10 Ft. Ganja Plant will play the third ever live show in their 12 year history this April at the Middle East in Boston.
Joining them for this historic event are Chadwick Stokes (of Dispatch and State Radio) with a solo acoustic set, and Boston’s punky reggae upstarts Destroy Babylon.
Tickets are now on sale at the Middle East box office and at Ticketweb.
***Friday 4.20.2012***
10 Ft. Ganja Plant
Rare show by elusive roots reggae band
& the first with their original line-up
http://www.10ftganjaplant.com
with
Chadwick Stokes
solo acoustic set by member
of Dispatch & State Radio
http://www.chadwickstokes.com/
& Destroy Babylon
Boston’s punky-reggae upstarts
http://www.destroybabylon.com/
at Middle East Downstairs
472-480 Massachusetts Ave Cambridge, MA
18+ | $13/17 adv/dos | 8pm
Tickets available at Ticketweb
RSVP on Facebook
Also stay tuned for more info on 10 Ft. Ganja Plant’s upcoming album “10 Deadly Shots Vol. II” feat. keyboard king Roger Rivas of The Aggrolites! Available this April on ROIR.
Posted October 25th, 2011 in new sale shows
Dub Trio “IV” OUT NOW!
The fourth record by the New York-trio who effortlessly blend dub, metal and punk, is out today on CD, LP & MP3
Get the CD or LP at your local record store, or at the ROIR webstore… we’ve extended the SALE till the end of Dub Trio’s N. American tour!
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Get the CD for only $11.00 (reg. $13) |
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Get the LP for only $13.00 (reg. $16) |
Or you can also get it digitally at Amazon, iTunes or even at Dub Trio’s Facebook! HINT: You can also download 2 FREE Tracks from the album on Facebook!
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It’s getting chillier out… stay warm with one of Dub Trio’s new hoodies!
Check out Stu from Dub Trio “warming up” with the new hoodie at their show in Essen.
Dub Trio are still finishing up their headlining tour of Europe before coming back to N. America for a round of shows in November… make sure you don’t miss them! Tour dates after the jump…
Posted October 4th, 2011 in new shows
“Dub Trio has taken our soft spot for dub and ripped it to shreds with their potent blend of blistering heavy rock and dub conventions.” – XLR8R
We’re super excited to announce that “IV” the fourth studio album by Dub Trio, the New York-trio who effortlessly blend dub, metal and punk, is out now on CD, LP & MP3 in all good record stores in Europe, Africa, Australasia, South America & Asia.
The band will be going on a headlining tour of Europe in support of the new album starting Monday October 10. The album is also available at the ROIR website and will be on sale until it’s N. American Release date on October 25.
DUB TRIO EUROPEAN TOUR
Oct 10 – The Fleece, Bristol, UK
Oct 11 – Brixton Windmill, London, UK
Oct 12 – Le Botanique, Brussels, BE
Oct 13 – Riddim Collision at Clacson, Oullins, FR
Oct 14 – Le Rack’Am, Brétigny, FR
Oct 15 – Cave à Musique, Macon, FR
Oct 16 – Kosmodrom, Heidelberg, DE
Oct 17 – Club Schocken, Stuttgart, DE
Oct 18 – Hafenklang, Hamburg, DE
Oct 19 – Zeche Carl, Essen, DE
Oct 20 – La Pêche, Montreuil, FR
Oct 21 – La Clef, St. Germain en Laye, FR
Oct 22 – Soirée Noise avec Pneu et Marvin, Echonova, Vannes, FR
Oct 25 – La Sirène, La Rochelle, FR
Oct 26 – Kiff, Aarau, CH
Oct 27 – Ebullition, Bulle, CH
Oct 28 – Festival Ô les choeurs, Tulle, FR (w/ Lee Perry, Max Romeo & True Live)
Oct 29 – Festival Musikadonf at PACBO, Orchies, FR
Dub Trio “IV” ON SALE at the ROIR webstore
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Get the CD for only $11.00 (reg. $13) |
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Get the LP for only $13.00 (reg. $16) |
“Dub Trio plays spacious reggae grooves spiked
with high-adrenaline punk rock.” – NY Times
Dub Trio is back with their fourth and most powerful album to date – IV – an overwhelming blend of sounds, styles and ideas that come out swinging, and hit harder than ever. Can metal coexist with dub’s bass heavy riddims? Dub Trio’s newest album proves that not only can such incongruities coexist, but that in the right hands they flourish! With IV the band succeeds dramatically at emphasizing the theories, emotions, sounds, and concepts of their current musical exploration. IV finds the members playing multiple instruments, tweaking, turning & torturing knobs, cutting and chopping the audio itself, and shaping the compositions to create their own unique interpretation of ‘dub’ as an art form.
