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enough money to cover living expenses Maktub has struggled to get radio play at least partly due to a radio station climate that tends to discriminate against artists that be placed in a category As for where like to gp from here band members cite a number of musicians who have succeeded without selling out: Radiohead Peter Gabriel and Ben Harper among others all about getting the music out Watts says i Music Hal Aug 2 Dionne Waiwick 1 Zoo July 27: Kellie Coffey Terri Clark Mad Frog July 25: DJ Logic Aug22TheShantee Sept ft Mtohasl Glabicki (Of Rusted NDOQ I Music Center July 25: David Gray TUrin Brakes July 27: Tracy Bonham fenus Hum July 2ft James Taylor Aug 1: Bon Jovi Goo Goo Dots Aug 2 Journey RED Speedwagon Styx Aug ft John MayerOounting Crows Aug ft Alabama Aug 9:311 OAR Something Corporate Aug 1 ft 3 Doors Down Our Lady Peace Seedier Shinedown Aug IftAerasmittVKisB Safva Aug 1ft Fleetwood Mac Aug 20: Kip Winger Slaughter WanantWhitesnake Aug 2ft Jkn my Buffett Sept Shelton 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Chris Cornell to name the two cited most often says Watts 31 who also released a Bolo album July 15 mean not a lie or something I would say no to definitely influences" Watts bassist Kevin Goldman and drummer Davis Martin formed Maktub in 1996 The band was a product of the im-provisational rhythm and blues acid jazz and rap scenes that helped fill the void left by grunge rock in the 90s Maktub relied heavily on the Internet to distribute its music Last year Maktub released its second CD which helped it win a spot on National Public 'Morn Aug 8: Local Aug 1 2: Oktay Betts and Great Southern Aug 16: Guided By Voices Aug 27: Mia Entoo Oval Opus Ctowes Memorial Hal Sept 20: Koto Taylor and Her Blues Machine (317) 917-27271 Conseco Court 1 25 FtansyfvanbSL Aug 2: Cher Tommy Drake Aug 21: Black Eyed Psas Justin UmbertakaAChriBtfnaAguHera July 26: Joie Edwards -July 29: Anybody Nla Body Count featuring tee-T Esham The Boogieman Ice-T 1 Theatre (317) 357-0239 4634E10thSt July 26: Myopic Son 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SEATTLE A little after 1 pm on a Tuesday a cab pulla up at the home of Daniel Spile keyboardist for Seattle band Maktub Out steps lead singer Reggie Watts bearing his impressive Afro a box of and a carton of soy milk man" he says to Spils "Can I borrow a Spils directs Watts to the kitchen and you get the notion that such scenes might be characteristic of a band whose very existence seems random: Soul rockers from this mostly white land of no-foam lattes uid post-grunge indie punk? Random or not Maktub pronounced an Arabic expression of affirmation with sound launched its first national tour beat out Pearl Jam in a weekly vote for best band and acquired the same booking agency used by Dave Matthews who now lives in Seattle Meanwhile Maktub has defined a new sound for the city which seen a band break out nationally mnee the days of Kurt Cobain and thrift-store flanneL fairly says their manager Dave Mein-ert of Seattle-based Fuzed Music At the core they're a soul band but still from Seattle and have those rock influences also a racially integrated band which is unusual Along the way Watts has drawn justified comparisons to TED WARRENAssociated Press Members of the Seattle band Maktub are from left bassist Kevin Goldman lead singer Reggie Watts guitarist Thaddeus Turner keyboardist Daniel Spills and drummer Davis Martin which loosely translates as is rode dance-pop and add baa gained a lot of jazz momentum in the past year Behind the smooth power of with its new blend of soul hard voice the quintet has.