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Glide Magazine ticket giveaway for Living Colour Oct 30th @ Highline Ballroom NYC
http://www.glidemagazine.com/hiddentrack/giveaway- Living Colour @ Highline Ballroom Legendary Downtown NYC rockers Living Colour launch a massive tour next week that will take them all over South A…
Tagged: will, glover, calhoun, doug, wimbish
Started Oct. 26, 2009
LIVING COLOUR IN THE AREA!
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Peace n love to everyone here and there and EVERYWHERE and all the lovely people in the AfroPunk community. We've been meaning to get on here, but we've been busy w/ the current tour (we're playing n…
Tagged: Will, Glover, Calhoun, Doug, Wimbish
Started this discussion. Last reply by Living Colour Oct. 16, 2009.
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we did stop in Spain AND France last December during the initial tour. Please consider that it's up to the local promoters and venues to want us to play. We definitely want to hit wherever we can... get your local concert promoters and venues to dem…
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performing DESPERATE PEOPLE to a sold out crowd during the CHAIR IN THE DOORWAY TOUR at the Ram's Head Tavern in Annapolis, MD. Dinner metal at it's finest! September 12, 2010 (please note, Ram's Head Tavern is a seated venue) http://www.livingcolou…
June 2010
June 19 - Cancun Cantina - Hanover, MD
June 20 - Cancun Cantina West - Hagerstown, MD
( both nights w/ vs. The Earth - tix at www.bandchitickets.com )
July/August 2010
Wednesday July 28 - The Haunt, Ithaca, NY
Thursday July 29 - The Chanc…
Fans and friends, due to an illness among the members of Living Colour,
we regret that we must postpone the upcoming tour of Japan. We will
reschedule the tour as soon as we can and will post the new shows on our
websites as soon as we do. We can't…
MAY 2010 - BRAZIL
May 14 - Autódromo Nelson Piquet - Brasília - DF - Brazil
May 15 - VIRADA CULTURAL @ Anevida São João - Sao Paulo, Brazil
MAY - The Chair In The Doorway Japan 2010 Tour
May 21 - Drum Be-1 - Fukuoka, Japan
May 22 - Red Box - Kuras…
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Living Colour - June/July/August 2010 (East Coast US and Europe)
June 2010
June 19 - Cancun Cantina - Hanover, MD
June 20 - Cancun Cantina West - Hagerstown, MD
( both nights w/ vs. The Earth - tix at www.bandchitickets.com )
July/August 2010
Wednesday July 28 - The Haunt, Ithaca, NY
Thursday July 29 - The Chance, Poughkeepsie, NY
Friday July 30 - Harper's Ferry, Boston, MA
Saturday July 31 - Jaxx, West Springfield, VA
Sunday August 1 - Tupelo Music Hall, Londonderry, NH
Monday August 2 - Infinity Music Hall, Norfo… Continue
June 19 - Cancun Cantina - Hanover, MD
June 20 - Cancun Cantina West - Hagerstown, MD
( both nights w/ vs. The Earth - tix at www.bandchitickets.com )
July/August 2010
Wednesday July 28 - The Haunt, Ithaca, NY
Thursday July 29 - The Chance, Poughkeepsie, NY
Friday July 30 - Harper's Ferry, Boston, MA
Saturday July 31 - Jaxx, West Springfield, VA
Sunday August 1 - Tupelo Music Hall, Londonderry, NH
Monday August 2 - Infinity Music Hall, Norfo… Continue
Posted on June 17, 2010 at 4:26pm —
Living Colour May 2010 Japan tour postponed
Fans and friends,
due to an illness among the members of Living Colour,
we regret that we must postpone the upcoming tour of Japan.
We will
reschedule the tour as soon as we can and will post the new shows on our
websites as soon as we do.
We can't wait to get back to Japan, it's
been too long!
See you soon ~ Living Colour
due to an illness among the members of Living Colour,
we regret that we must postpone the upcoming tour of Japan.
We will
reschedule the tour as soon as we can and will post the new shows on our
websites as soon as we do.
