Trumpet - Rich Graiko
Sax - Anant Pradhan
Guitar - Alex Stern
Bass - Thaddeus Merritt
Drums - Jesse Hayes
As many friends that we can corner into playing with us!
Influences
early ska, rocksteady, reggae, Jazz, Soul, Etc... The Skatalites, Alton Ellis, The Ethiopians, Derrick Morgan, Desmond Dekker, Delroy Wilson, The Upsetters, The Techniques, Derrick Harriot, Baba Brooks, Tommy McCook... Etc...
The VOID Union is a musical collective, brought together by their love of Jamaican music styles. Though the project has only been together for one year, the members are no strangers to the musical lifestyle and all have extensive experience in the professional music and recording industries. Their years of experience in the Jamaican music scene have earned the VOID Union's members the credit and respect of many renowned musicians. Some of those musicians include Lynval Golding (the Specials) Chris Rhodes (The Mighty Mighty Bosstones, SpringHeeled Jack and The Toasters) Rick Johnson (Mustard Plug) Jim Conti and Mikie Brown (Streetlight Manifesto) and Dan Regan (Reel Big Fish), who are all featured on the VOID Union's upcoming album.
The VOID Union's mission is to always keep music and art the number one priority. Weather it's headlining Ska shows or backing up Jamaican artists, they see themselves as blue-collar musicians and they want to keep writing and playing as much music as possible.
After all, in a world consumed with money and corrupt politicians, honest music is one of the timeless truths that continues to make this world spin.
The VOID UNION is a collective, their core line-up consists of Thad Merritt (Bass), Jesse Hayes (Drums), Rich Graiko (Trumpet), Alex Stern (Guitar), and Anant Pradhan (Tenor, Alto Sax), but they frequently invite other, like-minded, musicians to sit in on their albums and at their shows.
All in all, the VOID UNION just wants to make sweet music and keep people on the dance floor all night long. If its sweet timeless Jamaican grooves you're looking for, come see the VOID UNION, you are guaranteed to find your foot tapping and your booty shakin.
I miss you gyus so much!!! Wish I could have been there with you! Come to euroland, I help tourmanage :-) Oh and jess, sorry i have not said happy birthday yet - ehm - BUT! I thought of you all day. I swear! So happy belated B-day to you. And now that..s beeing said please guys come over here! much love from the german
HOLY SHIT Next weekend we're playing a show with Whole Wheat Bread in Boston!
You won't want to miss this one.
Click on the flyer to get your tickets and support Whole Wheat Bread as they tour all the way from Florida.
Brick By Brick Productions Presents:
July 5 @ Middle East Upstairs
472 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge MA
1pm, $10, All Ages
Whole Wheat Bread
SmartBomb
Scars Like Ours
SBT
The Slackers Booze Cruise Comes to Boston for the first time a week from Friday!!
Hop on a boat around Boston Harbor and party with us!
Click on the flyer to get your tickets, you won't want to miss it!
Friday June 26 21+
Boards 7:15, Departs 8pm Sharp, Returns 11pm $25
The Slackers
Destroy Babylon
Aboard the Mass Bay Lines MV New Boston Rowes Wharf (Behind the Boston Harbor Hotel)
Awesome show last night! You put on a great show and it was lots of fun. Hope everyone slept well and had a safe trip to Missouri. Good luck and hopefully its not too long before you come around again! Hannah
Hey ska and reggae fans- you've never heard music quite like this before! Cruise on over to our page to check out What Cheer? and 1994, two songs documenting the lives of the homeless here in Rhode Island and the poor farmers of South America. Wake up to what's happening in the world!
THE STRESS
P.S. Good luck to our friends in the Void Union out on tour!
Hey, Jesse, what's up? Damn it was good seeing you and TVU at 3 floors. Your dreadlocks are soo long now. Holy shit!
Yeah, the Stamford show is on my calendar, but unfortunately something came up and I'm going to be in Wisconsin this weekend visiting relatives, so I can't make it now. Too bad you're not playing in Milwaukee this weekend!
You guys are my favorite touring band right now, so I'll do my best to make it out to the 6/25 show.
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