Jul 16th by Matt_White
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| 11/20/19 | TODD ALBRIGHT | Little Rock, AR | The White Water Tavern | United States |
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Time: 8:00pm.
Age restrictions: No Minors.
Address: 2500 West 7th Street 72205.
Venue phone: (501) 375-8400.
https://www.toddalbright.com Todd Albright is a country blues, twelve string guitar player and vocalist based in Detroit, Michigan. Grounded in the pre-war era of the blues tradition (1880-1939), Todd is a mindful purveyor of blues history. His repertoire upholds musical pillars such as Blind Willie McTell, George Carter, Blind Lemon Jefferson and Leadbelly. His life’s work continues the distinguished tradition of the very roots of American music as told by the African American musicians who created it. Todd’s vigorous, gritty and soulful performances are accompanied by stories of the masters and a deep intuitive sense of respect for craft, providing audiences with a meaningful experience while creating a transcendent moment. One of the top blues guitarists in the world, Todd is the only contemporary twelve string player in his genre. Todd began playing the blues while still a teenager, some twenty-five years ago. Initially, he was drawn to the sound of the finger-picked style and has since immersed himself in the foundational music and narratives of American culture. Over the years, Todd has shared the stage with artists such as Roy Book Binder, Charlie Parr, Paul Geremia, and Dakota Dave Hull. Todd’s first full-length LP, Fourth Floor Visitor, was released by Jett Plastic Recordings out of Detroit, Michigan (2017). His latest album, Detroit Twelve String: Blues & Rags, is out now on Third Man Records (2017). |
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| 11/21/19 | RICHARD MICHAEL HALL * RAH HOWARD * BIRD BONES | Little Rock, AR | The White Water Tavern | United States |
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Time: 9:00pm.
Age restrictions: No Minors.
Address: 2500 West 7th Street 72205.
Venue phone: (501) 375-8400.
https://www.facebook.com/rmhmusic1/ https://www.facebook.com/rah.howard/ https://www.facebook.com/birdboneslr/ Musician out of DogTown(North Little Rock,AR). singer-songwriter who is trying to share his experiences through song. Or some shit like that. I like to play music that I like. It seems like as good a way as any to try and describe myself. I write story-based songs – stories of my own life, stories I’ve heard, and stories I just make up. I don’t try to be philosophical, political, poetic or any of that shit. There’s enough of that out there in the world. Rah Howard is an excellent hip hop / soul / blues artist from Little Rock, Arkansas. Bird Bones is a 3-piece powerhouse based in Little Rock, Arkansas. With influences spanning genres including rock, jazz, and blues, Bird Bones melts them all together into a truly original act. |
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| 11/22/19 | JESSE DAYTON * BONNIE MONTGOMERY | Little Rock, AR | The White Water Tavern | United States |
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Time: 9:00pm.
Admission: $12.
Age restrictions: No Minors.
Address: 2500 West 7th Street 72205.
Venue phone: (501) 375-8400.
https://www.jessedayton.com Jesse Dayton’s story reads like a who’s who of American music. Want to talk about being “born into it”? Imagine a 15-year-old kid born and raised on the Texas/Louisiana border, playing his Telecaster guitar in all-black zydeco bands in Lake Charles, Louisiana; honky-tonk country bands with members left over from the Starday Records’ George Jones days around his hometown of Beaumont, Texas. Dayton was underage and sneaking into night clubs to play shows ’til 3am with east Texas blues legend Little Mack Minor (cousin of Lightning Hopkins and Mance Liscomb), until eventually he was spotted by Gulf Coast hit producer Huey P. Meaux. Mr. Meaux approached Dayton and asked him to record with zydeco star Rockin Dopsey at Houston’s hit factory, Sugarhill Studios. And the story just keeps getting better. As he enters early adulthood, Dayton begins packing clubs and theaters on the Texas scene with his trio in Houston, Dallas, and Austin. He records his first solo record titled “Raisin’ Cain” for Justice Records with featured guest luminaries, Doug Sahm, Flaco Jiminez and Johnny Gimble that hits Number 1 on the Americana