TAKAAT (feat. members of Mdou Moctar) w/ The Macrotones & Muddy Ruckus
Schedule
Wed, 08 Apr, 2026 at 07:00 pm
UTC-04:00Location
The Press Room | Portsmouth, NH
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TAKAAT (aka the rhythm section of Mdou Moctar) is sonic chaos, improvisation, freedom of exploration, and the punk styles of bands such as Fugazi and Unwound, all mixed together with the guitar music from the Sahel. TAKAAT (feat. members of Mdou Moctar) w/ The Macrotones & Muddy Ruckus
Wed 4/8
6pm doors/7pm show
All Ages | $20 adv./$25 day of
TAKAAT (pronounced tuh-cot), meaning “noise” in the Tuareg language Tamashek, is the trio of Ahmoudou Madassane, Mikey Coltun, and Souleymane Ibrahim, also known as the rhythm section of Mdou Moctar. TAKAAT is sonic chaos, improvisation, freedom of exploration, and the punk styles of bands such as Fugazi and Unwound, all mixed together with the guitar music from the Sahel.
TAKAAT started during soundchecks while on the road with Mdou Moctar when the trio indulged their shared love for amps cranked to 11 and the sound of blown out speakers. Towards the end of 2023, the three started writing music together, inspired by their shared experiences with the sounds and energy of Hausa bar bands, gritty soukous, and 2000s post-punk. The music of TAKAAT is intense, dark, and energetic. Deeply inspired by the DIY ethos of punk, Ahmoudou, Mikey, and Souleymane capture that thrill of the new and the ecstasy of togetherness in these heavy rockers. TAKAAT follows in the spirit of the independent music culture that birthed hardcore basement shows, bedroom tape labels, and generator-powered pick-up wedding bands.
Established in Boston in 2007, The Macrotones are a 10-piece unit steeped in off-beat funk & soul rhythms from all over the globe. Blazing horns meet mighty hooks for a progressive mix fit to fill any dancefloor.
The band’s tightly-honed grooves and infectious sound has shared the stage with like-minded practitioners such as Lee Fields & the Expressions, Durand Jones & the Indications, the Budos Band, Grupo Fantasma, Orgone, Ikebe Shakedown, and Sierra Leone’s Refugee All Stars. Since typical genre descriptions fail to fully capture the scope of the Macrotones’ sound, new monikers need exploration: imperial funk, astrobeat, or even “a soundtrack for spies” all fit.
Muddy Ruckus are a Portland, Maine–based rock duo—guitarist/songwriter Ryan Flaherty and drummer/vocalist Erika Stahl—known for making a two-person setup hit like a full band, with Stahl’s suitcase-kick drum rig and Flaherty’s multi-amp guitar sound. Sonically, they live in a gritty, high-voltage lane that blends psychedelic rock, punk-blues, and Americana/roots swagger, earning press that’s called them “darkly inventive Americana” and landing them recognition like a New England Music Awards win (“Best in State,” 2015) and an AmericanaFest official showcase (2017).
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The Press Room, 61 Daniel St, Portsmouth, NH 03801-3800, United StatesEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
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