2015 Last Band Standing

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Get ready for our fifth annual Last Band Standing - and our biggest and best battle of the bands to date! Mark your calendars for April 10, 2015 at Lincoln Theatre in Downtown Raleigh. We've got more diverse music than EVER this year. Our competing bands are The Nomadic, Dark Water Rising, Diali Cissokho & Kaira Ba and Fat Cheek Kat!

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Once again we are bringing the best, diverse sounds from around the state - all to benefit the 2015 partnership between Band Together and StepUp Ministry. We'll be dolling out $3,000 in cash prizes for bands PLUS an opening slot for the winning band in the lineup at our spring Main Event!

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MontageDark Water Rising: Describing their style as “rocky soul,” the Dark Water Rising band members credit their formation to their own Native American communities. Their playing style blends a combination of influences, ranging from Sunday morning worship services to the diverse styles of artists like Aretha Franklin, Michael Jackson, the BeeGees and Lynrd Skynard. Through their music they evoke sincere emotion on issues affecting contemporary Native American communities.

Dark Water Rising has two albums under their belt to date: self-titled release “Dark Water Rising” (2010) and “Grace & Grit: Chapter 1” (2012). The band has performed throughout the East Coast, appeared on NPR’s “The Story with Dick Gordon” and “The State of Things,” and earned a Native American Music Award for “Debut Duo or Group of the Year” (2010).

Nomadic: The four members of Nomadic owe their growing popularity to their highly captivating and energetic live performances as well as their epic and diverse song structures that range from electronica to anthemic rock. Nomadic’s wide range of influences creates an intriguingly new blend of progressive rock, electronica, and funk. These styles all lend to their addictive and undeniably fun grooves, blistering peaks and melodic ballads that are unique and immense. Nomadic brings an energy-packed live sound that is gripping from start to finish. It is an experience not easily forgotten.Fat Cheek Kat: With a sound that suggests anything but derivative, Fat Cheek Kat (FCK) is a funk movement that is irresistible to most. Featuring horn and guitar driven funk with equal amounts soul, the group is bursting with energy and a charismatic likability that is catching on all over the South East. Currently touring in support of “Systematically” (available on bandcamp) FCK is busy preparing for a new studio release.Diali Cissokho & Kaira Ba: A unique synthesis of ancient and modern, Diali Cissokho & Kaira Ba use irresistible dance grooves, captivating performances, fiery percussion, and super-tight arrangements to communicate unforgettable joy and passion, all centered around the Kora – the 22-string bridge-harp from West Africa.

The band features Senegalese griot Kora player, Diali Cissokho, who has been garnering comparisons to the likes of Youssou N’Dour and Baaba Maal as well as James Brown and Jimi Hendrix. They have shared the stage with Michael Franti and Spearhead, Vieux Farka Toure and Donna The Buffalo.

Contact Jim Graves for more information: jgraves919@gmail.com. 100% of net proceeds for this event go to support local music and our partnership with StepUp Ministry.

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