I've increased the depth of my email list considerably for this
event, to support a very good local band. If you haven't heard from
me for awhile and don''t want to again, let me know or just ignore it.
WestBound Train is playing some California dates in mid-June. I
don't know if they will make it to NorCal. They were really good
last year. This Friday at the Blank Club should be great. Uprite
Dub Orchestra has been added to the line-up. Some info about them is
pasted in at the end. Sounds like music even an inebriated middle
aged man with a bum knee could dance to! Come out and find out.
Miles
milesgehm@mac.com
http://www.milesgehm.net
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NEW CD ON ASIAN MAN RECORDS!
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MONKEY will be holding it's first “label” CD Release Party!
ASIAN MAN RECORDS PRESENTS: CRUEL TUTELAGE
Featuring: MONKEY, DUB FX, DRUNKEN STARFIGHTER & UPRITE DUB
ORCHESTRA (Portland, OR)
At:
THE BLANK CLUB
44 Almaden Street
San Jose, CA
JUNE 3RD
This is a 21+ show, so remember to bring your
Valid I.D. Doors at 9pm. $7 admission.
For those who can't make it, please stop by
Our label's site for more info on product:
http://www.asianmanrecords.com
JUNE 3
THE BLANK CLUB - 44 almaden st., San Jose, CA
w/MONKEY, Dub FX & Drunken Starfighter
CD RELEASE PARTY!!!
JUNE 17
RIVERSIDE BREW CO - 3397 Mission Inn Ave. Riverside,
CA
Doors @ 9pm. 21+ w/I.D. Info: 909-784-2739
w/Monkey & WestBound Train
www.riversidebrewing.com
Uprite Dub Orchestra
Band Name
Uprite Dub Orchestra
Type of Music
Funk
City/State of Origin
Portland, OR
Web Site
http://upritedub.com
Uprite Dub Orchestra is a six-member band featuring a solid rhythm
section of guitar, bass and drum kit complemented by tenor sax,
trombone, and trumpet with occasional appearances of keyboards,
melodica, and the upright bass. Drawn together by their love of
instrumental music and the lengths to which it can be explored, the
Uprite dub sound is a cross breed of Jamaican beats loosely based in
the dub styles pioneered at Channel 1 studios and Lee Perry’s Black
Ark. In late August 2001, founders Ryan Bley and Brandon Hutson had a
vision inspired by the likes of Augustus Pablo, King Tubby, The
Skatalites, The Specials and Sublime.
Brandon and Ryan recruited some good friends and fellow musicians and
formed the Uprite dub Orchestra. Finding the other members of the
band was not a problem, as all the members of the band were from Mt.
Hood Community College's Jazz Band, with the exception of Jeremy who
played together with Ryan in a band from Spokane, WA called Longview.
The lineup features Taylor Aglipay on Tenor Sax and Guitar, Jeremy
Jauchius on Guitar, Mike Montgomery on Drums, Justin Partney on
Trumpet and Keys, Brandon Hutson on Trombone, Keys and Melodica, and
Ryan Bley on Upright and Electric Basses. Uprite dub Orchestra
officially formed in December of 2001.
After a few months of practice, their first gig was the Red and Black
Cafe in Portland, OR on February 12, 2002 with the Hip Hop group
Money & Lovin'. Soon after, the band had polished off a few tunes
around March of 2002. Along with Money & Lovin’ they founded and co-
hosted a weekly night of Dub and Hip hop featuring the finest Djs and
artists from the local Portland metro area at the Mount Tabor Pub,
the Tuesday Night Special. Uprite dub Orchestra also performed at the
“Land and Freedom” benefit concert for Dignity Village, a tent city
transition for the homeless. Inspired by the plight of Dignity
Village, Uprite dub composed and dedicated a song entitled "Land &
Freedom Dub”. In March '03 along with Universal Roots Records shop,
Uprite hosted a monthly series called “Kulcha fi de Massive” which
featured Uprite dub as well the best reggae, dub, and dancehall
Portland had to offer such as Roots Revolution, Instigators,
Earthforce, Alter Echo and DJs Cansaman and Magneto.
The song list from Uprite dub Orchestra stretches from tight
arrangements of Augustus Pablo and Don Drummond songs; with the
original sweet horn harmonies, to fresh original material; tales of
struggle, oppression, and freedom from the Machine. Be it Dub Reggae,
Ska, or Hip-hop; Uprite dub Orchestra knows how to “get the party
started right”.
Miles
milesgehm@mac.com
http://www.milesgehm.net
