The UK's first and only Tony Hawk's Pro Skater cover band. They have even performed live onstage in the UK with Tony Hawk himself! Expect to hear... AFI, Alien Ant Farm, Bad Religion, Black Flag, CKY, Dead Kennedys, Goldfinger, Green Day, Lagwagon, Less Than Jake, Millencolin, Motorhead, NOFX, Papa Roach, Powerman 5000, Rage Against The Machine, The Ramones, Refused, Suicidal Tendencies, System of a Down and many more.

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The 900, Tony Hawk's Pro Skater Covers Band

The 900

Gigs

York

The Crescent

The UKs leading Smiths tribute returns to York.

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The Smyths

Mod-revival originators return to York.

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Secret Affair

My World

LOVE with Johnny Echols make a welcome return visit to the UK this summer!

LOVE with Johnny Echols sees Arthur Lee’s longest serving band return to the UK to perform classic songs from Love’s first four albums Love, Da Capo, Four Sail and of course Forever Changes as well as some special deep cuts.

Following their farewell tour in 2019 the band hadn’t anticipated a return, but as founding member and guitarist Johnny Echols explains, “the unprecedented times in which we currently find ourselves has made us realise more than ever that what the world needs now is LOVE. We have missed playing for our fans in the UK whom we dearly love. How could we turn down the opportunity to come back and do it again?”

Joining Johnny Echols on stage is Baby Lemonade who from 1993 until Arthur’s death in 2006 performed as his band and became an essential part of the renaissance of LOVE’s music. This iteration of LOVE saw many sold-out tours, as well as back to back Glastonbury performances and an appearance on Later with Jools Holland.

LOVE is:

Johnny Echols: Guitar, Vocals

Rusty Squeezebox: Lead Vocals, Guitar

Mike Randle: Guitar, Vocals

David “Daddyo” Green: Drums

James Nolte: Bass

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Love with Johnny Echols

Alone Again Or - 2015 Remaster

Love

Cross-genre punk rock is increasingly hard to ignore. With appearances at notable festivals such as Boomtown and Rebellion, extensive support from the likes of BBC Introducing and Radio X, the last two years have propelled MILLIE MANDERS AND THE SHUTUP into the public conscience and music industry at large.

Fronted by Millie Manders, whose staggering vocal dexterity, backed by grinding guitars and irresistible horns has huge pop appeal. The lyrics deliberate on themes of loss, betrayal, anger, anxiety, heartbreak and bitterness, environmental catastrophe and political unrest. With a conscience ensuring zero plastic wrapping on any merchandise, and that limited- edition artwork and clothing are sold to help raise money for charities, Millie Manders and The Shut Up are striving to make a difference whilst keeping us uplifted and brilliantly entertained.

The live shows are renowned for their power and contagious energy and 2021 finally sees MMATSU touring their acclaimed debut album on a full UK tour (see below) spanning the length of the UK.

Press:

'MMATSU bring fierce and addictive ska punk with emotive and urgent lyrics; tipped as the UK’s answer to The Interrupters with high octane live shows and attitude backed with morality ...'

Vive Le Rock

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Millie Manders & The Shutup

2023 marks ten years of Lost Map, the independent record label based on the Isle of Eigg in the Scottish Hebrides - formed with a pioneering DIY spirit to reassess how we discover and explore music amid the disorientating digital geography of the 21st century. Run by alt-pop musician, Pictish Trail, the label is dedicated to releasing truly unique records by some of the most innovative musical minds, putting on festivals, wild-parties and all-day showcases, as well as hosting an artist residency programme on the island, a postcard membership club, and a monthly podcast series.

To celebrate their first decade, Pictish Trail is taking to the road accompanied by various artists on the label roster, to present an eclectic night of songs and sound.

This special show in York will feature emotive indie-folk from Glasgow-based Canadian singer-songwriter L.T. Leif; Walthamstow shoegaze-pop 5-piece, Firestations; as well as an intimate solo appearance from the Eigg-man, Pictish Trail himself.

