Brother Ali performing live w/ his new band Blank Tape Beloved
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
