Darryl Jenifer, bassist for seminal punk outfit Bad Brains, is slated to release a new two-track, self-titled EP on Nov. 21 with celebrations at Manhattan’s Bowery Electric and a collaboration with Dark Matter Coffee, which will host an in-store event at their Adios Amigos location on the Lower East Side on the same day.
The Bad Brains revolutionized punk rock with the release of their 1982 debut album, often known as “The Yellow Tape,” which pioneered a unique brew of fast and loud hardcore punk with reggae and jazz fusion sensibilities. The sound mirrored the experience of four young, Black Rastafari men from Washington D.C. — bassist Jenifer, guitarist Dr. Know, and brothers Earl Hudson and H.R. — amidst the gritty backdrop of the emerging punk scene that revolved around CBGB’s in the Bowery. It was the Ramones meets Return to Forever meets Toots & the Maytals. The group is credited for expanding and evolving the sound of punk, and are early champions of representation, expressing themes of unity and resistance in the face of adversity. The EP marks the first new solo output by Jenifer since his debut album, In Search of Black Judas, was released in 2010. The new EP features two tracks, “Sacred Love II” and “F.A.L.S.,” each with a different lineup of musicians. “My new music is simply a continuation of my journey in music. I was inspired to compose light positive joints during that time,” Jenifer told the AmNews in an email interview ahead of the release. “I call it my ‘weather channel’ joints — you got yacht rock, I got weather channel.” The two-track EP is indicative of more music from Jenifer on the horizon. “I was blessed to have Lenny White on a couple of my weather channel joints along with Jack DeJohnette, Ben Perowsky, John Medeski, and Karl Berger. I have two albums coming out in 2026, an EP-ish progressive punkcore album called Palm Beach with my band Palm Beach — with drummer Ariel Shafir, and Karma Marco Chogyi Lama (Richie Havens’ grandson) on guitar — and a full-length jazzish album called Weather Channel. The current 7” single is a combination of the two releases for [the] Dark Matter Coffee collab.”
The show at the Bowery Electric on Nov. 21, steps away from the Bad Brains mural and also close to the former site of CBGB’s, will feature openers Honeychild and The Biz (The 1865), alongside Jenifer’s Palm Beach, who perform on the EP’s second song.
Dark Matter Coffee has announced a special collaboration with Jenifer on Instagram, promoting the release with a limited edition 7” vinyl, Bad Brains coffee beans, and cans highlighting Jenifer’s original artwork. The company has also announced an in-store event at their Adios Amigos location on Nov. 21 at 4 p.m.
“I want people to witness the results of positive creative energy and a lifetime of dedication to positive creativity,” Jenifer explained. “My new project, Palm Beach, is the spearhead in the current war of good over Babylon. I came out of punk rock retirement to throw my musical spear at divisive negativity and modern day Nazi-minded demons.” For tickets to the Bowery Electric release party, visit theboweryelectric.com, stay up to date with Darryl Jenifer on Instagram, and stay posted about the Adios Amigos event at Dark Matter Coffee’s IG page at @darkmattercoffee.