago, Italy Filagosto Festival
August 7 Firenze, Italy Fortessa di Basso
August 8 Orosei, Sardinia ZeroFest
August 11 Cork, Ireland Cyprus Avenue
August 12 Belfast, Northern Ireland Empire
August 13 Dublin, Ireland Academy
August 14 Sargres, Portugal Super Bock Surf Fest 2009
August 15 Isle Of Man, UK Mannifest 2009
August 16 Leicester, UK Summer Sundae Weekender
August 29 New York, NY Governor’s Island with Badfish, Collie Buddz
September 2 Amagansett, NY Stephen Talkhouse
September 4 Wellfleet, MA Beachcomber
September 5 Edgartown, MA Nectar’s on Martha’s Vineyard
September 9 Seattle, WA Neumo’s
September 10 Vancouver, BC The Plaza
September 11 Whistler, BC Garibaldi Lift Company
September 12 Tofino, BC The Tofino Legion
September 13 Victoria, BC Elements Nightclub
September 26 Irvine, CA Orange County Great Park
October 1 Leamington Spa, UK Assembly with John Brown’s Body
October 2 Kendal, UK Brewery Arts Centre with John Brown’s Body
October 3 Sheffield, UK Corporation with John Brown’s Body
October 4 Whitehaven, UK Civic Hall with John Brown’s Body
October 6 Bristol, UK Thekla with John Brown’s Body
October 7 Norwich, UK Waterfront with John Brown’s Body
October 8 Southampton, UK The Brook with John Brown’s Body
October 9 Poole, UK Mr. Kyps with John Brown’s Body
October 10 Folkestone, UK Quarterhouse with John Brown’s Body
October 11 Oxford, UK O2 Academy with John Brown’s Body
October 13 London, UK Scala with John Brown’s Body
October 14 Bath, UK Komedia with John Brown’s Body
October 15 Plymouth, UK Hippo with John Brown’s Body
October 16 Falmouth, UK Princess Pavilion with John Brown’s Body
October 17 Exeter, UK Phoenix with John Brown’s Body
October 18 Cardiff, UK The Globe with John Brown’s Body
November 4 Rotterdam, Netherlands Watt
November 5 Cologne, Germany Stadtgarden
November 6 Nuremberg, Germany Hirsch
November 7 Berlin, Germany Glaushaus
November 8 Hamburg, Germany Knust
November 10 Posnan, Poland TBA
November 11 Warsaw, Poland Proxima
November 13 Budapest, Hungary A38
November 14 Vienna, Austria Reigen
November 15 La Chaux de Fronds, Switzerland Bikini Test
November 16 Basel, Switzerland Kaserne
November 17 Innsbruck, Austria Treibhaus
November 18 Cesena, Italy Vidia Club
November 19 Conegliano Veneto, Italy Zion Rock Club
November 20 Athens, Greece Gagarin 205
November 21 Thessaloniki, Greece Block 33
November 22 Amsterdam, Netherlands Melkweg

THE BLACK SEEDS' SOLID GROUND OUT IN SEPTEMBER ON EASY STAR

Mon, 10 Aug 2009 00:00:00 +0000

The Lord of the Rings films put New Zealand’s beauty and creative spirit on the pop culture map. Flight of the Conchords revealed New Zealand’s unique wit. Now reggae/funk sensations The Black Seeds — Conchord friends and former band mates — are ready to take listeners one step deeper into the Other Down Under, with infectious grooves, slamming brass, and booty shaking beats on the group’s first North American release, Solid Ground (Easy Star Records; Released exclusively on iTunes September 15; everywhere else September 29, 2009), and on their debut U.S. tour with John Brown’s Body this September.

