Politicks
Template:Short description Script error: No such module "Unsubst". Script error: No such module "Infobox".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Politicks is an American five-piece eclectic rock band formed in 2001 at Radford University where three of its current members went to school.[1] Politicks has performed on the east coast from New York to Florida and shared the stage with several Grammy Award winning artists.[2][3]
Last summer Politicks performed with soul and hip hop artists including Al Green, Lauryn Hill, The Roots, and India.Arie.[2] In the fall they joined the Heineken Red Star Soul tour, performing with major artists in soul and R&B including Raphael Saadiq, Floetry, Raheem DeVaughn, Chrisette Michele, Claudette Ortiz, and Ryan Toby (City High).[3] Politicks brought in 2007 with the Sugar Hill Gang, Pat McGee band and DC101 at the Downtown Countdown NYE event in Washington, DC.[1]
While working on their professional debut album, Two Coffees, One Juice, the band wrote and recorded the theme song for a major motion picture, entitled "The Perfect Game."[4]
Politicks features Matthew Green on vocals, Brian Chafin and Mike Trella on guitars, Brad Moore on bass, and Brendan McCourt on drums. All five members contribute to the songwriting process.[1]
Notable venues outside Washington in which Politicks has performed include Nokia Theatre on Broadway in New York City; Theatre of Living Arts (TLA) in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Rusty Rudder in Dewey Beach, Delaware;[5] and Meyer Amphitheatre in West Palm Beach, Florida.[2]
The band has been known to contribute to benefit concerts including one for victims of Hurricane Katrina[6] and another benefiting Washington, DC's Whitman-Walker Clinic.[7]
Politicks has two tracks on OnTap's 2006 CD compilation On The Verge – Local Music Worth a Listen: Vol. 1.[8]
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- ↑ a b PR Newswire - Heineken Launches Heineken Red Star Soul to Showcase Soulful Sounds, Stars of Today and Tomorrow
- ↑ Falls Church News Press Online - Press Pass: Politicks
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- ↑ Washington Post - "Save Thy Neighbor" Benefit with Politicks
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