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Lost Map 10: Pictish Trail, LT Lief + Firestations

Far Gone (Don't Leave)

Pictish Trail

L.T. Leif

Firestations

American rock band We Are Scientists debuted in the early aughts with the angular post-punk edge of With Love and Squalor, later evolving to incorporate polished synths and expanded atmospherics on efforts like 2016’s Helter Seltzer, 2018’s Megaplex, and 2021’s Huffy. Although modestly popular in America, they were a hit in the U.K., where the group’s sound — part post-punk revival and part indie rock with a touch of ’80s synth pop — drew parallels to contemporaries like Editors, Franz Ferdinand, Interpol, and the Killers.

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We Are Scientists

Handshake Agreement

Massive party alert!

Come worship at the shrine of acid-country.

The Alabama 3 raise the roof with their dancefloor gospel on July 30th.

Tickets on sale now!

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Alabama 3

Whacked

The award winning and highly acclaimed band Le Vent du Nord is a leading force in Quebec’s progressive francophone folk movement. The group’s vast repertoire draws from both traditional sources and original compositions, while enhancing it’s hard-driving soulful music (rooted in the Celtic diaspora) with a broad range of global influences.

Featuring button accordion, guitar and fiddle, the band’s sound is defined by the hurdy-gurdy, which adds an earthy, rough-hewn flavor to even the most buoyant dance tunes.” — Boston Herald

The group exhibits great finesse and flexibility, appearing regularly on Canadian, American, French, and UK television and radio, and participating in a wide variety of special musical projects. They’ve collaborated and performed with a diverse range of artists including: Harry Manx, Väsen, Dervish, The Chieftains, Breton musical pioneer Yann-Fañch Kemener, Québecois roots legend and master storyteller Michel Faubert, the Scottish folk band Breabach, singer Julie Fowlis, and the trans-Mediterranean ensemble Constantinople.

Not content with standard approaches to tradition, Le Vent du Nord has also created a symphonic concert that, according to Voir Montreal, “puts all traditional folk naysayers to shame.”

On stage these friends create intense, joyful and dynamic live performances that expand the bounds of tradition in striking global directions. This is the modern sound of tradition, a music of the here and now.

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Le Vent Du Nord

Le Vent du Nord

Mik Artistik's Ego Trip are genuinely delightful, funny, frightening, and indefinable. Northern rock and roll stand-up comes close.

Mik fixes the audience with his compelling stare, hypnotising and charming them with stories, songs, and poems. Every show is unique as Mik finds a new train of thought to ride. He connects, chats, breaks the wall between audience and band, creates chaos, plays air-crook lock (!?), and is complimented by exquisite layers of rock, soul, funk, and punk created by Jonny Flockton on electric guitar, drum machine, and one of a number of well-heeled bass players.

The band are regular Glastonbury favourites since their first appearance in 2007. Many fans don't consider Glastonbury has started until they've attended either Mik’s gig on the Wednesday afternoon at the Croissant Neuf Bandstand, or the chaos that reigns at Thursday evening’s Rocket Lounge gig. Both are now Glastonbury traditions for many fans.

They have achieved an enviable reputation at many of the major UK festivals, including Latitude, Bearded Theory, Beat Herder, Wilderness, and Beautiful Days.

BBC Radio 6Music have long been playing Mik’s music with Gideon Coe, Chris Hawkins, Shaun Keaveny and Tom Robinson all big fans of the band.

