![]() ![]() In the San Francisco Bay Area, the band has built a following with frequent performances at The Fillmore, Warfield Theatre, and the historic Regency Center. The band has now sold out numerous headlining Red Rocks shows, along with many other venues across the country. A concert scheduled for the previous night at the Fox Theater in Boulder, Colorado sold out in less than fifteen minutes. In 2003, the band reached new heights by opening for The String Cheese Incident in their first amphitheater performance, at majestic Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Morrison, Colorado. ![]() They have moved from playing and opening in small clubs and bars to headlining major music venues and festivals. Their 2005 album Artifact reached #12 on Billboard 's Top Electronic Albums. STS9 has gained acclaim, as well as a distinctly loyal fan base over the past decade. For protection against future storms, the home has walls that can withstand 130 mph winds, Kevlar hurricane shields for the windows, and a roof hatch in case an escape is necessary. The home has many eco-friendly features, including solar panels, high efficiency HVAC system, wire-free lighting panels, tankless water heater, dual flush toilets, low emissivity windows and doors, a rainwater collection system, and water-absorbing native landscaping. All proceeds from this album went to the Make it Right Foundation, in an effort to build a home in New Orleans, which has since been completed and taken up by a family displaced by Hurricane Katrina. STS9's remix album, Peaceblaster : The New Orleans Make It Right Remixes, features 30 remixes of material from their 2008 album, Peaceblaster. The band hoped to offset 100%, or about 138,000 pounds, of their carbon dioxide emissions from their tour by donations of Renewable Energy Credits from their partnership with environment-friendly companies. īeginning in the fall of 2006, as part of their Live as Time Changes tour, STS9 traveled across the country in a carbon neutral tour bus and powered their live concerts using renewable energy. In 2005, STS9 put on a benefit concert where they raised over $20,000 for Hurricane Katrina victims. In exchange for fan participation in these events, STS9 and Conscious Alliance thank patrons with limited edition artwork posters, often created by the same artists who accompany the band on stage. Over the last decade, they have partnered with Conscious Alliance to bring food drives to various concerts and festivals on their tour. STS9 has partnered with a variety of non-profit organizations throughout their career. Rocklin was a fan of the group before joining them and has previously played as part of Jim James' band. Rocklin performed a whole set with the band for the first time on Maat McDowell Mountain Music Festival in Phoenix, Arizona, having previously made a guest appearance performing "Gobnugget" on Decemat the Tabernacle in Atlanta. Alana Rocklin was recruited as his replacement. On January 14, 2014, it was announced that founding member and bassist David Murphy was leaving the band. STS9's self-owned record label, 1320 Records, currently boasts over 300,000 unique downloads and over 1,000 releases by over 100 artists including Bassnectar, Pretty Lights, Big Gigantic, ESKMO, and the Glitch Mob. In the band's last studio album The Universe Inside, which is the twelfth in their full discography, STS9 continues to grow by incorporating dance and disco styles into their music. The group has raised significant amounts of money towards activism efforts, including $150,000 to the Make it Right Foundation, paving the way to rebuild a house in the Lower 9th Ward of New Orleans. The band has headlined stages at festivals such as Summer Camp, Wakarusa, Moogfest, Bonnaroo, Outside Lands Festival, Regeneration, Lollapalooza, Camp Bisco and Electric Forest Festival. STS9 was formed in Snellville, Georgia (just outside Atlanta), in 1998. STS9 has toured the US and internationally. STS9 has released 11 albums, two remixed albums ( Artifact: Perspectives and Peaceblaster: Make it Right Remixes), and multiple live DVDs ( Live as Time Changes, Axe The Cables, and various live performances) on their own label, 1320 Records. Self-described as " post-rock dance music," the band mixes standard live rock instrumentation with electronics, favoring group rhythm over individual solos. Sound Tribe Sector 9 ( STS9) is an instrumental band whose sound is based heavily on instrumental rock and electronic music, funk, jazz, drum and bass, psychedelia, and hip hop, originating in Georgia, United States. Sound Tribe Sector 9 at Denver's Fillmore Auditorium 2015
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