Subrosa Union – “Operation Looking Forward” tour 2008: Takin’ show to Troops
By bandweblogs on Jan 2, 2008 in Bands, Music, Press Releases | Tags: Austin, Chris Paulos, Mike Anaya, Music, Paul Valenzuela, Subrosa Union, Texas, Tour Dates
As the definitive snapshot of Bob Hope entertaining the troops during war time, Subrosa Union, the “Rasta Rockers” from El Paso by way of their new home in Austin, Texas will share in that legacy.
Armed Forces Entertainment has selected and offered Subrosa Union the opportunity to perform and tour the Middle East to over 80,000 troops. Without hesitation, Subrosa Union accepted. The boys that comprise Subrosa Union not only consider this a tremendous honor to entertain and perform for the men and women of our armed forces, but a call to give the troops a brief mental respite by energizing their minds and brightening their day with Subrosa Union’s original rock, reggae, latin hip hop funky concoctions of spicy aggressive sounds off their newly released album ‘Looking Forward’.
As the official Department of Defense agency for providing entertainment to U.S. military personnel overseas, Armed Forces Entertainment and its performers have the honor of supporting soldiers, airmen, marines and sailors by bringing them the very best in American entertainment.
Today, Armed Forces Entertainment hosts over 1,200 shows around the world each year, reaching over 500,000 personnel at 270 military installations. From muddy makeshift stages to show-stopping extravaganzas, the performances bring a piece of home to those stationed far away from home.
Lead singer and front man Mike Anaya, 22; bassist and MC Chris Paulos, 22; and drummer and the beat of Subrosa Union Paul Valenzuela, 25 have been together of over eight years. Creating a new genre of “Rasta Rock”, Subrosa Union is true to their rebellious spirit and they say their style is definitely unique and can’t be defined by one genre…
“We’re just making it up as we go along that’s why we’ve dubbed our art Rasta Rock,” Anaya said. “This is extremely significant in our lives as a band, and as individuals and what’s more important is the opportunity to bring a little of home to those serving far away…We are extremely excited to gig in 6 of the eight countries on this tour self entitled ‘Operation Looking Forward’”.
Subrosa Union will be on a four-week tour of 5 of eight countries in Southwest Asia which comprises Iraq, Afghanistan, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Bahrain, UAE Qatar, Djibouti, and Kyrgyzstan starting in late January 2008.
By: Michael A. Anaya, Sr.
Utopian Management and Productions
970-370-3514
management@subrosaunion.com
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Subrosa Union on Armed Forces Entertainment
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Subrosa Union Official Website
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1 Comment(s)
By Nick Gardner on Jun 26, 2008 | Reply
Just wanted to say that I saw these guys in Al Udeid then at Camp Al Dahfra and they were awesome. You could tell they were not only having fun, but loved being there in front of the troops doing what you could tell they loved doing… There stage presence and music were tight and kept the crowd hoppin from the first note until their last… Kudos to you SUBROSA UNION! American styles!