Produced by the band’s guitarist Mike Fabulous, the album oozes with The Black Seeds’ distinctive flavor – from the heavy-hitting, Karma-inspired “Slingshot” and darker reggae/dub-infused tracks like “Send a Message” and “The Bubble,” to infectious reggae gems like “Take Your Chances,” “Love Is A Radiation” and “Come To Me,” and the funk/soul filled “Rotten Apple” and “Afrophone.” The North American release adds two previously unreleased bonus tracks: the funky soul instrumental “Year Of The Pig” and a dub version of “Strugglers.” The iTunes release will have two additional exclusive bonus tracks: an acoustic version of “One Step At A Time,” which lays bare the songwriting prowess of the band, as well as a dub version of “Bulletproof.”

Look for more info on pre-ordering this album through the Easy Star website in a few days.

PRE-ORDER SOLID GROUND

Wed, 19 Aug 2009 00:00:00 +0000

You can now pre-order Solid Ground by the Black Seeds through the Easy Star Store and get your copy right at the release date of September 29.* Pre-order soon because the first 100 copies of the physical CD will be signed by The Black Seeds, making it a collector's item. Plus, you can throw in a beautiful tour tee shirt (in a men's tee or women's cut) at a discounted price. Please note that this pre-order is only open to customers in the USA and Canada. Pre-order Solid Ground.

POSTPONED SHOW - GOVERNOR'S ISLAND

Fri, 28 Aug 2009 00:00:00 +0000

We're sorry for the late notice, but we've just been informed that the Easy Star All-Stars show at Governor's Island on Saturday has been postponed due to bad weather. The new date will be October 4th. However, Easy Star All-Stars will not be on the bill then, as the band will be in the middle of its UK tour with John Brown's Body. So expect Badfish to still anchor a new line up on the postponed date.

HUFFINGTON POST MENTIONS THE BLACK SEEDS

Sun, 30 Aug 2009 00:00:00 +0000

The Black Seeds and their upcoming release Solid Ground got a great mention in the Huffington Post this past week:

If any band ever carried the spirit of Morphine in their blood, it has to be New Zealand reggae-inspired outfit The Black Seeds. Musically the connection is subtle; vocally, Barnaby Weir exhibits the easeful, country-tinged, downtrodden-but-hopeful tendencies of Mark Sandman. Had that man not passed on a decade prior, you'd think he just reappeared somewhere just south of the Shire. Sure, comparisons are awful when dealing with a group as talented as the Black Seeds. This one, however, is an honor--Morphine was a damn good band, and Solid Ground (Easy Star) is a damn fine record.

What I loved about Morphine was how much they did with so little. Much the same can be said for the Black Seeds, friends and former band mates of Flight of the Concords. Pulling from a basic selection of vintage ska, dub, and reggae, New Zealand must bump to this band live. The record is thick, bottom-heavy, and melodic. If not for Fat Freddy's Drop, I might claim this is the most inventive thing out of the South Pacific in decades. They might not be as diverse as Freddy's, though what they do--thoughtful, catchy songs rampant with horn lines and stomach shaking bass, not to mention Weir's excellent voice--they do very right. The guitar and skank they pull off on "Take Your Chances" would make Lee Perry proud. Hard to turn off, easy to repeat.

See the full article here. Pre-order Solid Ground here.

MAKE A MUSIC VIDEO

Wed, 09 Sep 2009 00:00:00 +0000

Easy Star & Genero.tv are proud to announce the OFFICIAL music video contest for Easy Star All-Stars' “Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds”. Submissions will be accepted September 12 through October 23, 2009 and finalists will be announced November 3. If you make the winning video, you will be 1 of 16 finalists for a chance to win US$4,000 cash and lots of other prizes, including a visit to the studio during an Easy Star All-Stars recording session! Check out the details here.

