event Bob Marley Birthday Party
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Stephanie Birr
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Thu Feb 4
7:30 pm
Bob Marley Birthday Party at Crystal Corner Bar
This Saturday would have been Bob Marley's 65th birthday, and you can bet every last ounce of your dread-care products that Madison will honor the occasion. The Crystal Corner Bar always makes a point of it, and this year the tribute will feature Madison's Taki All-Stars, who enhance their slow-grooving dub with snappy trumpet leads and male-female call-and-response vocals. Fellow locals The Takebacks' love of reggae often shows through in their dub-inspired production techniques—heavy reverb, melodica, and even vocals channeled through a weird toy voicebox—and their live sets have often switched between a nervous, political post-punk sound and a slower, more traditional roots-reggae sound. Either way, this show's gratifying grooves should also provide a sense of reggae's enduring versatility.
Crystal Corner Bar 1302 Williamson St, Madison, WI
This Saturday would have been Bob Marley's 65th birthday, and you can bet every last ounce of your dread-care products that Madison will honor the occasion. The Crystal Corner Bar always makes a point of it, and this year the tribute will feature Madison's Taki All-Stars, who enhance their slow-grooving dub with snappy trumpet leads and male-female call-and-response vocals. Fellow locals The Takebacks' love of reggae often shows through in their dub-inspired production techniques—heavy reverb, melodica, and even vocals channeled through a weird toy voicebox—and their live sets have often switched between a nervous, political post-punk sound and a slower, more traditional roots-reggae sound. Either way, this show's gratifying grooves should also provide a sense of reggae's enduring versatility.
