To ring in the release and the quarter-centennial celebration, Nightmares on Wax will head out on his largest US tour ever beginning in
Seattle, WA at
Neumos on
June 18 and ending in
Miami, FLat
Grand Central on
July 21. For a preview of the live show check out last year’s
KCRW session. Nightmares on Wax has also released a
Rollo Jackson-directed retrospective
documentaryabout his career, which can be watched in its entirety
HERE.
Alongside the Nightmares on Wax live tour, DJ E.A.S.E (aka George Evelyn/Nightmares on Wax) will be performing DJ sets at record stores across the US in June and July, meeting with fans and giving away posters to attendees who buy the new album. There is also an album release event at the new Ace Hotel in Downtown Los Angeles. The current list of tour dates and in-store DJ sets can be found below.
The Nightmares on Wax story is one that spans decades and genres. Evelyn (also known as DJ E.A.S.E) came up in the 80s UK B-Boy and graffiti scene enamored with New York hip-hop and was an innovator in merging those sounds and feelings with the popular sounds of the UK at that time to pioneer what became dubbed “trip-hop.” Releasing classic albums such as Smokers Delightand Carboot Soul and working with the likes of De La Soul and Roots Manuva established NOW as one of the definitive purveyors of hip-hop, funk, dub and soul. 25 years on, his fanbase is still growing.
Nightmares on Wax tour dates:
6/18 – Neumos – Seattle, WA
6/20-22 – What the Festival?– Dufur, OR
6/21 – Regency Ballroom – San Francisco, CA
6/22 – Fonda Theatre – Los Angeles, CA
6/23 – House of Blues – San Diego, CA
6/24 – Crescent Ballroom – Phoenix, AZ
6/26 – Belly Up – Aspen, CO
6/27 – Fox Theatre – Boulder, CO
6/28 – Gothic Theatre – Denver, CO
7/1 – Majestic Theatre – Madison, WI
7/3 – Concorde Music Hall – Chicago, IL
7/4 – The Parish (DJ Set) – Austin, TX
7/5 – Magic Stick – Detroit, MI
7/6 – Grog Shop – Cleveland, OH
7/9 – Irving Plaza– New York, NY
7/10 – Paradise – Boston, MA
7/11-13 – Hudson Project – Saugerties, NY
7/12 – Union Transfer – Philadelphia, PA
7/16 – Asheville Music Hall – Asheville, NC
7/18-20 – Forecastle Festival– Louisville, KY
7/19 – Georgia Theatre – Athens, GA
7/20 – Terminal West – Atlanta, GA
7/21 – Grand Central – Miami, FL
DJ E.A.S.E. In-Store Appearances:
6/19 – Amoeba Music Hollywood (6:00pm) – Los Angeles, CA
6/19 – Ace Hotel Downtown LA (10:00pm) – Los Angeles, CA
6/21 – Amoeba Music SF (6:00pm) – San Francisco, CA
6/23 – M-Theory Music (6:00pm) – San Diego, CA
6/24 – Zia Records (6:30pm) – Phoenix, AZ
6/28 – Twist & Shout (7:00pm) – Denver, CO
7/8 – Turntable Lab (7:00pm) – New York, NY
7/16 – Harvest Records (7:30pm) – Asheville, NC
7/18 – Guestroom Records (TBA) – Louisville, KY
7/20 – Criminal Records (6:30pm) – Atlanta, GA
7/21 – Sweat Records (6:30pm) – Miami, FL
Disc One: Nightmares By Day
You Wish
Mind Eye
Argha Noah
Calling
Dreddoverboard
Thinking Of Omara
Be There
Les Nuits
Morse
I Am You (Live In Chicago)
Passion
Give Thx
Disc Two: Nightmares By Night
195 Lbs
70s 80s
Flip Ya Lid
Be, I Do
(Man) Tha Journey
Now Is The Time
Bless My Soul
Da Feelin
African Pirates
Mega Donutz
Mission Venice
Dextrous
Aftermath
I’m For ReaL
Set Me Free (Piano Dub)
Nights Interlude
Deep Down: Remixes & Rarities tracklist (Vinyl):
Side A
A Case Of Funk (Loco Dice Remix)
Side B
Aftermath (LFO remix)
Aftermath (Special Request Redux)
Aftermath (Acid Mondays)
Side C
Burn Me Slo ft. OC
Gambia via Vagator Beach (Mr Scruff Remix)
Survival Dub
Side D
Hiyaself
Da Mess Sticks
Da Feelin (Hungry Ghost Remix)