Radio Charts. Jesse tours around the world opening for punk legends Social Distortion, The Supersuckers and X. Jesse is then asked to help arrange and play guitar on The Supersuckers biggest selling record, “Must’ve Been High.” While in Nashville doing press, Waylon Jennings spots him on Nashville TV show ‘Crook & Chase’ and calls Jesse out of the blue at his hotel to play lead guitar on his record, “Right for The Time.” Dayton blows off his flight back to Austin, heads to Woodland Studios where Waylon has sent a car for him, and knocks on the door. Johnny Cash answers it and says, “we’ve been waiting for you.” This leads to Dayton recording guitars on records and film with Cash, Ray Price, Willie Nelson, Johnny Bush and Glen Campbell. While Dayton is ignored by mainstream country radio, his cult following in the US and Europe continues to grow. A whole new crowd of Americana listening room folks, young college alternative rock fans & disenfranchised aging punk rockers embrace him. He embarks on headlining tours without any tour support from a label. Jesse Dayton has been on tour non-stop for four years all over the US and Europe. His new record “The Outsider” was literally recorded while on tour in Atlanta, Denver, Nashville and Austin and mixed by Grammy Award winning engineer/producer Vance Powell (who has worked with the likes of Sturgill Simpson, Chris Stapleton, Jason Isbell and Jack White). About “The Outsider” Dayton says, “It’s a lot like ‘The Revealer’, but even more stripped down with some sweet acoustic guitar songs and some raw electric guitar work”. All the influences are there; the George Jones-inspired singing on “Changin’ My Ways,” the Outlaw country twang of Waylon and Jerry Reed on “Belly of the Beast,” the angst and energy of The Clash and X on hillbilly protest song “ Charlottesville,” and the deep east Texas blues and Cajun rockabilly of “May Have To Do It” and “Hurtin Behind The Pine Curtain.” While there are many different sides to him musically, this all rolls into one big hybrid that Jesse Dayton has been honing for over 20 years. Austin-based artist Bonnie Montgomery is a creative nomad, lauded as enthusiastically for her polished parlor songs as she is for her lawless country barnburners — or for the classical opera arias she’s penned at the piano. With roots in White County, Arkansas and a firm foothold on forward-thinking audiences in Texas, Montgomery is armed with a poet’s phrasing, a soprano’s crystalline timbre and a revolutionary’s spirit, and her repertoire ranges wherever it damn well pleases — from high romantic ballads swaddled in violins to fiery anthems of dissent to spaghetti western-inspired vignettes. Buy Tickets |
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| 11/23/19 | BACKROADS & BLUES BASH: COMMUNITY RADIO BENEFIT SHOW | Little Rock, AR | The White Water Tavern | United States |
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Time: 8:00pm.
Age restrictions: No Minors.
Address: 2500 West 7th Street 72205.
Venue phone: (501) 375-8400.
https://www.facebook.com/events/545690216178962/ Amy G (KABF Backroads) and Deb (KABF Blues House Party) are hosting a fundraiser for KABF community radio (and celebrating Deb’s birthday) with phenomenal women. Performing that night are: Dazz & Brie, Shannon Boshears, Charlotte Taylor, Amy Garland Angel and Mandy McBryde and Keesha Pratt. Save the date! |
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| 11/27/19 | PRIVATE PARTY 6 – 8PM | Little Rock, AR | The White Water Tavern | United States |
| Time: 6:00pm. Age restrictions: No Minors. Address: 2500 West 7th Street 72205. Venue phone: (501) 375-8400. | ||||
| 11/29/19 | RACHEL AMMONS | Little Rock, AR | The White Water Tavern | United States |
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Time: 9:00pm.
Admission: $10.
Age restrictions: No Minors.
Address: 2500 West 7th Street 72205.
Venue phone: (501) 375-8400.
https://www.facebook.com/RachelAmmonsMusic/ Incredible blues from Rachel Ammons, the extraordinary musician formerly of Tyrannosaurs Chicken and Ben Miller Band fame. |
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| 11/30/19 | ISAAC ALEXANDER * THE FUNKANITES | Little Rock, AR | The White Water Tavern | United States |
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Time: 9:00pm.
Admission: $10.
Age restrictions: No Minors.
Address: 2500 West 7th Street 72205.
Venue phone: (501) 375-8400.
