Black Lips Write Tribute To Murdered Yellow Dogs Members

November 11th, 2013

Rebecca Docter

Details are still surfacing about the tragic murder of three men following a dispute between alleged shooter Raefe Akbar and the Brooklyn-based band Yellow Dogs. Meanwhile, Atlanta garage-punkers Black Lips have offered their condolences via Facebook.

Black Lips member Cole Alexander DJ’d at a 2011 New York Yellow Dogs show.

You can view the band’s statement below.

“We are very upset to hear that our friends in the band Yellow Dogs were shot and killed in Brooklyn last night. We were first introduced to this band by the great film director Baham Ghobodi in his film No One Knows About Persian Cats, which showcased the alternative music scene in Tehran. When he heard that the band were in the states under refugee status we reached out to them to play a show with us at Websterh Hall … they did and they were great. They were also nice enough to play our SXSW showcase. This band risked their lives to escape Iran. They personally expressed to us how excited they were to be in the U.S. where they could freely express themselves as artists. It is particularly sad that they were killed in America, a place where they were supposed to have a new beginning. Yellow Dogs were really cool guys and we are gonna miss them. :( RIP”