Tour and Party
VERSION CITY PARTY
Version City Party is now on the road!
Since its start in the mid-90′s at the old Coney Island High club on St. Mark’s Place in New York’s East Village, the Version City Party has been one of the core events of the east coast ska/rocksteady/reggae/dub scene. Through several different incarnations focusing on live music, selectors and “deejays” and long residencies at different clubs, the party has always fostered a dialogue between different aspects of this diverse musical community. Inspired by the Jamaican “dance” culture and conversations with elder Jamaican musicians, particularly Roland Alphonso, Laurel Aitken and others, the Version City party is all about uniting people in a fun atmosphere while preserving the real vibes and essence of Jamaican roots music and “spreading it around.”
VERSION CITY TOUR #2 LAUNCHES MAY 24, 2013!
For this Version City Tour, King Django will lead a compact and versatile quartet, joined by Brian Hill of NC’s Regatta 69 on bass and vocals, guitarist/vocalist John DeCarlo of hard-touring Boston ska group Westbound Train. The show will be flexible between one long set and three shorter sets showcasing the songs of these three veteran performers, along with drummer Anthony Vito Fraccalvieri of Long Island bands Broadcaster and Royal City Riot, who has just come off of a six-week US tour with The Toasters.
FRI MAY 24 Washington, DC Chief Ike’s Mambo Room
SAT MAY 25 Raleigh, NC Lincoln Theater
SUN MAY 26 Wilmington, NC The Soap Box LaundroLounge
MON MAY 27 Greensboro, NC Echo Mix Studio Recording Session (closed)
TUE MAY 28 Atlanta, GA Purgatory at Masquerade
WED MAY 29 Savannah, GA The Jinx
THU MAY 30 Orlando, FL Will’s Pub
FRI MAY 31 Jupiter, FL Guanabana’s
SAT JUNE 1 Miami, FL Churchill’s
SUN JUNE 2 Coral Gables, FL Books & Books
MON JUNE 3 Sarasota, FL The Tavern on Main
TUE JUNE 4 Holiday, FL Orbit 19
WED JUNE 5 Tampa, FL New Wolrd Brewery
THU JUNE 6 Gainesville, FL Loosey’s
FRI JUNE 7 Chapel Hill, NC The Standard
SAT JUNE 8 Raleigh, NC 1pm: Moore’s Square Festival
SAT JUNE 8 Raleigh, NC 9pm: Tir Na Nog
SUN JUNE 9 Richmond, VA The Camel – Brunch
SUN JUNE 9 Fairfax, VA Fat Tuesday’s
MON JUNE 10 Baltimore, MD Club K
TUE JUNE 11 Harrisburg, PA HMAC Stage on Herr
WED JUNE 12 New Brunswick, NJ Court Tavern
THU JUNE 13 Bronx, NY An Beal Bocht
FRI JUNE 14 New London, CT El’n'Gee
SAT JUNE 15 Hamden, CT The Space
SUN JUNE 16 Asbury Park, NJ Langosta Lounge
Version City Harlem
Saturday March 12
at Shrine World Music Venue
2271 Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Blvd. New York, NY
featuring
KING DJANGO SEPTET
THE BLUE BEATS
THE RUDIE CREW
THE TIMES
JUSTIN ROTHBERG TRIO
21+ with ID • No Cover • No Minimum
Warm, intimate atmosphere & great food
Live music from 6pm to 11pm