https://isaacalexander.bandcamp.com Isaac Alexander has been playing, writing, and recording in Little Rock since 1999 and has put out a total of twelve records under various band names—Big Silver, The Easys, Molten Lava, Greers Ferry to name a few. He’s played drums in the The Boondogs and has played and recorded with a number of local artists, including The Salty Dogs, Brother Andy and His Big Damn Mouth, Cosby, The Big Cats, Jonathan Wilkins, Jesse Aycock, Chris Micheals, and Jim Mize. The last few years Alexander has been working on solo albums with his friends. He has so far released See Thru Me, Antivenin Suite, and Like A Sinking Stone. Funkanites are an eight piece Little Rock Arkansas-based Afrobeat, Soul, and Funk ensemble. The lineup features members of other Little Rock bands such as Amasa Hines, Velvet Kente, and Twice Sax to name a few. To say the band is well seasoned is an understatement. They are quite capable of handling any genre thrown at them, however, their focus is heavily on late 60’s and 70’s Afrobeat, Soul, and Funk with a contemporary spin on the genres. Big bombastic horn lines are the norm, as well as an airtight rhythm section that stretches and sews the pocket but never leaves it. Though almost entirely instrumental, some of the members have been known to sing on a traditional Afrobeat tune or two. They are ambassadors of a music that is not so readily available in a live setting in this day and age. They will move you. |
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| 12/06/19 | Holiday Hangout Night One! | Little Rock, AR | The White Water Tavern | United States |
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Time: 7:00pm.
Age restrictions: No Minors.
Address: 2500 West 7th Street 72205.
Venue phone: (501) 375-8400.
Our three day music festival with Last Chance Records continues with another stellar line-up! Weekend passes available at the ticket link below. The Legendary Shack Shakers Patrick Sweany Slobberbone Samantha Crain Jon Dee Graham Lee Bains & The Glory Fires Adam Faucett John Paul Keith Bonnie Whitmore Clownvis Presley Jeremy Pinnell The Baptist Generals Shane Sweeney Isaac Hoskins John Calvin Abney Brent Best SPECIAL GUESTS and MORE TO COME! ARKANSAS TIMES: “The genesis of this event was as a celebration of Last Chance Records founder Travis Hill’s birthday. But it’s grown into a three-day blowout that’s as much a gift for everyone else in the roots/Americana music community as it is one for Hill himself. Hill has joined forces with the White Water Tavern and Mary Chamberlin’s Tree of Knowledge distribution for this bonanza of barroom country rock.” Buy Tickets |
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| 12/07/19 | THE HOLIDAY HANGOUT: NIGHT TWO! | Little Rock, AR | The White Water Tavern | United States |
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Time: 7:00pm.
Age restrictions: No Minors.
Address: 2500 West 7th Street 72205.
Venue phone: (501) 375-8400.
Our three day music festival with Last Chance Records continues with another stellar line-up! Weekend passes available at the ticket link below. The Legendary Shack Shakers Patrick Sweany Slobberbone Samantha Crain Jon Dee Graham Lee Bains & The Glory Fires Adam Faucett John Paul Keith Bonnie Whitmore Clownvis Presley Jeremy Pinnell The Baptist Generals Shane Sweeney Isaac Hoskins John Calvin Abney Cory Branan Brent Best SPECIAL GUESTS and MORE TO COME! ARKANSAS TIMES: “The genesis of this event was as a celebration of Last Chance Records founder Travis Hill’s birthday. But it’s grown into a three-day blowout that’s as much a gift for everyone else in the roots/Americana music community as it is one for Hill himself. Hill has joined forces with the White Water Tavern and Mary Chamberlin’s Tree of Knowledge distribution for this bonanza of barroom country rock.” Buy Tickets |
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| 12/08/19 | THE HOLIDAY HANGOUT NIGHT THREE! | Little Rock, AR | The White Water Tavern | United States |
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Time: 5:00pm.
Age restrictions: No Minors.
Address: 2500 West 7th Street 72205.
Venue phone: (501) 375-8400.
Our three day music festival with Last Chance Records continues with another stellar line-up! Weekend passes available at the ticket link below. The Legendary Shack Shakers Patrick Sweany Slobberbone Samantha Crain Jon Dee Graham Lee Bains & The Glory Fires Adam Faucett John Paul Keith Bonnie Whitmore Clownvis Presley Jeremy Pinnell The Baptist Generals Shane Sweeney Isaac Hoskins John Calvin Abney Cory Branan Brent Best SPECIAL GUESTS and MORE TO COME! ARKANSAS TIMES: “The genesis of this event was as a celebration of Last Chance Records founder Travis Hill’s birthday. But it’s grown into a three-day blowout that’s as much a gift for everyone else in the roots/Americana music community as it is one for Hill himself. Hill has joined forces with the White Water Tavern and Mary Chamberlin’s Tree of Knowledge distribution for this bonanza of barroom country rock.” Buy Tickets |
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| 12/12/19 | FRONTIER CIRCUS | Little Rock, AR | The White Water Tavern | United States |
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Time: 8:30pm.
Age restrictions: No Minors.
Address: 2500 West 7th Street 72205.
