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California-based Zion I are set to perform at the Filling Station for a one-night-only show Saturday, November 7th at 9pm.

Tickets are $17 in advance and $20 at the door. This is a 21 and over show. Zion I (pronounced “Zion Eye”) are a hip-hop duo from Oakland, California. The duo consists of producer and DJ AmpLive and MC Zumbi. The group is known to its followers for Amp Live’s futuristic production techniques, using a mix of live instrumentation and samples, and Zumbi’s positive and socially conscious lyrics. In total, they have released seven studio albums, 2000’s Mind Over Matter, 2003’s Deep Water Slang V2.0, 2005’s True & Livin’, 2006’s Break a Dawn (a Japan exclusive), also in 2006 a collaborative album with The Grouch, Heroes in the City of Dope, 2009’s The Take Over, and 2010’s Atomic Clock.

In 2015, The Sun Moon and Stars EP was released and makes the final link in the EP trinity, which started with Masters of Ceremony, and Libations. The project captures the mounting tension of the ongoing clash between the police and the community, with Dreadlock and Unity. On the other side it features savvy storytelling over bass heavy ambience with Lost in Translation and Last Nite. Juggernaut serves as the street anthem, deftly balancing the extremes. The three modes convey the hunger of an artist steady honing his craft. Bear witness, to the Sun Moon and Stars. Visit zionicrew.com to learn more.

Tickets available at Cactus Records and online at www.cactusrecords.net. •