IMPORTANT: Any serious email inquiries for Mystic Roots Band should be directed to our office here: [email protected] This myspace page is for fans and friends - a place to share music and pics and pass messages of music, love and life. If you have a SERIOUS email that you would like returned in a timely manner, please send it here: [email protected] Unfortuantely we don't get a chance to check Myspace mail all that much. If you add us, or send a message, we appreciate your patience :) -One Love, MRB
MYSTIC ROOTS BAND NEWS:
MRB BECOMES OFFICIAL BAND TO PATO BANTON
Groundbreaking news for MRB ... Mystic Roots has joined forces with UK reggae legend, Pato Banton. MRB has been touring full-time for the past year as Pato Banton's permanent band across the U.S., Canada, Mexico, and beyond. Things kicked off nicely in Orange County last summer where the guys played for close to 7,000 people! Several HUGE shows and tours have been the staple across 2006 and now 2007. Make sure to check the current tour dates for a show near you. Also, a new Pato Banton/MRB album has been recorded featuring Mystic Roots, and you can purchase this album on PatoBanton.com. Also, this album is available at current shows on the current tours, so get out to one of the shows, and be a part of it!
3/24/06 -- The 2006 US Spring Tour Has Begun!
Check the show dates here on MySpace, or at the Official Mystic Roots Site for shows in your area. Shows are being added daily and will continue to be added througout 2007, so check back often for updates.
NEXT BIG NEWS...
MRB was featured in the season finale of TLC's fall reality show, That Yin Yang Thing, which aired on Friday Night, Dec 16th. 2005. Indeed, an entire one hour episode on Primetime Cable all across the country about the trials and tribulations, the "Constant Struggle," of Mystic Roots Band!CLICK HERE FOR PICTURES ON THE SET OF TLC!!
MORE BIG NEWS...
MRB SIGNS DEAL WITH LEADING INDIE LABEL...
If you haven't heard the news yet, MRB has become a part of the Skunk family by being signed to Cornerstone R.A.S. Other greats on C.R.A.S: Sublime, Slightly Stoopid, Pepper, Fishbone, Public Enemy... and many more. As a result, Mystic Roots' underground hit album, "Constant Struggle," is finally available in stores all over the country! This new version of Constant Struggle is fat, too! Four BONUS TRACKS and cool new color booklet with new pics, lyrics, and more. Plus a HUGE celebrity guest appearance ... by reggae legend, Barrington Levy! Album available in stores everywhere as of Nov 1st, 2005. Order copies today!
AND EVEN MORE BIG NEWS...
MRB WINS LA MUSIC AWARD 2005!
Mystic Roots is proud and honored to have received the LA Music Award for Best Pop/Reggae of 2005! Past nominees have included Black Eyed Peas, 311, No Doubt and many more!
BAND BIO
Serving up an original style based in reggae, hip-hop, and dancehall (with overtones of rock, funk, and ska), Mystic Roots Band (MRB) is constantly placed at the top of playlists by DJs & listeners of all musical genres. This Chico-born, now San Diego-based group embraces the nature of roots reggae wholeheartedly and perform it confidently. The list of bands that they have shared the stage with reads like a "who's who" of reggae music, including The Wailers, Pato Banton, Gregory Isaacs, Jimmy Cliff, as well as Jurassic 5, Long Beach Dub All Stars, Sir Mix-a-Lot, Ozomatli, and Digital Underground to name just a few! Having independently sold over 5,000 albums, topping Amazon.coms chart of independent artist sales, and killing music download sites with their underground hit "Pass" (go check for yourself right now!), it's no wonder why Mystic Roots Band was recently voted ..1 band in Playboy Magazine's ..1 party college town, Chico, California.Through socially aware lyrics, Mystic Roots Band promotes Positivity and spreads that conscious message. Fans describe MRB's style as a refreshing and energetic combination of No Doubt, Sublime, The Police, Sean Paul, The Fugees and Cypress Hill with the spirit and consciousness of Bob Marley and Spearhead. This diverse sound enables Mystic Roots to continually produce dynamic, cutting-edge songs that fans are immediately drawn to. When coming to an MRB concert you are guaranteed more than just music for your ears, but rather a high-energy show and powerful experience you'll never forget.With their vast catalog of full-length albums, singles and EPs, and their music heard on various compilations, surf videos, TV shows, TV commercials, movie soundtracks, Fox Sports, ESPN, and countless radio stations, Mystic Roots has developed an ever-growing legion of loyal fans. This fan base lies not only in the United States, Canada, and Mexico, but also overseas in Europe, Latin America, Australia, and even several regions of Asia. With the release of their third album, more than 700 shows in the finest venues on the West Coast and across the US over the past eight years, and recently joining forces with UK reggae legend, Pato Banton , these pioneering musicians are ready to take their high-energy show and positive message to audiences worldwide. "And that's a musical stampede."
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