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As a touring band, there are many late nights and early mornings and Coffee is an essential part of our success. It’s no secret that we LOVE coffee. We LOVE it so much we decided to develop our own roast! In collaboration with Local Houston Roaster, Matt Toomey of Little Dreamer Coffee, we love to introduce:
GULF COAST ROAST
With notes of Cherry cordial, semisweet chocolate and malted toffee. This round bodied and balanced coffee is GREAT black or with your favorite milk and sugar.
Order it here!
Brené with Kam Franklin on Joy, Conflict, and Leading Creative Teams
For the past 2 years, “Take me To The Good Times” has been the theme music for Brené Brown’s incredible Dare To Lead Podcast. Kam is honored to be this week’s guest on the podcast, where they discuss joy and conflict, leading creative teams, as well as our new record!
Check out our Jam In The Van session from SXSW! It just premiered, and you’ll get to hear us play a few songs from the new album.
We can’t wait to see y'all on the road! The “It Starts With Love” tour starts in just a few weeks, and the “It Starts With Love” album drops on June 3rd! Grab your tickets here!
2022 Adventures…Coming Soon to a City Near You… ✨
Apr 23 @oldsettlers Tilmon, TX
April 29 @tipitinas New Orleans, LA %
April 30 @artshuntsville Huntsville, AL
May 5 @chelseas_live Baton Rouge, LA +
May 6 @toulousetheatre New Orleans, LA +
May 7 @republicnola New Orleans, LA #
May 19 @HotelCongress Tucson, AZ *
May 20 @lastexitlive Phoenix, AZ *
May 21 @themiracle Inglewood, CA *
May 22 @wayfarercm Costa Mesa, CA *
May 24 @sohosb Santa Barbara, CA *
May 26 @cypress.reno Reno, NV *
May 27 @starlinesocial Oakland, CA
May 28 @bottlerockfest Napa, CA
June 3 @thecarver San Antonio, TX
June 4 @mohawkaustin Austin,TX
June 10 @chopshopchi Chicago, IL
July 1 @waterfrontblues Portland, OR
July 3 at Victoria Jazz festival
July 8 @levitt_denver Denver, CO
August 23-28 @keepingthebluesalive at Sea
September 17 #SmithMountainLakeWineFestival Huddleston, VA
September 18 #XPoNentialFestival Camden, NJ @wxpn
% with Galactic
- with Neal Francis
- with Big Freedia
- with Fat Tony
Check out these BTS photos from the “Don’t Bother Me” music video shoot taken by Jay Tovar @lifebeginsatmidnight ✨ Watch the “Don’t Bother Me” Video here.
Crew
Director Jordan Dinwiddie (@jordanrenee)
Director of Photography Matthew Hayes (@matthewhayesiii)
Executive Produced by Compozition (@compozition)
Line Producer Jasmine Williams (@thekimshadey)
Producer Jedaiah J Cohen (@handkrfted)
Producer Assistant Brandy Hall (@honeyb_randy)
Gaffer Mark Clark
Lighting Assistant James Morris
Lighting Assistant Ryan Shu
Hair Stylist Salma Ekambi (@knkyhair)
Makeup Artist Ann-Marie Yisel (@annmariedolls)
Wardrobe, Catering, & Set Design Sequin Sanctuary (@sequinsanctuary)
Titles - Nakita Simpson
Cast
Kam Franklin (@bamitskam)
Nick Zamora (@thenickzamora)
Michael Razo (@aliensloverazo)
Andrea Shove (@dreforgotten)
Becky Ortega (@thebecky_B)
Dale Toliver (@daletoliver65)
The Suffers announce new album It Starts with Love, share Origins of “Don’t Bother Me”: Exclusive
“DON’T BOTHER ME” MUSIC VIDEO OUT NOW ! Watch it now at the link in our bio. Thank you to @consequence for the premiere. Much love and appreciation to everyone who worked on the video. Thank y’all!!
Director Jordan Dinwiddie (@jordanrenee)
Director of Photography Matthew Hayes (@matthewhayesiii)
Executive Produced by Compozition (@compozition)
Line Producer Jasmine Williams (@thekimshadey)
Producer Jedaiah J Cohen (@handkrfted)
Producer Assistant Brandy Hall (@honeyb_randy)
Gaffer Mark Clark
Lighting Assistant James Morris
Lighting Assistant Ryan Shu
Hair Stylist Salma Ekambi (@knkyhair)
Makeup Artist Ann-Marie Yisel (@annmariedolls)
Wardrobe, Catering, & Set Design Sequin Sanctuary (@sequinsanctuary)
Titles - Nakita Simpson
BTS Photography - @lifebeginsatmidnight
Cast
Kam Franklin (@bamitskam)
Nick Zamora (@thenickzamora)
Michael Razo (@aliensloverazo)
Andrea Shove (@dreforgotten)
Becky Ortega (@thebecky_B)
Dale Toliver (@daletoliver65)
From the upcoming Missing Piece Records LP, “It Starts With Love"
#newmusic#thesuffers#gulfcoastsoul
It is with immeasurable joy that we proudly announce the release of our third studio album, “It Starts With Love”, out on Missing Piece Records, June 3rd, 2022.
