iLa Mawana

iLa Mawana Welcomes Hayley Jane

2011-09-11T13:14:00.000-07:00

Greetings friends and fans!

We want to welcome and introduce our new lead singer Hayley Jane to the iLa Mawana family! We are SO VERY excited to have her on board and cannot wait to continue making positive new original music.

Stay in touch this Fall! We're currently building a new website which will have all our old tracks for download, new original music, new pics/video, shirts and other gear, and just general good vibes!

Sept 30th @ The Paradise Rock Club w/ Rubblebucket 8:00 PM

iLa Mawana w/ Matisyahu in Lowell, MA 9/3

2011-08-05T12:51:00.000-07:00

Get ready for one bad-ass reggae show!! we're supporting Matisyahu, backed by Dub Trio, at the Lowell Summer Music Series at Boarding House Park! Check out show info and buy tickets HERE!

The show is $28 in adv and $35 day of the show so be sure to get Tickets in Advance and get there early! The show is general admission so the earlier you get there the better the spot you'll get for our set, and we want you all as close as possible!

Peace & Love,
iLa
Boarding House Park
40 French Street
Lowell, MA 01852

NYC THURSDAY w/ Groundation & Kevin Kinsella!

2011-07-20T07:33:00.000-07:00

Join us this Thursday July 21st for the Summer Reggae Festival in New York City at the Hiro Ballroom! Doors are at 6:30 and we hit right at 7:30 PM so get there early!

Buy Tickets HERE

Cannot wait for this unbelievable lineup! http://www.Groundation.com / http://www.kevinkinsellamusic.com/

East River Reggae Festival w/ GROUNDATION!

2011-05-04T09:24:00.000-07:00

NYC is host to the East River Reggae Festival on July 21st! Tickets are only $14 for this outdoor event so it will most definitely sell out, get Tickets now @ Ticket Web!

RSVP to the event on FACEBOOK and help spread the word by inviting your friends to the event!

A Chapter Ends, Another Begins

2011-03-29T08:46:00.000-07:00

To our friends and family

As some of you may know and some may not, our recent east coast tour was a closing statement to a chapter in iLa Mawana that will most definitely never be forgotten. As our good friend and lead singer GP is moving away there came one of the hardest decisions we know he's ever had to make, but together we knew it was time for us to part ways.

The time we spent writing and playing music with GP will never be forgotten, and we hope that the music we've written together will always continue to be a positive influence in people's lives. We're optimistically looking forward to the future of iLa Mawana and believe that everything happens for a reason, something positive can and will come from any situation if you let it. We will continue to play shows and write the music we love and consider it a blessing to have had your love and support along the way. Stay in touch, there's a lot more to come from the iLa family.

We are currently auditioning interested singers so if you fall into this category hit us up @ ilamawana@gmail.com

Peace & Love
iLa

iLa Mawana on The Expendables Winter Blackout Tour

2011-01-16T07:39:00.000-08:00

New FLORIDA dates announced - iLa has just been added as support on the Expendables Winter Blackout Tour in FL!

2/23 Floyds Music Store TALLAHASSEE - Facebook event - tix
2/24 The Venue GAINESVILLE - Facebook event - tix
2/25 Freebird Live JACKSONVILLE BEACH - Facebook event - tix
2/26 The Social ORLANDO - Facebook event - tix
2/27 The Social ORLANDO - Facebook event - tix
3/2 Culture Room FT LAUDERDALE - Facebook event - tix

If you want to help promote any of these shows email ilamawana@gmail.com and we'll send out a care package!

HGMN 2010 Album of the Year

2010-12-09T11:03:00.000-08:00

There's only a few weeks left of voting to get us back into the top 10! Visit The Homegrown Music Network and vote for Soldiers of Sound if you feel the way we do about the album!

We thank you for your support and encourage you to pass the link along to friends to help spread the word

BOSTON! Upcoming show at the Middle East Upstairs

2010-10-21T07:17:00.000-07:00

Our next Boston show has just been announced at the Mid East Upstairs Friday November 19th

Special Guests on the night are good friends the Macrotones and the Fuego Quintet out of NYC...both sets not to be missed!

Get tickets in advance HERE

Show is 18+/$12

Upcoming BOSTON show at Church in Fenway

2010-10-04T05:56:00.000-07:00

BOSTON!! We have an upcoming show in Fenway at Church on 69 Kilmarnock Street this FRIDAY Oct 8th

The show is only $10 and is 18+ so spread the word to your friends, check out the facebook event @ Church Facebook Event

Special guests on the night are Dubbest Reggae, Big Ol Dirty Bucket, & the Pulse Prophets

Church of Boston

iLa Mawana w/ Collie Buddz at the House of Blues Boston

2010-09-04T08:32:00.000-07:00

This Thursday September 9th we'll be opening for Collie Buddz at the Paradise Rock Club!

