Hi Sustainability Friends, Tonight is a chance for the Ithaca community to come out and have a great time while showing support for a band who truly walks their talk. Thousands of One three point mission is to end racism, promote sustainability, and help people connect with the spiritual realm through music.
Over the past few years, they have performed benefit shows for the Multicultural Resource Center, Ithaca Health Alliance, Food Not Bombs, the Peoples Garden Project, Ithaca Community News, the Full Plate Farm Collective, and many others. They are also the creative force behind the Summertime Block Party, which is the Race Liberation alliance's big annual event at GIAC to promote community unity while focusing on social justice and sustainability. Thousands of One will release their long-awaited second CD SoulForce on Ithacas indie label I-Town Records on Saturday, March 29 with a very special show at Castaways. The Race Liberation Alliance will be there in solidarity and helping to raise funds for our upcoming 2nd Annual Summertime Block Party on July 5th, 2008. So come celebrate with us tonight (Saturday, March 29) at Castaways and help support the band that gives so much to the Ithaca community. A little more about the show March 29: The CD Release Party features very special guests Millionaires of Love and Emerson B., who will open the 9PM show. Emerson B. is a singer/ songwriter who blends funk and soul over Hiphop beats. Millionaires of Love is an eight-piece roots reggae, rocksteady, and ska band featuring Kevin Kinsella on guitar and vocals, Lee Hamilton on saxophone, and David Solid Gould on drums, all former members of John Browns Body. Castaways is located at 413 Taughannock Boulevard in Ithaca. Doors open at 9:00 PM with a performance by Emerson B; Millionaires of Love go on at 10:00 PM and Thousands of One at 11:00 PM. Ages 18+. Tickets are $8 in advance; $10 day of show. CD Release special: Purchase ticket and CD at door for $20. Advance tickets are available at Tuff Soul, 516 W. State Street, and Volume Records, 148 E. State Street (the Commons). A little more about SoulForce: Recorded over the past year, SoulForce fuses 70s-era funk, soul and R&B with a unique approach to Hiphop, gospel, electronica, afrobeat, and a few lessons from the school of roots reggae. The album features a vocal collaboration with Speech of the Grammy-award winning Arrested Development and performances by Elliot Martin of John Browns Body, Nate Silas Richardson of the Sim Redmond Band, and R&B singer Mbusi. The album is a joint production between Elliot Martin and Joel Blizzard, drummer for Thousands of One. For more information contact Liz Field, Thousands of One Management and Publicity, 607.280.1960 or [EMAIL PROTECTED] and check out: www.myspace.com/thousandsofone www.thousandsofone.com www.castawaysithaca.com www.elizabethfield.org Hope to see you there! In solidarity, Liz -- Elizabeth Viviana Karabinakis Community Food Educator Cornell Cooperative Extension Tompkins County [EMAIL PROTECTED] (607) 272-2292 x190 _______________________________________________ RSS, archives, subscription & listserv information for: [email protected] http://lists.mutualaid.org/mailman/listinfo/sustainabletompkins free hosting by http://www.mutualaid.org