Posted September 20th, 2011 in new sale
ROIR is proud to announce that we will be releasing Dub Trio’s fourth album, the appropriately titled “IV”, on Oct 25 in the US & Canada and on Oct 4 for the rest of the world. Since the band is going on tour very very soon, we’ve decided to make the CD/LP available now for pre-order at the ROIR website…
Dub Trio plays spacious reggae grooves spiked with high-adrenaline punk rock.” – NY Times
Dub Trio is back with their fourth and most powerful album to date – IV – an overwhelming blend of sounds, styles and ideas that come out swinging, and hit harder than ever. Can metal coexist with dub’s bass heavy riddims? Dub Trio’s newest album proves that not only can such incongruities coexist, but that in the right hands they flourish! With IV the band succeeds dramatically at emphasizing the theories, emotions, sounds, and concepts of their current musical exploration. IV finds the members playing multiple instruments, tweaking, turning & torturing knobs, cutting and chopping the audio itself, and shaping the compositions to create their own unique interpretation of ‘dub’ as an art form.
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All European/Rest of World pre-orders ship week of Sept 26.
All US & Canadian pre-orders ship Oct 4.
New Dub Trio hoodies & tees also available
for pre-order… ON SALE!
DUB TRIO “IV” HOODIE
Only $38.00 (reg. $42)
Or get it with the “IV” CD for only $45 ($55 value) or “IV” LP for only $48 ($58 value)
View our Dub Trio Hoodie bundles
DUB TRIO “IV” T-SHIRT
Only $20.00 (reg. $22)
Or get it with the “IV” CD for only $28 ($35 value) or “IV” LP for only $30 ($38 value)
View our Dub Trio t-shirt bundles
Dub Trio European & N. American tour dates after the jump… (more…)
Posted August 11th, 2011 in new sale
Over the past few weeks, we’ve been giving away free MP3s from our two new reggae releases via Facebook. We’re very excited to announce that those two new releases are now available for pre-order!
ROIR presents Digitaldubs first US release, “#1“, which drops a wicked selection featuring singers, deejays, and, of course, killer dubs. The duo enlist such legendary vocalists as Ranking Joe, Earl Sixteen, and Brinsley Forde of Aswad, as well as Brazilian contributers Jeru Banto and Dada Yute to set fire to some crucial riddims.
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Pre-order the CD for only $11.00 (reg. $13) |
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Pre-order the LP for only $12.00 (reg. $14) |
Or get the MP3 album on Facebook
Digitaldubs #1 will be in all good record stores August 30th
Two years after releasing their critically acclaimed album “Bush Rock” and a year removed from dropping “10 Deadly Shots”, the ‘Plant is back stronger and with their deep in the pocket roots sound in full effect. The ‘Plant were thrilled to collaborate with reggae legends Prince Jazzbo & Sylford Walker, each dropping two vocal gems, while Meditations great Winston Watson kindly provided additional harmonies throughout. The sound is 70′s exquisite.
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Pre-order the 180g LP for only $14.00 (reg. $16) |
Shake Up The Place will be in all good record stores August 30th
Posted April 1st, 2011 in new
Classic hardcore 7″ will once again be available on vinyl on April 16.
Limited edition colored vinyl also available: 250 red & 250 green pressed!
This limited Record Store Day release brings “Pay to Cum” back with original artwork and lyrics sheet insert. The 7″ will be readily available on black vinyl, but ROIR has also issued a limited number on colored vinyl (250 red & 250 green copies pressed). Red and green vinyl are exclusively available atthe Bad Brains Official Store at http://badbrainsofficialstore.com. There are also a handful of gold 7 inches available from a limited European pressing.
Bad Brains are also offering a FREE 320kbps MP3 download of the single until the end of Record Store Day weekend to save you audiophiles time ripping your 45 on your USB turntable… all exclusively from the Bad Brains Store!
Also be on the lookout for some spectacular live recordings of the Bad Brains from the early 80’s… Bad Brains “Lost Riffs and Dubs” will be out on ROIR later this year!
Get the Pay to Cum 7″ on Record Store Day
Find your nearest participating record store here.
