The Aggrolites aus Los Angeles sind mehr als eine Band, sie sind eine Institution. Mit ihrer Kombination aus authentischem 60er Jahre Reggae und Soul à la The Meters und Wilson Pickett verbreiten sie seit nunmehr 8 Jahren weltweit ihren ganz eigenen Sound, den Dirty Reggae.

Donnernde Reggae Drums, groovende Bass Lines, dazu soulige Melodien von Keyboard und Gitarre und Jesse Wagners einzigartige Stimme, die an die glorreichen Zeiten von Otis, Sam und Ray erinnert: Dirty Reggae ist »feel good music« und die Mission der Aggrolites ist es schlicht und ergreifend gute Laune zu verbreiten.

Auf der aktuellen Platte RUGGED ROAD steht das markante Orgelspiel von Roger Rivas im Vordergrund, da sich unter den 10 musikalisch versierten und zunächst eigentlich als 45«-Vinyl-Serie geplanten Tracks auch einige Instrumentals befinden. Der Aggro Reggae -Style vergangener Platten ist natürlich auch vertreten. Insbesondere der Party Tune The Aggro Band Plays On fördert die Vorfreude auf die bevorstehenden Live Shows.

Cd: Rugged Road (Februar 2011 / Young Cub Records)

Tourdaten: 14.11 Hamburg Markthalle, 15.11 Reutlingen Franz K

English Version:
The Aggrolites present Rugged Road?
Los Angeles-based band, The Aggrolites, announce the release of their latest album, Rugged Road. The album will be released as a series of two vinyl singles followed by a full length release in 12« vinyl, CD and digital formats. Both of the 45 singles »Trial And Error« and »Dreaming On Erie« are available now at youngcubrecords.com  and retail outlets, and the full length album will be released February 22 on Young Cub Records. 

The recording sessions took place at Young Cub Records studio headquarters in Boston, MA with Craig »DubFader« Welsch (Slightly Stoopid, John Brown's Body) at the controls. Of the sessions, Jeff, bass player of The Aggrolites, says the band wanted to »lay down these new rhythms on reel to reel tape, playing all together in one room to create a vibe that can't be copied by any of the newest advances in recording technology.«  The Aggrolites are more than a band, they are a movement unto themselves. They carry a banner - one created with their own hands. This banner reads »Dirty Reggae« and represents their signature fusion of reggae, soul, grit and determination. For seven years this dirty reggae bunch has rolled from city to city, across the pond and up main street USA. They rally the kids, the parents, the students, the cops, the bosses and the drifters. The people come, they relish in the Aggrolites, the dirty reggae and the joy that comes with it all. The liberating rhythms and catchy grooves demand a return trip.

The Aggrolites are:
Jess Wagner - Vocals/Lead guitar
Roger Rivas - Organ
Brian Dixon - Rhythm Guitar
Jeff Roffredo - Bass
Alec McKenzie - Drums

They have shared the stage with Social Distortion, Madness, Rancid, Flogging Molly, 311, Michael Franti & Spearhead, Dropkick Murphys, The Vandals, Against Me!, The Aquabats, Hepcat, The Skatalites, Prince Buster and Derrick Morgan, They have graced the stages at such notable events as Coachella, Vans Warped Tour, SXSW, Bumbershoot, CMJ, Sundance Film Festival, L.A. Film Fest, Sunset Junction, Detour Music Fest, KROQ's Weenie Roast, 94/9 Independence Jam, Ragga Muffins Fest and the Yo Gabba Gabba! TV show.

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