Venue phone: (501) 375-8400.
https://www.facebook.com/frontier.circus The Frontier Circus is a Psycho-Western band specializing but not limited to great country and psychedelic covers. TFC has three releases on Max/Ironic Records-A Littler Bit Psycho-A Little Bit Western, SideShow and Made in Japan (all available on vinyl). Known for there live stage performances the Circus plays venues in and around the Central Arkansas area (The White Ware tavern-Little Rock, Kings-Conway, Maxine’s Live-Hot Springs). They are often seen with long time trail pards- Jim Mize, The Hickoids and Marvin Berry. ” In fact, THE FRONTIER CIRCUS sounds like an unholy collision of or collusion between the Angry Samoans and T. Tex. Edwards. ” |
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| 12/13/19 | RODNEY BLOCK & THE REAL MUSIC LOVERS | Little Rock, AR | The White Water Tavern | United States |
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Time: 9:00pm.
Age restrictions: No Minors.
Address: 2500 West 7th Street 72205.
Venue phone: (501) 375-8400.
Rodney Block, a Dumas native who has been thriving in the local music scene years, is a trumpeter who has performed in various venues across the region, building a niche in the genres of jazz and hip hop. Notable artists he has shared the stage with include Dwele, Jonathan Butler, Dave Hollister, Wynton Marsalis, and Eric Roberson. In 2007, Block’s televised jazz feature, AETN Presents: Front Row with Rodney Block, was nominated for a Regional Emmy. |
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| 12/14/19 | RAMBLIN’ JACK ELLIOTT: NIGHT ONE | Little Rock, AR | The White Water Tavern | United States |
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Time: 8:00pm.
Admission: $30.
Age restrictions: No Minors.
Address: 2500 West 7th Street 72205.
Venue phone: (501) 375-8400.
https://www.ramblinjackelliott.com “Nobody I know — and I mean nobody — has covered more ground and made more friends and sung more songs than the fellow you’re about to meet right now. He’s got a song and a friend for every mile behind him. Say hello to my good buddy, Ramblin’ Jack Elliott.” — JOHNNY CASH, THE JOHNNY CASH TELEVISION SHOW, 1969. One of the last true links to the great folk traditions of this country, with over 40 albums under his belt, Ramblin’ Jack Elliott is considered one of the country’s legendary foundations of folk music. Long before every kid in America wanted to play guitar — before Elvis, Dylan, the Beatles or Led Zeppelin — Ramblin’ Jack had picked it up and was passing it along. From Johnny Cash to Tom Waits, Beck to Bonnie Raitt, Ry Cooder to Bruce Springsteen, the Grateful Dead to The Rolling Stones, they all pay homage to Ramblin’ Jack Elliott. In the tradition of roving troubadours Jack has carried the seeds and pollens of story and song for decades from one place to another, from one generation to the next. They are timeless songs that outlast whatever current musical fashion strikes today’s fancy. His tone of voice is sharp, focused and piercing. All that and he plays the guitar effortlessly in a fluid flat-picking perfected style. He was a brilliant entertainer….Most folk musicians waited for you to come to them, Jack went out and grabbed you. ”He was the King of the Folksingers”~ Bob Dylan, Chronicles: Volume One . Buy Tickets |
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| 12/15/19 | RAMBLIN’ JACK ELLIOTT: NIGHT TWO | Little Rock, AR | The White Water Tavern | United States |
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Time: 8:00pm.
Admission: $30.
Age restrictions: No Minors.
Address: 2500 West 7th Street 72205.
Venue phone: (501) 375-8400.
https://www.ramblinjackelliott.com “Nobody I know — and I mean nobody — has covered more ground and made more friends and sung more songs than the fellow you’re about to meet right now. He’s got a song and a friend for every mile behind him. Say hello to my good buddy, Ramblin’ Jack Elliott.”— JOHNNY CASH, THE JOHNNY CASH TELEVISION SHOW, 1969. One of the last true links to the great folk traditions of this country, with over 40 albums under his belt, Ramblin’ Jack Elliott is considered one of the country’s legendary foundations of folk music. Long before every kid in America wanted to play guitar — before Elvis, Dylan, the Beatles or Led Zeppelin — Ramblin’ Jack had picked it up and was passing it along. From Johnny Cash to Tom Waits, Beck to Bonnie Raitt, Ry Cooder to Bruce Springsteen, the Grateful Dead to The Rolling Stones, they all pay homage to Ramblin’ Jack Elliott. In the tradition of roving troubadours Jack has carried the seeds and pollens of story and song for decades from one place to another, from one generation to the next. They are timeless songs that outlast whatever current musical fashion strikes today’s fancy. His tone of voice is sharp, focused and piercing. All that and he plays the guitar effortlessly in a fluid flat-picking perfected style. He was a brilliant entertainer….Most folk musicians waited for you to come to them, Jack went out and grabbed you. ”He was the King of the Folksingers”~ Bob Dylan, Chronicles: Volume One . Buy Tickets |
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| 12/20/19 | WINTER SOULSTICE w/ DJ BALDEGO * JOSHUA ASANTE * MORE INFO SOON | Little Rock, AR | The White Water Tavern | United States |
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Time: 9:00pm.