In early 2020 no-less than rock icon and 6Music presenter Iggy Pop endorsed Mik’s anthem of hope ‘Sweet Leaf of the North’ as his favourite song of the last DECADE! ... In his words "… because it's human, it's real and it has soul“

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Mik Artistik's Ego Trip

Mik Artistik's Ego Trip - Sweet Leaf Of The North

Mik Artistik's Ego Trip - Sweet Leaf of the North

One of the most influential bands to emerge from the UK's festival scene, Ozric Tentacles formed during the solstice at Stonehenge Free Festival 1983 going on to become psychedelic staples at Glastonbury and many other festivals. The creative vision of multi-instrumentalist Ed Wynne, the Ozrics’ uniquely trippy soundscapes connect fans of progressive rock, psychedelia and dance music culture.

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Ozric Tentacles

Chewier

Nina Nastasia, an artist of Calabrian-Italian and Irish descent, was born and raised in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California. Despite studying piano and showing an early talent for writing short stories as a child, she initially had no aspirations of pursuing a career in music.

Throughout her career, Nina has released seven albums, including collaborations with Jim White. Her albums "The Blackened Air" (2002) and "Run to Ruin" (2003) were released on the indie label Touch and Go Records, which also re-released "Dogs" in 2004. In 2006, her album "On Leaving" was released on Fat Cat Records, followed by the collaborative album "You Follow Me" with Jim White in 2007 and “Outlaster” in 2010. After a period of relative obscurity, Nina returned in 2022, signing a record deal with Temporary Residence Limited, leading to the digital reissues of "On Leaving," "You Follow Me," and "Outlaster." She also served as the opening act for Mogwai on their US tour. Her seventh studio album, "Riderless Horse," recorded in upstate New York by Steve Albini and Greg Norman, was released in July 2022. Nina Nastasia's music continues to captivate audiences with its introspective and heartfelt nature. Her unique voice, poetic lyrics, and collaborations with talented musicians have solidified her status as a respected and influential artist in the alternative folk genre.

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Nina Nastasia

Nina Nastasia - This Is Love

‘One of Wales’s finest modern songwriters His music is charming and flecked with magic. The Guardian October 2022’

Sweet Baboo is the alter ego of North Walian musician and songwriter Stephen Black. His career has spanned over 2 decades and has seen him release 7 albums to date to critical acclaim.

His latest album ‘The Wreckage’ was released in January 2023 on his own Amazing Tapes from Canton Label to glowing reviews.

“You can hear how tenderly it’s been shepherded.”

★★★★ Mojo

“Sly humour but the conviction of a sombre-faced balladeer”

8/10 Uncut

“If OMD wrote songs about inept gardeners rather than Joan of Arc”

★★★★ Shindig!

One of ‘music’s underappreciated heroes’ (Record Collector) his live shows are profoundly entertaining, full of catchy hooks, melodies and delight.

'Beautifully judged (electronic) psych-pop record that hums with warmth'

Uncut 2017 Wild Imagination (Moshi Moshi Records)

"With a blend of humility and affection, Stephen Black, \[is\] a honey-voiced man with a goal of becoming the Harry Nilsson of Snowdonia.'

The Times on 2015 The Boombox Ballads (Moshi Moshi Records)

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Sweet Baboo

Manchester singer-songwriter Badly Drawn Boy has Something To Tour About as he celebrates 25 years since his Mercury Prize Winning debut album.

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Badly Drawn Boy

The modern-day leaders of Ghanaian highlife music are back!

Strut is proud to announce Pat Thomas & Kwashibu Area Band’s sophomore release ‘Obiaa!’, released on 20th September 2019. The album, produced again by Kwame Yeboah and Ben Abarbanel-Wolff at Lovelite Studio’s analogue HQ in Berlin, is a deep and soulful journey into the heart of Ghana’s indigenous highlife music celebrating the timeless and iconic voice of Pat Thomas, the 72 year-old “Golden Voice of Africa”. After producing Ebo Taylor’s seminal albums ‘Love and Death’ and ‘Appia Kwa Bridge’ for Strut Records, in 2014 Ben Abarbanel-Wolff approached Kwame Yeboah, Ghana’s top contemporary instrumentalist and bandleader, to work on a new project: “We initially wanted to invite Pat back into the studio with Ebo Taylor and Tony Allen to recreate and expand on some of the vibes they had recorded together during a lost session in 1977,” Ben explains. Recorded in Accra, the result was the critically acclaimed self-titled debut album ‘Pat Thomas & Kwashibu Area Band’ in 2015. Pat and the Kwashibu Area Band (named after Kwame’s neighborhood in Accra) hit the road in October 2015. After a memorable performance at WOMEX in Budapest, they never looked back.