TOMMY T COMING IN OCTOBER

Wed, 09 Sep 2009 00:00:00 +0000

Gogol Bordello's Bass Player Explores Music Without Boundaries on His First Solo Album

Available exclusively via iTunes Oct 13 and traditional retail outlets November 10

LOS ANGELES, September 1, 2009 -- For the past three years, Tommy T (Thomas T Gobena) has been the bass player for gypsy punk powerhouse Gogol Bordello. Tommy was born and raised in Addis Abada (Ethiopia's capital city) and the knowledge of global rhythms he brings to Gogol's sound has become part of their unclassifiable approach to music making. With the encouragement of his Gogol Bordello band mates, Tommy has produced his first solo effort, The Prester John Sessions. An aural travelogue that ranges freely through the music and culture of Ethiopia, the album is a collection of 11 songs including a remix of the track "Oromo Dub (Cushitic Dub)," featuring fellow Gogol Bordello band mates Eugene Hutz and Pedro Erazo and mixed by Michael Goldwasser of the Easy Star All-Stars. The Prester John Sessions will be released exclusively via iTunes on October 13, 2009, with the wide release at traditional retail outlets everywhere on November 10, 2009 via Easy Star Records.

"In the 70s, funk, wah-wah pedals, and jazz had a huge impact on Ethiopian music," Tommy explains. "The Prester John Sessions will give people an idea about the musical diversity of Ethiopia, which includes influences and ideas borrowed from the sounds of the 70's with the added bonus of up-to-date production values."

Tommy discovered the story of Prester John in Graham Hancock's book The Sign and the Seal. "Hancock was looking for the Biblical Ark of the Covenant," Tommy says. "His quest led him around the world, from the Middle East to Europe and back to Ethiopia." In the 12th and 13th centuries, Prester John was an unknown Christian king with massive troops that got the attention of European kings. Prester John is the character I use to symbolize the man who will bring Ethiopian culture to the rest of the world."

To fulfill his vision, Tommy started digging through Ethiopian folk music, choosing melodies he could improvise on. He also wrote his own compositions based on traditional modes. "A lot of popular Ethiopian music is based on a 6/8 beat called chikchika, but there are also many other rhythms in Ethiopia that have their own unique characteristics," Tommy states. "I play with The Abyssinian Roots Collective on the album. They are sometimes known as The ARC, which coincidentally ties into the Ark of the Covenant and the Prester John story."

Tommy composed and produced the music, along with his brother Henock, contributing to the tunes "Brothers" and "East-West Express." The tracks were written at Tommy's home studio, cut live in studios around Washington, DC, and overdubs were laid down in real time with a final mix by Victor Van Vugt (Nick Cave, Gogol Bordello) giving it the feel of Herbie Hancock's Headhunters jamming with Ethiopian godfathers The Imperial Bodyguard Orchestra. The music blends Ethiopian modes with dub reggae, funk, and jazz, for a sound that's at once familiar and mysterious.

"We are extremely excited to be working with Tommy," says Easy Star co-founder Lem Oppenheimer. "He's made an incredible record. The way he integrates reggae and dub into Ethiopian music fits right into what we have been releasing for the past decade - music that expands on a reggae foundation, taking the genre in new directions."

"I believe in music without boundaries," Tommy says. "Music should be inclusive, not exclusive. People who love music know the best music is created without boundaries and limitations. The Prester John Sessions take that idea to the next level."

iTUNES - THE BLACK SEEDS

Tue, 15 Sep 2009 00:00:00 +0000

Today is the exclusive release date on iTunes for Solid Ground by The Black Seeds. Please go and order it here this week. The iTunes version has an additional two bonus tracks beyond the two bonus tracks added to the regular release, including a very cool acoustic version of "One Step At A Time."

You can also still pre-order the physical CD or a download version from the Easy Star Web Store, along with a tour tee shirt for men or women.

You can keep up with both The Black Seeds and John Brown's Body on their current tour of the USA through the tour blog coming pretty much daily on The Pier website. It's what Wu Tang Clan might have called the Duel of the Iron Mikes, as the guitarist from each band (Mike Keenan from JBB and Mike Fabulous from TBS) is providing insightful and witty commentary from the road.

SO-CAL EASY STAR INVASION

Thu, 24 Sep 2009 00:00:00 +0000

This saturday, September 26th, will see three different Easy Star bands playing within a few hundred miles from each other, each bringing the Easy Star love to Southern California. In Irvine, CA, at the Orange County Great Park, Easy Star All-Stars will be playing a free show. Doors open at 6 PM.

