Universal Citizens
Miami, Florida, United States | SELF
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For the past few months a groove-making gaggle of racket-makers have assembled under the flag of Handsome Beats Brigade and taken over the North Beach Bandshell for an event called Heart Beats. Their goal: to ease the plight of the people of East Africa. November's line-up of do-gooding groovesters includes the rock 'em, sock 'em outfit Universal Citizens, who'll be joining the likes of Spam Allstars and Dusthead. Niteside got with UC's own Jeff Crespo.
For those who don't yet know, who (and what) is Universal Citizens? Universal Citizens is an original rock band formed by aliens under the names of Role (drums/vocals), Alexis (bass) and Jeff (singer/guitar).
If you had to sum up your sound in a single sentence, what would it be? A dance groove with a punk attitude and a rock 'n' roll vibe.
Can you please tell us a bit about Friday's benefit? Heart Beats for East Africa Festival is a benefit concert to raise funds for humanitarian aid in Africa. It takes place at North Beach Bandshell (72 Street and Collins Ave) on Friday Nov. 18th from 3pm til 11pm. There are many great DJs in the line-up, including Fernando Fumes, Ordep Zerep, Tomaz Hernandez, Axl and Axiom, as well as amazing bands such as Carlinga, Dusthead, Spam Allstars and us -- Universal Citizens!
How'd you get connected with the cause? Ronald Miguelerena, founder of Handsome Beats Brigade, who is running the whole operation together with his team, invited us to participate. When he shared his vision with us we loved it. Needless to say we are thrilled to be part of the festival.
What should fans expect at Friday's fest? A day full of great music and people... and from Universal Citizens the best f***in' rock show -- guaranteed. - NBC Miami
Discography
1) Universal Citizens "One". Released Dec 2006.
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Universal Citizens formed in 2006 by its members The Role drums, Jeff vocalist/guitar, Oz bass is an original and innovative alternative rock band with a unique sound.
Each of their songs have an edge, packed with powerful hooks and great lyrics that keep playing in your head for days after you've listened to them.
Their live shows are simply amazing and enlivening.
"Our shows are high energy, hi intensity and highly entertaining with a dance groove, a punk attitude and a rock sound....we definitely don't sound like anything on the radio or like any other band. Our focus is to have people grooving and dancing to our music making sure that everyone in the audience is having a great time, we are here to serve them the very best show and we deliver exactly that; we are professionals at what we do."
1. Our purpose is to tour the world sharing our music with as many people as possible.
2. Our vision is to play as both headliners and opening act in great venues and festivals around the globe.
3. Our goal is to play non stop, increase our fan base by giving them 100% of our best in each show and establish healthy long term relations with promoters and agents.
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