“We could see there was something for everyone in our music. People of all ages, colours and trends were all dancing together!’ explains Kwame, the mastermind behind the band’s unbelievable precision and killer live show.

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Pat Thomas & Kwashibu Area Band

Folk singer, lesbian and checked-shirt-collector Grace Petrie has been incorrectly called Sir every day of her adult life, and, having finally run out of things to write whiny songs about, she’s putting down the guitar to try and work out why.

Finding herself at 35 in an age of incessantly and increasingly fraught gender politics, Grace feels both more exposed and less seen than ever. Join her as she explores what butch identity means in a world moving beyond labels, and tries to work out where it, and she, belong in the new frontline of queer liberation. Sounds funny, right?

No stranger to comedy, Grace has appeared on BBC Radio 4’s The Now Show and smash hit podcast The Guilty Feminist, and has long since earned a reputation as the folk scene’s funniest lesbian. Her eagerly-awaited standup debut has been a long time coming - and was a runaway success at 2022’s Edinburgh Festival.

“Borderline miraculous'

★ ★ ★ ★ ★ - The Scotsman

'She’s taken to stand-up with a natural ease'

★ ★ ★ ★ - The List

'An effervescent charm-bomb of a performer'

The New Yorker

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Grace Petrie: Butch Ado About Nothing

Grace Petrie - Pride

Grace Petrie

comedy

Comedy

The Northport, NY alt-rockers return to York for a big party at The Crescent!

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Wheatus

Teenage Dirtbag

Having been a founding member of one of the most revered power pop bands of all time tends to be a footnote that follows you around. Yet Jody Stephens’ contribution to the pop canon goes well beyond his beginnings in Big Star, helping to refine alt-country with Golden Smog and shaping the Ardent Records legacy well into the current era.

Following the outpouring of love around the documentary, Big Star: Nothing Can Hurt Me, Jody reached out to his longtime friend, producer and songwriter Luther Russell to join him for some promotional appearances. A comfortability on stage became a kinship in the studio and eventually led to two albums as Those Pretty Wrongs. The comfort between the duo is key to what makes Those Pretty Wrongs work. Luther and Jody bounce ideas off of one another with the kind of natural symbiosis that all bands shoot to achieve. Heading into their third album, the band found themselves a new haven in the rising California outpost of Cosmic Americana, Roots, and Power Pop: Curation Records. Following the reissue of their two previous albums by the label in May, Holiday Camp finds Those Pretty Wrongs crafting a record that’s autumnal, searching for solace, and yet unsettled. The title is a nod to both wistful summers at bygone British institutions, the favored gig fodder for their ‘60s heroes, and the more sinister implications of Tommy’s Holiday Camp — communal, but with a cost.

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Those Pretty Wrongs

Ain't Nobody But Me

On this his sixth UK tour, Geoff Norcott will be trying to make sense of the current cultural and political scene with his playfully provocative brand of humour. Whether it's the dire blandness of the two main parties or the shamelessly shoe-horned right-on messages in adverts and films, Geoff will continue to tread in areas much of comedy leaves well alone. But this time around he also has a mission. As well as casting his everyman eye over what's happening in wider society, Geoff is trying to unpick what's happening with your average bloke. Remember them?

'He has become one of our most refreshingly funny comedians of any stripe.’

