{"id":14131,"date":"2020-12-08T05:00:32","date_gmt":"2020-12-08T05:00:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/?p=14131"},"modified":"2020-12-06T18:48:57","modified_gmt":"2020-12-06T18:48:57","slug":"the-slackers-announce-holiday-livestream","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/?p=14131","title":{"rendered":"THE SLACKERS ANNOUNCE HOLIDAY LIVESTREAM"},"content":{"rendered":"
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New York, NY –\u00a0The Slackers, NYC\u2019s premier ska, rocksteady, & soul band will keep their 17 year old holiday tradition alive in 2020 with a livestream broadcast of a holiday concert on December 19th (www.livefrom.events\/slackersholiday<\/a>).<\/div>\n
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The Slackers started doing holiday shows back in 2003 at the Knitting Factory back when it was still located in Tribeca.\u00a0It grew into a multi night stand and then they started taking the show on the road to other towns.\u00a0By 2019, it had grown into a 21 date tour with 3 night stands in Chicago and Austin.\u00a0The Slackers’ last public concerts pre-Covid were as part of the 2019 holiday tour with a weekend in New York City at Webster Hall and Boston at the Middle East.<\/div>\n
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Suffice to say a lot has happened since then.\u00a0Unable to play live in-person concerts in 2020, the Slackers have turned online with a series of live streams sponsored by their booking agency,\u00a0The Sound Talent Group, and broadcasting through the streaming platform of Live from events.<\/div>\n
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The Slackers have also kept up a busy release schedule in 2020. They released two timely politically-themed singles with\u00a0Pirates Press Records,\u00a0\u201cNobody’s Listening\/Sleep Outside\u201d\u00a0and\u00a0\u201cBlue.\u201d\u00a0They also released digitally, the anti-Trump anthem, “They Are Losing.”<\/div>\n
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This December, the Slackers are releasing a series of 45s that are tributes to the Slackers holiday tours of years past.\u00a0They have almost sold out a presale of a pair of 45s that were recorded last year at Reggie’s Rock Club in Chicago and Flamingo Cantina in Austin.\u00a0These limited edition 45s are lathe cut by Revolution Vintage. Part of the profits goes to the employee funds of the above venues. You can order the last few copies while they last on the Slackers\u00a0eBay<\/a>.<\/div>\n
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Supporting local venues is very important to the Slackers who usually play around 100 shows a year.\u00a0In addition to the support from the 45s, part of the funds collected for the Livestream will go to support\u00a0Reggie’s,\u00a0the Flamingo Cantina, and\u00a0the National Independent Venue Relief Fund (NIVA).<\/div>\n
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In addition, the Slackers are offering a chance to take a momento home from this holiday show.\u00a0They are going to press up a lathe cut limited edition vinyl 45 of 2 songs from this holiday broadcast! You hear the show and the Slackers will literally send you a record of it. You can order these from the\u00a0livefrom.events\/Slackersholiday<\/a>\u00a0ticket page.<\/div>\n
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