Saturday, March 17   11:45 p.m.
Flamingo Cantina   (515 E 6th St)

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  Grimy Styles - Masta Kwak
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Over the last three years, Grimy Styles' innovative approach to purely instrumental dub roots reggae has made them one of the most popular draws in the competitive Austin live music scene. Applying the traditional dub techniques of King Tubby to an array of influences spanning classical, roots, jazz and metal via cutting edge mixing techniques and unique onstage signal processing, Grimy Styles realizes a bold, panoramic vision of dub. While their dynamic live shows always get bodies moving, their musicianship, melodicism, and imaginative soundscapes amply reward the careful listener. Formed as a trio in 2001 by keyboardist Martin Moeller, Grimy Styles immediately began building a regional audience. Guitarist Matthew Beebe originally played bass and drummer Jacob Benenate joined in 2003. When Chris Nerren came aboard on bass, Matthew switched to guitar and the newly invigorated quartet recorded and released their live debut, "Restoration of the Bathhouse" in 2004. While continually expanding their touring range, the band started work on a full length studio record in 2006. With their new album slated for a February release, Grimy Styles plans to spend most of 2007 on the road, bringing their evolutionary dub to every corner of the globe. Aside from the grimy project, members compile their talents with Stephen "Gibbo" Gibbs out of Kingston Jamaica building riddims for artists such as Capleton, Luciano, I-Wayne, and Ranaco.