TOUBAB KREWE (NIGHT 1) TIX STILL AVAILABLE AT DOOR

Ft. special guests The Digs and Window Cat

TICKETS AVAILABLE AT DOOR

at Ellington Underground

April 20, 2018 10:00 pm - 2:00 am
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Time: 10:00pm     Day: Friday     Doors: 9:00pm     Ages: 21+ Ages     Price: $25
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Toubab Krewe w/ special guests

The Digs

Window Cat

4/20/18

Ellington Underground // 56 Patton Ave

Doors 9 // Show 10


Toubab Krewe // World // Rock // globally switched-on sound.

This is a band that actively draws inspiration from whatever source floats into their purview, something they’ve exhibited in their half decade of heavy gigging, including regular appearances at major U.S. festivals like Bonnaroo, High Sierra, Rothbury and Wakarusa, and abroad at such legendary gatherings as Festival In The Desert in Mali. Their globe-hopping propensity has made them an emerging headliner at their hometown’s famous Orange Peel and a familiar face as similar venues throughout the country. Whether on their own or collaborating with luminaries like the Last Poets’ Umar Bin Hassan or Uncle Earl’s Rayna Gellert, Toubab Krewe has already earned the attention and respect of a broad musical community.

Toubab carries echoes of African greats like Ali Farka Toure, Orchestra Baobab and Salif Keita, no doubt picked up during the group’s travels to study and live in Guinea, Ivory Coast and Mali. But what truly differentiates Toubab Krewe from other Statesiders inspired by African music is how they innovate on what they’ve learned instead of simply recreating tradition. Toubab Krewe carves out a new trail honoring the African originators they admire by making something alive and contemporary

globally switched-on sound.

This is a band that actively draws inspiration from whatever source floats into their purview, something they’ve exhibited in their half decade of heavy gigging, including regular appearances at major U.S. festivals like Bonnaroo, High Sierra, Rothbury and Wakarusa, and abroad at such legendary gatherings as Festival In The Desert in Mali. Their globe-hopping propensity has made them an emerging headliner at their hometown’s famous Orange Peel and a familiar face as similar venues throughout the country. Whether on their own or collaborating with luminaries like the Last Poets’ Umar Bin Hassan or Uncle Earl’s Rayna Gellert, Toubab Krewe has already earned the attention and respect of a broad musical community.

Toubab carries echoes of African greats like Ali Farka Toure, Orchestra Baobab and Salif Keita, no doubt picked up during the group’s travels to study and live in Guinea, Ivory Coast and Mali. But what truly differentiates Toubab Krewe from other Statesiders inspired by African music is how they innovate on what they’ve learned instead of simply recreating tradition. Toubab Krewe carves out a new trail honoring the African originators they admire by making something alive and contemporary.

http://www.toubabkrewe.com/

The Digs

Watch 100 shows of The Digs, and you’ll never experience the same one twice. Songsmiths, Simon Thomas George and Ram Mandelkorn, push beyond what is comfortable to continuously take their music to new and higher grounds. There is no shortage of inspiration. A unique concoction of funk, soul, RnB and jazz, The Digs have been turning heads and gaining national attention over the past year from their home base of Asheville, North Carolina. With a rotating door of 3 seriously exceptional drummers, Claude Coleman (of Ween), Jaze Urias (The Broadcast) and Phill Bronson (formerly of Jonathan Scales Fourchestra), constant rejuvenation comes easy.

Window Cat

Inspired by contemporary neo-soul artists like Hiatus Kaiyote, as well the modern, groove-based instrumentals of Snarky Puppy and Vulfpeck, Window Cat’s originative sounds create an energy that listeners can’t help but latch on to. Based in Asheville, North Carolina, the seven piece band is unified by a goal to create innovative, yet palatable, art that can be enjoyed by any audience. Whether you’re a party-all-night-long dancer or a sit-in-the-back chin-scratcher, experiencing these soulful vocal melodies matched with dirty synths, perfectly placed guitar, and tight horn melodies is sure to satisfy your taste for something better than the same old.