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Journey with Nonstop to Cairo to a “Million Dollar Space”

&NewLine;<p class&equals;"wp-block-paragraph"><em>Talented Crew Brings the Noise with their Fusion of Funk&comma; Ska &plus; Hip Hop Flava in Ya Ear on Fresh New Jam<&sol;em><&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"wp-block-paragraph">Nonstop to Cairo are proud to present &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Million Dollar Space”&comma; the eclectic new single from their forthcoming release&comma; &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;KAI”&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"wp-block-paragraph"><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;open&period;spotify&period;com&sol;artist&sol;0OB8YTKnSpkHhHuKhwcDr1&quest;si&equals;6SkRsvKXR56aAjHJiJopFQ"><strong>LISTEN TO MILLION DOLLAR SPACE<&sol;strong><&sol;a><&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"wp-block-paragraph">Five years after their debut full-length &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Dabble Heavy”&comma; Nonstop To Cairo return with their sophomore offering &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;KAI”&comma; which once again showcases the Long Island outfit’s irresistible blend of rock&comma; rap&comma; ska&comma; funk&comma; and punk&period; After years of tearing the roof off of joints with their electrifying live show&comma; KAI captures Nonstop To Cairo’s irrepressible onstage energy while also adding a touch of polish&comma; resulting in a listening experience that’s as inviting as it is invigorating&period; And&comma; as KAI’s glorious eruption of sound shows&comma; the band has grown ever more fluent in its melange of styles&period;&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<figure class&equals;"wp-block-image"><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;lh4&period;googleusercontent&period;com&sol;WeINxG8sBOy9UdNuBXut6TzyQqACR9L75Es8r-vKL32W4SWRPhzDzw998m8mZfbdxZxJaeI8fqZrjLLJ7-8WXin-rIpA1bwlbmQsT3MPWklIT7FE76KBr3&lowbar;M0wSlj5k7anJ1fty9fGK4EY4O0w" alt&equals;"" &sol;><&sol;figure>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"wp-block-paragraph">This time&comma; Nonstop To Cairo ease their way from bracing punk &lpar;album opener &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Awkward Situations”&rpar; to smooth-sailing reggae &lpar;&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Throw It Away”&rpar; to jazz-inflected funk &lpar;&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Pope Funk”&rpar; to classic rock &lpar;&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Hand of Fate”&rpar;&comma; to heartfelt&comma; blues balladry driven by horns and organ &lpar;&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Not Today”&rpar;&comma; etc&period; Where hairpin turns from one genre to the next were once part of the thrill&comma; the band now glides with agility and grace&comma; as if all of its influences have finally gelled into a seamless whole and a signature style that it can claim as its own&&num;8230&semi;&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"wp-block-paragraph">Looking back&comma; it’s funny to think that Nonstop To Cairo frontman August Harris never envisioned himself playing in a band&period; When he left the house on his skateboard one day in the early 2000s&comma; his intention was simply to scope-out the neighborhood his family had just moved to after relocating from Brooklyn to Long Island&period; Just a block and a half from home&comma; he turned into a cul de sac&comma; where he saw a group of skateboarders congregating in front of a house&period; Unsurprisingly&comma; that group of skater kids turned out to be his adoptive group of friends&period; Unbeknownst to Harris&comma; however&comma; his future musical partner&comma; guitarist Nick Diamond was inside the house&period;&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"wp-block-paragraph">In so many respects&comma; KAI is a document of the deep&comma; abiding bond that persists not only between Diamond and Harris&comma; but between everyone who’s ever played in the band&period; Theirs is a story forged on Long Island’s quintessentially suburban lanes and set to a &OpenCurlyQuote;90s soundtrack—an ode&comma; above all&comma; to friendship and survival&period; Trumpet player&sol;keyboardist Kevin Anand Itwaru&comma; whose initials make up the album title&comma; died tragically just before KAI was recorded&semi; and while the music is deepened by the band’s grief&comma; it has by no means lost its penchant for celebration&period;&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"wp-block-paragraph">In fact&comma; to listen to Harris and Diamond look back on the music of their youth&comma; one gets a sense of warm nostalgia not unlike what American Graffiti communicated to an entire generation fifty years ago—yes&comma; KAI has the power and reach to speak to that wide of an audience&period; In the best sense of the term&comma; Nonstop To Cairo makes music that’s built to belong to everyone&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"wp-block-paragraph"><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;facebook&period;com&sol;Nonstoptocairo"><strong>Facebook<&sol;strong><&sol;a><&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"wp-block-paragraph"><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;instagram&period;com&sol;nonstoptocairo&sol;"><strong>Instagram<&sol;strong><&sol;a><&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"wp-block-paragraph"><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;twitter&period;com&sol;nonstoptocairo"><strong>Twitter<&sol;strong><&sol;a><&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"wp-block-paragraph"><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;open&period;spotify&period;com&sol;artist&sol;0OB8YTKnSpkHhHuKhwcDr1&quest;si&equals;6SkRsvKXR56aAjHJiJopFQ"><strong>Spotify<&sol;strong><&sol;a><&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"wp-block-paragraph"><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;youtube&period;com&sol;user&sol;NonstoptoCairo"><strong>YouTube<&sol;strong><&sol;a><&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"wp-block-paragraph"><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;music&period;apple&period;com&sol;us&sol;artist&sol;nonstop-to-cairo&sol;515013979"><strong>Apple Music<&sol;strong><&sol;a><&sol;p>&NewLine;

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