Moe's Alley Presents: Yellowman w/ Drunken Starfighter

Name: Moe's Alley Presents: Yellowman w/ Drunken Starfighter
Start: 2026-05-19T20:00:00-08:00
End: 2026-05-19T21:00:00-08:00
Location: Moe's Alley

Schedule

Tue, 19 May, 2026 at 08:00 pm

UTC-08:00

Location

Moe's Alley | Santa Cruz, CA

Information
Reggae legend King Yellowman returns with his high-energy show! Drunken Starfigher opens the show. Grab your tix asap! Tuesday, May 19, 2026Doors: 7pm / Show: 8pm$30 in advance / $35 day of the show21+* No Refunds | All sales are final* Avoid scammers! Only purchase tickets from moesalley.com or ticketweb.com* Tickets requested by email will be delivered 3 days prior to the event* Will Call tickets will be available at the door on the day of the event====YELLOWMANKing Yellowman has an incredible history in Reggae music. His upbringing at the Maxfield Home orphanage in Kingston and being albino in Jamaica were two obstacles the he overcame and went on to be (at one time) the biggest reggae artist since Bob Marley. After winning a talent contest at Tastee Patties in Kingston, Yellow went on to excite reggae crowds all over Jamaica and the rest of the world with his boastful and sometimes bodacious lyrics. His ability to ride rhythm and excite a crowd made Yellow an instant hit in Jamaica. He also began to work with the Ace Sound System in St. Thomas and drew big crowds at his dancehall performances.Later in his career, Yellow began to spread out and work for a number of different producers, sometimes releasing as many as five albums per year. This led to a recording contract with CBS Records. Yellowman recorded one album with them before he was diagnosed with jaw cancer and was given six months to live. This was in 1986. After surgery an extended leave of absence from the record industry, Yellowman began his comeback with the song Blueberry Hill, and his career was re-launched. His first album for RAS came from producer Phillip Fatis Burrell and was called Yellow Like Cheese. Coincidentally this was the start of a long and fruitful relationship with RAS and Yellowman and also RAS and Fatis and his exterminator production.DRUNKEN STARFIGHTERDrunken Starfighter is a reggae/dub collective from the Silicon Valley of California in 2003.The band solidified by love of science fiction and 70s s Jamaican artists such as King Tubby, Roots Radics, & The Scientist.Drunken Starfighter began booking shows around the San Francisco Bay Area and naturally word got out about their unique intergalactic sound and socially conscious lyrics.

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Note:
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.