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Free Radicals
OriginHouston, Texas, USA
GenresFunk, Ska, Klezmer, World Music
Years active1996–present
MembersJason Jackson
Pete Sullivan
Nick Cooper
Al Bear
Nick Gonzalez
Tom VandenBoom
Matthew Serice
Websitefreerads.com

Free Radicals is an American jazz, funk, hip-hop, avant-garde, ska, reggae, African music, Indian music, punk, klezmer, polka and latin jazz group based in Houston, Texas.

History

Free Radicals' live band includes six or seven members.[1] On recordings — The Rising Tide Sinks All (1998), Our Lady of Eternal Sunny Delights (2000), Aerial Bombardment (2004), and The Freedom Fence (2012)[2] — Free Radicals invites a group of 50 or more musicians and vocalists into the studio.

Drummer Nick Cooper founded the group in 1996, with a goal of specializing in improvised music.[1] In 2000, The New Yorker wrote "The horn-heavy, continually evolving collective Free Radicals produces a wildly eclectic fusion that has as many influences as there are items in the Houston, Texas, pawnshop in which they honed their sound during all-night jam sessions."[3] In 2010, Dawn wrote that the artwork and message about underwater oil-leaks, oil-wars, and bank-crashes on the band's first CD was like a "premonition waiting to become true.".[4] Free Radicals frequent collaborators and guest musicians include Al Pagliuso, Dan Cooper, Harry Sheppard, Gloria Edwards, Nelson Mills III, and Subhendu Chakraborty.

Free Radicals performs many concerts,[5] marches [6] and fund-raisers for anti-authoritarian and radical groups like food not bombs, peace festivals, and charities events including a continuous 24-hour concert in November 1999 to raise money for Kid Care, a health program for children.[7] They have protested against Halliburton, and participated in marches for immigrants' rights and for a Houston janitor's union.[7]

Free Radicals has won the following 20 [8] Houston Press awards:

  • 1998: Best Jazz, Best Unsigned Band[9]
  • 1999: Best Jazz, Best Funk, Best Drummer[9]
  • 2001: Best Jazz[10]
  • 2002: Best Jazz[9]
  • 2003: Best Jazz[9]
  • 2004: Best CD by Local Musicians[11]
  • 2008: Best Jazz[12]
  • 2009: Best Jazz, Best Drummer[13]
  • 2010: Best Jazz,[14]
  • 2011: Best Jazz,[15]
  • 2012: Best CD, Best Song, Best Jazz [16]
  • 2013: Best Jazz [17]
  • 2014: Best Jazz [18]
  • 2015: Best Jazz [19]

Discography

  • 1998: The Rising Tide Sinks All
  • 2000: Our Lady of Eternal Sunny Delights
  • 2004: Aerial Bombardment
  • 2012: The Freedom Fence
  • 2015: Freedom of Movement

Notes

  1. ^ a b Okuhara, Greg (June 1, 2006). "Music Notes: Free Radicals set to bombard Bryan". Knight Ridder News. p. 1.
  2. ^ Dansby, Andrew (June 15, 2012). "Free Radicals Tear Down Fences". 2995. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  3. ^ "Music". The New Yorker. March 27, 2000. p. 1.
  4. ^ Ghazi, Sahar Habib (July 12, 2010). "Jewish music for Palestine". Dawn (newspaper).
  5. ^ Serrano, Shea (April 29, 2009). "Fresh Fruit: Mango's attempts to resurrect Westheimer's bohemian past". The Houston Press. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  6. ^ Capitan, Craig (April 2, 2008). "Snook isn't the center of the world for Free Radicals". Bryan-College Station, TX: The Eagle. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  7. ^ a b Okuhara, Greg (July 5, 2007). "Musical reaction to Houston's Free Radicals". Knight Ridder News. p. 1.
  8. ^ Rouner, Jeff (January 28, 2011). "Free Radicals Blend Break-Dancing, Capoeira Into Fitz's Show". Houston Press. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  9. ^ a b c d Lomax, John (July 27, 2006). "Bring Back the Jams!". Houston Press. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  10. ^ "Mount Coy". Houston Press. July 26, 2001. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  11. ^ "Best CD by Local Musicians". Houston Press. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  12. ^ "2008 HPMA Winner List". Houston Press. July 30, 2008. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  13. ^ "The 2009 Houston Press Music Award Winners". Houston Press. July 31, 2009. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  14. ^ "Like Hell Yeah". Houston Press. August 19, 2010. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  15. ^ "Your 2011 Houston Press Music Awards Winners". Houston Press. November 16, 2011. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  16. ^ "The 2012 Houston Press Music Award Winners". Houston Press. August 8, 2012. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  17. ^ "The 2013 Houston Press Music Award Winners". Houston Press. August 7, 2013. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  18. ^ "The 2014 Houston Press Music Award Winners". Houston Press. August 8, 2014. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  19. ^ "Suffers Dominate But Hpmas Celebrate Every Corner Of Houston Music Scene". Houston Press. August 21, 2015. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

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