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The Bad Plus & Marc Ribot's Ceramic Dog
Saturday, February 17, 2024
Doors: 7:00pm Show: 8:00pm
The Bad Plus are the ultimate originals. A democratic unit with a clear vision and a refusal to conform to convention. For the past two decades they have played with spirit and adventure, made their own rules and done so with a bold sense of creativity and intent. Avoiding easy categorization, The Bad Plus has won critical acclaim and a legion of fans worldwide with their unique sound and flair for live performance.
Now in their 21st year, The Bad Plus continues to push boundaries as founding members Reid Anderson (bass) and Dave King (drums) embark on a new piano-less incarnation of the band with Ben Monder (guitar) and Chris Speed (tenor saxophone) – instigating a new wave of excitement and anticipation within the band that is re-energizing their sound and inspiration. The Bad Plus have constantly searched to bridge genres and techniques while exploring the infinite possibilities of exceptional musicians working in perfect sync.
The Bad Plus is set to release their 15th studio recording and debut self-titled album as a dynamic new quartet via Edition Records on Friday, September 30th. “Evolution is necessary for life and creativity,” say Dave King and Reid Anderson. “We’ve evolved, but we’re still The Bad Plus.”
Ceramic Dog: Marc Ribot- guitar/vocals, Shahzad Ismaily- bass, Ches Smith- drums.
On the band’s 5th studio release, Connection (July 2023), Marc Ribot’s Ceramic Dog have pushed their long-brewing tension between traditional pop songcraft and avantgarde improvisational music to the breaking point, bridging their customary genre-agnostic approach with elements of glam boogie, minimalist disco, psychedelic boogaloo, garage-punk-against-the-machine agitprop, and so much more. Recorded at Figure 8 Recording in Brooklyn, NY and mixed by Ben Greenberg (Danny Elfman, Depeche Mode, Lamb of God) the album sees Ribot – whose prodigious, impossible-to-categorize body of work as bandleader and musician spans no wave and jazz, Brazilian and Cuban music, roots and avant-garde and protest songs (often at the same time) alongside legendary collaborations with Tom Waits, Elvis Costello, The Lounge Lizards, John Zorn, Robert Plant & Alison Krauss, Caetano Veloso, and Laurie Anderson (to name but a few) – continuing to utilize Ceramic Dog as the vessel for his distinctive stream-of-consciousness songwriting, penning three out of the album’s four vocal tracks including the groove-infected “Ecstasy” (showcasing Anthony Coleman’s slinky Farfisa and longtime friend and associate Syd Straw behind the mic). From the anthemic manifesto “Soldiers in the Army of Love” to the unhinged ranting of “Heart Attack” and indescribable “No Name,” Ceramic Dog unleash a fury of complex time signatures, blues abstraction, and free-blowing energy to create their most unapologetically audacious collection thus far, their one-of-a-kind daring evidenced by the unlikely cover of Arthur Schwartz and Howard Dietz’s “That’s Entertainment,” written especially for the 1953 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer musical film The Band Wagon but here, in Ribot and Co’s hands, deconstructs Hollywood cliches while simultaneously winking at both the post-punk and post-Cultural Revolution iterations of the Gang of Four.
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GOSSIP
Monday, July 29, 2024
Doors: 7:00pm / Show: 8:00pm
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The Aquabats!
Saturday, August 3, 2024
Doors: 6:00pm / Show: 7:00pm
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Tinariwen
Monday, August 12, 2024
Doors: 7:00pm / Show: 8:00pm
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Peter Rowan w/ Sam Grisman Project
Saturday, August 17, 2024
Doors: 10:30pm / Show: 11:30pm
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Polaris
Wednesday, August 28, 2024
Doors: 6:00pm / Show: 7:00pm
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I.M (MONSTA X)
Thursday, August 29, 2024
Doors: 7:00pm / Show: 8:00pm
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Lalah Hathaway
Wednesday, September 11, 2024
Doors: 7:00pm / Show: 8:00pm
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Marianas Trench
Thursday, September 12, 2024
Doors: 6:30pm / Show: 7:30pm
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Oteil & Friends
Friday, September 13, 2024
Doors: 7:00pm / Show: 8:00pm
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Oteil & Friends
Saturday, September 14, 2024
Doors: 7:00pm / Show: 8:00pm
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An Evening With Vulfpeck
Wednesday, September 18, 2024
Doors: 9:30pm / Show: 10:30pm
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An Evening With Vulfpeck
Wednesday, September 18, 2024
Doors: 6:00pm / Show: 7:00pm
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An Evening With Vulfpeck
Thursday, September 19, 2024
Doors: 9:30pm / Show: 10:30pm
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An Evening With Vulfpeck
Thursday, September 19, 2024
Doors: 6:00pm / Show: 7:00pm
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An Evening With Vulfpeck
Friday, September 20, 2024
Doors: 9:30pm / Show: 10:30pm
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An Evening With Vulfpeck
Friday, September 20, 2024
Doors: 6:00pm / Show: 7:00pm
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Ricky Montgomery
Saturday, September 21, 2024
Doors: 7:00pm / Show: 8:00pm
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Jazz is Dead: Marcos Valle
Sunday, September 22, 2024
Doors: 7:00pm / Show: 8:00pm
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CORNELIUS
Wednesday, September 25, 2024
Doors: 7:00pm / Show: 8:00pm
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Flatland Cavalry
Friday, September 27, 2024
Doors: 7:00pm / Show: 8:00pm
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KNOWER
Saturday, September 28, 2024
Doors: 7:00pm / Show: 8:00pm
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Raf Saperra
Friday, October 4, 2024
Doors: 7:00pm / Show: 8:00pm
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OPIUO
Saturday, October 5, 2024
Doors: 7:00pm / Show: 8:00pm
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Prof
Tuesday, October 8, 2024
Doors: 7:00pm / Show: 8:00pm
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Bonny Light Horseman
Wednesday, October 9, 2024
Doors: 7:00pm / Show: 8:00pm
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Mumiy Troll
Friday, October 11, 2024
Doors: 7:00pm / Show: 8:00pm
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Shintaro Sakamoto
Wednesday, October 16, 2024
Doors: 7:00pm / Show: 8:00pm
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The Black Dahlia Murder + Dying Fetus
Thursday, October 17, 2024
Doors: 7:00pm / Show: 8:00pm
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Ebo Taylor & Pat Thomas
Friday, October 18, 2024
Doors: 7:00pm / Show: 8:00pm
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Valley
Saturday, October 19, 2024
Doors: 7:00pm / Show: 8:00pm
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The Red Pears
Tuesday, October 22, 2024
Doors: 7:00pm / Show: 8:00pm
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Bowling For Soup
Wednesday, October 23, 2024
Doors: 6:30pm / Show: 7:30pm
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Rocky Horror Picture Show
Thursday, October 31, 2024
Doors: 7:00pm / Show: 8:00pm
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Y La Bamba Psyched! Fest
Saturday, November 2, 2024
Doors: 7:00pm / Show: 8:00pm
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julie
Thursday, November 7, 2024
Doors: 8:00pm / Show: 8:00pm
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Rise Against
Tuesday, November 19, 2024
Doors: 6:30pm / Show: 7:30pm
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Exodus
Friday, December 6, 2024
Doors: 6:00pm / Show: 7:00pm
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Zeal & Ardor
Friday, December 13, 2024
Doors: 7:00pm / Show: 8:00pm
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BERTHA: Grateful Drag
Saturday, December 14, 2024
Doors: 7:00pm / Show: 8:00pm