Official video for Greeny Jungle + upcoming shows in NYC, DC, SEA

It's finally here! The video for Greeny Jungle captures a moment with the Black Lives Matter movement in Seattle, on Reclaim MLK Day 2015 where an estimated 10,000 people took to the streets. You can read more on okayafrica... this one is special. I'm also currently in the midst of touring with the Evidence Of Things Not Seen album, and have just had some incredible shows and workshops in Montreal, QC; Toronto, ON; Buffalo, NY and Wooster, OH... alongside some of my favorite artists and minds including Nnedi Okorafor (who's speculative fiction works inspired the theme of Greeny Jungle), Akua Naru, Bocafloja, members of Nomadic Massive, Kalmunity, pHoenix Pagliacci, and more. Sending extra love to everyone who braved the Siberian vortex to make every date so awesome. This week I'm in New York City with a show in Brooklyn on Friday, Washington, DC on Sunday, and coming back to Seattle for a few shows next week. More details on everything below, and I've also been keeping the events page updated as I go. Friday, February 27th - Brooklyn, NY Gabriel Teodros with si dåko’ta & DJ Ian Head 11PM | $10 at the door invite your peoples on facebook here Bunna Cafe 1084 Flushing Ave Brooklyn, NY Sunday, March 1st - Washington, DC Gabriel Teodros with The 1978ers (yU & Slimkat) 9PM | $10 at the door invite your peoples on facebook here Bossa 2463 18th St NW Washington, DC Thursday, March 5th - Seattle, WA Abstract Rude & Myka 9 Gabriel Teodros Silas Blak hosted by Suntonio Bandanaz & DJ Able Fader 9PM | 21+ | $10 adv / $15 dos invite your peoples on facebook here Lo-Fi Performance Gallery 429 Eastlake Ave Seattle, WA Friday, March 6th - Seattle, WA Youth Speaks Seattle Wild Card Slam featuring Gabriel Teodros 6PM | $5 youth / $10 adults invite your peoples on facebook here Rainier Valley Cultural Center 3515 S Alaska St Seattle, WA And finally, if you haven't heard, Octavia's Brood: Science Fiction Stories from Social Justice Movements has a release date of March 15th, and is available now for a discount via AK Press. I'm so honored and excited to have my first published short story in this collection... the book includes short stories from LeVar Burton, Terry Bisson, Alexis Pauline Gumbs, Alixa Garcia, Autumn Brown, Bao Phi, David Walker, Dani McClain, Dawolu Jabari Anderson, Gabriel Teodros, Jelani Wilson, Kalamu ya Salaam, Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha, Mia Mingus, Morrigan Phillips, Tara Betts, Tunde Oluniran, Vagabond, adrienne maree brown and Walidah Imarisha, essays by Tananarive Due and Mumia Abu-Jamal, as well as an introduction by Sheree Renee Thomas. There is a tour in the works, and we want to bring it everywhere! The information for booking Octavia's Brood is here. Hope to see you in your town soon!

Gabriel Teodros & SoulChef - Evidence Of Things Not Seen

Gabriel Teodros & SoulChef - Evidence Of Things Not Seen
Releases everywhere on October 28th, available for pre-order now

"a lion with a horn
the hunted with a song
the places you get broken
are the places you get strong"

- from 'Greeny Jungle' off the new album, listen now

There's so much to say I don't even know where to start with this one. This album represents my favorite writing I've ever done on a project thus far, and I've decided to celebrate it's release with a limited-edition book of lyrics you can pick up with the CD at our show in Seattle on November 6th! All purchases of the album from either Bandcamp or iTunes will come with a digital book of lyrics as well. Evidence Of Things Not Seen was entirely produced, mixed & mastered by SoulChef (in Auckland, New Zealand), it features guest spots from Jonathan Emile, Shakiah & Sarah MK, and I completely recorded the album with a mobile studio I sometimes travel with, at various locations around Seattle, WA; Toronto, ON and Montreal, QC. The brilliant artwork you see above was done by Masood Tahir (in London, UK). If you were into the song "Black Love" then this whole album is for you. I'll let the lyrics say the rest.

If you missed it, I did an interview with KEXP recently where I talked about patriarchy, humanity and stuff... you can check that out here. I also got the opportunity to do a little performance & interview on The Seattle Channel's Art Zone (which also airs on KCTS 9 in Seattle)... you can check that out here.

Finally, this show. I'm so excited about the entire line-up!

Thursday November 6, 2014

Gabriel Teodros
with Draze, Xperience & EarDr.Umz
@ Columbia City Theater
(4916 Rainier Ave S - Seattle, WA)

Doors: 8PM | 21+
$8 advance tickets available here (tickets will be $10 on day of show)

If you are on Facebook, feel free to add yourself to the events page and invite all your people!

Hope to see ya'll soon
-- gt