We can't wait to get back to Japan, it's
been too long!
See you soon ~ Living Colour
Posted on May 18, 2010 at 4:30pm —
THE CHAIR IN THE DOORWAY 2010 Tour dates - MAY 2010 in Brazil and Japan!
MAY 2010 - BRAZIL
May 14 - Autódromo Nelson Piquet - Brasília - DF - Brazil
May 15 - VIRADA CULTURAL @ Anevida São João - Sao Paulo, Brazil
MAY - The Chair In The Doorway Japan 2010 Tour
May 21 - Drum Be-1 - Fukuoka, Japan
May 22 - Red Box - Kurashiki, Japan
May 23 - Caravan Sary - Kochi, Japan
May 25 - The Bottom Line - Nagoya, Japan
May 26 - Shibuya O-East - Tokyo, Japan
May 27 - Junk Box - Sendai, Japan
May 28 - Hip Shot - Koriyama, Japan
May 29 - Big Cat - Osaka, Japan
Please check with l… Continue
May 14 - Autódromo Nelson Piquet - Brasília - DF - Brazil
May 15 - VIRADA CULTURAL @ Anevida São João - Sao Paulo, Brazil
MAY - The Chair In The Doorway Japan 2010 Tour
May 21 - Drum Be-1 - Fukuoka, Japan
May 22 - Red Box - Kurashiki, Japan
May 23 - Caravan Sary - Kochi, Japan
May 25 - The Bottom Line - Nagoya, Japan
May 26 - Shibuya O-East - Tokyo, Japan
May 27 - Junk Box - Sendai, Japan
May 28 - Hip Shot - Koriyama, Japan
May 29 - Big Cat - Osaka, Japan
Please check with l… Continue
Posted on April 8, 2010 at 1:38pm —
The Who Tribute, Experience Hendrix Tour and May 2010 Japan tour dates
03/02/10 - "The Music Of The Who" Tribute Concert - New York, NY
Experience Hendrix 2010 Tour
03/04/10 Arlington Theatre - Santa Barbara, CA
03/05/10 Gibson Amphitheatre - Universal City, CA
03/06/10 The Joint @ Hard Rock Hotel - Las Vegas, NV
03/07/10 Mesa Arts Center - Ikeda Theater Mesa, AZ
03/09/10 Table Mountain Casino - Friant, CA
03/10/10 The Warfield - San Fran… Continue
Experience Hendrix 2010 Tour
03/04/10 Arlington Theatre - Santa Barbara, CA
03/05/10 Gibson Amphitheatre - Universal City, CA
03/06/10 The Joint @ Hard Rock Hotel - Las Vegas, NV
03/07/10 Mesa Arts Center - Ikeda Theater Mesa, AZ
03/09/10 Table Mountain Casino - Friant, CA
03/10/10 The Warfield - San Fran… Continue
Posted on February 26, 2010 at 3:00pm —
Comment Wall (25 comments)
- At 10:31pm on August 29, 2010,
André Black Bell said… - Salvador calling...
- At 8:36pm on May 17, 2010,
Lunakiss said… - A Big Hello! I love you guys.
- At 6:34pm on April 16, 2010,
rob aXis said… - add me guys ...
ning gives me addition problems .
- At 11:28am on February 2, 2010,
Mark Clemons said… - PEACE!!!!!
- At 1:22pm on January 29, 2010,
The All-Girl Boys Choir said… - Hey Will & Doug!
Missed you guys at NAMM this year. Hope all is well.
xox-
Alicia
The All-Girl Boys Choir
- At 10:10pm on January 20, 2010,
Mac Dailey said… - thanks for the add i love your music
- At 4:52pm on January 8, 2010,
Mark Clemons said…
- HAPPY NEW YEAR FELLAS.......Just lost Grandma on Wed.she was 93
- At 8:44am on December 8, 2009,
Mark Clemons said…
- PEACE 2 U PIONEERS OF THIS HERE SHIT!!!!!!
