Location
Buffalo Iron Works
49 Illinois Street, Buffalo, NY 14203
Tickets
$15 Advance Purchase
$20 Day of Show
Time
Doors Open:
Show Starts: 7:00 PM
SunDub w/ Willofthepeople make their Buffalo Iron Works debut on Sunday June 2nd, 2024!
SunDub
Born out of a weekly music residency at a local watering hole, Brooklyn-based SunDub has developed into a collaborative mix of New York City musicians, consistently turning heads with an offering of classic reggae repertoire peppered with original and featured soul and blues almost weekly since 2013. Anchored by a core group—Finnegan Singer (guitar), Jose Lopez (guitar), Derrick Bourne (bass), Eric “The General” Toussaint (vocals-keys), Sidney Mills (vocals-keys) and the brother-sister team of Joanna (lead vocals) and Ben Teters (vocals-drums)—many of SunDub’s stellar and frequent collaborators came together for its first production of original music, “Burden of Love.” The album features reggae royalty Ruff Scott, The Chronic Horns (Easy Star All-Stars), Larry McDonald (Lee Scratch Perry, Gil Scott-Heron) and Sidney Mills (Steel Pulse). They lend their talents to Joanna Teters’ commanding and soulfully smoky lead vocals and blend seamlessly with the air-tight arrangements of the SunDub rhythm section. The result is a stand out expression of reggae’s classic undulating pulse and lush subterranean grooves, reinvented for listeners of all times and genres.
Outside of the studio and off of the stage, the band members that make up SunDub put their talents to work in a myriad of ways: using their music as a platform to advocate for political movements, teaching music lessons to New York City youth, and collaborating with non-profits to create change, to name a few. Like so many other bands, SunDub was hit hard by the onset of the pandemic of 2020 — tours canceled, opportunities postponed, income lost. Instead of being discouraged, the band came together on a Brooklyn patio and figured out how to make the most of the situation. During weekly, COVID-safe live stream performances in the summer of 2020, SunDub raised over $1,000 for the NAACP Education and Legal Defense Fund, using their platform to rally their community around the importance of political activism and dismantling unjust racial and societal structures.
“In a world that is frequently heavy and dark, Spirits Eat Music is a ray of musical sunshine. It is a remedy that requires neither a consultation with a physician nor a prescription. If you’re looking for a musical mood boost, this album will get you off to a good start.” – Glide Magazine
“Teters pinpoints a lot of social upheavals experienced over the last few years and melodic support from GRAMMY-winning artist Peetah Morgan flawlessly chimes in to remind us that we are strong enough to adapt. We can find new ways to love when our old ways are challenged.” – Topshelf Music on New Ways to Love
“SunDub’s] music calls you to movement, dance and smoothly leads you to your melodic world. The mood and atmosphere of reggae sound, swinging the rhythm and beautiful, kind melody.” – Nagamag
Buffalo Iron Works
49 Illinois St Buffalo, NY 14203
Tickets: $15 ADV/$20 DOS
Doors: 7:00pm
Show: 8:00pm
Ages: 18+
