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Bob Marley Tribute Tour

2012-02-01T10:50:00.000-08:00

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2 New Oregon Coast Shows in January

2012-01-13T16:42:00.000-08:00

New Year's Eve 2012

2011-12-21T17:15:00.000-08:00

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Eugene :: 11/19

2011-11-17T11:22:00.000-08:00

Harvest Run :: 11/16 & 11/17

2011-11-16T10:41:00.000-08:00

Indubious returns 11/11/11

2011-10-20T11:41:00.000-07:00

Hey Pham! Indubious is back! I hope to see ya at the Ashland Armory on 11/11/11 when I'll be joining Rocker T, Cornflower and Only Natural in welcoming Evton B and Skip Wicked back to the stage. Here's the link to get advance fix.

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Opening for Afroman

2011-10-13T12:54:00.000-07:00

I'm opening for Afroman with a 45-minute acoustic set at the Ashland Armory next Wednesday, October 19. Here's the flyer and here's the deal.

The producers have offered to let us have a Massive Family will-call list for discount $15 tix that would normally cost $20. So if you wanna come and save 5 clams a ticket, then send an email to AfromanShow@ALCYONMASSIVE.com, and your name will be added to the special discount will-call list at the Armory on the night of the show.

CYA deh. BOOM!

Truly A Massive Family!!!

2011-09-14T09:21:00.000-07:00

Aloha, Love, and Blessings Phamily!! Thanks to everyone who came out to make The Arkayik Revival a success.

NWWRF: A RECAP

2011-08-17T16:54:00.000-07:00

WOW! What an amazing weekend! From start to finish, The Northwest World Reggae Festival was an experience that I'll treasure forever.

Pulling into the festival, we were meeted with friendly faces and kindly directed into the "bowl" of the festival grounds where we were to set up the Massive Family booth. I was stoked beyond words to be placed right beside the Wise Lion booth, who hooked me up with a beautiful Organic T-Shirt with a Lion pon di front! ( the same one I wore on stage :-). The location of the booth also provided a sweet front row view all weekend.

The food was incredible...from vegan tempeh rueben sandwiches to organic lavender chocolate cupcakes, the NWWRF food boothes hooked it up big time! Big respekt to Kitchen Dances, Far Side Cafe, Hailey's Commet, and Cafe Mam for keeping it ITAL for tha phamily! Also, Much Love and grattitude to tha mamma's cookin' up the Itals backstage for the artists! Best hospitality I've experienced all summer, Thank Yall!

The music was perfect at NWWRF. Friday night with The Green and J-Boog provided the perfect blend of tunes to set the weekend vibes right and Marcia Griffiths taking it home with hit after solid hit! (One of my favorite NWWRF moments was watching some dreadies rock out to Marcia's #1 hit, "Electric Slide"). On Saturday the crowd was taken on a mystical journey with the sounds of Bamboo Station and Midnite, definatley one of my all time favorite Midnite shows to date! (check out the video here) Big Raspekt to Bill for tha video. I spent most of Sunday getting ready for the performance later on that evening. I was very thankful to have the cast of musicians that i did for this show including the Eleven Eyes horn section and the sensational Acoustic Minds for some beautiful vocal harmonies! Sashamon was there with Uncle Issaic and brought some serious Aloha vibez to tha stage alongside the Escort Service. After Sasha, I played my set with a beautiful Oregon sunset developing behind me...very magical. After me came the Argentinian reggae empress, Alika, bringing some much needed Goddess Fyiah! Closing the evening was none other than Clinton Fearon & The Boogie Brown Band . For those who stayed up for the dancehall Sunday night, DJ. Crown (Brimstone Sounds) held it down with Messenjah Selah pon the mic....EPIC! Big love to Messenjah for keeping it real and being one of the funniest Toasters I've ever experienced! Keep it Love inna di Dancehall!

