New Zombies meets up with the legendary dance party International Freakout A Go-Go in the Starline Ballroom. The band will perform a live set of avant party music between DJ sets of global soul-funk-disco-pop sounds from the inimitable Special Lord B, Bobby Ganush, and Ben Bracken.
Advance tickets:
https://eventbrite.com/e/new-zombies-international-freakout-a-go-go-tickets-21458252210
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Emerging from the East Bay underground warehouse party scene, New Zombies is a 10-piece band playing original compositions influenced by Afrobeat, Afropop, highlife, reggae, and other energetic music. The band draws its name from Fela Kuti’s landmark album Zombie; its musical influences and inspirations include Fela, King Sunny Ade, James Brown, and Tom Tom Club, creating a new sound that takes international dance music in adventurous directions. Fronted by four saxes and propelled by a dynamic rhythm section, the band includes members of a diverse range of other Bay Area jazz and new music outfits.
Cory Wright – tenor sax
David Slusser – tenor sax
Dan Plonsey – baritone sax
Michael Zelner – alto sax
John Shiurba – guitar
John Finkbeiner – guitar
Lynn Murdock – keyboards
Steve Lew – bass
Suki O’Kane – percussion
John Hanes – drums
Compositions by
Dan Plonseyhttp://newzombies.us
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International Freakout A Go-Go is a a Bay Area disk jockey collective including Ben Bracken, Bobby Ganush, Mark Gergis and Paul Costuros aka Special Lord B. It specializes in obscure, strange, and mindbending dance music from around the world.
http://internationalfreakoutagogo.tumblr.com/
Cost: $10 advance / $12 door