BIG MOUNTAIN
BIG MOUNTAIN Live In Concert!”REGGAE NIGHT” Much like UB40, American reggae band Big Mountain brought a very commercialized version of Jamaican music to the American mainstream when their cover of Peter Frampton’s “Baby, I Love Your Way” reached the Top Ten in early 1994. To the band’s credit, though, its three albums contain reggae roots music combined with only several R&B-ish covers, and the lineup includes two Jamaicans with excellent credentials: rhythm guitarist Tony Chin and drummer Santa Davis — both of whom played with Peter Tosh’s band and the Soul Syndicate. Big Mountain were originally formed in San Diego as the Rainbow Warriors. After several years of dizzying lineup changes and two name changes — first to Shiloh and finally to Big Mountain — the group settled around vocalist/guitarist Quino, with rhythm guitarist Jerome Cruz, drummers Gregory Blakney and Lance Rhodes, keyboard player Manfred Reinke, and bassist Lynn Copeland. That lineup released Wake Up on the Quality label in 1992 and charted “Touch My Light” early the following year. The single reached number 51 in America, but only one year later Big Mountain began to experiment with several different guitarists. After several changes, Tony Chin became available and joined Quino and Copeland with new additions Santa Davis, James McWhinney (percussion), and keyboard players Billy Stoll and Michael Hyde. During sessions for their second album, movie producer Ron Fair approached Big Mountain about recording a cover of “Baby, I Love Your Way” for his upcoming movie Reality Bites. Included on the soundtrack and the group’s 1994 Unity album, the single reached number six in the U.S. and became a worldwide hit. Despite Big Mountain’s success on the commercial pop charts, most of the reggae community remained faithful to the band; the group headlined two consecutive Reggae Sunsplash festivals in Jamaica during massive world tours that crisscrossed Europe, North and South America, Asia, and Indonesia. Third album Resistance was released in 1995, followed two years later by Free Up.
EMO NIGHT BROOKLYN
EMO NIGHT BROOKLYN
K-WAVE: A Kpop Dance Party!
ARMYs who Travel (AWT) presents K-WAVE: A Kpop Dance PartyA dance party by & for Kpop fans. Since late 2021, AWT has hosted over 75 events bringing together thousands of BTS ARMY & Kpop fans all across the U.S.
KATATONIA
KATATONIA Live In Concert!”Sky Void Of Stars Tour “+ Support By: SOM & GOST
VEDO “The Still Having Mood Swings Tour”
VEDO Live In Concert!”The Still Having Mood Swings Tour”
CRAIG OWENS
CRAIG OWENS Live In Concert!+ Support By: ANDRES & THE SEAFLOOR CINEMA
JONNY CRAIG “The Past Should Stay Dead Tour” CELEBRATING 15 YEARS OF RELATIVITY
JONNY CRAIG Live In Concert!”The Past Should Stay Dead Tour”CELEBRATING 15 YEARS OF RELATIVITY+ Support By: SUNSLEEP, KEEPMYSECRETS, A FOREIGN AFFAIR, AS WITHIN SO WITHOUT
41 & FRIENDS: Starring Kyle Richh, Jenn Carter, & TaTa
41 & FRIENDS Live In Concert!Starring: Kyle Richh, Jenn Carter, TaTa
WE CAME AS ROMANS “DARKROOM II TOUR”
WE CAME AS ROMANS Live In Concert!”DARKBLOOM II TOUR”+ Support By: EMMURE, BODYSNATCHER, ARCHETYPES COLLIDESince the release of the milestone debut album, 2009’s To Plant a Seed, diehard fans depend on We Came As Romans to deliver intimate, confessional, and autobiographical anthems, each one challenging, triumphant, and passionate. Darkbloom is a bright light in the darkness with the strength of every WCAR album before it. Singer David Stephens, guitarist Joshua Moore, bassist Andy Glass, guitarist Lou Cotton, and drummer David Puckett usher in an ambitious, courageous new era, while honoring the legacy and memory of their fallen bandmate, co-vocalist and keyboardist Kyle Pavone. We Came As Romans’ initial ascent was quick and assured, catapulting the band (who met as teens) into the hearts of diehard fans immersed in the metalcore, post-hardcore, and Warped Tour subculture. Their hook-filled heavy music carried an uplifting message and connects with even greater urgency live. The increasingly diverse catalog of metallic might, melodic strength, and electronic atmosphere soars in clubs, theaters, and fests. They’ve supported tastemaker acts like Bring Me The Horizon, I Prevail, A Day To Remember, Falling In Reverse, Bullet For My Valentine, and The Used.
Billy Marchiafava “The Tour Adventures of Billy & Chandler”
BILLY MARCHIAFAVA Live In Concert!”The Tour Adventures of Billy & Chandler”+ Support By: CHANDLER