★★★★ Dominic Maxwell, The Times

‘He’s a class act with a mature, sharp take on modern politics.’ Sunday Times

As seen on Have I Got News For You, A League Of Their Own,

The Last Leg, Would I Lie to You?, Live At The Apollo, 8 Out of Ten Cats, Backstage With Katherine Ryan and many more!

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Geoff Norcott: Basic Bloke

Geoff Norcott

If you’re going to pay tribute to The Thin White Duke, you may as well get the best one around. ABSOLUTE BOWIE have been touring the UK & Europe for years, consistently selling out venues and we don’t expect this show to be any different.

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Absolute Bowie

Hayseed Dixie began one innocent Summer day in 2000 when John Wheeler and Mike Daly drank roughly enough whiskey to float a battleship from the Florida Coast over to Portugal and back and decided to play around in John’s studio. Having spent the previous few years touring around with assorted country hat-acts, John had assembled a proper pile of recording equipment. Thus when he and Mike discovered in their drunken epiphany that the Lost Highway of Reverend Hank Williams and the Highway to Hell of Bishop Bon Scott were indeed the same identical stretch of tarmac, they were well and truly prepared to document this revelation in situ.

And ten AC/DC songs were suddenly reimagined and recorded forever anew, entirely reinvented as Appalachian Mountain hillbilly rave-ups. Everyone danced round the studio room and out onto the porch and drank more whiskey.

Now, functioning well as “Exhibit A” in the demonstration of how one’s beginnings rarely know one’s ends, Hayseed Dixie have evolved into a proper force, one that most people either love, hate, or have never heard of. There isn’t really any middle ground, nor should there be. But 14 albums - consisting of both original material and reinterpretations of previously rendered songs - and global physical \*sales in excess of half a million copies, with over 1,200 live shows in 31 different countries testify: Hayseed Dixie are the undisputed creators of the musical genre, Rockgrass.

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Hayseed Dixie

Gin and Juice

Dan has spent the last two years changing the comedy industry from the inside out, paving new career paths for himself and many others; whilst being one half of the smash-hit podcast Have A Word.

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Dan Nightingale's Special

Dan Nightingale

UK SKA-PUNK legends RANDOM HAND are heading back to York as part of their New album tour due in October via Bomber Music.

Random Hand is a British ska-punk band, formed in Keighley in 2002. Their sound fuses influences from many genres, including ska, reggae, punk rock, metal, hip hop and dub. The band is typically associated with the punk subculture, due to its ethics and lyrical content. Their lyrical themes are mostly of a sociopolitical nature, however recent albums Inhale/Exhale and Seething Is Believing, feature more personal lyrics and subject matter.

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Random Hand

Play Some Ska

Mozart Estate

Mozart Estate - Record Store Day

Get ready to dive into a rabbit hole of the best jokes in the world - star of Live at the Apollo and sell-out sensation Gary Delaney is back! One of the most sought after joke writers in the country and longstanding Mock the Week special guest, Gary has been through the laughing glass and he’s ready to bring you a brand new show with hit after hit of the kind of one-liners only a master could craft. If you’re hunting for snark, Gary’s got it covered!

‘A cavalcade of brilliantly inventive puns’

★★★★ Guardian

‘More quality jokes in one hour than most comics have in their entire careers...Quite brilliant’

★★★★ Scotsman

‘A master craftsman’

★★★★ Times

‘One of Britain's grandmasters of the one-liner'’

★★★★ Chortle

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Gary Delaney: Gary in Punderland

Gary Delaney

Whoaaaaah - what manner of double bill is this!!!

BOTH BANDS DOING 90 MINUTE SETS.

So. You’re reading this. You’re obviously a Connoisseur Of Quality™ and a Person Of Impeccable Taste™ . Yes, sir or madam, you recognise SUPERSUCKERS and WARNER E HODGES as the The Greatest Rock ’N’ Roll Bands In The World. Yup.

