Asheville Music Hall

Easy Star All Stars

Ages 18 and up
Easy Star All-Stars
Saturday, June 13
Show: 9 pm
w/s/g TREEHOUSE
 
ABOUT EASY STAR ALL STARS
Blending musical versatility, instrumental prowess, beautiful vocal harmonies, and a premier rhythm section, Easy Star All-Stars have established themselves as one of the top international reggae acts on the scene for over two decades. During this time, they’ve toured in over 30 countries on 6 continents bringing together fans of reggae, classic rock, dub, and indie rock into one big family.
 
In 2023, the band released Ziggy Stardub, its latest album in its best-selling series of tribute albums. The series began with Dub Side Of The Moon (2003), the critically-acclaimed reggae re-working of the classic Pink Floyd album, then continued with Radiodread (2006), Easy Star’s Lonely Hearts Dub Band (2009), and Easy Star’s Thrillah (2012), as well as the remix album Dubber Side of the Moon (2010). The All-Stars have also released two original collections, Until That Day EP (2008) and First Light (2011), since forming in the early 2000s.
 
Ziggy Stardub is a complete reggae reimaging of David Bowie’s The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars album. Featured guest performers on the record include Macy Gray, Maxi Priest, Steel Pulse, Fishbone, Mortimer, The Skints, The Expanders,
Samory I, Naomi Cowan, SunDub, Alex Lifeson (Rush), and Vernon Reid (Living Colour). It received glowing reviews and coverage in Rolling Stone, Billboard, and many other publications.
 
For select appearances in 2025, the band will return to their most famous release, Dub Side of the Moon, playing a full live version of the classic album, along with selections from their other popular releases.
Easy Star All-Stars is a reggae collective founded in 1997 by Michael Goldwasser, Eric Smith, Lem Oppenheimer and Remy Gerstein of New York City-based Easy Star Records. The band is known for its reinterpretations of classic albums in reggae style. Their first album, released in 2003, was Dub Side of the Moon, an interpretation of Pink Floyd's 1973 album Dark Side of the Moon. This was followed by Radiodread (2006), an interpretation of Radiohead's 1997 album OK Computer; Easy Star's Lonely Hearts Dub Band (2009), an interpretation the Beatles' 1967 album Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band; and Easy Star's Thrillah (2012), an interpretation of Michael Jackson's 1982 album Thriller. They originally formed as a studio band for the label's earliest recordings.