If you guys live in the NYC area, you should stop by and see our performance.
We will be performing in this year's URB ALT Festival in which the opening day will be at The Harlem Stage Gatehouse (Outdoors).
Harlem Stage is located on 150 Convent Avenue (135th St and Convent nearby City College).
The event will begin at Noon sharp and run till 7pm. Along with the interesting artists that will be performing that afternoon, it was announce that there will be a good amount of goodies for grabs for free, which I heard was beverages, food. Here's a press release of the URB ALT Festival 2008:
The FREE June 21st concert outdoors at the Harlem Stage Gatehouse features the avant-garde bass mastery of
Melvin Gibbs (Rollins Band, Harriet Tubman); the soulful alternative hip hop/funk of Atlantan Stacy Epps; the internet "Chocolate Rain" ubiquity of
Tay Zonday; the classic rock bruised by electric jazz of
Freedom Rockstars; the ambient downbeat funk of the electronic artist
Amanda Ray; cosmic jazz vocal stylings of Los Angelino,
; the funky blues rock of
Devi; the folk/soul of honey voiced crooner
Kendal; the Latin rock/punk experimentalism of
Millsted; the ill bent saxophone and electric compositions of
Micah Gaugh; and the futuristic big band exploratory missions of the
MuthaWit Orchestra (URB ALT Festival house band). All artists will be performing their original material as well as paying homage to the work of Sun Ra.
URB ALT founder Boston Fielder says "Sun Ra is a beacon for creators of all mediums who want to explore the connection between the spirit, entertainment and commerce. The Sun Ra Arkestra was/is a functioning politico-economic-social system that I was exposed to early in life as my cousin was a mainstay drummer for the group. It’s an honor to present some of Sun Ra’s compositions to our audience.
URB ALT Festival 2008 continues Friday 6/27 and Saturday 6/28 at BAMcafe.
Be there!
URB ALT Festival is a joint production of BossTon Communications, GirlsOn ... Productions and Odd Endeavors Productions in association with The Harlem Stage Partners Program (6/21) and BAMcafe Live (6/27 and 6/28). It is made possible in part with public funds from the Manhattan Community Arts Fund, supported by the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs and administered by the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council.
