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Rubblebucket Orchestra

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About Me

Rubblebucket is a cutting edge ten-piece afrobeat/rock band led by trumpeter Alex Toth and fronted by the alluring vocals of Kalmia Traver; both members of nationally renowned reggae band John Brown’s Body. Rubblebucket was born in September 2007 and released their debut album, “Rose’s Dream” in March of 2008. The group continues to slay people at live shows.

"Rubblebucket Orchestra are one of the most exciting groups to come out of Boston in recent memory...a genre-mashing maelstrom of hot-blooded West African funk rhythms and scorching soul melodies unlike anything that’s come before it." - Dan Bolles, Seven Days.


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Member Since: 10/30/2006
Band Website: soundsnotwars.com
Band Members: LISTEN WITH HEADPHONES OR NON-LAPTOP SPEAKERS; BASS BASS BASS BASS!
Kalmia Traver - lead vocals/sax
Alex Toth - trumpet/bandleader
Adam Dotson - trombone/euphonium
Derek Beckvold - baritone sax
John Rogone - electric bass
Darby Wolf - organ and rhodes
Craig Myers - percussion/N'Goni
Ari Diaconis - congas/percussion
Andreas Brade- drums
David Sleininger- electric and prepared electric guitar
has played w/ us:
Davindar Singh - baritone sax
Alec Spiegelman - bari sax/flute
The studio recording of "Violet Rays" features Pablo Picker on vocals along with Kalmia. Pablo performs with Rubblebucket on select shows only.
The studio recording of "Rivers" features Alec Spiegelman on flute.
Influences: Bjork, James Brown, Fela Kuti, Steve Reich, Radiohead, Sam Rivers Orchestra, Antibalas, John Brown’s Body, Miles Davis, Led Zeppelin, Portishead, Sun Ra Arkestra, , Haven A. Fricano
Sounds Like: Exotic beats and colors"NOVEMBER" recorded Live at Canal Room in NYC on January 25th 2008:

Record Label: Contact us if interested!
Type of Label: None

My Blog

Rubblebucket won Relix Magazine’s Jam Off Competition!

We submitted VIOLET RAYS for Relix Magazine's Jam Off Competition for the July issue and it won!Here's some info on what its about. We're definitely pumpedt:JamOff!: A Music Competition for Unsigned A...
Posted by Rubblebucket Orchestra on Sat, 03 May 2008 09:32:00 PST

Rubblebucket NYC CD RELEASE at the Blue Note tonight!

Hello friends!Come celebrate with us this Friday night in New York City.We're playing a late night show at the legendary Blue Note!12:30 AM$8131 W 3rd StNYC212-475-8592www. bluenotejazz.comhttp://www....
Posted by Rubblebucket Orchestra on Fri, 18 Apr 2008 10:06:00 PST

New track, new dates posted. Plus CD’s and T-shirts now available online!!!!!!!!!

Kuma just posted. Blue Note, Tazza (Rhode Island), Connecticut, Burlington Jazz Fest... Also debut album Rose’s Dream available in mp3 or CD form via CD Baby and homemade (Kalmia-made) T-Shirts...
Posted by Rubblebucket Orchestra on Wed, 09 Apr 2008 11:57:00 PST

T SHIRTS hey

Kal’s hand-printed Rubblebucket T SHIRTS have been for sale at shows for months now but here is your first chance to order one online! Nothing fancy: just send a check to Kal at 49 Magnus Ave 1,...
Posted by Rubblebucket Orchestra on Fri, 04 Apr 2008 06:15:00 PST

Seven Days (VT entertainment magazine) interview!

http://www.7dvt.com/2008/kickin-bucketKickin’ the BucketAn interview with Burlington ex-pat Alex TothBY DAN BOLLES [03.19.08] Photo Courtesy J.P. CandelierRubblebucket Orchestra celebrate the re...
Posted by Rubblebucket Orchestra on Sat, 22 Mar 2008 09:42:00 PST

Boston tonight plus zee discs are in!~

An advance order of 50 of the CD's were overnighted hot off the press last night. "ROSE'S DREAM" is out!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!...
Posted by Rubblebucket Orchestra on Fri, 07 Mar 2008 10:04:00 PST

Rubblebucket broadcast from Chile!

Sometime between 3PM and 5PM eastern standard time today, Rubblebucket Orchestra is going to be broadcast from a sweet radio station in Santiago, Chile. A couple tracks from our debut album "Rose's D...
Posted by Rubblebucket Orchestra on Sun, 02 Mar 2008 10:50:00 PST

the mastered songs are up!

The album is all mastered and the artworks is done. We should have the disc in a few weeks! New songs form the debut album "Rose's Dream" are up.
Posted by Rubblebucket Orchestra on Sat, 16 Feb 2008 07:25:00 PST

art and violet rays

Amanda and Brian said :"mardi grasa little strangemasqueradeeruptionstextured cloudsgritty city mixed with lovely lovely treessteaming volcanoflying fishcolor of kal's lovedancing - duha celebratory f...
Posted by Rubblebucket Orchestra on Fri, 25 Jan 2008 11:28:00 PST

yayaya

Killers shows at Nectar's and Paradise Lounge. Thanks to all who came and loved. Nectar's was sold out and there was a line outside the door during our entire set!We'd like to thank Will Kirk and An...
Posted by Rubblebucket Orchestra on Tue, 11 Dec 2007 02:41:00 PST