Join the Big Takeover for a VERY special show. "We are making a LIVE
RECORD, and we want you to be
part of it!"
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Since 2007, the New York six-piece The Big Takeover has been
fulfilling the mission implied in their name: packing clubs in the
city and upstate and building their brand and reputation on the road
and in the studio. A far cry from the pop-punk of American ska, The
Big Takeover take their cues from Desmond Dekker and the first wave of
Jamaican pop music as well as from the soulful energy and
sophistication of Motown. At the center of this tight, grooving
ensemble is the live-wire singing and deceptively subtle songwriting
of the Jamaican-born NeeNee Rushie, a powerhouse performer who makes
the audience feel like accomplices more than spectators. Traditional
and experimental, The Big Takeover’s global blend reveals deep
fluency in reggae and world music, hints of soul, and a pop classicism
that is their own thing entirely. In New York’s musically hopping
Mid-Hudson Valley, they are only the band around that is welcomed and
honored at all the major national-circuit rooms: the
indie/experimental haven of BSP in Kingston, the jazz and blues gem
that is the Falcon in Marlboro, the classic rock mecca of the
Bearsville Theater in Woodstock. The Big Takeover packs them all. On
the road, the band has played over 500 shows, sharing stages with The
Original Wailers, Jefferson Starship, Eek-a-Mouse, the Slackers and
more. The band was recently selected to participate in a Converse
Rubber Tracks Session in Brooklyn NY, and released their fourth
full-length record, ‘Silly Girl’ at the beginning of 2017- to
critical acclaim. A national tour to celebrate its release is in the
works.
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