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Easy Star All-Stars
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In 2003, the Easy Star All-Stars, a rotating cast of musicians from New York's Easy Star Records, did the unthinkable — or at least the improbable. They released Dub Side ofthe Moon, a reggae version of Pink Floyd's legendary The Dark Side ofthe Moon (Capitol, 1973) to rave reviews. The album is on the Billboard charts, three years later. But when your band takes on one of the most famous concept albums of all time as its first project, where can you go from there? Cue the Aug. 22 release of Radiodread, a reggae version of Radiohead masterpiece OK Computer (Capitol, 1997) and another huge success. The album boasts a legendary cast of performers ranging from Sugar Minott ind Horace Andy to Israel Vibration and Toots and the Maytals, and the band's subsequent tour will likely feature many surprise appearances of equal magnitude. With so many amazing potential performers on the roster and a lineup that is almost never the same twice, this show should not be missed. (Erin Hsiasey)
EASY STAR ALL-STARS With Outlaw Nation. Fri/13, 9 p.m. Slim's, 333 11th St., SF $18. (415) 885-0750,
www.slims-sf.com, www.easystar.com 10/11/06
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