The venue has recently been changed and All tickets sold for the House of Blues will be honored at the Paradise

Join us for this wonderful reggae experience - Tickets at: http://www.ticketmaster.com/search?tm_link=tm_homeA_header_search&q=ila+mawana&search.x=0&search.y=0

18+, 7 PM

New England Tour w/ Groundation

2010-08-22T13:43:00.000-07:00

Our 3-show run w/ Groundation starts tomorrow in BOSTON!

Monday 8/23 Rock On Concerts Cruise Boston - RockOnConcerts.com

Tuesday 8/24 CEG Boat Cruise aboard the Jewel in NYC

Wednesday 8/25 at Sullivan Hall in NYC! - SullivanHallNYC.com

Tickets are selling out quick so get be sure to scoop them up ahead of time, see our Tour page for ticketing info!

2 Festival Weekend

2010-08-11T09:01:00.000-07:00

MAINE & VERMONT!

We'll be up in Starks, ME this Friday 8/13 at 5:00 PM at Be Here Now (Harry Brown's Farm) - http://www.mainecommonsense.org/harrys_hill/newsite/ if you're in the area check out the lineup and get your tickets!

and Saturday 8/14 @ 5:00 PM in Johnson, VT at Vermont Reggae Festival - the REVIVAL w/ Lee "Scratch" Perry, Colin Levy, Mighty Mystic, Massive B Sound System, & Pulse Prophets! Check out the rest of the lineup and ticket info @ VermontReggaeFest.com

Hope to see you this weekend!

Peace & Love

ILA MAWANA at the HOUSE OF BLUES Boston w/ Collie Buddz

2010-07-23T07:42:00.000-07:00

New show announced with Collie Buddz live @ the House of Blues Boston on September 9!!

TICKETS go on sale tomorrow at 10 AM on LiveNation.com - All Ages, 8:00 PM

HELP GET US INTO HIGH TIMES MAGAZINE!

2010-07-06T13:52:00.000-07:00

PLEASE help and vote iLa Mawana as the High Times Magazine Band of the Month! You don't need to sign up for an account, just follow the link and vote at the bottom of the page.

http://hightimes.com/lounge/ht_admin/6547

Please help spread the word by emailing/texting the link to friends...we appreciate all your help and support and would love to be featured in this Mag!

peace & love,
iLa

Going Green

2010-07-03T10:51:00.000-07:00

Post Epic-Daze High Times Feature:

High Times Unsigned Band of the Week: iLa Mawana
www.hightimes.com

Stay in touch next week the polls open to vote us into Band of the Month!!

Pictures from Epic Daze:

From Random Art

Tonight in Boston

2010-06-29T10:28:00.000-07:00

Join us tonight for our end of tour celebration home in Boston @ the Paradise Rock Club opening for The Aggrolites!!

6 PM Doors
7 PM iLa Mawana
8 PM Aggrolites

nothing but love

2010-06-22T20:53:00.000-07:00

It's been a great 6 weeks on the road and we've been fortunate enough to share our music with many new people. Thanks and love to all the people we've met that have supported and joined us during our travels, we will forever be grateful!

Leaving california is never easy and we can't wait to come back out west, stay in touch with us here and on facebook.com for pictures and videos from our recent travels!

For now we're on the road east before our 2 nights (fri/sat) on block island at captain nicks this weekend.

"Morale is very high"

Peace & love,
Ila

Ohh San Diego...

2010-06-06T14:29:00.000-07:00

We are all chillin out in Ocean Beach right now. We had a nice day off in Cali, full or rest and relaxation. Last time we blogged, we were at a McDonald's in Florida, now we are on the other side of the country in beautiful San Diego. From Florida, we drove out to New Orleans. Much love and big ups to the New Orleans crew. This night was really special for us, the reception in New Orleans was warm and awesome. We love it there. From there, we drove to Austin, played at the Flamingo, which was great vibes. Austin is a cool city, really an oasis in big ol' Texas. From Austin, we trekked for what seemed like endless hours across the desert, completing our drive through Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona. Finally, we reached San Diego.

We played two nights ago at Winston's, right in the heart of Ocean Beach, San Diego. The crowd was AWESOME. Cali has treated us all right. The vibes out here are incredible. Much love to the Winstons crew for putting on a great show and the Devestators for finishing out the night. We cannot wait to come back to San Diego, which conveniently is next weekend. Thanks to all the fans in San Diego who came out, we will DEFINATELY be back to OB. Now we are off to Huntington Beach, the South Lake Tahoe, then back down to San Diego. Our van, dubbed the Yellow Submarine has been running well (fingers crossed). Made it through the scorching desert, Id have to say the worst is behind us.

