BIG MEAN SOUND MACHINE
Wed, Feb 24, 2016 at 9pm
- 18+
All shows are 18 years and older. If you are under 21 you are subject to a $5 surcharge. The surcharge must be paid in cash at the door on the day of the event.
9pm doors/10pm show
right after Dead on the Deck
$8 adv/$10dos
Genre: Afrobeat-Dance-Experimental-
Ithaca, NY
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STREAM THE NEWEST RECORD CONTRABAND HERE
Background:
Big Mean Sound Machine formed in 2009 in Ithaca, New York with one goal: to create music that stimulates both Body AND Mind. Today, BMSM’s collective of over 15 analog artists spread out over the East Coast United States bring together musical languages of West Africa, Latin America, the Caribbean and North America to create a lush bed of rhythm and harmony that embraces even the most hardcore fans of both Traditional Funk and Avant-Garde Jazz – and everyone in between! Anyone who has witnessed Big MeanSound Machin
Releases:
With the release of their 3rd full-length studio effort, “CONTRABAND,” Big Mean Sound M
Collaborations:
In addition to studio efforts released under the name Big Mean Sound Machine, 2013 saw BMSM collaborating with Ghanaian vocalist Yao Foli “Cha Cha” Augustine, along with members of his reggae band Mosaic Foundation, under the name Cha Cha & The Ndor Band. The Ndor Band released the record “Food For Thought,” to raise funds for the Ndor EcoVillage, founded by Augustine in his home village in Ghana, which teaches permaculture and other sustainable farming practices to local farmers. In 2012, BMSM also released “Warrior,” with vocalist Jay Spaker a.k.a. J-San (John Brown’s Body, J-San & the Analogue Sons) under the name J-San & the Big Mean.
The Future:
In 2013, Big Mean Sound Machine