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Friday, January 23, 2009
Let's Talk About... The Vanshion
Posted by Andrew R Tonry on Fri, Jan 23, 2009 at 12:23 PM
Say what you will about their music (catchy, repetitive, vapid), the Black Lips are fucking road warriors. When it's all said and done they'll probably have more stories than anyone. Hopefully their are good documentarians along for the ride. I smell picture books and videos... etc. Maybe. Or maybe they take comfort in grey world revolting, hangover monotony, only able to sleep in vans and floors and cheap motels.
Really, who tours more than they do? It's almost the entirety of life on the road. Hardest working band in indie rock. Hardest working band period? Get a load of this fucking schedule:
01-23 Chennai, India - Sir Mutha Venkatasubba Rao Concert Hall (Campus Rock Idols)
01-24 Calcutta, India - The Park
01-25 Bangalore, India - BRV Grounds, KSCA (Campus Rock Idols)
02-03 Nimegen, Netherlands - Doornroosje
02-04 Rotterdam, Netherlands - Watt
02-05 Munich, Germany - 59:1
02-06 Berlin, Germany - Festsall Kreuzberg
02-07 Hamburg, Germany - Molotow
02-08 Cologne, Germany - Gebaude 9
02-11 Lille, France - Club Aeronef
02-12 Dijon, France - La Vapeur (Generiq Festival)
02-13 Brussels, Belgium - Botanique
02-14 Paris, France - Super Mon Amour Festival
02-15 London, England - Islinton Academy (NME Awards)
02-16 Bristol, England - Fleece N Firkin
02-17 Glasgow, Scotland - ABC 2
02-18 Manchester, England - Institute
02-19 Brighton, England - Audio
02-26 Birmingham, AL - Bottletree
02-27 Atlanta, GA - Variety Playhouse
03-04 Carrboro, NC - Cat's Cradle
03-05 Washington, DC - Black Cat
03-06 Philadelphia, PA - Johnny Brenda's
03-07 Cambridge, MA - Middle East
03-09 New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom
03-10 Brooklyn, NY - Music Hall of Williamsburg
03-12 Cleveland, OH - Beachland Ballroom
03-13 Detroit, MI - Magic Stick
03-14 Chicago, IL - Logan Square Auditorium
03-15 Milwaukee, WI - Turner Hall Ballroom
03-16 St. Paul, MN - Turf Club
03-17 Omaha, NE - Waiting Room
03-18 Lawrence, KS - Bottleneck
03-20-21 Austin, TX - SXSW
03-23 New Orleans, LA - One Eyed Jacks
03-25 Tallahassee, FL - Club Downunder
03-26 Tampa, FL - Orpheum
03-27 Miami, FL - Churchill's
03-28 Gainesville, FL - Common Grounds
03-29 Jacksonville, FL - Jack Rabbits
03-30 Orlando, FL - The Social
04-15 Costa Mesa, CA - Detroit Bar
04-16 San Diego, CA - Casbah
04-17 Tempe, AZ - Clubhouse
04-18 Tucson, AZ - Plush
04-20 Colorado Springs, CO - Black Sheep
04-21 Denver, CO - Bluebird
04-22 Salt Lake City, UT - Urban Lounge
04-23 Boise, ID - Neurolox
04-24 Portland, OR - Berbati's Pan
04-25 Seattle, WA - Neumo's
04-27 Eugene, OR - Wow Hall
04-28 Sacramento, CA - Blue Lamp
04-29 Santa Cruz, CA - The Blue Lagoon
04-30 San Francisco, CA - Great American Music Hall
05-01 Los Angeles, CA - El Rey
05-02 Pomona, CA - Glasshouse
05-03 Costa Mesa, CA - Detroit Bar
I couldn't do that with anyone. Not the hottest girl in the world or my best friends. Throats would be slit and faces punched. Good Lord.
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