Eclectic

The great dub & roots just keeps on flowing inna Echo Chamber… Tons of new releases, including: McPullish’s Shepherd Riddim album (featuring Jahn T, Cheziodek, Island Rose, Tippa Irie, Ken Serious, and more); the “Inna Mi Heart” EP from Omar Perry / Bost & Bim; Banco de Gaia’s Apollo album; DubRaJah’s “Terai” album (on Angel Dust); the Lee Scratch Perry & ERM “Humanicity” album; Righteous Dub’s Righteous Dub Vol 1 EP; and Patrick Del Rey’s “Dub Treatment” EP. More new music from Trevor “The Technician” McKenzie (“No Burden Dub” feat. Robert C), Red Star Martyrs, The Opposition Party, The Seed Organization, Hotdrop, and Stephane LeFrancois & LeMi. Other ingredients in our dub stew included: J Boog, Rebelution, Toots & the Maytals, Eating Betty, SOJA, KingRat, BDLabs, Kukan Dub Lagan, Culture, The English Beat, Ranking Ann, Secret Panels vs. The Assessor, Fish & Goat At the Controls, Adrian Sherwood, Wayne Jarret & Silver Fox, and more…

New music this morning from Simone Dinnerstein & Tift Merrit in advance of their gig in April at the Dakota, also Bajofondo, Caitlin Rose and Low. There’s a new album from The Cave Singers I think will be getting a lot of attention from music-lovers soon…

In honor of Women’s History Month, members of the Minneapolis Commission on Civil Rights share their thoughts on Civil Rights/Human Rights issues.