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Friday, October 13th: EOE CD Release Party, Elevator
E.O.E
E.O.E
(Equal Opportunity Employment) hails from New Orleans and was
originally formed by Billy Franklin under the name Atman Roots. The
band quickly developed a following in the Crescent City with their
unique blend of Hip Hop, Jazz, Latin and Reggae. E.O.E was on tour in
the western part of the country when hurricane Katrina made landfall
and forever changed their hometown. But with a new level of passion and
commitment, the band continued to gain momentum. Though the members of
the group remain scattered around the country, they continue to record
and tour tirelessly. E.O.E is currently gearing up for their 5th tour
since the hurricane and has released their new album Fortune and
Circumstance. Their music holds a message of peace and forward
thinking, and contains strong social and political overtones. The
compositions are presented it in a conscious balance between song
writing and improvisation, striving to achieve freedom within structure
rather than in spite of it. The band is now making an effort to put
their message into action, holding fund-raising events for Habitat for
Humanity as well as offering voter registration at their shows in
preparation for the upcoming Senate elections.
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