Turkuaz

In a rare departure from their usual sound, nine-piece funk band Turkuaz deconstructed six songs from their catalog for a live acoustic EP, recorded at Sugarshack Sessions in Miami, Florida. The EP boasts six Turkuaz tracks cast in a whole new light, including fan-favorites like "European Festivity Nightmare" and "Life In The City," plus the classic "Tiptoe Through the Crypto" and deep cut "Desert Island." 

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Nine-piece funk band Turkuaz is celebrating five years of their 2015 LP Digitonium by pulling back the curtain and letting fans into the studio for the record's recording. This time the band shares never-before-seen in-studio footage of the synth-filled, fan-favorite, "Nightswimming."

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Nine-piece funk outfit Turkuaz explores the space between beauty and poison with their new single, "Ophidiophobia" (pronounced oh•fid•e•oh•fo•bia), featuring Jerry Harrison and Adrian Belew of the Talking Heads.

Take a listen now: orcd.co/ophidiophobia.

“We will get by. We will survive.” The lyrics to the Grateful Dead’s 1987 single, "Touch of Grey" ring true today for people around the world.

After releasing three Beatles covers—"Rain" "Here Comes The Sun" and "You Never Give Me Your Money"—nine-piece funk band Turkuaz has treated fans to the full 12-song performance from their Live From Out There set, which spans a diverse array of the prolific English band's catalogue. 

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More from their Live From Out There set is here. Nine-piece ensemble Turkuaz followed up their previous Beatles cover of "Rain" with the warmth and comfort of the sun with an uplifting cover of the 1969 classic, "Here Comes The Sun."

Watch Turkuaz's performance of "Here Comes The Sun" on YouTube now: youtu.be/TgSJXXSFtaw.

The antics continue on Turkuaz's second episode of Hey You, Stay Tuned, out now. The recurring variety show curated by the band includes an array of segments and a slew of special guests, available through the Turkuaz's Facebook and YouTube channels.

On Sunday, June 28th, Turkuaz participated in Justice Comes Alive, the day-long music marathon benefitting the PLUS1 For Black Lives Fund which raised over $55k for organizations like Equal Justice Initiative, Impact Justice, and The Bail Project, as well as Black and Indigenous-led grassroots organizations combating racism.

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Turkuaz recently launched their latest creative endeavor this past Tuesday, June 30th, with Hey You, Stay Tuned, their hour-long recurring variety show available exclusively through the band's Facebook and

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