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Shaking earth, and providing socially conscious and inspirationally affirming music, the Slow Natives guarantee to comfort the afflicted and afflict the comfortable.
The Slow Natives are an original reggae/rock band from Upstate New York dedicated to providing positive conscious reggae vibes for the body, mind, and soul. Unafraid to be political but in the same token unafraid to write from the heart, The Slow Natives speak to the gamut of human experience.
The Natives formed in June of 2006 and within two months traveled to play the island of Puerto Rico. With only a little over a year to their age they've performed at festivals in New York and New England. They also performed as the supporting band to Maxi Priest, the greatest selling Reggae artist alive, for his concert at Higher Ground Music Hall in Burlington, VT.
During the summer of '07, the Natives played at events such as the Vermont Roots Reggae Festival, the We Be Jammin' Festival of Maine, Reggae On the Ridge in New York and others. This summer, SN plan to take the Northeast by storm during their non-stop tour. Check out the new tour dates!
Tribe has regularly performed their serious and comforting vibes from their home town of Plattsburgh, New York and surrounding areas. While in Puerto Rico, the Natives played for members of internationally renowned Puerto Rican musical groups such as Puya; Sonic Bodega; Celestina Robot and others.
Consistently innovating and working hard at perfecting their serious, original Reggae groove, the Slow Natives have proved to be a pleasant surprise to musicians and music-lovers everywhere. The Slow Natives write all original material to spread socially conscious messages through its ground-shaking musical pieces, and has never failed to move, awaken and please all that attend.
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Member Since: 6/12/2006
Band Website: http://www.slownatives.com"slownatives.com
Band Members:
SHAWN PARROTTE: Lead guitar, effects
JAMSE WARD: Bass, Vocals
CHRISTINA WOODS: Percussion, Vocals
RICARTE IRIZZARY: Drums and Flavor
JUSTIN STEARNS: Keys

Management:

Travis Lobdell
email: [email protected]

Booking:

Boston Event Works

Kevin Baker (PH) 781.395.1732 X211

[email protected]

PO Box 180 Medford, MA 02155

(PH) 781.395.1732 X211 (FX) 781.395.1733

www.bostoneventworks.com

View Slow Natives's EPK

Buy our Full-Length album entitled "Weapon", available at Dig Station!

Slow Natives is sponsored by "No Sweat" Apparel

We just joined Couch Surfers! Looking for places to crash on tour: http://www.couchsurfing.com/people/slownatives

Influences: The Beatles, James Brown, The Police, No Doubt, Puya and of course, Bob Marley.
Sounds Like: You should be dancing

Record Label: None
Type of Label: None

My Blog

New Member of the band!

The Natives are excited to announce that they have added a new member to the band- Justin Stearns (Keys)!!!The search is over- we finally found someone who fits perfectly with our sound and is ready t...
Posted by Slow Natives on Thu, 15 May 2008 08:25:00 PST

Slow Natives summer tour!

Hey all!Slow Natives is currently planning/booking a summer tour throughout the Northeast! If you have any suggestions for venues to play in PA, OH, RI, NJ, MA, NC, VA or beyond- please send them our ...
Posted by Slow Natives on Wed, 02 Apr 2008 01:26:00 PST

We made it to Round 3 of the National Band Search in NYC !!

Hey Tribe, good news!We made it to the 3rd round in the Original Sessions: National Band Search!!Here is the info:Saturday, January 26th, 2008OS Art House @ John Street Grill17 John Street(between Bro...
Posted by Slow Natives on Sun, 06 Jan 2008 11:43:00 PST

We made it to Round 2 of the National Band Search in NYC !!

Slow Natives is proud to announce that we made it to the 2nd Round in the Original Sessions National Band Search in NYC. We want to thank everyone that supported us in the First Round!!2nd Round- NYC...
Posted by Slow Natives on Tue, 11 Dec 2007 09:37:00 PST

Support Slow Natives in NYC Band Competition!!!

Slow Natives was chosen to compete in the Original Sessions Arthouse, National Band Competition!!! When: Saturday, December 1stWhere: Bruggard's Pub8 West 38 StreetNew York, NY 10018Time: 9:30pm-10:30...
Posted by Slow Natives on Fri, 02 Nov 2007 06:05:00 PST

Summer Tour Dates

Tribe, be sure to check our summer tour dates. festivals & shows are being added left and right and we're feelin' alright! see you at the show! -natives-
Posted by Slow Natives on Fri, 13 Apr 2007 08:08:00 PST

Parting Ways

Tribe, The Natives must announce in this blog the member additions and changes to the band. On Trumpet, keyboards, and vocals, Tribe would like to extend our warmest of welcomes to Mike Pond, ...
Posted by Slow Natives on Mon, 06 Nov 2006 03:40:00 PST

article on the Natives

Slow Natives in PSU's Cardinal Points - Check it out! ...
Posted by Slow Natives on Sun, 29 Oct 2006 06:03:00 PST

Yowza

We must send our greatest thanks to all the great people that made our last show a blast. Some quick shout outs go to: Norma, Nicole and TJ of Maggie's for letting us play WAY past 2 oclock. Ba...
Posted by Slow Natives on Mon, 16 Oct 2006 06:29:00 PST

Puerto Rico

Que Pasa Paps? The tour in PR was outright smashing...some highlights: Played the Nuyorican Cafe, which is the apparent San Juan equivalent to CBGB's. Played El Rincon Bohemio, which was an awesome g...
Posted by Slow Natives on Thu, 31 Aug 2006 09:44:00 PST