AloeBlacc.com: Archive

Aloe's story on the journey to Ghana with Malaria...

Today sees the launch of a short film (watch it here: http://bit.ly/JkNp3Y) showcasing Aloe’s recent trip to Ghana with Malaria No More UK. Aloe took time out from his tour schedule to witness the efforts underway to meet Ghana’s goal to make sure every home in the country has access to a mosquito net by the end of 2012. Aloe is sharing his story with people across the world from today through an...

Apr 20th

2 notes

Memorial Day Weekend 2012 | Live in Los Angeles

Apr 19th

1 note

Aloe Blacc to play Lollapalooza | August 2012

Apr 12th

2 notes

'I Need a Dollar' Turns 2!

Today it’s the second birthday of Aloe Blacc’s I Need A Dollar, after it was first released as a single on 16 March, 2010. With the song already on its way to being a soundtrack for our times thanks to the way it encapsulated the economic woes being experienced by governments and individuals alike, we caught up with Blacc to discuss his creation and wish it happy birthday. What was...

Mar 16th

6 notes

Cornbury Festival Dates + Ticket Info

Aloe Blacc performing Saturday, June 30 – Great Tew, Oxfordshire – The Original Cornbury Festival http://bit.ly/cornburytix

Mar 13th

Aloe's April Tour Dates - Europe

Saturday, April 21 - Zermatt, Switzerland / Zermatt Unplugged Festival http://bit.ly/aloestarticketCH Sunday, April 22 - Casablanca, Morocco / Jazzablanca http://www.jazzablanca.com/artistes/aloeblacc.html Tuesday, April 24 - Porto Portugal / Casa de Musica http://bit.ly/x8At9f

Mar 8th

3 notes

Aloe returns from journey of discovery about...

Aloe’s just back from Ghana, West Africa where took a few days out to learn about the impact of malaria – a preventable disease that tragically claims the life of a child every minute. Aloe was with charity Malaria No More UK (http://malarianomore.org.uk), whose vital work supports Ghana’s goal to make sure everyone has access to a mosquito net by the end of 2012. Aloe spent four days with a...

Mar 8th

3 notes

6 tags

Frontier & Nova Present Aloe Blacc 2012 Australian...

Australia is going to be hit with a whole lotta soul when Aloe Blacc & The Grand Scheme come Down Under with his Good Things tour in January. Nova, along with the Frontier Touring Company, are proudly presenting Blacc’s highly anticipated tour which will be the perfect way to welcome in the New Year.Blacc’s series of gigs kicks off in Melbourne on January 1, before moving onto...

Dec 30th

63 notes

3 tags

Download my new song free →

Download “Tonight, Downtown” by Aloe Blacc

Dec 8th

17 notes

3 tags

Win tickets to Aloe Blacc’s UK tour

Tanqueray is proudly presenting Aloe Blacc’s European tour, where he’ll be performing “Tonight, Downtown,” the track commissioned by Tanqueray as an ode to starting the night right. To celebrate, Tanqueray is offering fans a pair of tickets to three of the UK gigs - Glasgow (12th December), Bristol (13th December) and London (15th December) Follow Aloe Blacc on twitter at...

Dec 2nd

1 note

2 tags

Aloe Blacc December 2011 UK Tour Dates

Sat 3rd Dec 2011 HMV Institute, Birmingham, Digbeth, United Kingdom Book Tickets Sun 4th Dec 2011 O2 Academy Leeds, Leeds, Yorkshire, United Kingdom Book Tickets Mon 5th Dec 2011 Rock City, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom Find Tickets Wed 7th Dec 2011 The HMV Ritz, Manchester, United Kingdom Book Tickets Thu 8th Dec 2011 O2 Academy Newcastle, Newcastle Upon Tyne, United...

Nov 28th

3 notes

6 tags

Nov 10th

6 notes

4 tags

Oct 25th

2 notes

4 tags

Aloe Blacc November 2011 European Tour Tickets on...

Aloe Blacc & The Grand Scheme November 2011 European Tour Tickets on sale now. THIS JUST IN: Aloe Blacc & The Grand Scheme will be spending the month of November on European Tour starting Wednesday, September 9 at the Palladium Club in Warsaw, Poland. The tour will also include dates in Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Germany, Italy, & Switzerland. Finally the European Tour will conclude...

Sep 28th

5 tags

Aug 17th

8 notes

7 tags

Watch

Moments with Aloe Blacc, Mihalj “Miki” Kekenj & Jaybo “Mama Hold My Hand” This is part 3 of 6. Many people don’t know that I wrote this song in 2002. Moments with Aloe Blacc, Mihalj “Miki” Kekenj & Jaybo Creating moments is the driving force behind MADE, and one such moment occurred with the culmination of a creative journey that involved singer & ...

Aug 16th

9 notes

4 tags

This Just In: New Show Dates

We’ve just announced that we will be playing at the Palladium Club in Warsaw, Poland on November 9, 2011. Tickets are now on sale. You can get yours here. «CLICK HERE FOR TICKETS»

Aug 15th

4 tags

Aug 11th

3 notes

7 tags

Aug 10th

13 notes

4 tags

Aug 8th

17 notes

6 tags

Aug 8th

5 notes

7 tags

Watch

Moments with Aloe Blacc, Mihalj “Miki” Kekenj & Jaybo “If I” More from my time in Berlin this past April with MADE, enjoy this footage of Part 2. Moments with Aloe Blacc, Mihalj “Miki” Kekenj & Jaybo Creating moments is the driving force behind MADE, and one such moment occurred with the culmination of a creative journey that involved singer ...

