THE NEW YORK AMSTERDAM NEWS
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July 14, 2022 - July 20, 2022 • 17
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Legendary Black rock band The Veldt embark on headlining tour By JORDANNAH ELIZABETH Special to the AmNews The Chavis brothers have already been on a nearly 30-year journey as talented musicians, their music, ethereal, otherworldly guitar-heavy waves of sound mixed with soul and gospel vocals. In 2015, they opened for The Brian Jonestown Massacre, a tour that wedged the door open for the Veldt to be introduced to new fans, and connected them with influential fans such as Peter Holmström of the Dandy Warhols. Holmström has produced a remix on the band’s recent release “Check Out Your Mind” and worked with Wu-Tang Clan producer Carlos Bess on their February 2022 release “Electric Revolution.” To top it off, The Veldt have started their own record label, 5BC Records, where they are rereleasing their 1989 debut album,
Twin brother bandmates Daniel and Danny Chavis of The Veldt (Brett Villena photo)
“Everlasting Gobstopper,” on 12 inch vinyl along with their unreleased Illuminated 1989 album, 1992’s “Marigold” LP and a deluxe edition of 1994’s “Afrodisiac.” Most importantly, The Veldt will be embarking on their first headlining tour with their first stop being Lincoln Center in New York City, a gig arranged by the groundbreaking music critic and musician, the late, great Greg Tate. Though the band has per-
formed throughout Europe and the United States, this current journey, The Entropy tour, is a lead up to the 2023 release of their upcoming full length album of the same title and marks the band’s very first lengthy headlining tour. These Black rock legends deserve these auspicious firsts and they have worked tirelessly to morph, evolve, and stay relevant in a world inundated with sounds and new music every day. They have stood the test of time, and continue to overcome limitations by being resourceful and incredibly independent. You can catch The Veldt at Lincoln Center on Aug. 18 in New York City. Donate to their Indiegogo to help fund the tour at https://www. indiegogo.com/projects/theveldt-entropy-2022-u-s-tour#/ For more information, visit www.5bcrecords.com.
‘The Bear’ now on Hulu—we dare you not to fall in love with this show! By MARGRIRA Special to the AmNews “The Bear,” starring “Shameless” star Jeremy Allen White, takes the viewer into the world of running a restaurant, which here is utter chaos, and I am here for it! “The Bear” (which is actually an FX series) is packed with African American actors filling the roles of amazing, and real characters, who work inside chef Carmen’s (a.k.a. Carmy) world. He’s a gifted and hard-working food prodigy who has returned home (Chicago) to run his dead brother’s sandwich shop. Warning, don’t watch this delectable series hungry because most of the frames feature food—beautifully shot food—being made in the frantic pressure cooker of a res-
(Edwin Lee Gibson), and the tightly coiled smartmouth Richie (Ebon Moss-Bachrach). Rounding out the characters there’s handyman Neil (Matty Matheson), seen-it-all twice prep cook Tina (Liza Colon-Zayas), and the new sous chef Sydney (Ayo Edebiri). Hey Hollywood, keep a sharp eye on this cast but pay particular attention Lionel Boyce and Ayo Edebiri in “The Bear” (Matt Dinerstein/FX photo) to Ms. Edebiri! Her taurant kitchen. employees, who worked for and character, Sydney, is the needed There’s a saying that you can’t loved Carmy’s brother Mike (flash- glue to bring the fractured restaumake an omelet without break- back, Jon Bernthal) before his sui- rant back to life. ing eggs. Well, here that metaphor cide, include the baker Marcus Just like the organized chaos of paints an accurate picture. The old (Lionel Boyce), line cook Ebraheim the kitchen, Mike’s finances are
equally messy with him owing their uncle (Oliver Platt) hundreds of thousands of dollars and now that crushing debt is on the shoulders of Carmy. I challenge anyone who might not like this show. Structurally, it’s crafted to perfection by Christopher Storer (“Ramy”) and Joanna Calo (“Hacks,” “BoJack Horseman”). These episodes give us a healthy taste of what living inside a kitchen looks and feels like. The only thing closer to the real thing is the docuseries about food life. I promise you, you will not be disappointed. There are eight episodes for season one, and each is better than the last. The first season of “The Bear” is now available to stream on Hulu.
