Hot Hot Heat Announces Free LA Gig (Tonight)

In the area? Here are the deets:

Thursday, May 8 @ 7:45pm
The Grove - Los Angeles, CA
189 The Grove Drive (3rd & Fairfax)
LA, CA 90036

Visit HHH on MySpace.

MP3: Hot Hot Heat - Bandages

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Editors & Hot Hot Heat & Louis XIV @ Terminal 5: The Triad

As expected, Editors performed a flawless, energetic and inspiring 70-minute set last night at New York's Terminal 5. In spite of my initial trepidations about entering the cavernous venue, the British four-piece truly commanded the 3000-capacity space. Highlights of the show included an astounding 'Lights', a ferocious take on 'The Racing Rats', and perhaps their most passionate song to date, (the set-opening) 'Bones'. Having seen Editors in a variety of different places (Warsaw, Webster Hall & The Cornerstone Offices to name a few), I can honestly say that their strongest gig to date would easily be awarded to their Terminal 5 debut. Tremendously sensational, endlessly rousing.

Learn more about Editors at their official MySpace page. More photos below.







Setlist: Bones. All Sparks. An End Has A Start. Bullets. Escape The Nest. The Weight Of The World. Lights. Blood. When Anger Shows. You Are Fading. The Racing Rats. Munich... Smokers Outside The Hospital Doors. Fingers In The Factories.

MP3: Editors - The Racing Rats [alt link]

The last two times I saw Hot Hot Heat were when Canadian band was promoting their breakthrough LP, Make Up The Breakdown, back in 2003 at DC's 9:30 Club and at Brooklyn's Siren Festival, later that summer. While both of those early performances were equally daft and brilliant, last night's show was undoubtedly subpar. Thankfully, the band did manage to hurl 'Bandages', 'Talk To Me, Dance With Me' & 'No, Not Now' into the mix but sadly, it could not jumpstart the devastatingly dry set. Here's hoping it was just an 'off' evening for the boys. Visit Hot Hot Heat at their MySpace page.

MP3: Hot Hot Heat - Bandages (via Crispy Tomato)

Opening the triple bill was San Diego's very own, Louis XIV. Following a well-received tour with The Killers (Hot Fuss era), I was eager to check out the '70s-influenced quartet. For forty minutes the band stormed through tracks from their debut LP, as well as tunes from their forthcoming record, Slick Dogs And Ponies, (out on January 29th). Unlike so many others acts with a similar vintage-yet-modern sound, Louis XIV manages to pull their shtick off with virtually no pretension whatsoever. Additionally, the band's ability to capture the attention of the healthy crowd, despite their ridiculously early set time, is a feat within itself. Learn more about Louis XIV here at the band's MySpace page.

MP3: Louis XIV - Finding Out True Love Is Blind (via Swalrus)

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Hot Hot Heat Shakes Their 'Tambourines'

View all of the band's upcoming tour dates with Editors here. Enjoy their latest clip for 'Harmonicas & Tambourines' below, courtesy of The Spinner.

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Editors Plus Hot Hot Heat Equals US Tour

All dates below!

Jan. 8th - Fort Lauderdale, FL - Culture Room
Jan. 9th - Saint Petersburg, FL - Jannus Landing
Jan. 10th - Lake Buena Vista, FL - House of Blues
Jan. 11th – Atlanta, GA - Roxy
Jan. 12th – Nashville, TN - Wildhorse
Jan. 14th – Norfolk, VA - The Norva
Jan. 15th – Washington, DC - 9:30 Club
Jan. 17th - New York - Terminal 5
Jan. 18th – Philadelphia, PA - Electric Factory
Jan. 19th – Boston, MA - Orpheum Theatre
Jan. 20th – Montreal, QC - Club Soda
Jan. 22nd – Toronto, ON - Koolhaus
Jan. 23rd – Columbus, OH - Newport Music Hall
Jan. 25th – Chicago, IL - Vic Theatre
Jan. 26th – Detroit, MI - Majestic Theatre
Jan. 27th – Milwaukee, WI - Pabst Theater
Jan. 29th – Madison, WI - Majestic Theatre
Jan. 30th – Minneapolis, MN - Fine Line Music Cafe
Feb. 1st – Denver, CO - Ogden Theatre
Feb. 4th – Seattle, WA - Showbox At The Market
Feb. 5th – Vancouver, BC - Commodore Ballroom
Feb. 6th – Portland, OR - Roseland Theater
Feb. 8th - San Francisco, CA - Warfield Theatre
Feb. 9th - Los Angeles, CA - The Wiltern
Feb. 10th – Anaheim, CA - House of Blues
Feb. 13th – San Diego, CA – House of Blues
Feb. 14th – Las Vegas, NV – House of Blues

All tickets will be on-sale next week.

MP3: Editors - Munich

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Hot Hot Heat Premieres First Vid From New LP

Party like it's 2003 or officially hang Hot Hot Heat out to dry? That's the question. See below for the band's new clip to Happiness LTD's 'Let Me In'. Old-school MP3 at bottom.


MP3: Hot Hot Heat - Talk To Me, Dance With Me (via Amaretto Fashion)

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Can Hot Hot Heat Still Burn?

Well, can they?

Hot Hot Heat released one of the catchiest albums of '02 with Make Up The Breakdown (come on, admit that you know all the words to 'Bandages' - The Sluts surely do). Their follow up LP, Elevator, failed to impress critics and fans, alike. The band's third full-length will be released this September. Billboard has more:

*Canadian rock outfit Hot Hot Heat will return in the fall with its next album, "Happiness LTD." Due Sept. 11 via Sire, the project was co-produced by the band with Butch Walker, Tim Palmer and Rob Cavallo. Tracks include "Outta Heart," which frontman Steve Bays calls "the most non-Hot Hot Heat song we've ever done," and "Harmonicas & Tambourines," which features four drum kits playing at once.

"It covers the journey from bliss to misery and the attempt to get back to bliss, while acknowledging how exciting the ride can be in between."*

MP3: Hot Hot Heat - Bandages (acoustic) (via Jon Plus Trae)

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