- At 9:17pm on December 4, 2009,
Virgil Spight said… - I loved the chair in the doorway. I read in Bass player that Doug was a sort of a reluctant producer. Doug keep up the good work. I have been a fan since the beginning. I hope, really, that you guys will be able to record another record without a long delay. I really liked collideoscope but you guys have surpassed even your usual excellent standards. I am so happy you pioneers are still going strong.
- At 4:39pm on November 23, 2009,
SoundHouse said… - really enjoy your work, love to gig with you guys some day. I did a gig with one of your peeps Alvin, this summer at Tompkins Square Park, he was really good on making sure we had the best sound and of course a great drumset. Pce and light.
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- During the 1980s, rock had become completely segregated and predictable; the opposite of the late '60s/early '70s, when such musically and ethnically varied artists as Jimi Hendrix, Sly & the Family Stone, and Santana ruled the Earth. But bands such as New York's Living Colour helped break down the doors by the end of the '80s, leading to a much more open-minded musical landscape that would eventually pave the way for future bands (Rage Against the Machine, Sevendust, etc.). The group (singer Corey Glover, guitarist Vernon Reid, bassist Muzz Skillings, and drummer Will Calhoun) first formed in the mid-'80s, with Reid being the only member with real prior band experience; he was a member of Ronald Shannon Jackson's experimental jazz outfit THE DECODING SOCIETY, and had recorded with Defunkt, Public Enemy, as well as issuing a solo album with Bill Frisell, 1984's Smash & Scatteration.
It took the fledgling band a few years for their sound to gel, as they honed their act at N.Y.C.'s famed CBGB's. But the group found an unlikely supporter in Mick Jagger, who took the band under his wing, produced a demo for the quartet, and helped them secure a record deal with Epic (just prior, Glover had to take a brief leave of absence from the band, as he landed a role in Oliver Stone's Vietnam War epic movie, Platoon). Living Colour's debut album, Vivid, was issued in the summer of 1988, yet it would take a few months for momentum to build. By the winter, the band's striking video for their anthem "Cult of Personality" was all over MTV, pushing Vivid to the upper reaches of the charts and to platinum certification. Living Colour also took home their first of several Grammy Awards, as "Cult" won Best Hard Rock Performance at the 1989 ceremony, and the band supported the release with a string of dates opening stadiums for the Rolling Stones' first U.S. tour in eight years that autumn.
Starting with Vivid and continuing on future albums, the band showed that rock could still convey a message (as evidenced by such tracks as "Open Letter to a Landlord," "Funny Vibe," among others). The quartet regrouped a year later for their sophomore effort, Time's Up, an album that performed respectfully on the charts but failed to live up to the expectations of their smash debut. An appearance at the inaugural Lollapalooza tour in the summer of 1991 kept the group in the public's eye, as did an EP of outtakes, Biscuits. Skillings left the group shortly thereafter (replaced by studio vet Doug Wimbish), as their darkest and most challenging release yet, Stain, was issued in 1993. Although it failed to sell as well as its predecessors, it retained the band's large and dedicated following, as Living Colour appeared to be entering an interesting and groundbreaking new musical phase of their career. The band began writing the following year for what would be their fourth full-length, but an inability to settle on a single musical direction caused friction between the members, leading to Living Colour's demise in early 1995, and the best-of Pride, was released.
Fast forward to Dec 2000 @ CBGB's Headfake (Will and Doug) + Corey on vox, played a show at CBGB's, and were joined on-stage by Reid, which led to rumors of an impending Living Colour reunion. The rumors proved to be true, as Living Colour launched their first tour together in six years during the summer of 2001.
Collideoscope was released in Sept 2004.
On September 15th, Living Colour released THE CHAIR IN THE DOORWAY on Megaforce Records and are currently on their first world tour in over 6 yrs!
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- Band Question -Band Members:
- Vernon Reid - Guitars
Will Calhoun - Drums and percussion
Corey Glover - Lead vocals,
Doug Wimbish - Bass and ambience
- Band Question - Record label:
- Indie
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