Kumite, Brittany Howard’s new hardcore band, played their first show in Nashville

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Brittany Howard‘s new hardcore band, Kumite, have played their first show in Nashville on Sunday (January 12) night. Watch fan-captured footage below.Howard, best known for being the frontperson of Alabama Shakes, was joined on stage at East Nashville’s Basement East by members of Nashville hardcore band Second Spirit.

Together, they became Kumite and played live for the first ever time.News of a Howard-fronted hardcore band came as no surprise though, as back in November she announced she would be hosting a “hardcore benefit show” to raise funds and collect food items for the Second Harvest Food Bank of Middle Tennessee, Nashville Launch Pad, and the Southern Movement Committee.

Sharing the bill at the charity benefit show were Snooper, Inner Peace, and Second Spirit.Fan-captured footage from the gig shows Howard powerfully singing into a mic against a backdrop of heavy drums and angsty guitar riffs.https://www.instagram.com/reel/DEwDoHLMo-4/?utm_source=ig_embed Grammy Winner Brittany Howard (Alabama Shakes) new band Kumite covering “AM/PM” by American Nightmare.

pic.twitter.com/eB1VPIZrwZ— PJ Kinzer (@CivilWarSyndrom) January 13, 2025Last year Howard released her solo album ‘What Now‘.