Stephen Marley takes headlining position from brother Thursday night

Damian “Jr. Gong” Marley had top-billing at last year’s Bluebird show, but he’s taking a backseat to his brother, Stephen Marley, Thursday night.. Bluebird promoter junior Aaron Estabrook said Damian Marley doesn’t want it to be mentioned that he’ll be performing as well.\n“You hardly see that in the music industry,” Estabrook said of Damian Marley’s decision to let his brother be the headliner. “Damian is totally behind Stephen. It’s really cool. He wants Stephen to get the credit he deserves.”\nWith a full band behind them, the brothers will be rapping over each other as they represent the royal family of reggae at Bluebird Thursday. Tickets are $21 for the show with opening band K’Naan going on at 9 p.m.\nConcertgoers can expect to hear tracks from Stephen Marley’s new album “Mind Control”, released last Tuesday, as well as tracks off Damian Marley’s well-received 2005 album “Welcome to Jamrock.” The brothers produced each other’s albums.\nA video of their current tour, which can be found on Stephen’s Marley’s MySpace page http://www.myspace.com/stephenmarley, features a concert of the duo with Stephen Marley’s songs as well as Damian Marley’s “Welcome to Jamrock” and “All Night.” If past shows are any indication, don’t be surprised to hear tracks off any of the Marleys’ massive catalog, but the focus will be on Stephen Marley’s music, Bluebird owner Dave Kubiak said.\n“Without a doubt, there will be more songs from Stephen’s album this time,” he said. “Their styles are pretty different. Stephen is more Roots rock reggae and similar to Bob. His voice is so similar to his dad, it’s haunting.”\nEstabrook said that he was disappointed he missed the show last year, and when he interviewed for his job, he was told about the show which was described to him as a “landmark show.” He said Stephen Marley has a similar style and look to his father Bob Marley and agreed that he sounds the most like him. Even though it’s not his favorite style of music, Estabrook spoke excitedly about the show. \n“I’m not a huge reggae fan, but it’s something I don’t want to miss,” he said.