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First Light

Hip-hop band · formed 2001

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First Light photo
Photo: TheAudioDB
Shows on record
26
Rooms played
25
Cities
24
Releases
2
Last show
Oct 5, 2017529

About

First Light is a band, formed in 2001, tagged Disco, funk, Hip-Hop by its sources. Shows on record run from 2013 to 2017, across 25 rooms in 24 cities.

The summary is assembled from the record fields and shows on this page; each fact listed names its source. See Sources & corrections for what each source supplied.

Shows

26 on record · Songkick
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Shows per year

  1. 201324 shows
  2. 20172 shows
Show history
DateVenue
Oct 5, 2017529 · AtlantaSupportwith Pep Love, Opio, Darko The Super, +2
Sep 10, 2017Hiero HQ · OaklandHeadlinerwith DJ Touré, dION dECIBELS
Nov 2, 2013The Catalyst · Santa CruzSupportwith Blood Sweat and Rythym Dave Lombardo, Andre Nickatina, Carmine Appice, +2
Oct 18, 2013The Catalyst · Santa CruzHeadlinerwith Zion I, Los Shakas, Fiera Nortena, +6
Apr 18, 2013Olympia Ballroom · OlympiaHeadlinerwith Equipto, Z-Man, L*Roneous, +3
Apr 17, 2013Club 66 · AshlandHeadlinerwith Equipto, Z-Man, L*Roneous, +3
Apr 13, 2013The Stage @ Porter's Pub · La JollaHeadlinerwith Equipto, Z-Man, L*Roneous, +3
Apr 12, 2013Stray Cat Bar & Grill · TempeHeadlinerwith Equipto, Z-Man, L*Roneous, +3
Apr 11, 2013Oasis Lanes/Frankie's Bar East · El PasoHeadlinerwith Equipto, Z-Man, L*Roneous, +3
Apr 7, 2013Roxy Theatre · DenverHeadlinerwith Equipto, Z-Man, L*Roneous, +3
Apr 6, 2013Montana's Smokehouse · AvonHeadlinerwith Equipto, Z-Man, L*Roneous, +3
Apr 5, 2013FOE Eagles No. 4361 · RivertonHeadlinerwith Equipto, Z-Man, L*Roneous, +3
Apr 4, 2013Nv Nightclub · BillingsHeadlinerwith Equipto, Z-Man, L*Roneous, +3
Apr 3, 2013Zebra Cocktail Lounge · BozemanHeadlinerwith Equipto, Z-Man, L*Roneous, +3
Apr 2, 2013The Palace · MissoulaHeadlinerwith Equipto, Z-Man, L*Roneous, +3
Apr 1, 2013Town Square Tavern · JacksonHeadlinerwith Equipto, Z-Man, L*Roneous, +3
Mar 31, 2013Kamikaze's · OgdenHeadlinerwith Equipto, Z-Man, L*Roneous, +3
Mar 29, 2013Fatty's · BoiseHeadlinerwith Equipto, Z-Man, L*Roneous, +3
Mar 27, 2013Shiloh Inn · Idaho FallsHeadlinerwith Equipto, Z-Man, L*Roneous, +3
Mar 26, 2013Boulder Mountain Guest Ranch · BoulderHeadlinerwith Equipto, Z-Man, L*Roneous, +3
Mar 24, 2013Velvet Jones · Santa BarbaraHeadlinerwith Equipto, Z-Man, L*Roneous, +3
Mar 23, 2013Elbo Room · San FranciscoHeadlinerwith Equipto, Z-Man, L*Roneous, +3
Mar 23, 2013Fox Theater · OaklandSupportwith Black Star, Talib Kweli, Mos Def, +4
Mar 22, 2013Fat Cat Music House & Lounge · ModestoHeadlinerwith Equipto, Opio, Pep Love, +5
Mar 21, 2013Babylon · FresnoHeadlinerwith Equipto, Z-Man, L*Roneous, +3
Mar 20, 201319 Broadway · FairfaxHeadlinerwith Equipto, Z-Man, L*Roneous, +3

Where they play

25 rooms in 24 cities

Rooms played most

Cities played

  • Oakland2 shows
  • Santa Cruz2 shows
  • Ashland1 show
  • Atlanta1 show
  • Avon1 show

and 19 other cities

Live history

25 shows on record
Shows counted
25
First on record
Mar 2013
Latest on record
Oct 2017

Shows per year

  1. 201323
  2. 20172

Top rooms

  • The Catalyst, Santa Cruz · 2
  • 529, Atlanta · 1
  • Hiero HQ, Oakland · 1
  • Olympia Ballroom, Olympia · 1
  • Club 66, Ashland · 1

Top cities

  • Santa Cruz, CA · 2
  • Oakland, CA · 2
  • El Paso, TX · 1
  • Atlanta, GA · 1
  • Modesto, CA · 1

Often on the bill with: DJ True Justice, L*Roneous, Michael Marshall, Otayo Dubb, Equipto, Opio, Pep Love, Bored Stiff

Counted from the shows BandSlate holds; missing shows are not counted.

Releases

2 releases, 2012–2019

  • Showcase LP Vol 1

    2019 · Album

  • Judgement Time

    2012 · Album

Discography

3 releases, 2012–2024
  • 2024Shelter From The StormRelease

    Black Viking Records · BVR12-1 · Mastered By: Erik Holmberg; Recorded By: Niklas Bergström; Recorded By: Pelle Broberg

  • 2019Showcase LP Vol 1Album

    BlackVikingRecords · BVR2

  • 2012Judgement TimeAlbum

    Rub-A-Dub · RUBCD43 · Mixed By: Internal Dread; Recorded By: Internal Dread

Compiled from MusicBrainz and Discogs. Releases not listed there are not shown.

Lineup

  • Etienne Soulow

Airplay

  • KEXP airplay: 1 plays, 2001-10-14–2001-10-14 — KEXP
  • Played on KEXP show 'Expansions' (Guest DJ) — KEXP

Lineup history

1 member on record
  • Etienne Soulowtenure unknown

Years come from public music databases. Where none says a member left, the end is shown as unknown; it does not mean they are still in the band.

Photos, art and posters

First Light — Photo
Photo — TheAudioDB

Sources & corrections

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SourceUsed for
MusicBrainzArtist facts
First Light on Last.fmArtist facts
KEXPAirplay
SongkickShow history
TheAudioDBPhotos
DiscogsCredited on the record; no item on this page cites it
Last.fmCredited on the record; no item on this page cites it
WikipediaCredited on the record; no item on this page cites it

This is a partial record of publicly documented activity. Missing shows, releases or members do not mean there are none. It does not confirm availability for booking.