Verbs and Vibes Afterset

Tonight?s performance includes poems and music from Marvin Tate?s D-Settlement new cassette ?Partly Cloudy.

“The nine song recording includes reggae, dub gogo, spoken word and gospel. Marvin Tat?s D-Settlement consists of 8 various players: piano, bass, drum, percussion and 4 background singers. Some of the members have performed in the past with Afum, Uptightly, Squishy and as D-Settlement have played Congress Theatre, Metro, Double Door among other venues from jazz to rock. Marvin mixes gospel, psychedelia, blues to form innovations. He is currently working on a poetry manuscript entitled Mr. Orange and a part-animation video called ?Mr. Junkiemaker.? He recently recorded a story for WBEZ Ira Glass?s ?this American Life.? This proud father of a two-year old video junkie has also created and sold bottle art from found objects. He has performed from New York to New Mexico.