» Music Highlights: Tuesday 17 to Monday 23 August
The Wailers + Samsara
Strictly speaking this is The Wailers Band, the backing band for Bob Marley and The Wailers from 1974 to 1981. Familyman on bass continues to be the main axis of the band. In support are the excellent Brighton reggae band Samsara, an outfit who do great credit to the enduring legacy of Jamaican reggae.
Thursday 19 August, Concorde 2
Easy Star All-Stars
Masterful New York-based dub reggae outfit who have made a career out of covering classic albums in their own dub stylee, including their underground cult debut Dub Side Of The Moon. Subsequently they ‘dub-constructed’ Radiohead’s OK Computer (Radiodread) and The Beatles’ Sgt. Pepper… (Easy Stars Lonely Hearts Dub Band). Quite simply some of the most intoxicatingly melancholic music of recent years.
Tuesday 17 August, Concorde 2
Ugly Duckling
Testing the limits of rap and hip-hop since 1993, Ugly Duckling’s fresh and humorous take on life along with a soulful sound and a white-hot live show has seen them become favourites on the circuit. Fluid, funky and just plain crazy.
Saturday 21 August, Concorde 2
Forest Sun
San Francisco Bay Area troubadour and songwriter, Forest Sun has regaled audiences around the globe with his wealth of songs and stories, all sung and told with back porch ease and bonhomie. He’s opened for Bonnie Raitt, The Beach Boys, Steve Earle, Lyle Lovett, Jackson Browne and Keb Mo among others and collaborators on his many records include the likes of Jolie Holland and Sean Hayes.
He’ll be joined by Ingrid Serban on harmonies.
Sunday 22 August, Latest Musicbar