A little further north, in Los Angeles, John Brown's Body will be playing a show with SOJA at the Key Club. And just a bit further north, The Black Seeds will be ending their first ever US tour with a slot in the Heal The Ocean Festival in the Coral Casino Four Seasons Biltmore.

So to all residents of So-Cal, know that Easy Star brings you the love!

AOL SPINNER - SOLID GROUND LISTENING PARTY

Mon, 28 Sep 2009 00:00:00 +0000

Listen to The Black Seeds' new album Solid Ground in full on AOL Spinner now! It's a week long listening party, so go there and check out the album if you haven't heard it yet. Click here to go there and hear the record.

UK FESTIVAL AWARD NOMINATION

Tue, 29 Sep 2009 00:00:00 +0000

It's been a pretty incredible year of touring during the Easy Star All-Stars' Lonely Hearts World Tour (which continues in the UK starting October 1, with John Brown's Body as support), so it's nice to see some recognition for the band's hard work. Easy Star All-Stars are up for the Virtual Festival Critics' Choice Award at the 2009 UK Festival Awards. This award "is designed to celebrate those special acts who added something a little extra to their festival show. It could be comedy, nostalgia, crowd interaction or just that 'secret ingredient' - basically something that sets them apart from other performers as a real crowd pleaser." The nomination is specifically for the band's three sets at Glastonbury, which each focused on a different tribute album. Voting by the public (that means you!) is open through October 14th, so vote early and vote often! Go here to cast a vote. Thanks for supporting the band. And if you live in the UK, come see the band in the next three weeks!

TOMMY T - PRE-ORDER NOW

Mon, 05 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0000

The latest incredible Easy Star release is The Prester John Sessions by Tommy T. For the past few years, Tommy T has been touring the world as the bass player of gypsy punk powerhouse GOGOL BORDELLO. He was born and raised in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, before moving to Washington, DC, and becoming an integral part of the celebrated Ethiopian musical scene there. In between tours with Gogol, Tommy, along with some other great Ethiopian musicians, recorded The Prester John Sessions. The resulting record is a mesmerizing excursion into the music and culture of Ethiopia, touching on Ethiopian funk, dub, roots and jazz. Plus, it has bonus remix featuring Eugene Hutz and Pedro Erazo from Gogol Bordello and mixed by Michael G of the Easy Star All-Stars.

This record will be available exclusively on iTunes starting October 13, then released in full November 10, but you can pre-order your copy now.

** The first 100 CDs will be signed by Tommy T
** Don't wait until the release date to hear it! Downloads of the album will be available to all customers starting October 13, regardless of whether you order a physical CD or a digital download.
** Chance to hang backstage at a Gogol Bordello show with Tommy! Every order gets you a chance to win the following:

** 3 Grand Prizes: A pair of tickets to an upcoming Gogol Bordello show, along with a meet and greet by Tommy T and a chance to hang backstage. Winners also receive a complete set of Easy Star CDs (15 CDs total) and an Easy Star Records tee shirt.
** 3 Runners Up: 10 Easy Star Records CDs and an Easy Star Records tee shirt.

In addition, you can also pre-order a tee shirt designed around the striking cover art of this release. It's available in a men's tee or a women's tee, so pick your style, and wear it proudly. When bought with a CD, it's only $25 for the whole bundle.

TOMMY T ON ITUNES

Tue, 13 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0000

Tommy T's The Prester John Sessions album is now available exclusively at iTunes. Click here to order it there. If you like it, please rate it highly and post a review.

You can also pre-order the album through the Easy Star webstore, along with an exclusive tee shirt. If you pre-order, you will still be able to download the album shortly (within days) so you won't have to wait to hear it. Plus, you will be entered into a contest with a chance to win a backstage hang with Tommy at an upcoming Gogol Bordello show (along with other prizes).

