TOUBAB KREWE :: Live at The Hivve

Name: TOUBAB KREWE :: Live at The Hivve
Start: 2025-03-08T18:30:00-08:00
Location: The Hivve

Schedule

Sat, 08 Mar, 2025 at 06:30 pm

UTC-08:00

Location

The Hivve | Grants Pass, OR

Get ready for an unforgettable night of music! 🌍✨ Join us as Toubab Krewe brings their fusion of West African rhythms, rock, and funk to Grants Pass!
Date
Saturday, March 8, 2025
Doors 6:30pm | Opener TBA 7:30 | Toubab Krewe: 8:30pm
Venue
The Hivve (164 SE G. Street Grants Pass, OR 97526)
Tickets
$25 Advanced (plus fees) | $35 Door
All tickets are general admission on a first-come basis. Must be at least 21 to attend.
*Limited seating available*
**$1.00 of all ticket sales will be donated to The Hivve Arts Hub, a local nonprofit organization supporting all forms of art in Grants Pass.
Libations & snacks available for purchase. NO outside food or beverage. Non-smoking venue.
Email [email protected] with ADA requests.
About the Headliner- Toubab Krewe
Some music cannot be found on a map or within iTunes categories. Some music is so original it seems snatched from the great, invisible substrata that runs below all human activity, a sound aching to be born without a flag or fixed allegiance – free, questing, overflowing with immediate, tangible life. This is the music of Toubab Krewe, the vibrant instrumental powerhouse that creates a sonic Pangaea that lustily swirls together rock, African traditions, jam sensibilities, international folk strains and more. While nearly impossible to put into any box, it takes only a few moments to realize in a very palpable way that one is face-to-face with a true original who recognizes no borders in a march towards a muscular, original, globally switched-on sound.
Formed in 2005, Toubab Krewe has tenaciously honed their craft through relentless touring and a fierce dedication to carving out something they can truly call their own. The fruits of this hard work can be heard on their latest release, STYLO, (March 2nd, 2018). What Justin Perkins (Kora, Kamelngoni, guitar, percussion), Terrence Houston (drumset), Drew Heller (guitar, organ), Justin Kimmel (bass, keys), and Luke Quaranta (Djembe, Congas, Dundun, Sangban, Kinkini) have wrought on STYLO reflects the many miles and musical journeys that have transpired since their last studio album, TK2.
This is a band that actively draws inspiration from whatever source floats into their purview, something they've exhibited in their decade and a half of heavy gigging, including regular appearances at major U.S. festivals like Bonnaroo, High Sierra, Rothbury and Wakarusa, and abroad at such legendary gatherings as the Festival In The Desert in Essakane, Mali. Whether on their own or collaborating with luminaries like the Last Poets' Umar Bin Hassan or Uncle Earl's Rayna Gellert, Toubab Krewe has already earned the attention and respect of a broad musical community.
Toubab carries echoes of African greats like Ali Farka Toure, Orchestra Baobab and Salif Keita, no doubt picked up during the group's travels to study and live in Guinea, Ivory Coast and Mali. But what truly differentiates Toubab Krewe from other Statesiders inspired by African music is how they innovate on what they've learned instead of simply recreating tradition. Toubab Krewe carves out a new trail honoring the African originators they admire by making something alive and contemporary.