I can't thank yall enough for coming out and creating the vibration that yall did. So many beautiful smiling faces, so much love! I wanna give a huge shout out to Doug Carnie, Lindsay Love, and all of the many beautiful people who help make this magical gathering of Rasta Livity possible. Bless UP and I'll see you next year at NWWRF!
JAHHHHHH! RASTAFARI!

-ALCYON

Arkayik Revival > 9/10/11 > Rogue Bowl > Grants Pass

2011-07-29T00:16:00.000-07:00

It's on at the Rogue Bowl on September 10th...the Arkayik Revival. It's gonna be a Massive Family Reunion. Watch Facebook and the website for updates on the show. Early bird tickets include an Oregon Sunset CD single and a signed Arkayik Revival poster. Kids and elders always welcome! If you've been waiting for a big outdoor show, this is it. Let's pack da bowl on 9/10/11!

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OCF & ROTR: a recap :-)

2011-07-27T17:23:00.000-07:00

Yes Iyah!!!! Praises unto the Most High for such a beautiful summer festival season! I'm sorry to have been lagging on the blogging, but I've been busy with festivals, making music, and, of course, my family. It's been a blast rolling around in the Suburu meeting beautiful people in beautiful places. Trading ideas, theories, pearls of wisdom and business cards ;-) .

You never know who you're gonna run into at festivals and Oregon Country Fair was no different. I was invited to play the Front Porch stage run by the folks at Spoken Word Camp (some of the warmest and most kind-hearted souls i've ever had the pleasure of meeting) and was then given a ride up to the super sweet "spoken word" camp. I was then invited inside the house to sit down and speak with Grandma Aggie for a couple of minutes! While sitting with Grandma, In walks none other than Patch Adams, who earlier gave an inspirational speech at the front porch stage. Leaving that room I had a smile from ear to ear....what a blessing! Infinite Thanks to Robert, Laura, Camille, and the rest of the Oregon Country Fair Family for one of the coolest, most memorable weekends of my life.

Then it was off to Reggae On The River down in Humboldt County for the next weekend. I was pretty nervous on Saturday when Scotty and I found out that the keyboardist we had hired was double booked. We got REALLY nervous when we found out the replacement for the double-booked keysie was ALSO double-booked. So with an hour to the set, Coot, from Mystic Roots, stepped up to the plate and handled business!! Big respect for that one brutha!!! My favorite show of the whole weekend was J. Boog's set with his badass band! There's something to be said about the all male backup vocals.... gotta love big ol' Bruddah's singing such high notes!

On Sunday we were joined by Taz, The Celebrity Horns, and the Acoustic Minds for the set. Due to our set being at 12 in the afternoon, I was gifted the opportunity to chill out for the rest of the day. During that time I got to reason with a bunch of artists whose music has been very influential to my musical path since i arrived on the west coast. Getting to trade words with Jah Sun , Soulmedic, and Ishi Dube was heart-warming and inspirational.

I wanna give a HUGE BIG UPS to Scottie One Drop and the rest of the musicians that devoted their time and energy to perform with me: Scottie, Captain, Rahjah, Taz, Balboa, Daniel, Jenni, and Amanda! Yall some beautiful people and it's an honor to play with yall! Can't wait for NWWRF!!!

I feel more than blessed to have these opportunities to share my medicine and songs all across the west coast. Thank you to all who support the scene!!! I'm exited as ever to play this year's Northwest World Reggae Festival taking place August 12,13,14 and I hope to see all yall deh!!! It's gonna be one to remember for sure!!!!!

Blessed Love - Alcyon

Oregon Country Fair

2011-07-14T17:35:00.000-07:00

Thanks again to everyone who made Oregon Country Fair an epic experience!

SNWMF: A Blessing in Mendo!

2011-06-22T17:34:00.000-07:00

This past weekend I was invited to play Sierra Nevada World Music Festival located in the beautiful hills of Boonville, Ca. The weather was perfect, the staff were stellar, and the music was INCREDIBLE!! The family of folks that puts this festival together really have done an outstanding job!

