STG On Sale Announcement: Stormzy, The New Mastersounds + Turkuaz

Seattle Theatre Group (STG) announces the following shows going on sale this week:

Stormzy

Date: October 20, 2016 @ 9:00PM

Venue: The Crocodile

Age Limit: 18+ Only

Price: $20.00 (not including applicable fees)

Seating: General Admission

On Sale: Fri. August 19, 2016 @ 10:00AM

Ticketing Information: Available online at TicketFly.com or in person at the Crocodile box office. For more information, visit STGPresents.org.

STG Presents Stormzy at The Crocodile on October 20, 2016.

The New Mastersounds + Turkuaz

Date: Fri. November 18, 2016 @ 9:00PM

Venue: The Neptune

Age Limit: All Ages

Price: $20.00 Advance/$23.50 Day of Show (not including applicable fees)

Seating: General Admission

On Sale: Now

Ticketing Information: Available online at Ticketmaster.com, in person at the Paramount box office, or may also be purchased by phone at 1-800-745-3000. For more information, visit STGPresents.org.

For their landmark tenth studio album The New Mastersounds trace the New Orleans side of their funky family tree back to their roots. Made for Pleasure, released on October 2, 2015 from revered independent label, Royal Potato Family, was recorded at The Living Room, a converted wood-frame church directly across the Mississippi River from downtown New Orleans. The British foursome's latest collection of infectious grooves is steeped in those storied waters and the rich musical history they've carried.

For the occasion, The New Mastersounds - guitarist Eddie Roberts, drummer Simon Allen, bassist Pete Shand, and keyboardist Joe Tatton - invited several guests to join them in the studio. Longtime compatriot Mike Dillon recorded with the band for the first time, while former American Idol semi-finalist and Native American activist Charly Lowry leant her powerfully soulful vocals to three tracks. Tenor saxophonist Joe Cohen and trumpeter Mike Olmos, both members of Roberts' Stateside band, the West Coast Sounds, also joined the sessions. A late addition was Denver-based reggae singer Spellbinder, who added his distinctive vocals to an unexpected cover of Iggy Azalea's hit "Fancy."

The New Mastersounds themselves have become as widespread as their influences since their founding nearly twenty years ago. Only Allen remains in their native city of Leeds; the band now has members living in such far-flung locales as Denver, Colorado and the Balearic Islands off the coast of Barcelona. They've also become collaborators with many of those influences, working with such idols and peers as Lou Donaldson, Corinne Bailey Rae, Grace Potter, Karl Denson, Melvin Sparks, Fred Wesley, Pee Wee Ellis, Maceo Parker, Zigaboo Modeliste, Art Neville and Ernest Ranglin.

Turkuaz is a 9-piece "Powerfunk" outfit from Brooklyn, NY, whose modern take on the classic funk sound has established them as leaders in the funk revolution that's currently taking place in the genre. Blending elements of Pop, R&B, and Soul with their distinct aggressive funk core, Turkuaz sounds like the musical love child of Sly & the Family Stone and Talking Heads.

With the release of their new album Digitonium, Turkuaz's sound is more accessible than ever and poised to break out to a more mainstream audience. With a playful feel that evokes the best of 80s dance music, Turkuaz's tightly arranged songs are built on thick grooves, driven by powerhouse rhythm and horn sections, as well as four distinct vocalists.

Turkuaz's crossover appeal has never been more evident-from a recent video performance going viral and receiving over 2 million Facebook views, to their music providing the soundtrack to New York Knicks games at Madison Square Garden, to constant rotation on Sirius XM Radio, Turkuaz is, as Relix Magazine says, "on the verge."

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