Keep the Reggaefest good vibes going with a show at Snow Barn featuring Mystic Bowie's Talking Dreads

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Mystic Bowie's Talking Dreads

Keep the Reggaefest good vibes going with an evening show at Snow Barn, featuring Mystic Bowie's Talking Dreads, and enjoy a non-stop, fun- loving musical journey that’s as good for the head as it is for the soul.

On “Life During Wartime,” the first single from Talking Heads’ 1979 album Fear of Music, David Byrne famously sang the immortal lyrics, “This ain’t no party, this ain’t no disco…no time for dancing…” Yet all those anti-fun declarations go gleefully out the window when Mystic Bowie, aka the “Head Dread,” takes the stage, re-imagining and infusing fresh life into TH’s classic catalog with his high octane mix of roots reggae, ska and lover’s rock (aka “romantic reggae”).

Since debuting his musically revolutionary Talking Dreads project live at the High Times Music Festival on the beach in Negril in late 2015, the charismatic Jamaican-born singer and performer has electrified audiences at over 100 shows across North America – spinning the heads of initially skeptical Talking Heads fans, and getting everyone else grooving along to the infectious, joyous rhythms and jubilant spirit of his native island.

“Talking Dreads is much more than a cover band,” Mystic says. “I am very much drawing on my own musical culture and history to make these amazing songs my own, while at the same time preserving the integrity of the Talking Heads songs. I’ve always felt that reggae’s dance-inspiring, feel good vibe is universal, as are many of the band’s songs. And don’t forget their intelligent, powerful lyrics, which are fun to sing and shine fresh light on through this new fusion of styles. It took a lot of effort to deconstruct and dissect each song to make it work seamlessly with my singing and performance style. I removed all the instrumentation, kept the story and words, then created my own reggae, Caribbean and tribal feel and married those two elements – then brought back a few of the melodies that captured my attention back in the day.”

Time: 7-10 PM

Doors: 6 PM

Admission: $15.00  

Venue: Snow Barn

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MOUNT SNOW REGGAEFEST  

Mark your calendar for Reggaefest! Jam out to live Reggae music in the Main Base Area throughout the weekend, plus try your pond skim skills at Sink or Skim on Saturday and show off your duct tape masterpieces at the Duct Tape Derby on Sunday.

Venue: Main Base Area

Cost: Free