MicControl Interviews Rebelution

Rebelution first united in Santa Barbara, California, built from a wide array of musical backgrounds. With Reggae as the focus, the group set out to create a fresh and vibrant sound which they dub California Reggae. The band released their highly anticipated full-length album in June of 2007 and just weeks after its release, “Courage to Grow” became one of the most downloaded Reggae albums on iTunes. By the end of the year, it had been awarded the iTunes Editors Choice: Best Reggae Album 2007.

Within the last year, Rebelution has made a name for themselves with their iTunes success and performances with notable artists like Barrington Levy, Israel Vibration, Junior Reid, Don Carlos, Pepper, Eek-A-Mouse, Pato Banton, Tanya Stephens, Half Pint, SOJA, Yellowman, Talib Kweli, E-40, and The Pharcyde. Rebelution will be releasing the next album entitled Bright Side Of Life on August 4th, 2009, their album has already hit the #2 spot for top reggae sales on iTunes: I was lucky enough to connect with Rebelution for an interview about the band, their upcoming album and their growth as musicians.





MicControl: How did you all meet?

Rebelution: We met in college through music classes. One day we met outside of school and played together for the first time. We were all very motivated to start playing in a band.

MC: Who writes the music? Is it a group effort or is there a principle songwriter?

RB: I (Eric) write majority of the songs. I usually come up with most of the parts although that's not always the case. The band really helps arrange the sections within the songs.

MC: When did you decide that you wanted to create reggae music?

RB: I think after seeing a few reggae shows in high school did it for me. I was hooked. When I got to college however, I wrote mostly acoustic songs but listened to reggae on the side. Once Rebelution started to form I started writing things in more of a reggae format.

MC: Who are the main influences of the band?

RB: We all like different artists and genres of music. It's hard to point out one person or group we take our influence from.

MC: Would you say the band is more of an album oriented or a live performance band?

RB: Live performance band

MC: How many album have you previously released?

RB: We only had one full length album before "Bright Side of Life" and it was called "Courage to Grow"

MC: What is the inspiration for your new album entitled Bright Side Of Life?

RB: We wanted to cover the theme of encouragement. It's a rough world but if people look on the bright side of things, maybe we can all make improvements within ourselves and our surroundings.

MC: Did you feel that you pushed your abilities further on this album than on previous works? If so, how?

RB: Yes definitely. The songwriting and melodies are more complex. We tried to mix it up from song to song. I think "Bright Side of Life will go down as our best album yet.

MC: When is Bright Side Of Life expected to be released? How/ Where can people buy your music?

RB: Bright Side of Life will officially be released on August 4th! You can buy it on iTunes, most all online stores, Targets, Best Buys, etc.

I hope you enjoyed the interview and make sure to check out Rebelution's upcoming album Bright Side Of Life on Aug 4th! Below are some links to the album for purchase:

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"Outcry over large crowds, as well as alleged public drinking, nudity and drug use, at a free ocean-side concert in Hermosa Beach earlier this week has prompted the city to beef up security and make other changes to this weekend's show.

In addition to regular police presence, 20 uniformed private security guards will patrol the sands, keep aisles clear and remind attendees that alcohol consumption is illegal at Sunday's show, city officials said.

The event, the final installment of this summer's annual concert series, will also start a half-hour earlier with a reconfigured seating arrangement that eliminates a dance floor.
Also, on-stage performers will announce that drinking and drug use is illegal and aisles must remain clear, officials decided.

City staff initiated the changes after this past weekend's concert featuring a popular reggae band attracted large and rowdy crowds of up to 7,000 people - a scene one resident called "Woodstock gone mad."

"It was an absolutely frightening situation," Jeff Duclos told the City Council on Tuesday. "It's not the event we're saying it is. It has morphed into something else. It's on the beach near a popular plaza, near bars, near liquorstores. It's just a lethal combination."
Kelly Kovac-Reedy, co-founder of the city's Neighborhood Watch program, said her organization received up to 20 e-mails from residents concerned about crowd levels and parking problems, as well as use of alcohol and marijuana at the concert.

One letter Kovac-Reedy read described a fight that broke out in front of a child when a parent tried to break up an exhibitionist couple getting graphically amorous during the concert.

"I really do feel that we sent a very, very bad message this past weekend to the children of Hermosa Beach," she said.

Hermosa was quickly overwhelmed Sunday by concertgoers streaming into town for the free show, parking as far away as Prospect Avenue and walking to the shoreline, City Manager Steve Burrell said.

Though restaurants and bars apparently benefited from the event, several downtown retail businesses closed their doors early Sunday, overwhelmed by a large number of unexpected shoppers, said Carla Merriman, executive director of the Hermosa Beach Chamber of Commerce and Visitors Bureau.

Sunday's college-age crowd was also a markedly different demographic from the usual audience of young families that hunker down in the sand for the concerts, at which the biggest problem is usually a bathroom shortage, Burrell said.

City officials attributed Sunday's high attendance to the wide fan base of the group Rebelution, as well as technology like text messaging that allowed savvy attendees to quickly alert their friends of the show.

But John McCollough, a promoter who hired Rebelution and organized an environmental exposition that preceded the concert, said Wednesday that he alerted the city of the band's popularity and cautioned that the act could draw up to 10,000 people.

Though critical of some of attendees' antics, as well as a perceived lack of security at the event, McCollough said he was pleased overall with the outcome of the fair and concert.

"We were anticipating a larger crowd, and Rebelution is a big proponent of the green lifestyle," he said. "Some people may view their lifestyle as alternative, but I feel like the crowd they produced at the actual event turned out to be pretty mellow."

Four police officers were initially on duty at the concert, but 10 patrolled Sunday's event by its conclusion, said Police Chief Greg Savelli, who noted that officers took just two reports of physical violence at the show.

"The crowd was very large," he said. "It was a stand-up, press-against-the-stage type of crowd. If I had every police officer there, we still wouldn't be able to ticket everybody."

The council Tuesday briefly considered relocating the event to a more inland, residential area like a local park, and City Councilman Michael DiVirgilio proposed completely cancelling this Sunday's concert - a move staffers also initially considered earlier this week.

But ultimately, city leaders decided that extra security - carrying a $1,750 price tag that will be covered by concert donations - combined with a band sporting a more folksy-pop sound would prevent an repeat episode of the last concert.

The council also decided to ask the city's Parks and Recreation Commission to consider how to rebrand the annual concert series as a more family-friendly event.

"Clearly, clearly this was the wrong group," Councilman J.R. Reviczky said of last weekend's show. "It brought in the wrong demographic and, quite frankly, we screwed up."

andrea.woodhouse@dailybreeze.com

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Hermosa Beach Sunset Concert Series - 7/26/2009

Set List:

safe and sound
attention span
lazy afternoon
dubzilla
bump
change the system
bright side of life
feeling alright
more than ever
suffering
green to black





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Dubbed out "Change The System."




"Suffering"




"More Than Ever"





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