Black Square (band)
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Black Square is a ska band from Honolulu, Hawaii. Originally formed in 2002 as a hardcore punk trio, Black Square expanded into a six-piece and currently consists of Josh86 (vocals, guitar), Brian Kim (drums), Taylor (bass), Geoffrey (trombone, backing vocals), T.R. (alto saxophone, backing vocals), and Babyface (tenor saxophone, backing vocals). Since expanding to a six-piece set up Black Square has sought to blend ska, punk, rocksteady, reggae, and hip-hop influences to create a distinct style of ska that maintains the intensity and style of punk rock. The band's name is a reference to Kazimir Malevich
's 1915 oil painting of a black square on a plain piece of canvas.
Black Square is one of Hawaii's few touring ska bands and has completed over 10 U.S. mainland tours. Along with these tours Black Square has also become a local favorite around their hometown of Honolulu. Although primarily from the island of Oahu the band often travels to Hawaii's outer islands such as Maui and the Big Island to perform. Recently Black Square has enjoyed national success and preformed on the Vans
Warped Tour 2011
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Black Square has released 4 full length albums and has been featured on several compilations. Their music has also been featured on Fuel TV
, Billabong Surf, Heavy Water, Wahine Blue, Board Stories, the feature film One Kine Day (2011), and the Hawaii International Film Festival
award-winning documentary Noho Hewa (2008).
Compilations
Kazimir Malevich
Kazimir Severinovich Malevich was a Russian painter and art theoretician, born of ethnic Polish parents. He was a pioneer of geometric abstract art and the originator of the Avant-garde Suprematist movement.-Early life:...
's 1915 oil painting of a black square on a plain piece of canvas.
Black Square is one of Hawaii's few touring ska bands and has completed over 10 U.S. mainland tours. Along with these tours Black Square has also become a local favorite around their hometown of Honolulu. Although primarily from the island of Oahu the band often travels to Hawaii's outer islands such as Maui and the Big Island to perform. Recently Black Square has enjoyed national success and preformed on the Vans
Vans
Vans is an American based manufacturer of sneakers, skateboarding shoes, BMX shoes, snowboarding boots and other shoe types.- History :On March 16, 1966, at 704 E. Broadway, in Anaheim, California, brothers Paul Van Doren, James Van Doren, and three other partners opened up their first store...
Warped Tour 2011
Warped Tour 2011
Warped Tour 2011 is the 17th annual Summer Warped Tour festival. Vans Shoes is again the tour's primary sponsor. The tour dates were announced on November 22, 2010, with the first official band announcement on December 8...
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Black Square has released 4 full length albums and has been featured on several compilations. Their music has also been featured on Fuel TV
Fuel TV
Fuel TV is a U.S. cable and satellite specialty channel that launched on July 1, 2003. It focuses on the cultures of such extreme sports as skateboarding, snowboarding, wakeboarding, motocross, surfing, BMX and FMX. It is a unit of Fox Cable Networks and is currently available to 26-million...
, Billabong Surf, Heavy Water, Wahine Blue, Board Stories, the feature film One Kine Day (2011), and the Hawaii International Film Festival
Hawaii International Film Festival
The Hawaii International Film Festival is a film festival held in the U.S. state of Hawaii. It was started in 1981 by Jeannette Paulson Hereniko and has been held annually in the fall for two weeks...
award-winning documentary Noho Hewa (2008).
Discography
Studio Albums- End The Cycle (2004)
- One Glass Of Water (2007)
- Onward (2008)
- Black Square (2011)
Compilations
- Hawaiian Punk: Volume 2 (Hawaiian Express Records)
- Send Ska! Hawaii's Best Of 2004 (Gardenia Lane)