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THE MOVEMENT
Hip Hop / Reggae / Rock

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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
United States

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Member Since10/4/2004
Band WebsiteTheMovementVibe.com
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After several years of moderate success & fame, The Movement is emerging as a well-respected and highly-desired Rock, Reggae & HipHop act.

The release of their latest album has launched them into iTunes stardom. With only 8 weeks in the iTunes Store, The Movement’s new album "Set Sail" has thusfar peaked as the 7th most downloaded reggae album. Josh, Jordan, Jay & Gary have developed a sound & presence that keeps people coming back for more -- & telling everyone they know about this great band! It is this combination of presence, musicianship and songwriting, along with a very well produced album, that has been the winning combination for these guys from Philly.











Our Street Soldiers are pounding the pavement,
doin it right and EARNING FREE TICKETS


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July 3 - Sullivan Hall - New York, NY

July 4 - Red Square - Albany, NY

July 8 - World Cafe Live - Philadelphia, PA
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July 9 - Music - Akron, OH

July 10 - Frankie's Inner City - Toledo, OH

July 11 - Al Rosa - Columbus, OH
w/ Yellowman

July 12 - Grog Shop - Cleveland, OH

July 17 - Club Hell - Providence, RI

July 18 - Champps ReggaeFest - Marlton, NJ
w/ Ballyhoo!, Steppin Razor, Level Vibes
Official Event Link
- BUY TICKETS

July 19 - Greensboro Coliseum - Greensboro, NC
Carolina 1 Love Reggae Fest - BUY TICKETS
w/ Bounty Killer, Collie Buddz, Inner Circle ++

July 22 - Freebird Live - Jacksonville, FL
w/ Collie Buddz

July 23 - The Social - Orlando, FL

July 24 - Beachside Tavern - New Smyrna Beach, FL

July 25 - State Theatre - St Petersburg, FL
w/ Passafire

July 26 - Surfrider's Celebration - Port St Lucie, FL
w/ Passafire, Inner Circle, +++

July 28 - Ocean Deck - Daytona Beach, FL

July 30 - The Norva - Norfolk, VA
w/ G Love

July 31 - Lincoln Theatre - Raleigh, NC

August 1 - The Pit - Kill Devil Hills, NC

August 4 & 5 - Seacrets - Ocean City, MD
2 nights - free shows

August 16, The Boathouse - Myrtle Beach, SC
w/ Villanova

August 26 - Buffalo's - Statesboro, GA

August 29 - Headliners - Columbia, SC

Sept 5 - Camp Reggae - Turtletown, TN

Sept 6 - Getdown! Music Festival - Cary, NC
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Sept 26 - Fraternity Quad - Clemson, SC

October 24 - Dinkins Underground - Rock Hill, SC

Influences
Bob Marley - Sublime - G Love & Special Sauce - Slightly Stoopid - Guns & Roses - Long Beach Dub All Stars - 311 - Tupac - Notorious BIG - Phish - Grateful Dead - Ben Harper - Steel Pulse - the Police - Mamas & the Papas - Jimmy Buffett - the Pharcyde - Outkast - Simon & Garfunkle - the Roots - Expendables - Citizen Cope - Fugees - 5th Generation - Soldiers of Jah Army - the Beatles - One Bald Egg - Eminem - Arrested Development - Pink Floyd - Pearl Jam - Nirvana - Modest Mouse - Pixies - The Breeders - Afgahn Wigs - Kwame - Weezer - Cake - RHCP - REM - Counting Crows - Zeppelin - Barrington Levy - Half Pint - Metallica - Beastie Boys - Crosby Stills Nash & Young - the Eagles - Janis Joplin - Jimi Hendrix - Bob Dylan - Toots & the Maytals - Elton John - Das Efx - Collie Budz - Tribe - U2 - The Black Crows - Helmet - Janes Addiction - Perry Ferrel - Porno for Pyros - Coltraine - Etta James - RJD2 - Snoop

