Brother Ali gets love and all forms of live hip-hop get extra Okayplayer love, so when we heard Ali was assembling a live band for his upcoming tour dates to support Mourning In America And Dreaming In Color (dates after the jump), our ears perked up like “Rooby Racks?” In this newly-released Rhymesayers video, Ali very politely introduces the boys in the band, bringing a full horn section to translate Jake One‘s beats for the LP into a live setting with the proper whooomp. The crew is called Blank Tape Beloved; hit play below to get familiar, buy tickets here and pre-order the album here.
ON TOUR THIS FALL:
*With Homeboy Sandman, DJ Sosa
09.12 – San Luis Obispo, CA @ SLO Brewing
09.13 – Santa Ana, CA @ Constellation Room
09.14 – La Jolla, CA @ Porter’s Pub
09.15 – Tempe, AZ @ Club Red
09.16 – Albuquerque, NM @ Sunshine Theater
09.17 – Dallas, TX @ Trees
09.18 – Austin, TX @ Mohawk
09.20 – Birmingham, AL @ Bottletree (18+)
09.21 – Atlanta, GA @ 529 (21+)
09.22 – Orlando, FL @ The Social
09.23 – Ft. Lauderdale, FL @ Culture Room (18+)
*With Homeboy Sandman, DJ Sosa, The Reminders
09.25 – Carrboro, NC @ Cat’s Cradle
09.26 – Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club
09.27 – New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom (16+)
09.28 – Boston, MA @ Paradise Rock Club (18+)
09.29 – Burlington, VT @ Higher Ground
09.30 – Toronto, ON @ Annex Wreck Room (19+)
10.02 – Ann Arbor, MI @ Blind Pig (18+)
10.03 – Chicago, IL @ Metro (18+)
10.04 – Madison, WI @ Barrymore Theatre
10.05 – Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue (18+)
10.06 – Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue (All Ages)
10.09 – Iowa City, IA @ Gabe’s Oasis
10.10 – Omaha, NE @ Waiting Room
10.11 – Fort Collins, CO @ Aggie Theatre
10.12 – Denver, CO @ Bluebird Theatre (16+)
10.13 – Boulder, CO @ Fox Theater
10.15 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Urban Lounge (21+)
10.17 – Seattle, WA @ Neumos
10.18 – Bellingham, WA @ Wild Buffalo
10.19 – Vancouver, BC @ Venue Nightclub (19+)
10.20 – Portland, OR @ Hawthorne Theater
10.21 – Eugene, OR @ WOW Hall
10.23 – Reno, NV @ Cargo
10.24 – Arcata, CA @ Humboldt State Univ.
10.25 – San Francisco, CA @ The Fillmore
10.26 – Santa Cruz, CA @ The Catalyst (16+)
10.27 – Los Angeles, CA @ El Rey Theatre
10.30 – Santa Barbara, CA @ Velvet Jones
spotted at NR
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