Dub Vulture

Dub Vulture was formed in 2006 by veteran Edmonton indie rocker/alt.cowpunk Tim Balash (Maykings, Big House, Jody Shenkarek, ad infinitum). Drummer Mike Silverman of Old Reliable fame was recruited on drums, and as a duo the band released the White Riot EP (mixed by Shout Out Out Out's Nik 7) featuring a "brilliant" [Zoe Street Howe] reggae version of The Clash song.
By 2009 the band included Amy Van Keeken of Edmonton's pop vixens The Secretaries (as well as Colleen Brown's solo work) on looped vocals and keyboards and Brahm Ollivierre providing old-school toasting. The full length CD Voodoo Love Nuke was released in early 2009 to glowing reviews – "this is the sort of collision between styles that can gift an old style with new life" [VUE magazine] – and spent a month at no. 1 on CJSR's International chart. Trombonist/percussionist Brian Golightly joined soon after the album's release and has become an integral part of Dub Vulture's growing reputation as a powerful live act mashing up punky reggae, funk, rock and electronics.
New material is being recorded this winter of 2009-10 and will be released by the summer of 2010.
View Dub Vulture's EPK