Get the Pay to Cum 7″ at the Bad Brains Official Store
Available on black and ltd. ed. gold, green and red vinyl.
Only 250 green and 250 red pressed.
Green & red vinyl only available from the Bad Brains Store.
Download your FREE 320kbps MP3 copy of the Pay to Cum 7″
Available until April 18, 2011. No purchase necessary.
Bad Brains on Tour:
April 20 – Greek Theater, Los Angeles, CA
April 21 – House of Blues, Las Vegas, NV
April 22 – Summit Music Hall, Denver, CO
June 16 – West Coast Riot, Gotheburg, SWEDEN
June 18 – Hell/Heaven Fest, Clisson, FRANCE
June 24 – Azkena Rock Festival, Vitoria Gsteiz, SPAIN
Posted April 1st, 2011 in new shows
Not only will the Bush Tetras be playing a rare live show this April 15th at The Kitchen to commemorate the arts space’s 40th anniversary, but they are also dropping some limited edition vinyl to re-school the new school of uber indebted musical new comers.
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Get the Too Many Creeps/You Can’t Be funky 7″ at ROIR
Only 100 blue vinyl pressed! Only 100 pink vinyl pressed!
Also available on black vinyl
ROIR is very proud to announce a limited pressing of two of the ‘Tetras most seminal tracks on 7 inch vinyl: the original 99 Records recording of Too Many Creeps (1980) and You Can’t Be Funky (produced by The Clash’s Topper Headon in 1982). This vinyl 45 will be available on April 15, the day of the Bush Tetras’ show at the Kitchen, on black and limited edition blue and pink vinyl (only 100 copies pressed).
“Imagine Fugazi led by three women, 10 years earlier, or even better, a female fronted Gang of Four.” – CMJ
Friday April 15, 2011
Bush Tetras LIVE at
The Kitchen’s 40th Anniversary
512 W. 19th St btwn 10th & 11th Aves
New York, NY
8pm // $12
http://www.thekitchen.org/event/254/0/1/
Watch the video for “Too Many Creeps”:
Posted March 24th, 2011 in press shows
Duff McKagan (yeah you heard me) on ESPN (uh huh) talks Bad Brains and says Pay to Cum is ”maybe the world’s only perfect song”. That might clue you in to some rad news we have coming next week!
Read more on what the Guns ‘n’ Roses, Velvet Revolver and Jane’s Addiction had to say about the ‘Brains over at ESPN.
Bad Brains have also released a couple of new tour dates:
April 20 – Greek Theater, Los Angeles, CA (w/ Slightly Stoopid & Barrington Levy)
April 21 – House of Blues, Las Vegas, NV
April 22 – Summit Music Hall, Denver, CO
June 16 – West Coast Riot, Gothenburg, SWEDEN
June 18 – Hell/Heaven Fest, Clisson, FRANCE
June 24 – Azkena Rock Fest, Vitoria Gasteiz, SPAIN
Posted March 23rd, 2011 in press
Bad Cop‘s new video for “I’m In Lust With You” (taken off their debut album Harvest the Beast) premiered today on PopMatters:
Also up on PopMatters is a demo version of a new song “Wet Lips”, originally debut on Subba Cultcha. The final version of this song will be available on a 7″ released this summer… and guess who will be releasing the 7″? That’s right.* Don’t turn the dial!
Culture Bully says:
“Wet Lips” is sloppy, slightly spacey and fully raging, but from the sound of things the demo doesn’t compare to the version of the track which will be released on the 7″.
Visit: Bad Cop on Facebook
*ROIR, if you couldn’t guess.
Posted January 6th, 2011 in new sale
Winter is upon us… and will be for the next 3 months, UGH. I don’t know about you, but I’m already sick of it. The only thing you can really do is do your best to keep warm. We at ROIR have resolved to help you out with this, with our winter gear sale!
Not only do we have new Bad Brains beanies, we also brought in three new Bad Brains tees. The first is based on the Pay to Cum 7″ sleeve, and also the Bad Brains’ signature Rasta Lion in Yellow & Black. ROIR also now carries women’s tees! The classic Capitol Building shirt is available in the womens’ medium in both black & yellow, as is our new Pay to Cum design.
I know we’re kvetching about the cold, but our friends in the Great White North have it worse! It’s at least 10 degrees colder there, oooh wee! To make the winter cold a little easier for our Canadian friends, we’re offering FREE SHIPPING to CANADA until January 24.
