They’re back… with their sixth album. Who? The Thievery Corporation! Back on tour with Culture of Fear, Thievery plays with The Arkives and The Funk Ark this Saturday (8/20) at Kastles Stadium. And you can win a pair of tickets!
Fans of Thievery Corporation will be delighted to hear their new stuff. It brings back the days of the American downtempo movement—of which they are largely a part. Fear, their new album, is equal parts good for the mind, body, and soul.
From the District, Rob Garza and Eric Hilton have brought and, in some cases, institutionalized, world sounds locally. (The Arkives, Hilton’s brainchild, have a niche crowd at Patty Patty Boom Boom.) Thievery has taken Indian classical, some acid jazz, lounge, and little motifs of bossa nova, creating harmonies signature to their oeuvre. Since their debut, Sounds from the Thievery Hi-Fi, they continue to merge beats and acquire rhythms not unlike the practices of the band’s namesake.
The Funk Ark and The Arkives will be joining the masters of DC lounge at Kastles. Both bands belong to Eighteenth Street Lounge Music, Thievery’s label. Headed by local producer and keyboardist Will Rast, the Funk Ark is an ensemble that pieces together African, Latin, jazz and funk rhythms. Their hybrid melodies join the ranks of Antibalas and Souljazz Orchestra. The Arkives, Hilton’s side project, is a reggae roots band channeling an ageless style that makes you feel irie.
The District stays on track with all these great ensemble acts. I’ve seen my share of Thievery Corporation, and it never gets tired! It’ll just be more a party with The Arkives and The Funk Ark on board. These three bands are gonna bring the party from Dupont to the Wharf. And you ain’t gonna regret it!
For a chance to win the tickets, join the running and tell us your favorite ensemble band.
The winner will be chosen Friday (8/19) at noon and must confirm the tickets by 3pm that day.
