The Middle East presents: Bad Rabbits, Gibran PVD, Stefan Thev Move - All Ages, $30 Advance / $35 Day of Show 6:30pm doors
Emerging from a five-year metamorphic cocoon, Bad Rabbits are back.
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Bad Rabbits
Biography: Bad Rabbits - From Underdogs to R&Beatdown Mavericks
In the heartwarming tradition of a classic early 90’s movie, "The Sandlot," Bad Rabbits emerged as a band that defied expectations, broke barriers, and carved their own unique path in the music industry. Formed in 2007, this group of brothers quickly established themselves as the hardest R&B band on the planet, introducing an unhinged fusion of genres that pushed boundaries and challenged conventions.Think Sly Stone fronting Bad Brains, and you're maybe a third of the way there. The multicultural Boston trio—Fredua "Dua'' Boakye [vocals], Sheel Davé [drums] and Salim Akram [guitar] confidently struts through genres with unrestrained swagger and fearlessness.
At a time when moshing and headwalking were exclusively associated with hardcore, punk, or metal shows, Bad Rabbits relentlessly made it acceptable to bring that energy to an R&B show. Their electrifying performances not only ignited audiences into belligerence, but also garnered admiration from their peers. Legendary bands like Deftones, Glassjaw, 311,The Roots and even the late Prince himself praised Bad Rabbits for their unmatched authenticity.
Often hailed as the "bands band," Bad Rabbits are the embodiment of the underdog spirit. They fought against the odds, navigating the turbulent road of the music industry while staying true to their unapologetic selves. Their resilience and unwavering dedication garnered them a devoted following, as fans recognized and connected with their genuine approach to music.
Emerging from a five-year metamorphic cocoon, Bad Rabbits are back.
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Gibran PVD
“ GibranPVD’s is energy. Positive. Pure. Raw. Fierce. Gibran has been a model since 2004 and his energy has been spreading rapidly ever since. Gibran is dynamic and multi-talented. Gibran models for fashion in print, runway, lifestyle, video, and on the web. Gibran began a relationship with Photographer "Jeffery André" in 2006 which marked the ascent to a new plateau for Gibran. Several local photographers continued to elevate Gibran’s career (Peter J. Hewitt, Eliza Hulme, Shef Reynolds, Hilary Block, Greg Shumchenia, Patrick Connor ). Gibran established himself as an emerging force in art and fashion. His first runway show was during Providence's Prestiges Style Week, soon after he was noticed by Karmaloop an internationally revered brand. Gibran quickly became a staple on the Karmaloop website for the last 3 years, shooting with "Jackie H." doing videos & "Look Books" for brands like OBEY, Billionaire Boys Club, Converse, VANS Shoes, Joyrich, Ray-Ban, WeSC, ROCNATION, paper planes, Kanye west YEEZY season 3 and Levis Jeans. In 2010 Gibran Was Signed to "Maggie Inc" one of the top agencies in Boston, MA. Since then he has been in print magazines like The Improper Bostonian and Stuff, where he had a full 6 page spread editorial. Gibran’s work for Puma was featured on billboards in downtown Chicago and in storefronts in New York City. Gibran’s Clark’s editorial was featured all over the Web and was promoted heavily in Europe. From 2010 to Present day He has been touring as a tour host for major acts like chance the rapper, Kanye west, Logic, Rae Sremmurd, Steve Aoki, LIL Yachty, Kendrick Lamar, Nas, and many more Gibran is kinesthetic. He is professional. Fun. His movement is graceful, deliberate, and progressive. His growth is constant. Internal. External. Mental. Spiritual. Physical. Gibran believes in the art and beauty all around us. In addition to fashion modeling Gibran also collaborates artistically with photographers. Gibran understands photography from both sides of the lens and uses this knowledge to help create amazing art. In experiments with light, color, and composition, Gibran truly shines as an artist and a canvas alike. "
Move
"In April of 2019 Nick Hochmuth reached out to me on Instagram asking if I’d like to do vocals over demos he had made for a previous band that had never been used. I agreed and that was the start of the band. The first person I asked to join was the man with the vicious hands on the kit, Devon Austrie. Although he has ZERO background in hardcore or punk he was down and we as a trio proceeded to record The Demo. I came up with the name Move as I wanted a band name that was short and 1 word, when you read it you understood what this band wanted you to do, and lastly have an influence from the Black radical tradition which we wanted to pay homage to the M.O.V.E Organization from Philadelphia.As soon as we recorded and released our demo lockdown period had struck, so we were unable to play any shows and thought the best use of our time was to write some more music. Then actually form a full band that could play shows and that's when we asked both Andrew Crumby and Jake MacLean to join us in late 2020 leading into 2021. The 5 of us recorded the Freedom Dreams EP together at Tower Farm studio and continued to play some shows and write an LP through 2022 and then now we are in here in June 2023 finally putting out some new jams."