Spectrum Road , a quartet featuring John Medeski (organ), Cindy Blackman-Santana (drums & vocals), Vernon Reid (guitar) and Jack Bruce (bass & vocals) will be on the road in North America and Europe throughout June and July. North American dates: 06/09 Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival, Manchester, TN 06/16 San Francisco Jazz Festival, Herbst Theatre SF, CA 06/17 Playboy Festival, Hollywood Bowl, CA 06/19 Aladdin Theater, Portland, OR 06/21-24 Jazz Alley, Seattle, WA 06/25 Vancouver Jazz Festival, Vancouver, Canada 06/27 Toronto Jazz Festival, Toronto, Canada 06/28 Montreal Jazz Festival, Montreal, Canada 06/29 B.B. King ...

Tom Morello, Martha Wainwright, King Blues all feature on record label's first ever release

UK Ska-Punks The King Blues released a new song “Modern Life has Let Me Down” that is coming off of their forthcoming final record Long Live the Struggle . The band announced recently that after this summer release they will be calling it quits as a band, which frankly is quite the tragedy. This band’s blend of ska, punk, and political lyricism is absolutely fantastic, and they’re going to truley be missed. However, you can still get excited for this last release, by checking out the bandcamp stream after the break. And as an added bonus, you can download ...

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Recommended Show: TUESDAY, APRIL 24, 2012 EMELI SANDE @ MUSIC HALL OF WILLIAMSBURG 66 N 6th St Brooklyn, NY 11211 $15, 8PM Emeli Sande is an up-and-comer out of Scotland. We're not sure if she's played much (if at all) in the states before, but we're happy she is now! Vanity Theft @ Maxwell's Winston">Alex Winston @ Knitting Factory Counting Crowd @ Roseland Ballroom Keiko Matsui @ B.B. King Blues Club Gauntlet Hair & Field Mouse @ Glasslands Miike Snow & Penguin Prison @ Terminal 5 Dub Trio, Leamers, & Crabe @ Death By Audio Janeane Garofalo & Eugene Mirman @ Littlefield Emeli Sandé & Yuna @ Music Hall ...

Recommended Show: MONDAY, APRIL 16, 2012 ASOBI SEKSU @ HIGHLINE BALLROOM 431 W 16th St New York, NY 10011 $25, 8PM Normally, Asobi Seksu 's performance would be enough to be a good draw for a show, but this one is also for a good cause. Tonight's Highline Ballroom show is also a Planned Parenthood benefit. Kraftwerk @ MoMA War @ B.B. King Blues Club Rev Vince Anderson @ Union Pool Asobi Seksu @ Highline Ballroom Surgeons In Heat & Indians @ Pianos Bad Veins & My Jerusalem @ Mercury Lounge Neon Trees, Devin, & APT @ Bowery Ballroom Clouder, Birds In Weather, & Luff @ Cake Shop Mayer Hawthorne and ...

Singer says he's 'gutted' by the punk band's decision to break up

This is going to come as a blow to some of our readership-- the King Blues have decided to call it a day. The band, known for their mix of revolutionary politics and high energy ska/ punk announced on their website that they were breaking up. The band posted that- "It is with great sadness and very heavy hearts that we must inform you, that as of today The King Blues are no more. We are all immensely proud of our body of work. We will be releasing the last The King Blues album entitled 'Long Live The Struggle' as ...

London's The King Blues have called it quits. The band made this statement: It is with great sadness and very heavy hearts that we must inform you, that as of today The King Blues are no more. We simply feel we have taken things as far as they can go and it would be unfair on you if we were to go through the motions like so many other artists do. We all believe strongly in what The King Blues stands for. The band is promising a final album for release in July. It's currently titled Long Live ...

"We've taken things as far as they can go," say band.

The King Blues have revealed that they have parted ways. "It is with great sadness and very heavy hearts that we must inform you, that as of today The King Blues are no more," reads an official statement. "We simply feel we have taken things as far as they can go and it would be unfair on you if we were to go through the motions like so many other artists do. We all believe strongly in what The King Blues stands for. "[We would like to] take this opportunity to thank you all so much for your support, love ...

*The King Blues (http://kingblues.com) *have split up. It is with great sadness and very heavy hearts that we must inform you, that as of today The King Blues are no more. We are all immensely proud of our body of work. We will be releasing the last The King Blues album entitled ‘Long Live The...

Errr... weren't expecting this one today...

Ska punkers part ways after eight years together

Politically motivated punks The King Blues have shocked fans by deciding to call it a day. Working on a grassroots level, The King Blues were able to build up an enormous fanbase without every once interesting with the music industry. Notice the past tense in that statement? Well, that's because the band are no more. In a statement this afternoon The King Blues shocked fans by announcing their split. The band had already announced several high profile festival slots, and were widely rumoured to be working on new material. The statement in full: - - - It is with great sadness and ...