Age restrictions: No Minors.
Address: 2500 West 7th Street 72205.
Venue phone: (501) 375-8400.
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| 12/21/19 | COLOUR DESIGN | Little Rock, AR | The White Water Tavern | United States |
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Time: 9:00pm.
Age restrictions: No Minors.
Address: 2500 West 7th Street 72205.
Venue phone: (501) 375-8400.
https://colourdesign.bandcamp.com alternative post-hardcore shoegaze Little Rock |
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| 12/26/19 | ADAM FAUCETT & THE TALL GRASS | Little Rock, AR | The White Water Tavern | United States |
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Time: 9:00pm.
Age restrictions: No Minors.
Address: 2500 West 7th Street 72205.
Venue phone: (501) 375-8400.
https://www.adamfaucett.com “Nothing can prepare you for the sound that comes out of his mouth when he sings—or bellows—his stellar songwriting. It is a soulful power beyond belief.” -Paste Magazine Hailing from Little Rock, Arkansas, and possessing a voice the Onion A.V. Club warns “knocks your brain into the back of your skull,” Adam Faucett has drawn comparisons from Tim Buckley to Cat Power to Otis Redding. Called “one of the greatest, most thoughtful lyricists the state has to offer,” (Arkansas Times) Faucett has again pushed the borders of his “part folk, part blues, part elemental rock stomp, part unidentifiable cosmic holler” (Arkansas Democrat-Gazette) with the release of It Took the Shape of a Bird, a record of his most personal, unbodied, and darkly beautiful songs to date. |
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| 12/27/19 | SAD DADDY | Little Rock, AR | The White Water Tavern | United States |
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Time: 9:00pm.
Age restrictions: No Minors.
Address: 2500 West 7th Street 72205.
Venue phone: (501) 375-8400.
http://www.saddaddyband.com Sad Daddy began as the meeting of three musical minds — Brian Martin (guitar), Melissa Carper (bass), and Joe Sundell (banjo). The dynamic songwriting of the original three members carried the group’s 2010 self-titled release and won them a loyal following in and around the great state of Arkansas. However, with Carper and Sundell residing in Austin, TX and Martin far away in Ozark country the group’s opportunities for collaboration and performance were few and far between. Now with the original members all back in Arkansas as well as the addition of standout fidller Rebecca Patek, Sad Daddy is embarking on the next chapter of their musical journey. Their follow-up album, “Fresh Catch” was released in fall 2016 to massive critical acclaim and the band has been touring extensively throughout 2017. While Sad Daddy’s musicianship and stagecraft are worthy of mention, the songwriting of Martin, Carper, and Sundell, remains the cornerstone of the group’s allure and allows them to connect with a wide range of audiences. |
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| 12/28/19 | SILVER ANCHORS * MODELING * JOSHUA ASANTE | Little Rock, AR | The White Water Tavern | United States |
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Time: 9:00pm.
Age restrictions: No Minors.
Address: 2500 West 7th Street 72205.
Venue phone: (501) 375-8400.
https://www.facebook.com/silveranchorsband/ https://www.facebook.com/modelingmusic/ Joshua Asante is a musician, writer and photographer. He is the lead vocalist and guitarist/keyboardist for the Little Rock, AR based indie bands Amasa Hines and Velvet Kente. Asante has also toured extensively as a solo performer, sharing what he calls “astral soul”, a blend of electronic and soul music wherein which one can sense the presence of many artistic forebears in fluidity. Onstage, Joshua sings lyrics inspired by the travel through space, the paintings of Hughie Lee Smith, and the literary work of Black speculative fiction giants Henry Dumas and Octavia Butler. For his live iterations of these ideas, Asante positions himself alone surrounded by synthesizers, drum machines, guitars and a saxophone. More than a mere attempt at the often benign one man band endeavor, he seeks to distill his influences and abilities into a singularity worth sharing. Asante released two singles early in 2019 and is currently working on a full length project. Modeling – three brothers that compose original music for live performance and visual projects. |
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