Funk/jazz bassist has released a song in tribute to the late Hiroshi Yamauchi, the third president of video game manufacturer Nintendo.
The track is called “Bowzer’s Ballad,” named after the nemesis of Nintendo’s storied Mario franchise. The single sounds like credit music from one of the early Mario games, an appropriate eulogy for the man partly responsible for the development of everyone’s favorite cartoon plumber. Listen to it below.
Thundercat also announced another North American tour in support of his sophomore LP, For those who missed this summer, he’ll play Denver’s Larimer Lounge on November 19.
Thundercat North American Fall Tour Dates:
11-13 San Francisco, CA – The Independent
11-14 Portland, OR – Bunk Bar
11-16 Vancouver, British Columbia – Fortune Sound Club
11-17 Seattle, WA – Barboza
11-19 Denver, CO – Larimer Lounge
11-21 Chicago, IL – Schubas Tavern
11-22 Toronto, Ontario – Wrong Bar
11-23 Montreal, Quebec – Le Belmont
11-24 Boston, MA – The Sinclair
11-25 Brooklyn, NY – Music Hall of Williamsburg
11-26 Washington, DC – U Street Music Hall
12-05 Los Angeles, CA – The Echoplex
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Dylan Owens is Reverb’s indie and bluegrass blogger. You can read more from him in Relix magazine and the comment sections of WORLDSTARHIPHOP.
