And they are:Sea Wolf (3/17 - 4/2)
The Jealous Girlfriends (4/3 - 4/12)
Illinois (4/13)
Watch Nada Surf's video for 'I Like What You Say' here.
MP3: Nada Surf - See These Bones
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Nada Surf Divulges Support Acts For North American Tour
And they are:Sea Wolf (3/17 - 4/2)
The Jealous Girlfriends (4/3 - 4/12)
Illinois (4/13)
Watch Nada Surf's video for 'I Like What You Say' here.
MP3: Nada Surf - See These Bones
Illinois and The Kooks @ Fillmore 5/10: We Keep Meeting Like This
It's nearly 2am, I need to be up at 7am, and I am AWAKE. Not good people, not good.
Last week while shooting the shit with Jason of ProductShopNYC before his radio program, the band Illinois came up. Jason said he had never seen them but keeps reading about them. I told him I'd written about the band a bunch. "Oh, that's why I keep hearing their name! It's all your fault."
And it's true. Their PR company has certainly done their job right, because I am brainwashed. But if loving Illinois is wrong, then I don't want to be right. Tonight was my fourth go around the the boys from PA and one of the best performances of theirs I've seen. When you are the opening band, you really have to tighten your performance and throw out your best material- Illinois has that dance down pat.
Illinois' tour with The Kooks is soon ending, but after a few solo dates, the group will be out on the road again, this time supporting The Hold Steady. Great pairing.
So yeah, there is this band from the UK, they are so good, you'll love them, old school rock and roll, really catchy, totally danceable...yada yada.
The Kooks, another band whose album you will download and listen to on your ipod while going to work on the train, you'll nod your head and people will stare. Another band from the UK whom you'll contemplate buying an overpriced ticket to go see when the hit Roseland in a year, cursing yourself for not catching them at a smaller venue. Another Brit rock revival group whom somehow missed making it to an ipod commercial, whose songs are just as catchy as The ________.
Tonight was a great show by the latest Brit band to hit our shores- so spot on, so energetic. There is a reason their album Inside In/Inside Out was at the top of many people's lists last year, it's tremendous. If you don't have it, beg, borrow or steal yourself a copy asap.
For those interested, these were my main two thoughts during tonight's performance:
1. Does Luke Pritchard (lead singer) realise how much he resembles Jim Morrison?
2. This is the third damn time I've seen John Norris this week!
Last week while shooting the shit with Jason of ProductShopNYC before his radio program, the band Illinois came up. Jason said he had never seen them but keeps reading about them. I told him I'd written about the band a bunch. "Oh, that's why I keep hearing their name! It's all your fault."
And it's true. Their PR company has certainly done their job right, because I am brainwashed. But if loving Illinois is wrong, then I don't want to be right. Tonight was my fourth go around the the boys from PA and one of the best performances of theirs I've seen. When you are the opening band, you really have to tighten your performance and throw out your best material- Illinois has that dance down pat.
Illinois' tour with The Kooks is soon ending, but after a few solo dates, the group will be out on the road again, this time supporting The Hold Steady. Great pairing.
So yeah, there is this band from the UK, they are so good, you'll love them, old school rock and roll, really catchy, totally danceable...yada yada.
The Kooks, another band whose album you will download and listen to on your ipod while going to work on the train, you'll nod your head and people will stare. Another band from the UK whom you'll contemplate buying an overpriced ticket to go see when the hit Roseland in a year, cursing yourself for not catching them at a smaller venue. Another Brit rock revival group whom somehow missed making it to an ipod commercial, whose songs are just as catchy as The ________.
Tonight was a great show by the latest Brit band to hit our shores- so spot on, so energetic. There is a reason their album Inside In/Inside Out was at the top of many people's lists last year, it's tremendous. If you don't have it, beg, borrow or steal yourself a copy asap.
For those interested, these were my main two thoughts during tonight's performance:
1. Does Luke Pritchard (lead singer) realise how much he resembles Jim Morrison?
2. This is the third damn time I've seen John Norris this week!
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Illinois & Stellastarr* @ Luna Lounge 3/8: This Isn't a Scene
Last night was the big +1 Anniversary Party at the newly opened Luna Lounge in Williamsburg, Brooklyn.A fella named Eugene, a lanky hipster who wore his scarf, coat and man-purse on stage as he played, opened the show with some 60's style rock which, though good, wasn't exactly met with the warmest of a reception in the cavernous venue. Next time buddy.
Second to the stage were Monsters Are Waiting. Matt and I have seen this band before and loathed every moment of it, this time though, it wasn't as bad. Their music did resonate with dark and melodic triumph that, at times, was rather engaging. It didn't hurt as well that the lead singer seems to have cut down on her distracting onstage convulsions.
Next up were those charming boys from Pennsylvania, Illinois. This is my third time with them and without a doubt, the best- perhaps having to due with the fact that lead singer Chris Archibald was a charmingly tipsy and not completely wasted. After the slower music of the first two acts, I think Illinois caught the crowd by surprise with their foot stomping brand of country rock (a sudden image of Kid Rock jumped into my head when I wrote that, please do NOT think Kid Rock people) and very vocal front man. It was a welcomed kick in the pants for those out late on a school night.