I arrived saturday afternoon just in time to set up and catch Midnite's set which was followed by The Jolly Boys, Toots, and Steel Pulse!! The rest of the evening (and early morning) was filled with the sounds of selectah Dj's and their records.

My set was early Sunday afternoon under the much appreciated shade provided by the trees of the village stage. I was accomponied by The Escort Service , which, for this show, featured keyboardist Ryan Daisley. I was also blessed with the sounds of Balboa and Daniel of Celebrity Horns for this occasion. The hospitality at SNWMF was AWESOME! From homemade organic ginger/lemonade tea to authentic ethiopian cuisine, my belly had a smile for the whole weekend! They even made food for the rest of my family....now that's showin' tha love! After a cup of some delicious ginger tea and a few draws from the challice , the band and I began our set with "Spirit Is Real", giving love and thanks to Indubious, who gave me the opportunity to play SNWMF. Song after song, I noticed more and more people tuning in and tuning up. By the time we finished the set with "Goddess" there was a beautiful audience. For the encore we delivered "Oregon Sunset", which was livicated to Grandma Aggie.

Following us was Colorado's DUBSKIN fronted by vocalist Jamal Skinner. Unfortunately, there was a medical emergency which forced the band to end its set early. The stage mangager then asked if myself and The Escort Service would like to team up with the guitarist of Dubskin for a freestyle set in order to fill the time slot. After reasoning with Dubskin, we told the stage manager that we would be happy to do it and keep the vibes flowing. So, for the next hour the audience at the village stage witnessed Alcyon's first experience with having a delay pedal for vocals on top of some pleiadian dub.

I would like to give a HUGE shout out to Scotty One Drop, Captain, Rahjah, Ryan Daisley, Balboa, and Daniel for being there once again when duty calls. I would also like to thank the staff and hospitality crews for providing such relaxing atmospheres for the artists. Big ups to the sound & light engineers at SNWMF....from 12 piece mambo bands to 20 person capoeira ensembles, yall made everyone look and sound amazing! To Gretchen and Warren, thank you for an unforgettable experience in Mendo! I'm looking forword to everything next year's SNWMF has to offer. Blessed Love.

-Alcyon

2011 Summer Shows & Festivals

2011-06-01T17:38:00.000-07:00

Greetings Massive Family, lot's of new stuff happening in the Massive Camp. Alcyon Massive & The Escort Service will be playing Sierra Nevada World Music Festival, Reggae on The River, Northwest World Reggae Festival, and Oregon Country Fair this summer. In addition to these festivals, Alcyon will also be doing a few Oregon shows with SASHAMON during the last week of June.

Also, Alcyon will be performing for the Gathering of The Peacemakers Workshop facilitated by Robert & Julia Roskind during Labor Day Weekend @ Jackson Wellsprings located in Ashland. Please check this event out! This summer will be magical. C yall out deh!!! Bless!

Toussaint & Alcyon On Tour May 18-21

2011-05-11T17:49:00.000-07:00

Check It out Family....This is BIG! Toussaint The Liberator & Alcyon Massive on tour with The Escort Service featuring The Celebrity Horns!! The tour begins in beautiful southern Oregon's Applegate Lodge on May 18th with Alcyon opening up at 8:30 p.m. Onwards Northbound!!! For friday night, The show moves to Portland at Mt. Tabor Theatre where Chronicle begins the night at 9:00p.m. with Alcyon & Toussaint following. The tour then moves south to Eugene to The Warehouse for a limited 200 person ticketed special event!!! Eugene's own Dj.Crown & Brimstone sound will be opening the night at 9:00 p.m. with Alcyon Massive following and Toussaint bringin' it home! Tickets for this show can be purchased at The Constant Gardener, Cornerstone Glass, & Midtown Direct. On Saturday May 21st, the tour ends in Takilma at the Takilma Community center (formerly The Dome School). Please visit www.alcyonmassive.com/events for further details. Blessed Love!!!