About

Fine Roots Reggae
from Upstate NY

The Big Takeover is a high energy sextet, with a refreshingly upbeat, yet groove oriented, party-making approach to interpreting the Jamaican tradition of rocksteady, ska and reggae music. Formed in the funky college town of New Paltz, NY in 2007 and named after bassist Rob Kissner and drummer Sam Tritto’s proclivity for commandeering the stereo at campus parties, this band of self taught musicians has aquired a habit of making audiences look, listen and dance.

With over 300 live performances in the Northeast, ranging from Maine to North Carolina and a studio album (Following Too Close – 2008) behind them, the band look forward to what their 2011 release, Tale of My Life, will lead them to.

Instrumentation

Rob Kissner – Bass
Sam Tritto – Drums
Jon Klenck – Guitar
Chas Montrose – Saxophone
Nee Nee Rushie – Lead Vocals
Andrew Vogt – Trombone

Stage Mates

The Original Wailers, Jefferson Starship, Sam Kinninger from Soulive, Pete Seeger, Badfish, Taurrus Riley, Eek-a-Mouse, Groundation,West Bound Train, Norma Fraiser, The Pietasters, Tarrus Riley, Inner Vision, Inner Circle, The Meditations, Sister Nancy and Gandalf Murphy and The Slambovian Circus of Dreams.

Around the Web

Electronic Press Kit
Hudson Valley Underground
Reverb Nation