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RC Dub keeps you dancing while they keep hand-delivering the
crucial irie musical message to all planetary audiences. If you're
lucky enough to walk past the legendary Zoo Bar in Lincoln, Nebraska
on a given weekend, the music'll set you on your heels. One thing for
sure is positive--if it's RC Dub on the stage, you'll step inside, back in time, forward in time, and away from time...
Built in 2003 around a core formed by Emily Madison (Sista M) and
Calen Olivetti (C'Mo), RC Dub is presently a six piece group based in
Lincoln, Nebraska. Being named a Top Independent Band by Independent
Artist Registry in 2006* served to iconify their street appeal, while
encouraging them on their indomitable focus: original and complex, or
stunningly simple, music that gets everyone's attention, young and
old, dubbers, rockers and all the freedom-loving people on the good
green Earth.
Intent on the unique feel and social conscience of their music and the
venerable tradition of reggae, RC Dub weaves dub, ska, rocksteady, and
jazz to create their own Special Blend Dub Reggae. Their music, to
paraphrase Desmond Decker, "Goes on for extra days." Renowned for
their stamina, RC Dub keeps playing after the lights come up, bringing
to the table an extensive repertoire of island classics including many
Treasure Isle and Studio One tracks, jazz standards and a wide variety
of other influences.
Supported by a diehard regional following, RC Dub released its debut
album, Inna State of Dubmission, in 2005. With a review in Beat
Magazine, constant online exposure, and international radio play, RC
Dub continues to excite listeners worldwide. RC Dub has taken stage as
an opening act for such legends as The Wailers, Calton Coffee (of
Inner Circle), The Big Wu, and HR of Bad Brains. They can be heard on
the soundtrack of the gangster documentary, "Shooting Henry Hill",
released in July 2006. Plans are in the works for new album releases.
RC Dub's performers hail from varying backgrounds, and combine their
strengths in jazz, rock, reggae, and classical European and American
music to create RC Dub's powerful style and sound. Through their work
they endeavor to make a tribute to the indigenous musics and peoples
whose art even now surpasses nearly all commercial music and stands
alone, by its own right, like RC Dub itself.
Strengthened by line-up changes, and constant work on new material, RC
Dub's mission to bring reggae consciousness to the masses continues to
grow in ever-positive and motivated directions. RC Dub is: Sista M
(a.k.a. Gold-I-Locks) on Bass, Calen (a.k.a. C'mo) on Trumpet, Loren
Rye on Trombone, Brian Middendorf on Keyboard, Dave Hansen on Guitar,
and Kyle Swartz on Drums.
* Please download RC Dub's Electronic Press Kit (EPK) below!
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