Moe's Alley Presents: Wailing Souls w/ Boom Draw + DJ Spleece

Name: Moe's Alley Presents: Wailing Souls w/ Boom Draw + DJ Spleece
Start: 2026-02-13T21:00:00-08:00
End: 2026-02-13T22:00:00-08:00
Location: Moe's Alley

Schedule

Fri, 13 Feb, 2026 at 09:00 pm

UTC-08:00

Location

Moe's Alley | Santa Cruz, CA

Information
Moes Alley presents legendary reggare artists Wailing Souls! Special guest Boom Draw opens the show with DJ Spleece on the 1s and 2s!Friday, February 13, 2026Doors: 8pm / Show: 9pm$25 in advance / $30 day of the show21+*All sales are final*Avoid scammers! Only purchase tickets from moesalley.com or ticketweb.com====WAILING SOULSWailing Souls are standard bearers and among the few active surviving elder statesmen from the birth and the golden era of reggae music. With a career spanning more than five decades, from rock steady through reggae to dancehall and beyond, their canon is part of the soundtrack of Jamaica itself. Songs including Fire House Rock, Jah Jah Give Us Life, Mr. Fire Coal Man, and Shark Attack mark creative high points in reggae history.2021 marked the 40th anniversary of both Fire House Rock and Wailing, the former release by Greensleeves in 1981 and the latter by VP through its Jah Guidance imprint. Wailing is celebrated through its first definitive reissue for Record Store Day 2021. These milestones come on the heels of the release of the groups 25thstudio album, Back-A-Yard in August 2020, marking a return to Greensleeves. The follow-up dub companion, Back-A-Yard Dub, was released in April 2021. Both albums were produced by label mate Alborosie.Pipe and Breads creative history dates to Jamaicas rock steady days in a group called The Renegades with George Haye. A number of name changes would take place into the 1970s, while they would first use the name Wailing Souls for a track called Gold Digger for producer Lloyd Daley in 1970. At that time, Pipe and Bread were joined by Norman Fats D Davis and Oswald Sabu Downer. With this lineup, the group also made a series of key recordings for Coxson Dodds iconic Studio One label, which included Mr. Fire Coal Man, Back Out, and Things These recordings either credited Wailing Souls or The Classics.BOOM DRAWBOOM DRAW is a 6-piece reggae band specializing in the sweet and soulful sounds of foundation-era rocksteady music. Hailing from Santa Cruz, they feature an all-star, multi-generational lineup of dedicated singers and players known for backing countless Jamaican reggae artists on tour and in the studio. Locally, BOOM DRAWs ranks include members of Santa Cruz and Bay Area reggae institutions like Pure Roots, Dub Congress, Inka Inka, Root Awakening, the Rastafarians, the Sugarbeats, and more. Their mission: to rock a dancefloor near you with boom draws strictly classic songs drawn from reggaes early years, when the vibes were crucial and the rhythm was king.

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This event is 21 and over. Any ticket holder unable to present valid identification indicating that they are at least 21 years of age will not be admitted to this event, and will not be eligible for a refund.