The road to the southern most city in the world- Invercargill, NZ.

We just arrived home after a 16-date tour in the UK with Easy Star All-Stars. During the 3 weeks we zigzagged across England to some of the most beautiful country towns, cold beaches, and city centers. The tour was a killer success and we met a lot of wonderful new friends and fans.
Hope you enjoy the video…..we meant to put it up last week.

We also are really excited to share with you the latest installment of the BayTaper.com San Francisco JBB series. Check out the fantastic multi-media documentation of our most recent gig at The Rickshaw Stop.

Peace, Love, Unity

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The all new USA tour blog went live today. Click on the banner below to read the latest “Mike’s Notes From The Road” and check out some great photos of the tour hosted exclusively by ThePier.org

In addition, we are kicking things off with episode 7 of JBB podcast which features debuts remixes by Dubmatix and also introduces music by The Black Seeds.

John Brown’s Body / The Black Seeds USA tour podcast ~ Episode I by johnbrownsbody

Hope you enjoy and can make it out to a show.

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Breaking- from The Pier.org

Legends in the reggae jam scene, John Brown’s Body amazingly continues to grow in strength every year. Dubmatix’s remix of “The Gold” from JBB’s RE-AMPLIFY was one of the choicest cuts from the EP and The Pier is thrilled to have the two hook-up again for the bumping version of “Make Your Move”, featured exclusively on The Pier Compilation Volume 1.

Check out the Interview.

This week we launched an Artistfunding campaign through The Hector Fund. Check out our new artist page and get a free download of the previously unreleased track “Sweeter”, recorded in 2002. Also we have posted amazing opportunities for fans, including a permanent spot on the guest list, yoga with Nate & Matt, dinner for 10 at Elliot’s new restaurant, and a lot more. When grabbing your free download, catch Future Roots Music (video) Part 1. its all here:

http://www.thehectorfund.com/about/john-browns-body/

Let us know how we can hook you up, we’re down.

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Direct >> johnbrownsbody.band@gmail.com

Touring in the US for the first time this Wellington, New Zealand based band fuses dub, funk, and soul, with a classic reggae base. After forming in 1997, The Black Seeds have put out a gold album, two double-platinum selling albums, and a masterful 8-piece live show regarded as one of the finest in New Zealand. Catch The Black Seeds on tour supporting John Brown’s Body from September 10th - 25th, 2009.

Details will be announced shortly regarding the release of The Black Seeds new album ‘Solid Ground’ in North America.

Please check out the tour and get your tickets early.

Sep 10 Burlington, VT @ Higher Ground
Sep 11 New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom
Sep 12 Ithaca, NY @ Castaways
Sep 15 Iowa City, IA @ The Industry
Sep 17 Boulder, CO @ Fox Theatre
Sep 18 Denver, CO @ Gothic Theatre
Sep 19 Bellvue, CO @ Mishawaka Amphitheater
Sep 21 Park City, UT @ Downstairs Park City
Sep 23 Crystal Bay, NV @ The Crystal Bay Club
Sep 24 San Francisco, CA @ The Rickshaw Stop
Sep 25 Solana Beach, CA @ Belly Up

To celebrate the addition of JBB albums Pressure Points and Re-Amplify to The Pier Store, we are giving away the song New Blood all week long. Check out The Pier.org to download the track, read lyrics, and watch the surf video “New Blood” created by Birdman Productions.

John Brown’s Body has begun recording a track for, ‘SHATTER THE HOTEL: The Songs Of Joe Strummer In Dub’. The release celebrates the anniversary of one of the greatest albums of all time, LONDON CALLING by The Clash. ‘SHATTER THE HOTEL’ is a tribute to Joe Strummer’s connection with Jamaican music via reggae and dub. The record aims to further explore the concept Joe Strummer once defined as the ‘punk-rasta interface’ and will benefit Strummerville: the Joe Strummer Foundation for New Music. This is JBB’s first studio project since recording AMPLIFY and it feels really great to be back in the studio.

Tommy B and Mike Keenan recently finished tracking for the new Adonai and I record, by JBB alumni David Gould. The album has been mixed Josh Driscoll, also a JBB alumni and will be released on Oct 1, 2009 on John Zorn’s Tzadik record label.

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Tommy B and Natedog along with members of Morphine and G Love and Special Sauce will be holding down every Thursday night in July at the House Of Blues front room in Boston..the band is Dub Apocalypse and there is no cover!
LISTEN HERE

John Brown’s Body will not be performing at The Vermont Roots Reggae Festival on June 20th. The festival organizers did not receive security permits needed to hold the festival from the City of Burlington. We sincerely apologize to all fans that were anticipating JBB’s performance.

We have booked a separate show at Higher Ground in early September with very special guests, which we will be releasing shortly. Be on the look out for full tour announcements soon. Hope to see you then.

This spring we offered the stems to the JBB song “Zion Triad”. Within hours remixes of the track started flowing in and were heard on radio stations from as far away as Spain.

Through the success that you created, John Brown’s Body teamed up with ACID Planet and Disco Biscuits to offer a totally new remix opportunity. Today we posted stems from the JBB song “Ghost Notes” which appeared on our AMPLIFY record. This track is extremely close to our hearts because it pays tribute to our brother, late JBB bassist Scott Palmer, who passed away after a battle with cancer in 2006.

Click here to remix “Ghost Notes”. When you post your remix you will have a chance to win ACID software and maybe even a DJ set at this years Camp Bisco festival. You could join Disco Biscuits, Damian “Jr. Gong” Marley, STS9, and John Brown’s Body to performer your own set in front of thousands of people.