Aug 4th

7 notes

5 tags

Aug 3rd

7 notes

6 tags

Jul 26th

3 notes

7 tags

Jul 19th

5 notes

9 tags

Jul 18th

4 notes

6 tags

Watch

Loving You Is Killing Me (Acoustic) | Aloe Blacc & Joel Van Dijk | 07.15.11 Enjoy this “exclusive” footage of Joel Van Dijk and myself from the Rock Werchter Festival courtesy of the Canvas channel in Belgium. Thanks to DDA over at V2 for getting this video to us for aloeblacc.com

Jul 15th

10 notes

8 tags

Jul 15th

3 notes

6 tags

Jul 13th

5 notes

9 tags

Jul 11th

8 notes

7 tags

Watch

Aloe Blacc & The Grand Scheme | Glastonbury Festival 2011 | 06.27.2011 Enjoy our performance from the 2011 Glastonbury Festival this past Saturday. This performance was taken a live broadcast of the festival on BBC2. You can check out more footage & exclusive photos here.

Jun 27th

14 notes

6 tags

Jun 23rd

3 notes

5 tags

Jun 22nd

12 notes

8 tags

Jun 9th

8 notes

6 tags

Jun 3rd

7 notes

6 tags

Thank you Jonas, RIP

Jonas Bevacqua is a name you should be familiar with. He is the Co-Founder and Creative Director of a brand called LRG, heard of it? Thought so. With that being said, Hypebeast released their conversation series, this time on Jonas Bevacqua. The ideology behind the name Lifted Research Group… Lifted- to lift up and elevate the youth. Research- the study and design of our culture. Group- the...

Jun 2nd

5 notes

11 tags

Jun 1st

6 notes

7 tags

Cinema For Peace | Cannes, France

Sean Penn gave a very moving talk about his experience in Haiti at his Cinema for Peace dinner in Cannes. I was invited to sing and was surprised by a warm welcome from the audience when Leonardo DiCaprio yelled “Aloe Blacc!” as I walked on stage. After my performance he (Leo) challenged the room to match his donation to help redevelop Haiti and several folks made huge...

May 24th

6 tags

Watch

R.I.P. Tim Hetherington Tim Hetherington was an important part of the grand scheme. Those who fight to tell the truth with cameras and words will continue in your honor. Tim was tragically killed on 20th April 2011 while covering the conflict in Libya. A terrible loss. To leave condolences for Tim, please visit www.timhetherington.org

May 17th

2 notes

4 tags

GOOD THINGS ARE GOLDEN

So happy to let all my fans know that the Good Things record has officially been certified as a GOLD album in France. (See me there holding the plaque is the proof). Thanks to everyone who has worked on or behind the Good Things project & thanks to all the fans for all the love and support. You all make me smile!

May 4th

14 notes

4 tags

Good Things From The Road | I Need A $ Tour |...

Driving past Red Square on the way to sound check for our Moscow show. It might take a few more post-communist generations to get the SoulTtrain line happening in Moscow.

Apr 20th

2 notes

5 tags

Aloe Blacc & The Grand Scheme | The Hague Jazz...

This just in!!! Aloe Blacc & The Grand Scheme have just been added to the line-up set to play at the 2011 Hague Jazz Festival in Hague, Netherlands this year. The boys will be bring the brand new old soul vibe to the people on June 18th. For tickets & more info on the Hague Jazz Festival, click here.

Apr 7th

1 note

4 tags

Mar 29th

2 notes

3 tags

Aloe Blacc Official Merchandise Store

Hey guys. We are happy to announce that the official merchandise store for Aloe Blacc & AloeBlacc.com is now live!!! Big time thanks are in order for the fine team over at Firebrand Live for hooking it up funky fresh. ==»>CLICK HERE TO VISIT THE NEW STORE«<==

Mar 28th

1 note

5 tags

Good Things From The Road | I Need a $ Tour |...

In Germany, my good friends Nico, Chantal, and Nadav treated me to some Dudu. I had to laugh at the name of the restaurant. The food is pretty good and the specialty is Crunchy Dudu Rolls.

Mar 23rd

3 notes

5 tags

Watch

I Need A Dollar Video | on Centric TV | 03.17.2011 Centric TV has been showing major love & support for the Good Things project. Check out this alternative version “I Need A Dollar” video that is OnCentric. Big thanks to my folk over at LRG who helped put together this new rendition of the video.

Mar 17th

6 notes

8 tags

Good Things From The Road | I Need a $ Tour |...

Driving by the tower on my way to play “I NEED A DOLLAR” at Virgin radio. My guitar player in Paris, Alex Finkin, says that the French hated the Eiffel Tower until the rest of the world fell in love with it.

Mar 17th

5 tags

Mar 15th

11 notes

9 tags

Mar 11th

4 notes

6 tags

Mar 11th