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This past September, Turkuaz released their fifth studio album Life In The City and today have announced the release of Afterlife Vol. 1, with a second installment expected later this summer. Turkuaz spent 2016-2018 in the studio…

Brooklyn’s own nonet Turkuaz returned to the Big Apple last Saturday night with an unforgettable, energetic show for the hometown crowd at Brooklyn Steel. Turkuaz consists of Dave Brandwein (guitar, vocals), Taylor Shell (bass), Craig…

Turkuaz recently headed out on a brief northeast tour with cross-state friends Aqueous. Friday, April 5 found the high energy pairing in Hartford, CT at Infinity Music Hall. The sold out show saw fans arriving early to check out the…

Rule number one - turn off your shuffle. In today's society we are overstimulated and the idea of an album, top to bottom, is fleeting. As we break into day two, the soundscapes of song become more vibrant when articulated within the peaks…

On Friday, November 2, Philadelphia turned into a funk lover's paradise. Lettuce and Turkuaz, two of the biggest names in progressive funk, came together to blow the proverbial roof off the Fillmore. Starting off the evening was The Soul…

Turkuaz, hot off the heels of their new album release Life In the City, stormed into Buffalo on October 5th, making their first appearance at Buffalo's historic Town Ballroom. The venue may be bigger but they looked right at home…

It's always going to be a fun night when a band sells out a show. It's going to be even better when that band is Brooklyn's own, Turkuaz as the funk power house came to Putnam Place in Saratoga Springs on Saturday, October 6. Butcher Brown…

Life In The City paints the aura of a mundane, overstimulated world and bespatters the canvas with electro-funk graffiti.

Multi-instrumentalist Marco Benevento entrusted his iconic top hat upon Karina Rykman, a fill-in bassist in her early 20’s, at the Music Hall of Williamsburg. Rykman’s mouth agape, Marco’s stare tracked dead in her eyes, sealed shut in the…

Brooklyn-based nine-piece Turkuaz have released the video for "If I Ever Fall Asleep", the second single off their upcoming album Life In The City, due out in September 28. The video was filmed live at vocalist/guitarist Dave Brandwein's…