Tomorrow, we will be dropping a brand new song and a brand new music video for “Don’t Bother Me”, the first single off of this upcoming record. This album has been over 3 years in the making, and we hope that you will join us in spreading the word about its release. You can pre-save now here: https://missingpiece.ffm.to/thesuffers-itstartswithlove.
Mixed by Adrian Quesada and Matt Pence
Produced by Matt Pence, Jason Burt, Dave Boyle, Nick Zamora, Ryan Chavez, and The Suffers
Executive Produced by Kam Franklin
Mastered by Chris Longwood
Writers: Diane Warren, Johan Karlberg, Moorea Masa, Steve Watkins, John Michael Rouchell, Patrick Kelly, Yadira Brown, Andrew “BoomBaptist” Thaggart, Bryce The Third, Raymond Auzenne, Lucas Gorham, Sugar Joiko, Jackie Venson, Juliet Terrill, Kevin Bernier, Jon Durbin, Jose “Chapy” Luna, Michael Razo, Nick Zamora, and Kam Franklin.
Cover Art by Dohee Kwon @kimchisuperpower
#thesuffers#gulfcoastsoul#newalbum#music#itstartswithlove
We just added more dates to our Spring Tour. Hope to see y'all out there. Grab your tickets here!
To celebrate the last day of Black History Month and the release of “How Do We Heal” we got together with @BryceTheThird @zmajimusic & @SugarJoiko to perform a live rendition at @wonkypower. Check it out!
First Listen: The Suffers ask “How Do We Heal” on powerful single
Big thanks to our friends at soultracks.com for showing love to our new track, “How Do We Heal” featuring Son Little and Bryce The Third!
It has been almost two years since we released new music, but we are happy to say that the wait is almost over! Next Wednesday, February 16th, we are pleased to announce the release of our brand new single, “How Do We Heal featuring Son LittleandBryce The Third. It is our first release with our brand new record label, Missing Piece Group, and we are excited to share this song with y’all!
Over the next few days, we’ll dive deeper into the inspiration behind the song, but until then we are pleased to share the artwork, designed by Lyndy Bazile(@Afroplump).
You can pre-save the song here:https://missingpiece.ffm.to/thesuffers-howdoweheal
It’s gonna be a good time had by all!
More info and tickets here: https://www.redbull.com/us-en/events/soundclash-the-suffers-vs-tank-and-the-bangas
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A few of our tour dates got postponed due to COVID-19, but we are doing our best to keep pushing. We are fully vaccinated and ready to bring the music to the people. We are working closely with these venues to keep the shows as safe as possible, and we appreciate your patience as we navigate through all of this.
Tickets availablehere.
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We have a lot of new music and news on the way, but until then, we just wanted to share one our new press photos taken by Marco Torres! Have a great day y’all!
Photo by Marco Torres
Hair and Makeup by Amore Monet
Styling and Creative Direction by Kam Franklin
Styling Assistance by Print Mix Society
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Two days until@thesuffers virtual concert and cover show. We’re calling it “Darlings”, and we hope you join us. This is a little bit of “Chamber of Reflection” (Mac DeMarco cover).
Tickets available at www.Noonchorus.com/the-suffers
Two days until our next virtual show! It’s called “Darlings” and features us doing tons of indie rock, soul, and psych covers. We hope you tune in as it’s sure to be a great night. Full details here.
Do you have plans on Valentine’s Day weekend? We hope you can make it (to the couch) for a virtual concert featuring some of our favorite makeup songs and breakup songs. We’ll also be playing a few of our own. Tickets on sale NOW at https://noonchorus.com/the-suffers/
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In between our work on the record, we’ve been covering songs and having a blast over on ourPatreonpage. This month we covered “Where Is My Mind” by Pixies. We hope it brings you some good vibes. Join our community over at Patreon.com/TheSuffers to hear the full version and to gain access to more!
Remember when we asked y'all for all of those cover song suggestions? Well, we are deep into learning quite a few of them for Patreon. First up is the Chaka Khan and Rufus classic, “Tell Me Something Good”. It was also one of the most requested songs. What song would y'all like to hear us do next? Full video available at www.Patreon.com/thesuffers
Join us in recognizing all music creators who work #BehindTheRecord, an initiative to #GiveCredit where credit is due! These are the amazing people behind “Take Me to the Good Times”, thank you all!
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