Royal Kush Band
Sydney, NS B1P 2V3, Canada | Established. Jan 01, 2010 | SELF
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“Since their re-debut in December, Royal Kush has been settling themselves in as one of the more exciting and interesting bands in town. Their mix of R&B, ska, hip hop, and reggae gives them the versatility to play with nearly anyone while carving a niche bridging the hip hop and rock scenes. This Saturday, The Kush hit The Upstairs Club to team with beat master The Break Mechanic to show this versatility. With the full band headlining, frontman Jim Melvin will also be hitting the stage solo style while bassist Matt Nokes will reprise his solo hip hop set. It all starts right at 10pm, so showing up early is imperative to not miss out.”— Joe Costello, What's Goin On - whatsgoinon.ca
Discography
How We Roll (2010)
How We Roll 2 (2011)
Royal Kush Band [self titled album] (2012)
Royal Kush Band Indica (2017)
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Bio
Royal Kush Band comes from Sydney Nova Scotia in a hail of smoke and fire. If you were to put reggae, rock, funk and hip hop into your pipe, then light it and inhale, the result would be the Royal Kush Band. Since their first musical encounter, they have been playing at various venues and events in Nova Scotia, including invitations and appearances at the recent Swollen Members, Classified, Royce 5'9 and Snoop Dog events in Sydney.
Matt Nokes specialty lies within his gritty lyrics as an MC for Royal Kush. In the past, Nokes was one of the driving forces with the Sick Kookies, a hip hop group that swept through the Sydney music scene like a tsunami in 2009. His deep raspy voice cuts through a mix like a young Everlast with a Beastie Boys agenda. Nokes accolades in the hip hop realm speak for themselves. He’s opened for a variety of international acts like Snoop Dogg, Sean Kingston and Classified just to name a few.
Coming out of the fog, and holding down the low end of the sound spectrum is Justin Mitchell(Ricochet). He hands out bass grooves like Bible thumpers hand out religious newsletters (at your door and in your face).
Carlin Macvicar is the drumming agent in RKB. His funky beats keep the band running, and he may or may not have been DoubleYou of the Cashby Fam in a past life.
Jim Melvin's blues roots and love for reggae and ska provide a colourful backdrop for the band. His larger than life vocals and rock steady reggae guitar style added to the occasional melting face command attention.
If you’re one of those folks that loves blazing up, hip hop, reggae or rock, then we bet Royal Kush Band plays your theme music.
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