Fishbone

  • Los Angeles, CA
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  • 1979
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About Fishbone

Official Site: http://fishbone.net/ | @FishboneSoldier
Celebrating 25 groundbreaking years, FISHBONE has been trailblazing their way through the history of American Ska, Rock Fusion and (so-called) Black Rock since starting their professional career in Los Angeles burgeoning, Alternative Rock music scene of the mid-1980s. Their sound has often been imitated, but never duplicated. They have toured worldwide with such bands as the Beastie Boys, Red Hot Chili Peppers, The Roots, Les Claypool/Primus, Fela Kuti, The Dead Kennedys and many more. Angelo Moore’s ability to combine thought-provoking, humorous social commentary with FISHBONE’s brethren’s frenzied, up-tempo music and frantic, euphorically entertaining stage show has cultivated their undisputed reputation as one of the best live acts in music history.

Now in their 25th year of composing, creating, recording, releasing and performing original music together, mass critical appeal appears to be returning to the band, fueled by their critically acclaimed full-length feature documentary; Everyday Sunshine: The Story of Fishbone. Narrated by Laurence Fishburne, the film earned LA Weekly’s Critic’s Choice Award at the Los Angeles Film Fest in 2010, has been called “effortlessly Entertaining” (Variety), “Brilliant and Groundbreaking” (Pop Matters), and hailed as “more than a documentary about rock ‘n’ roll. It’s a documentary about the American spirit and one that shows the life of one of its most influential creative forces.” (Encore Magazine)

The documentary features celebrity testimonials from an A-list cast of rock icons such as Flea (Red Hot Chili Peppers), who calls the band “an important musical institution” and “the band that gave us the inspiration to be a band” by Gwen Stefani (No Doubt). The film also includes similar admiration from the likes of Perry Farrell (Jane’s Addition), Jerry Cantrell (Alice In Chains) Rob Trujillo (Metallica), Questlove (The Roots), Chuck D (Public Enemy), Tim Robbins (Grammy Winning Actor) and many more. The film not only highlights the bands substantial legacy in contemporary music of all forms, but also the struggles, adversity, and inner turmoil that has surrounded the bands career. It has also opened up the possibility of, and widely rumored and sought after reunion performance with all original members of this legendary band. Everyday Sunshine is currently premiering in theaters across the country, and many of the dates have already sold out. DVD release and broadcast interest from VH1, Showtime, and PBS is expected in 2012.

To date, FISHBONE still continues to tour all over the world, still turning heads at some of the world’s most noteworthy festivals such as Fuji Rock Festival in Tokyo, Japan (2010), Wakarusa in Ozark, AK (2010), Sunset Junction in Los Angeles, CA (2010) and Voodoo Festival in New Orleans, LA (2011). This year, the band recently completed a national U.S. tour with Slightly Stoopid and Dumpstaphunk; and a sold-out SXSW showcase with Wu-Tang Clan and Mobb Deep. In addition, the band recently completed an Australian tour featuring performances with Trombone Shorty and George Clinton, highlighted by a performance at Byron Bay Blues Festival. This summer the band toured all over Europe and Japan and currently on tour in support of their highly anticipated new EP Crazy Glue (DC-Jam Records) released October 11, 2011.

Crazy Glue is currently available online everywhere and select retail stores nationwide.
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  • Party at Ground Zero
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    Party at Ground Zero
  • Sunless Saturday
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    Sunless Saturday
  • Unyielding Conditioning
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    Unyielding Conditioning
  • Servitude
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    Servitude
  • Swim
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    Swim
  • Ma And Pa
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    Ma And Pa
  • When Problems Arise
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    When Problems Arise
  • Fight The Youth
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    The Roots Vs. Michele Bachmann (With Help From Fishbone) (Video) | Prefix
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Tour Dates

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  • Aug 9 Friday
    San Francisco, CA, US Golden Gate Park
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Discography

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  • Crazy Glue (2011)
    Fishbone
    Crazy Glue (2011)
    DC-Jam
  • Live (2009)
    Fishbone
    Live (2009)
    DC-Jam
  • Still Stuck in Your Throat (2006)
    Fishbone
    Still Stuck in Your Throat (2006)
    Sound In Color
  • Live in Amsterdam (2005)
    Fishbone
    Live in Amsterdam (2005)
    High Times Records
  • Live at the Temple Bar and More (2002)
    Fishbone
    Live at the Temple Bar and More (2002)
    Nuttsactor 5
  • The Psychotic Friends Nuttwerx (2000)
    Fishbone
    The Psychotic Friends Nuttwerx (2000)
    Hollywood
  • Chim Chim's Badass Revenge (1996)
    Fishbone
    Chim Chim's Badass Revenge (1996)
    Rowdy Records
  • Give a Monkey a Brain and He'll Swear He's the Center of the Universe (1993)
    Fishbone
    Give a Monkey a Brain and He'll Swear He's the Center of the Universe (1993)
    Columbia
  • The Reality of My Surroundings (1991)
    Fishbone
    The Reality of My Surroundings (1991)
    Columbia
  • Truth and Soul (1988)
    Fishbone
    Truth and Soul (1988)
    Columbia
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