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   Upcoming Shows ( view all )
Jul 17 2009 7:30P
Club Hell PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island
Jul 18 2009 4:00P
Champps Summer ReggaeFest :: w/ BALLYHOO! + + MARLTON, New Jersey
Jul 19 2009 4:00P
Greensboro Coliseum :: Carolina 1 Love Reggae Fest w/ BOUNTY KILLER, INNER CIRCLE, COLLIE BUDDZ GREENSBORO, North Carolina
Jul 22 2009 8:00P
Freebird Live :: w/ COLLIE BUDDZ JACKSONVILLE, Florida
Jul 23 2009 8:00P
The Social ORLANDO, Florida
Jul 24 2009 8:00P
Beachside Tavern NEW SMYRNA BEACH, Florida
Jul 25 2009 7:00P
State Theatre :: w/ PASSAFIRE ST PETERSBURG, Florida
Jul 26 2009 4:00P
Surfrider’s 25th Anniversary :: w/ PASSAFIRE + INNER CIRCLE PORT ST. LUCIE, Florida
Jul 28 2009 9:00P
Ocean Deck DAYTONA BEACH, Florida
Jul 30 2009 8:00P
The Norva :: w/ G LOVE NORFOLK, Virginia
Jul 31 2009 8:00P
Lincoln Theatre RALEIGH, North Carolina
Aug 1 2009 8:00P
The Pit KILL DEVIL HILLS, North Carolina
Aug 4 2009 8:00P
Seacrets (2 Nights) OCEAN CITY, Maryland
Aug 5 2009 8:00P
Seacrets (2 Nights) OCEAN CITY, Maryland
Aug 16 2009 4:00P
The Boathouse :: w/ VILLANOVA MYRTLE BEACH, South Carolina
Aug 19 2009 8:00P
The Hummingbird MACON, Georgia
Aug 20 2009 8:30P
Pineapple Willys (3 Nights) Panama City Beach, Florida
Aug 21 2009 8:30P
Pineapple Willys (3 Nights) Panama City Beach, Florida
Aug 22 2009 8:30P
Pineapple Willys (3 Nights) Panama City Beach, Florida
Aug 26 2009 7:00P
Buffalo’s STATESBORO, Georgia
Aug 27 2009 9:00P
Gottrocks GREENVILLE, South Carolina
Aug 29 2009 8:00P
Headliners COLUMBIA, South Carolina
Aug 30 2009 8:00P
Diesel :: w/ SOJA WILMINGTON, North Carolina
Sep 1 2009 8:00P
The Pour House :: w/ SOJA CHARLESTON, South Carolina
Sep 3 2009 8:00P
Club Firestone :: w/ SOJA ORLANDO, Florida
Sep 5 2009 10:00P
Camp Reggae TURTLETOWN, Tennessee
Sep 6 2009 8:00P
Getdown! Music Festival :: w/ AFROMOTIVE +++ CARY, North Carolina
Sep 10 2009 8:00P
Double Door :: w/ SOJA CHICAGO, Illinois
Sep 11 2009 8:00P
Annex :: w/ SOJA MADISON, Wisconsin
Sep 13 2009 8:00P
The Barfly :: w/ SOJA OMAHA, Nebraska
Sep 15 2009 8:00P
Fox Theatre :: w/ SOJA BOULDER, Colorado
Sep 16 2009 8:00P
Cervantes Masterpiece Ballroom :: w/ SOJA DENVER, Colorado
Sep 26 2009 8:00P
Key Club :: w/ SOJA LOS ANGELES, California
Sep 27 2009 8:00P
Downtown Brewing Co :: w/ SOJA SAN LUIS OBISPO, California
Oct 16 2009 9:30P
Rafters (2 NIGHTS) ST SIMONS ISLAND, Georgia
Oct 17 2009 9:30P
Rafters (2 NIGHTS) ST SIMONS ISLAND, Georgia
Oct 23 2009 9:30P
Unk’s GREENVILLE, North Carolina
Oct 24 2009 8:00P
Dinkins Underground ROCK HILL, South Carolina
Oct 30 2009 9:00P
The Preservation Pub KNOXVILLE, Tennessee

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   About THE MOVEMENT

Rock, Reggae, and Hip‐Hop: Each is definable, recognizable, and at once familiar to people the world over. But never have those three forms of musical expression been so effortlessly blended into one sound that is as indefinable as it is recognizable and familiar. Enter the Philadelphia quartet known as The Movement.

Growing up together in Columbia, Joshua Swain and Jordan Miller spent time jamming in various high school bands together. Swain, a multi‐instrumentalist versed in guitar, bass, and drums, left for Florida’s Full Sail University in 2001, while Miller honed his freestyle rap, guitar, and keyboard skills in Columbia. Upon returning in 2002, Swain reconnected with Miller, and the two began writing songs in Swain’s garage using a drum machine and musical influences that range from Sublime to Tupac to Pink Floyd. The Movement was born.

Early incarnations of the band found them as a trio. It was Swain, Miller, and DJ Jon Ruff. They developed a loyal following as a trio and went on to release their first full length album, entitled On Your Feet. That album, recorded and mixed in 24 studio hours, was released in March of 2004 and continues to be well received by new fans worldwide.

