Shabazz Palaces are preparing their twin LP efforts Quazarz: Born on a Gangster Star and Quazarz vs. The Jealous Machines for release on July 14th via Sub Pop. In preparation for this double threat, the duo’s new track “Since C.A.Y.A.” is now available for a listen. Produced by Knife Knights (Shabazz Palaces’ Ishmael Butler teamed up with Seattle engineer/musician Erik Blood), this heady cut also features haunting bass work from Stephen ?Thundercat? Bruner. The Sub Pop press release for “Since C.A.Y.A.” (C.A.Y.A. stands for Central Area Youth Association) points to a conversation between Butler’s alter-ego Palaceer Lazaro and the singer/writer Lou Monk which reportedly appeared (or will appear in 2064) in Purple Cliffs Quarterly. Discussing the track, The Palaceer explains, as only he can:
“In the era of Quazarz youth, The Central District of Seattle, Washington shone wildly vibrant and pulsed strong like the muscles of the heart. Brave Forerunners, from warm points south, had arrived settled and soon began to born and unleash dazzle of all sorts from this green remote. It was here on a sunny, July day over a free lunch at the C.A.Y.A. baseball field watching the Frontiersman smash an east side club to dust, that Quazarz: Born On A Gangster Star with confused terror then resolute determination first looked his dreams in the eye. Thee rest as they say, is mystery. The Heritage House, Lowe’s Grocery and One Stop Burgers are gone; fact is, from that glorious epoch there remain few vestiges. I’m one of them.”
Shabazz Palaces will play plenty of live dates this summer in support of their upcoming albums, and you can find their full tour schedule after the YouTube embed below…
Listen to Shabazz Palaces’ Track “Since C.A.Y.A.”
Shabazz Palaces 2017 Tour Schedule
Jul. 13-16 – Granite Falls, WA – Cascadia Festival
Aug. 16 – Portland, OR – The Star Theater*
Aug. 18 – San Francisco, CA – Great American Music Hall*
Aug. 19 – Los Angeles, CA – The Regent Theatre*
Aug. 20 – Phoenix, AZ – Crescent Ballroom*
Aug. 21 – El Paso, TX – Lowbrow*
Aug. 23 – Austin, TX – Mohawk (Outdoor Stage)*
Aug. 24 – Dallas, TX – Club Dada*
Aug. 25 – Baton Rouge, LA – Spanish Moon*
Aug. 26 – Atlanta, GA – Terminal West*
Aug. 27 – Charleston, SC – Music Farm*
Aug. 28 – Carrboro, NC – Cat?s Cradle*
Aug. 30 – Columbus, OH – Ace of Cups*
Aug. 31 – Detroit, MI – El Club*
Sep. 01 – Toronto, ON – Lee?s Palace*
Sep. 02 – Montreal, QC – Theatre Fairmount*
Sep. 03 – Quebec City, QC – Le Cercle
Sep. 05 – Boston, MA – The Sinclair*
Sep. 06 – Brooklyn, NY – Warsaw*
Sep. 07 – Philadelphia, PA – Union Transfer*
Sep. 08 – Washington, DC – Black Cat*
Sep. 09 – Baltimore, DC – Ottobar*
Sep. 11 – Asheville, NC – The Grey Eagle Tavern & Music Hall
Sep. 15 – 17 – Chicago, IL – Riot Fest at Douglas Park
*w/ Porter Ray