NEW YEAR'S EVE WITH ESA

Wed, 14 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0000

The Easy Star All-Stars will be spending New Year's Eve in Baltimore, MD, and hope you can join them.

Walther Productions Presents...
A New Year’s Eve Celebration
Featuring SOJA
W/ Special Guests
The Easy Star All-Stars performing Dub Side of the Moon
Pasadena
86 the Effort
Three Legged Fox
Among Criminals

Plus more to be announced

Thursday, December 31st
5:00 PM Doors
$35 Early Bird Tickets
$75 VIP Tickets
Early Bird Tickets on sale now and include a champagne toast, party favors, 9 hours of music and more.

Buy Now and Save $30 off of the door price while supplies last.

Take your Experience to A Higher Level:
VIP Ticket includes: special merch, private bar, exclusive viewing area, munchies, party favors, champagne toast and more.

There are a very limited number of VIP Tickets available so get yours while supplies last.

Bourbon Street
316 Guilford Avenue- Baltimore, MD 21202
Info Line: 410.528.8377

SECOND TEL AVIV SHOW ADDED

Mon, 19 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0000

The Easy Star All-Stars show tomorrow night in Tel Aviv, Israel, at the Barby Club has sold so well (basically already sold out), they have added a second night on Wednesday. Same time and details as tuesday's show (though with a different set list, of course!). Come on out and see the band twice if you can!

DEADLINE PUSHED BACK FOR VIDEO CONTEST

Mon, 19 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0000

The deadline for submissions for the Genero.tv make a video contest (for "Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds" from Easy Star's Lonely Hearts Dub Band) has been pushed back until November 9. So if you want to have a chance to make the official video for that song, and maybe win $4000 along the way (plus some other great prizes), you now have more time to get it done. Go to Genero.tv for more info and to submit.

TAKE YOUR CHANCES VIDEO

Tue, 20 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0000

The brand new video for "Take Your Chances" is now live at Yahoo! Music's New Video Page. If you're too lazy to go there to watch it, check it here instead.

In other news regarding The Black Seeds, there were two very positive reviews of Solid Ground this past week on Jambase and Jambands.com. We at Easy Star are particularly proud of this quote: "Here’s where I’m at as of this point in 2009: Easy Star has two of the year’s best reggae releases to their credit – their in-house Lonely Hearts Dub Band project (by the Easy Star All-Stars) and The Black Seeds’ Solid Ground. The former will make you feel good; the latter will make you feel good...and make you feel."

THE BLACK SEEDS ON QUICKTIME

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0000

The new video for "Take Your Chances" is now on the Apple Quicktime Media Guide. Please take a moment to go check it out there if you haven't seen it already (or watch it again!).

LAST DAY TO PRE-ORDER TOMMY T ALBUM

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0000

Today (Friday) is the last day to officially pre-order Tommy T’s THE PRESTER JOHN SESSIONS CD from the Easy Star store. As we’ve mentioned before, it’s an amazing excursion into Ethiopian dub, funk and jazz, by the extremely talented bassist from Gogol Bordello. There are still a copy signed copies left in the pre-order, which will be collector’s items for sure. Plus, you can order a tee shirt with it at a discounted price. And by pre-ordering you will be entered into a contest with a chance to win tickets to a Gogol Bordello show and a chance to hang backstage with Tommy (along with some Easy Star CDs and shirts). Pre-order ends at 3 PM EST today (and the record comes out Tuesday in the USA, Canada, Australia and other territories). Buy it and support Easy Star, please!

TOMMY T RELEASE DAY

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0000

Tommy T's The Prester John Sessions is now officially released! You can find the CD in stores in the US, Canada, Japan, Australia, NZ, Belgium, Holland and other territories. You can find the record on itunes and other digital distributors all over the world. (The physical cd release in the UK, France, Italy, Germany and some other parts of Europe will be in January). Check out this excellent release and support Easy Star by buying it this week.

Click here to order at Amazon.