Fast forward to 2008. The band had been on the circuit touring the Southeast nonstop building a loyal following and opening for nationals such as Steel Pulse, Blues Traveler, Slightly Stoopid, The Wailers, Ludacris, G. Love, Common, Long Beach Shortbus, The Wu Tang Clan, 311, and Rebelution. Things were good, but stale. The band wasn’t breaking any new ground and the members began to lose interest. DJ Jon Ruff left the band to pursue a family and Josh and Jordan were at a crossroads. Enter producer Chris DiBeneditto (G. Love, Slightly Stoopid, the Expendables), who had seen band a couple of times and was looking for a new band to work with. The Movement quickly teamed up with him at Philadelphonic Studio in Philadelphia to begin work on what would become Set Sail. It was a creative tsunami. Josh and Jordan knocked out 18 songs in about a week. The next thing to do was solidify the lineup. Josh and Jordan had made a commitment to move up to Philadelphia to give the project a real chance to blossom. Chris DiBeneditto suggested a local drummer named Gary Jackson. They jammed once and asked him to join. Gary said he knew of a bass player that would fit the vibe and walked in with Jay “Smiles” Schmidt. They were the only 2 guys that needed to try out for the band. It clicked right away. The vibe was on. The Movement was reborn!

The live music took on a power that it never had with a looped beat. The band have been touring almost nonstop since the new year to promote the new album and it is starting to pay off. Set Sail reached number 7 on the top 100 Itunes reggae albums in May of 2009. All of the hard work is starting to pay off, but this is only the beginning, The Movement is about to Set Sail!

Call them rock‐reggae. Call them reggae‐hip hop. Call them alternative‐hip hop. Call them what you will, just call them The Movement.






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Jul 17 2009 4:55 PM

FUCKIN SICK!! CANT WAIT FOR THE CHICAGO SHOW!!!
JahSoulSun





Jul 17 2009 6:11 AM

you guy are the best band on the motha effin planet....history's about to go down........
Happily Married Monkey





Jul 17 2009 2:12 AM

Wow! Look at your schedule! I'm so proud of my SouthCackalackey people!! :)
Rasta Courage





Jul 17 2009 1:42 AM

September 29th you guys have to play with soja in Santa Cruz CA we need to hear you guys
PCI PROMOTIONS





Jul 16 2009 11:15 PM

YOU GUYS FUCKING ROCK THE HOUSE CANT WAIT FOR ST.PETE!!!! SWEET SUMMERTIME ONE LOVE CB-PCI PROMOTIONS
BullDoggyDogg





Jul 16 2009 9:52 PM

Yo, its about time you muthafuckas made some Movement towards the West, cant wait for the 26th of sept
Schmidty





Jul 16 2009 9:23 PM

Keep The Good Vibes Flowing... The Tour is Looking Great... Big Up's
-Larry & Elena




Carolina Reggae





Jul 16 2009 6:40 PM

See ya soon fellas!
Michael Murfy





Jul 16 2009 6:05 PM

so how many days do you guys see home in a year? tour monsters.
JUST FLY





Jul 16 2009 4:54 PM

see ya on sat bradas!!!!! hope all is gravy !!!
JahSoulSun





Jul 16 2009 3:28 PM

AIYA!?!?!?! Blaze FIYA!!!! See you guys on the 18th!!!!
deh





Jul 15 2009 5:04 PM

much love and respect for all the help you given to I jah bless
Hobbs





Jul 15 2009 3:38 PM

The show in cleveland was awesome, thanks for another great concert. I didn't realize that this was only your second show in cleveland. I'm really glad I got to the g. love show early enough to check you guys out earlier this year
*DREDDIE*





Jul 14 2009 7:22 PM

Here are some more just random photos. Got gas? check. Got air? check. Got triple A? check
*DREDDIE*





Jul 14 2009 7:07 PM

Here are some photos from the Cleveland show!

Safe travels, see you guys again soon! -Michele
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Jul 14 2009 6:25 PM

Looking forward to playing with you guys on the 25th at State Theater! You guys kick ass!
snappy





Jul 14 2009 3:20 PM

Show in Akron OH was awesome! You guys are just amazing on stage...and to the dude I bumed the $7 to, your welcome. That CD is way underpriced.
Michael Murfy





Jul 13 2009 5:35 PM

once again great show, come back to cleveland soon.
Ethan(santa)





Jul 13 2009 5:18 PM

give me the date and place doood no dought ill come itll be ILLLL
Ash





Jul 13 2009 4:12 PM

lookin' good...
*Pash*





Jul 13 2009 2:30 AM

COME BACK TO THE ORANGE PEEL in asheville nc!!! You guys are great! mad love for you all!
Ethan(santa)





Jul 12 2009 6:16 AM

music is tha shit yo, enough said,
-ethan
Michael Murfy





Jul 11 2009 2:59 AM

great show last night, and lookn to the grog shop. thanks to the woman who bumed me $7 for the tracks. ill hit u back next show!
ziggy





Jul 10 2009 6:05 PM

great show last night
bp





Jul 10 2009 4:29 PM

sweet lil' show in nyc last week, we all came out cuz you guys were straight chillin at mt jam--why aren't you playing at the Gathering of the vibes!
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