The Cycle (Don Giovanni Records) is the fifth album by Mourning [A] BLKstar, set to be released on May 15, 2020 . It’s the Cleveland-based collective’s masterwork — a double LP spanning 20 songs and three singers, touching on neo-soul, hip-hop, and the cosmic expanse in-between / beyond. It is their song cycle, written in a time that just may need a song or two in support of and in love and power to the living.
The Cycle was created in a 900 sq. ft. storefront on Lorain Avenue in Cleveland, Ohio, where Mourning [A] BLKstar practiced for three years. The band met weekly in that space on late Wednesday nights that often stretched into the early morning. Together, Mourning [A] BLKstar watched the flicker of the street lamps against damp sidewalks, listened to the sounds a city makes in every season and watched a cast of characters from the windows — many of whom stopped to listen or dance along with the music.
MOURNING [A] BLKSTAR ON TOUR
4/4 – Cleveland, OH @ Mahall’s w/ Ata Kak
4/24 – Cleveland, OH @ Beachland Ballroom *
4/25 – Grand Rapids, MI @ Pyramid Scheme *
4/26 – Detroit, MI @ Deluxx Fluxx *
4/27 – Cincinnati, OH @ Radio Artifact *
4/30 – Chicago, IL @ Schubas *
5/1 – Milwaukee, WI @ Cactus Club (2 shows) *
5/5 – Washington, DC @ U Street Music Hall #
5/6 – Brooklyn, NY @ Music Hall of Williamsburg #
5/7 – Boston, MA @ The Sinclair #
5/8 – Philadelphia, PA @ World Cafe Live #
5/15 – Cleveland, OH (LP Release Show)
5/16 – Toronto, ON @ The Great Hall #
7/18 – Yellow Springs, OH @ Springfest 2020
* w/ Oshun
# w/ US Girls
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