The Dub Side Of The Moon Reggae Band Trumystic Makes Area Debut Saturday By Jeff Eason If you are still playing Bob Marley’s Catch A Fire album in belief that you are keeping up with the world of reggae music, you might be in for a rude awakening. Sure, Marley is the heart and soul of the reggae genre and his influence can be heard in every band that favors a backbeat. But the world of reggae is exploding right now with new bands experimenting with the genre…some with incredible results. The New York City-based octet Trumystic will bring its mind-blowing take on modern reggae to the Boone Saloon this Saturday. One of the boldest of the new reggae bands, Trumystic, will make its area debut at the Boone Saloon on Saturday, August 12th. The music starts around 10:30 p.m. “What Trumystic brings to the stage is an uplifting and long overdue new sound to the reggae world,” wrote one reviewer. “Incorporating dub essentials, dancehall, hip-hop, soul music and even some genre-bending, skank-infused ‘riddim’ rock. With honesty they convey politically charged lyrics (that) deal with social issues among different walks of life, accented by beautiful vocals, solid as a rock rhythm section and a truly herbalized horn section.” Performing as an octet, Trumystic features Kirsty Rock on lead vocals and keyboards, Reggie Hodges on bass and vocals, Craig Santiago on drums, Duane Oak on keyboards, Dan Slenda Rosow on trumpet, Dylan Hammond on saxophone, Devin Conner on fiddle and Dept. of Dub on special effects. Santiago is best known for his drumming with The Bad Brains while Hodges was a bass contributor to the album High Fidelity Dub Sessions, Volume Three. The band has spent part of the summer recording its latest album, Paradise, set to hit the streets in mid-September. The album includes contributions from guest musicians such Mikey Dread, Paranoid Social Club, and an array of New York-based reggae artists. During its recent tours, the band has had the chance to share the stage with Cypress Hill, Jungle Brothers, Sugar Minott, Black-Eyed Peas and reggae legend Jimmy Cliff. The band was honored to take part in a special tribute album called Dub Side of the Moon, Easy Star Records’ interpretation of Pink Floyd’s classic 70s album Dark Side of the Moon. The band took on one of the more challenging tracks from the album, “The Great Gig in the Sky,” and Kirsty Rock’s singing on the track earned her praise from Clare Tory, the song’s original vocalist. Dub Side of the Moon stayed on the Billboard Charts for 48 consecutive weeks. For more information on Saturday’s show, call the Boone Saloon at (828) 264-1811.