Until next time, thank you all for the continued support on the road. To everyone who has put us up on the way, thank you, it couldnt have been done without you. To Joe and Tosh in San Diego, thanks homies! You guys are the shit.

Also, thanks to Angelica Music for the album review of our new debut album "Soldiers of Sound". Much props to the dudes up in Vermont. Read the review here.

Zig-Zagging through Florida

2010-05-28T11:40:00.000-07:00

We have been on the road for a little over a week. Last update was in South Carolina, but that seems like light years ago. Sitting in a McDonalds somewhere in northern Florida, typing away to connect with our fans.

What a fun and exciting tour its been so far. From South Carolina, we ventured into Georgia, then finally to Florida. Much thanks and love goes out to the fans, old and new who have been coming out to the shows, and the nice people who have let all 7 of us crazy people sleep at the homes. All the Jah Bobs in Florida, thank you for your constant amusement.

The shows so far have been great. Miami was awesome, they really know how to throwdown in that city. Thanks to the Miami New Times for a great review...read it here. After Miami, we drove up to Sarasota. What a fun town that was. Thanks to Bootsy for hooking us up there. From Sarasota, we drove all the way to lovely Boca Raton. We played an awesome bar called the Funky Buddha. This place is full of craft beers, lovely hookahs, wonderful employees, and it has an awesome intimate vibe. From there we played Gainesville, Orlando, and are currently off to Panama City, then back down Florida to Satellite Beach and Sebastian. From there its off to New Orleans. Needless to say, the whole iLa crew is feeling great and loving life and the adventure of being on the road.

Tour Day 2 ::: Friends, Family, and Fireworks

2010-05-19T08:03:00.000-07:00

We are officially on tour. Its the morning of Day 2 and we are in Columbia, SC. Staying with some family along the way has been great. Were excited to head down to Miami today, making the drive from South Carolina to Miami to post up for a while as we complete our Florida run. We had a great show in Boston for our CD release show. Playing to our home town and giving them a bunch of new tunes to dance to was a special experience.

Yesterday we drove into true Southern territory. Most of the band hasn't been this south before so its all very exciting. This country is big and apart from playing music, the best thing about being on the road is seeing the US of A!

The van dubbed "The Yellow Submarine" is running strong, everyone is in good spirits. We stopped at the strangely famous South of the Border yesterday and got a few fireworks. Saving them for a special occassion. Weve got Florida, New Orleans, Austin, Cali, Oregon, Utah, and finally Rhode Island to finish out this six week tour. We are PUMPED! Thanks to everyone who has supported us along the way. We couldnt do what we are doing now without you guys. Props to everyone's family, friends, and lovers for putting up with us!

We will be living in a yellow submarine

2010-04-29T13:58:00.000-07:00

Getting road ready as a band is quite a blast. Van & trailer, check. Hard shell cases, check. Gigs, check. Good people, check. We are heading down to Florida the 3rd week in May for what is lining up to be quite the tour. We recently acquired our very own beast of a van, dubbed the Yellow Submarine for now.

A few weekends ago we had the pleasure of playing at the Sugarloaf Reggae Festival. Two brunch time sets and a ton of fresh snow, in APRIL! For those of us in the band who get our jollies out skiing and riding, this was quite the weekend. Now that the album is off to LionFox for mastering, we have had time to get back in the old jam room to rehearse and write. Be prepared for an onslaught of new tunes, dubs, and some select covers. We are PUMPED to be spreading our music to the country this summer.

Be on the lookout for our new album, "Soldiers of Sound". It is dropping May 15th and really reflects a great period of creativity for iLa. You will soon be able to download a free track off the album via our new PR rep, Herbivore Publicity. We're excited to be working with Herbivore as they work with some great bands.

Check back often for music, life, and tour updates. Connect with us on Facebook, Twitter, and Myspace.

Peace & Love,

iLa

iLa on Tour, new album 5/15!

2010-04-19T11:51:00.000-07:00

The winter seems to be finally winding down, we have been very busy, holed up in the studio and playing shows all over New England. With the summer approaching, we are embarking on our first tour outside the east coast.

iLa is hitting the road starting in May. We'll be hitting up Florida, Texas, Arizona, California and many other spots along the way. This tour is in support of our first debut album, "Soldiers of Sound" featuring 12 of our newest tunes. We are very happy and excited about this album and tour, believing more than ever that we are on the right path. Come check us out in a city near you...

Apr 24 2010

1:00P

UVM Springfest

Burlington, Vermont

Apr 30 2010

5:00P

Simmon’s College - Haiti Benefit Concert

Boston, Massachusetts

May 6 2010

11:00P

Sullivan Hall

New York City, New York