Feted by the likes of Rob Zombie, Eddie Vedder and Lemmy – and still led by Eddie Spaghetti – welcome to Supersuckers’ massive punk & roll sound, spiced up by a smidge of country. ROCKING THE F\*CK OUT is the best summation.

Joined here tonight by Jason & The Scorchers and Dan Baird guitarist Warner E Hodges, one of the most instantly recognisable guitarists around.

Over to Steve Earle, “a world class rock player with a solid gold hillbilly heart”. And Charlie Starr (Blackberry Smoke), “I’ve believed that if there was ever a human that was put on this earth specifically to play the absolute shit out of the guitar, it’s Warner E. Hodges”.

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Supersuckers + The Warner Hodges Band

Pretty Fucked Up

Supersuckers

The Warner E. Hodges Band

John Power, frontman for legendary Liverpudlian indie bands The La's & Cast returns to the stage for a run of solo acoustic shows.

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John Power (The La's / Cast)

Small Farm

John Power

Star of Live at the Apollo, Late Night Mash and Edinburgh Comedy Award Best Newcomer nominee, brings a show all about the women in her life, from her mother to her best friend and that one girl who was mean in 2008. Oh, and Disney Princesses, obvs. Co-host of the smash-hit podcast Trusty Hogs and seen on BBC3, Comedy Central, Dave, ITV and more.

'Sticking out for all the right reasons’

\*\*\*\* (Scotsman)

‘Utterly brilliant’

\*\*\*\* (List)

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Helen Bauer: Grand Supreme Darling Princess

Helen Bauer

Attention Humans! This is HENGE.

We are not from this world.

We bring you music from distant planets.

We offer this gift for the edification of humankind… so that eventually your species may put an end to war and set up new homes in space.

Extra-terrestrial joymongers - HENGE - have been delighting audiences in the UK and Europe since they landed on Planet Earth seven years ago. Their scintillating live performances earned them ‘Best Live Act’ at the Independent Festival Awards and they have since cemented their reputation with two acclaimed albums, numerous tours and regular main-stage festival appearances.

Their music escapes definition, but occupies a space between rave and prog rock that nobody knew existed. It is energetic, subversive and invigoratingly playful, jovially going ‘where no one has gone before’. Ultimately, HENGE are spreading a message of hope which leaves audiences feeling amused and uplifted in equal measures.

Their unique debut album “Attention Earth!” was released in 2018, followed by 2020’s “ExoKosm”, which earned media support from the likes of BBC6 Music, PROG Magazine, Louder Than War and Buzz Magazine.

With a reputation for scintillating live performances, HENGE have won over audiences across the globe at festivals such as Glastonbury, Boomtown, Bluedot, Shambala, Beatherder, Fusion (DE), Down The Rabbit Hole (NL), Jungle Love (AU) and more - receiving the award for ‘Best Live Act’ at the Independent Festival Awards in the process.

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HENGE

HENGE - Get Outta Ma House

Some things in punk rock are eternal, like the raw and snarling sound of the original SoCal hardcore scene that birthed Black Flag and the Circle Jerks. Singer Keith Morris was a founding member of both uncompromising acts, but his most unexpected feat has been his latest chapter, operating at peak rage and inspiration for a new millennium as frontman to the hardcore supergroup OFF!

Beginning in 2010, the explosive quartet released three highly acclaimed albums on Vice Records and delivered a modern take on the original blueprint of first-wave hardcore to fans around the world. Songs written by Morris and guitarist-producer Dimitri Coats (Burning Brides) are blunt and brutal takes on modern life, fueled on wild downstroke guitar riffs and a dreadlocked singer permanently pissed.

Now, in 2022, OFF! is back for another round of frantic beats and nervous breakdowns, with a full schedule of projects in motion, including the release of the band’s first new studio album in eight years and a long-planned sci-fi feature film. Joining OFF! on that mission is a powerful new rhythm section: bassist Autry Fulbright II (…And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead) and drummer Justin Brown (Thundercat, Herbie Hancock).

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