Tank and the Bangas Live at The Merry Widow & South Sounds

51 South Conception Street,Mobile AL 36602

01 April, 2023

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The Merry Widow and South Sounds present Tank and the Bangas with special guest McKinley Dixon Saturday, April 1st 8PM South Sounds returns March 31 - April 2 to once again showcase some of the very best regional southern talent. Grammy-nominated New Orleans' group Tank & the Bangas and guest McKinley Dixon will feature on Saturday night at The Merry Widow. Want to catch all 3 nights of music? Purchase a South Sounds "Weekend Pass Add-On" now and you'll have access to all shows at all participating venues during March 31 - April 2.Want to catch all 3 nights of music the deluxe way? Purchase a VIP ticket today! LIMITED TO JUST 50 TOTAL!A VIP ticket includes: entry to Tank and The Bangas + McKinley Dixon at The Merry Widow on Saturday April 1.entry to all shows at all venues during South Sounds March 30 - April 2 (includes a kick-off show at Alabama Music Box on Thursday, March 30th)Plus all weekend long VIPs enjoy: access to a private lounge above The Merry Widow with seating, balcony, and private bathroomscatered dinners provided by Chef Alex Tapia free beer provided by a local breweryAdditional act announcements will be coming very soon! If you have any questions, feel free to email us at [email protected]. Tank and The Bangas don’t go anywhere quietly. Sitting around a dimly lit room in London’s neighborhood of Camden Town, vocalist Tank Ball, bassist Norman Spence, drummer Joshua Johnson and saxophonist Albert Allenback can’t go mere minutes without bursting into play fights, or talking over one another, or laughing from their deepest guts. They are a beacon of life. And it’s that life that you hear in their music. That’s what makes this fivepiece one of the most thrilling, unpredictable and sonically diverse bands on the planet; a unit where jazz meets hip-hop, soul meets rock, and funk is the beating heart of everything they do. Their new album Green Balloon is on the horizon, and it’s their first release now they’re signed to major label Verve Forecast – a deal that came after they won NPR’s Tiny Desk Contest in 2017, beating out hundreds of other acts. They admit that it was a moment that has entirely changed their lives. This resulting record is set to prove their pizazz and their staying power. It’s everything they’ve worked so hard for so far. Green Balloon is a multi-faceted title for their first full-length release since Think Tank in 2013. Think Tank was a case of throwing all their creative juices and ideas to at the wall to see what stuck. It was a DIY project. This album process was a world apart from that. “Green Balloon is a sister to Think Tank,” says Tank. “Think Tank was 12, and Green Balloon is 16 and having sex. She’s out there.” Made in New Orleans, Los Angeles, London and Florida, the band’s newfound critical acclaim and global notoriety meant they were able to call upon producers such as Jack Splash, Mark Batson, Zaytoven, Louie Lastic and Robert Glasper. Some of these names were on their bucket wishlist, others were new discoveries. “It was truly a dream to us. We’re so lucky,” says Tank. Green Balloon and many of its lyrical themes may seem to revolve around money and material (“money, look at all my money” starts ‘Spaceships’), but it’s far more complex than that. The color is explored throughout the tracks.