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Reggae, dub, and related forms Bands and Singers
25 band(s). add a band| Adem Tesfaye Adem Tesfaye, a Madison, Wisconsin born MC, began his musical experience at a young age. He participated in freestyling, writing and talent shows through middle school. By high school he had evolved into a B-boy learning with his uncles LaCouir and Tim Yancey. With his uncles, he was one of the original founders of Black Poets Society, a local group who performed rap lyrics over live instruments in the nineties. The group recived mad love but ended their fame short, due to the solo success of Adem's album. Recording under the name D-iz-ill his debut L.P The Sickness was released in Madison,WI. This taste of success inspired him to pack up and move out west to Seattle where he began promotion of his album. He played locally at some of the premiere clubs in downtown Seattle. During his experience he was introduced to the guitar and embracing this new muse, he began writing new material. With his new sound he returned to Madison. Adem is currently playing out solo and with his band the Soul Rap Movement. He is currently in the studio working on his next full album, and recently released a limited edition E.P., View Website - |
| Blend, The The Blend is a five man riot of gorgeous noise. Led by emcee/vocalist and three-time national slam poet, Toussaint Morrison, The Blend serves up passionate rhymes and soul-stirring vocals. The Blend's ever widening fan base, nationwide network of street teams, and propensity to consistently sell out performances from their Midwestern base to venues in New York City and Toronto is a testament to their compelling sound. View Website - |
| David Hecht & Primitive Culture Reggae, Funk, World Beat, R&B |
| deadhorse* Mike Bleck and friends View Website - |
| Drastics, The “The group dominates Chicago’s live dub scene, namely because they are the live dub scene. While you can catch your standard Peter Tosh/Bob Marley set any night at Exedus II or the Wild Hare, no one else drops the Drastics’ brand of expansive grooves…The band undoubtedly takes cues from legendary pioneers like King Tubby and melodica maestro Augustus Pablo, while blending in elements of hip-hop, jazz, afro-beat, dancehall and rocksteady. And in keeping with dub’s test-tube aesthetic, live improvisation plays a key role. Muscular, rolling bass lines anchor fades and swells while guitar, keys, horns, percussion and ricocheting snare shots get retooled real-time through a mixer onstage.” View Website - |
| Eliminator Audio Full service productions View Website - |
| eVibe Funk / Jam Band / Hip Hop View Website - |
| Gibraltar Rockets Raggae Band |
| Goodtime Camper Band Jam Band/Acoustic/Funk View Website - |
| Grey Scare, The View Website - |
| In Black N' White Reggae, Rock, Soul, Jazz View Website - |
| Jarrett Bender Bobby Rowe View Website - |
| Joey Swanson Viola Bailey View Website - |
| Knee Deep Band The Knee Deep Band brings Southern Wisconsin the best mix of Blues, Funk, Reggae, and Zydeco style music. Equipped with a Hammond B-3, sax, guitar, bass, and drums, they explode on stage and deliver nothing short of an energetic and entertaining show! View Website - |
| Love Monkeys The Love Monkeys are a popular Milwaukee-based quartet composed of John on vocals, Jason on the drums, Keith on the guitar, and Nick on bass. Known as a cover band, they have also produced CDs with their own material. The Love Monkeys are influenced by pop, rock, reggae, world, the Beatles, Bob Marley, Rusted Root, and much more. View Website - Mardi Gras (Love Monkeys @ Club Tavern  )Date:02/24/2009 | Time:5:00 pm | Cover:$12 (608) 836-3775 1915 Branch St, Middleton,WI 53562 Love Monkeys @ Dry Bean  Date:03/14/2009 | Time:9:30 pm | Cover:$8 St. Patrick's Day Party! Country Bar with a city additude. Many live acts, great food. (608) 274-2326 5264 Verona Rd, Fitchburg,WI Love Monkeys @ Pooley's Date:03/28/2009 | Time:9:30 pm | Cover:$8 Biggest Sports Bar in Madison. NO SMOKING!!!! High Crossing Blvd, Madison,WI |
| Lucha Libre Lucha Libre formed in Madison is rapidly taking over the Midwest as the best exponents of Hip Hop and Reggaeton with their unique retro style mixed with the trendy sounds of Caribbean Reggaeton. For those of you that have been to our shows know what we're talking about! For those who haven't, we wanna kick it wit cha! Come to our shows! Peace!! View Website - |
| Mighty Spliffs Garage / Funk View Website - |
| Nama Rupa Reggae |
| Obsolete Machines View Website - |
| Paul Cebar and The Milwaukeeans Paul Cebar cut his teeth musically in the coffeehouse folk scene of the mid-'70s in Milwaukee. First paying gigs took place in late '76 with an emphasis on solo recasting of small combo jump-blues and other early R&B. Upon graduation from New College in Sarasota, Florida, with a thesis addressing rhythm & blues varities featuring a hearty emphasis on Louis Jordan and Buddy Johnson, Cebar dedicated himself to trodding the boards in earnest and spent substantial amounts of time testing the waters out New York way while exploring band dynamics with a soul and New Orleans-minded crew called the R&B Cadets back home. The Cadets ranged about from 1980 to 1986 and featured the grand original tunes of John Sieger alongside the winning assortment of B sides and obscurities that were the fruits of Cebar's research. Concurrently, he kept alive the spark of his solo work with a small group which came to be known as The Milwaukeeans. Throughout the early 80s, this combo featured Rip Tenor on tenor sax, Alan Anderson on upright bass, Robyn Pluer on vocals and Paul on acoustic guitar and vocals, and drew most of its repertoire from '30s, '40s and '50s jazz and R&B. View Website - |
| Roots Collective A roots rock reggae outfit that combines heavenly harmonies with tight, crisp performances. This powerhouse of talent captures their audiences with their very first note. View Website - Roots Collective @ Hody Bar & Grill Date:02/24/2009 | Time:8:00 pm | Cover:Free (608) 831-1901 1914 Aurora St, Middleton,WI 53562 |
| Soul Purpose Funk View Website - |
| Subliminal Overtones http://www.subliminalovertones.com/html/bio.htm View Website - |
| Supa Ranks & his Rock Stone High Power Supa Ranks and his Rock Stone High Power is based in Madison WI, although our roots are spread around the world, from Costa Rica to the shores of the Mediterranean Sea. View Website - |
| The Reverend Eddie Danger Described as “Cosmic Folk with a Tribal Twist of Jazz” or simply “Feel Good Music”. A One-Man Band playing over 25 instruments. The lyrics are word heavy stories with an underlying message usually about political or environmental justice, Metaphysical epiphanies or frustrations and blowing off the suburban teen angst, bad love, & trashy rap star negative vibe mentality saturating today’s music. “I have bad days like anyone else. I just make a conscious effort in my songwriting to focus on the positive. Even my sad songs tend to see the light through the clouds”. –Ed Danger View Website - |
