Dub Trio European tour starts TONIGHT
Posted May 9th, 2012 in shows

Our friends across the pond sure are lucky… dub metallers Dub Trio just finished up their East Coast tour and are jetting off to Europe!

Dub Trio in Europe:
May 9 Le Glazart, Paris (FR)
May 10 Château d’eau, Blois (FR)
May 11 Mondo Bizarro, Rennes (FR)
May 13 Pavillion 108, Fumel (FR)
May 14 Raymond’s Bar, Clermont (FR)
May 15 Secret Place, St Jean de Védas (FR)
May 16 Le Volume, Nice (FR)
May 17 Confort Moderne, Poitiers (FR)
May 18 Passagers du Zinc, Besancon (FR)
May 19 Kulturwerk 118, Sursee (CH)
May 20 Gala Hala, Ljubljana (SI)
May 21 Arena Wien, Bezirk-Landstrasse (AT)
May 22 Student Cultural Center, Zagreb (HR)
May 23 Eldorado, Zürich (CH)
May 24 Magasin 4, Bruxelles (BE)
May 25 Food for Your Senses Fest, Tutonge (LX)
May 26 4 Écluses, Dunkerque (FR)
May 27 CCM John Lennon, Limoges (FR)


Dub Trio jetting off to Europe (via @officialdubtrio)

Dub Trio’s “IV” on CD or LPDub Trio’s latest record “IV” is available at the ROIR webstore… along with Dub Trio t-shirts & hoodies!

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10 Ft. Ganja Plant’s “10 Deadly Shots Vol II” in stores today. Watch a new cut from the album
Posted April 24th, 2012 in new

Roots reggae band, 10 Ft. Ganja Plant, just played a stellar sold out show at the Boston’s Middle East on Friday… their new album “10 Deadly Shots Vol II” is in stores today, and also now available at the ROIR webstore.

The band have also released a new video for “Invincible Butcher” from the new album. Check it out:

 

Stream 10 Ft. Ganja Plant’s new album exclusively on Spotify!
Posted April 17th, 2012 in new

Stream 10 Ft Ganja Plant’s new album “10 Deadly Shots Vol II” (feat. Roger Rivas of The Aggrolites) in its entirety, one week before street date… exclusively on Spotify!


Listen to 10 Deadly Shots Vol II on Spotify

The album will be in stores on CD & colored vinyl on 4/20 and is currently on PRE-ORDER SALE at the 10 Ft. Ganja Plant store.

 

Digitaldubs European tour starts Friday!
Posted April 16th, 2012 in shows

Brazilian reggae/dub/dancehall soundsystem Digitaldubs are hitting the European dancehalls! Time Out Magazine in Brazil recently did a feature on Digitaldubs, talking to member Marcus about the “ the seven tracks that never leave his bag”. Read the feature here.

Digitaldubs in Europe:
April 20 – Dancehall Science, Leeds, UK
April 21 – Dub Station, Paris, FRANCE
April 27 – Mungo’s Hi Fi Sound System, Glasgow, UK
April 28 – Dub & Bass, Manchester, UK
May 4 – Nyabhing Dub Sound System, Madrid, SPAIN (feat. Earl Sixteen)
May 5 – Hausmania, Oslo, NORWAY (feat. YT)

ROIR released Digitaldubs’ US debut album “#1″ last year. Available on CD & LP at the ROIR store.

 

Bush Tetras at WBAR Fest (NYC)
Posted April 16th, 2012 in shows

No wave legends Bush Tetras are hitting both coasts in the next couple of weeks… they’re headlining the WBAR’s WBAR-B-Q XIX on April 28.

Bush Tetras Tour Dates:
April 28 – WBAR-B-Q XIX, NY, NY
May 13 – Part Time Punks, The Echo, LA, CA Cancelled

Bush Tetras played at (le) Poisson Rouge in NYC with Brooklyn indie shoegazers DIVE last week. Check out photos on CMJ.com and Impose Magazine.

Bush Tetras “Boom in the Night” LPs are back in stock at the ROIR webstore.

 

Bad Brains add second DC date.
Posted April 12th, 2012 in shows

Bad Brains have added a second DC date on April 21st at the Howard Theater. A limited number of tickets are now on sale (hurry! They’re probably gonna sell out real fast!) and the rest will be available to the public on Friday morning.

Guess they’re no longer banned in DC (har har).

Bad Brains East Coast Tour April 2012
4/16 Paradise, Boston, MA ^
4/17 Irving Plaza, New York, NY ^
4/18 Music Hall of Williamsburg, Brooklyn, NY *
4/19 Trocadero, Philadelphia, PA *
4/20 Howard Theater, Washington DC *
4/21 Howard Theater, Washington DC *

* with GZA
^ with H2O

 

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Watch the new 10 Ft Ganja Plant video “One Inch Punch”
Posted April 10th, 2012 in new

Watch the video for “One Inch Punch” from 10 Ft Ganja Plant‘s new album 10 Deadly Shots Vol II feat Roger Rivas (The Aggrolites)

 

Win tix to Bad Cop’s shows with Cage the Elephant
Posted April 9th, 2012 in contests

Nashville rockers Bad Cop will be opening for Cage the Elephant on 5 dates of their upcoming April tour and they’re giving away tickets to each of their shows!

Enter to win a pair of tickets by simply “Liking” Bad Cop on Facebook and signing up via their contest page here.

Bad Cop with Cage the Elephant
April 13 – Amos’ Southend, Charlotte, NC
April 17 – Marathon Music Works, Nashville, TN
April 20 – House of Blues, New Orleans, LA
April 25 – Marquee Theater, Tempe, AZ
April 26 – Boulevard Pool at The Cosmopolitan, Las Vegas, NV

 

Bad Cop to open for Cage The Elephant
Posted April 4th, 2012 in shows

Nashville rockers Bad Cop will be opening for Cage the Elephant on 5 dates of their upcoming April tour.

Bad Cop with Cage the Elephant
April 13 – Amos’ Southend, Charlotte, NC
April 17 – Marathon Music Works, Nashville, TN
April 20 – House of Blues, New Orleans, LA
April 25 – Marquee Theater, Tempe, AZ
April 26 – Boulevard Pool at The Cosmopolitan, Las Vegas, NV

Impose Magazine says of Bad Cop’s debut album “Harvest the Beast“:

“It’s a soulful, greasy, howlin’ whiteboy kind of rant-rock that’s even greater than the sum of all its crazy parts, a frantic, no-holds-barred, “fuck the rules” kind of album that we desperately need right now… “

Bad Cop are also opening for Pierced Arrows (Dead Moon) May 25 at The End in Nashville, TN.

 

Congrats to the winners of 10 Ft. Ganja Plant’s 420 contest!
Posted March 30th, 2012 in contests

First place Mario from Newtown, CT won a pair of tix to 10 Ft Ganja Plant’s sold out 420 show with Chadwick Stokes (State Radio/Dispatch) & Destroy Babylon and a chance to meet 10 Ft backstage after the show!

Visit 10 Ft Ganja Plant on Facebook to view the other 4 lucky winners of the 420 contest. Thanks to everyone who entered!