The evening's headliners, and let's face it, why everybody bothered to show up in the first place, were Stellastarr*. I heard rumours that eventually the show was opened up to the public, but that still couldn't fill out the crowd last night. It's surprising. Living in NYC, you come to believe that certain bands are just as popular outside of your little island as they are elsewhere. Stellastarr* is one of those huge NYC bands whose popularity is hard pressed to make it to Brooklyn, or so it seemed last night. Perhaps it was the hour or the feeling of ennui so many young people in the NYC music crowd tend to portray, but a few songs into the set, many folks had left, including my blogger posse holding court at the side table. I myself stayed for about 5 songs and was going to continue on until I at least heard 'My Coco' or 'Jenny,' but thought better of it and decided to be satisfied with hearing 'Sweet Troubled Soul,' the superb single off of the group's 2005 album.
MP3: Illinois- 'Alone Again' and 'Screendoor'
Stellastarr*- The James Iha remix of 'Sweet Troubled Soul'
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Illinois To Open For The Kooks!
Two of our favorite '06 discoveries, Illinois & The Kooks have teamed up for a spring tour! For NYers bitter about the previously announced Irving show selling out, well, just your luck, another one has been added! In further Illinois news, the guys were picked as Spin's Band Of The Day last week. Check Spin's kind words here!
Illinois/Kooks Tour Dates:
Monday, April 30th – Slim’s - San Francisco, CA (SOLD OUT)
Wednesday, May 2nd – Doug Fir Lounge – Portland, OR (SOLD OUT)
Thursday, May 3rd – Crocodile Café – Seattle, WA (SOLD OUT)
Saturday, May 5th – Metro – Chicago, IL
Monday, May 7th – The Basement – Columbus, OH (SOLD OUT)
Tuesday, May 8th – Guvernment - Toronto (SOLD OUT)
Thursday, May 10th – Irving Plaza – New York, NY (SOLD OUT)
Friday, May 11th – Irving Plaza – New York, NY (SECOND SHOW JUST ADDED)
Saturday, May 12th – 9:30 Club – Washington, DC
Sunday, May 13th – Paradise Rock Club – Boston, MA (SOLD OUT)
DC, Chicago, get with the program!
Illinois new EP, What The Hell Do I Know? is out this week! Check out their MySpace page here!
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Illinois @ Pianos 12/13: NY2LON Review
Last week, I was asked by NY2LON to cover Illinois' two night stint at Pianos. I wrote a whole long review which you can find over on their site. With gems like, "They are the grown up version of rural skateboard kids, they are getting drunk off of Southern Comfort at a house party when you are 18, and they are a little bit country and a little bit rock and roll." why wouldn't you go check it out?
And if you are too lazy to click a link then to sum it all up: yeah, I liked it.
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Man In Gray & Illinois @ Plug Awards Concert 11/17: Don't Get Killed
Last weekend, Matt and I risked getting mugged and carjacked to go see one of our favourite NYC acts, Man in Gray, at the Plug Awards in "East Williamsburg" Brooklyn.
Man in Gray won the Plug Award's contest to have the privilege of opening the show and they really kicked it off well. In fact, I think they put some of the headliners to shame (for one of them, Matt and I actually fled to the quiet of my car to wait it out).
This is actually the first chance I have had to see the group live. Their show is energetic, tight, fast-paced and really comes at you quick. It was surprising to see all that power come out of the small frame of front girl Christina. The group could only play for a short time, so I am excited for their set at The Delancey this Saturday.
The other band worth mentioning from the show is a group called Illinois, from Pennsylvania funnily enough. Any mention of Illinois and music immediately bring to mind that singer of states, Sufjan Stevens, and perhaps Illinois' southern twang is reminiscent of Stevens' just a bit but they really are a band to make note of in their own right. From their first few chords, Bryan of Man In Gray and I both expected lead singer Chris to yell "DOWN TO REST!" The sound was immediately familiar as that of O'Death's but within a few bars, the music quickly found its own blend of country indie rock with a really polished quality to it. Illinois is playing Pianos December 13th and 14th.
Man in Gray won the Plug Award's contest to have the privilege of opening the show and they really kicked it off well. In fact, I think they put some of the headliners to shame (for one of them, Matt and I actually fled to the quiet of my car to wait it out).
This is actually the first chance I have had to see the group live. Their show is energetic, tight, fast-paced and really comes at you quick. It was surprising to see all that power come out of the small frame of front girl Christina. The group could only play for a short time, so I am excited for their set at The Delancey this Saturday.
The other band worth mentioning from the show is a group called Illinois, from Pennsylvania funnily enough. Any mention of Illinois and music immediately bring to mind that singer of states, Sufjan Stevens, and perhaps Illinois' southern twang is reminiscent of Stevens' just a bit but they really are a band to make note of in their own right. From their first few chords, Bryan of Man In Gray and I both expected lead singer Chris to yell "DOWN TO REST!" The sound was immediately familiar as that of O'Death's but within a few bars, the music quickly found its own blend of country indie rock with a really polished quality to it. Illinois is playing Pianos December 13th and 14th.
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