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Posted in music | pictures on October 26, 2009
Japandroids played CMJ @ Glasslands (pics) & the Bell House
by Andrew Frisciano
The first of Japandroids' two NYC, CMJ-week shows was a Thursday night (10/22) double bill with Real Estate at Glasslands' Death+Taxes party. Singer/guitarist Brian King noted that the show was a year to the week since their first ever NYC appearance, and he held up two fingers to indicate the number of attendees. The packed floor at Glasslands counted many more - undoubtedly a credit to the live show King and drummer David Prowse put on. With a huge full-stack behind him, King strategically set up a floor fan at the foot of the stage to create an ersatz wind tunnel for his flowing locks. The venue was just below sweltering, but it was one of the showmanship touches throughout the set. The band unappologetically sings its pop-punk hooks as two-man gang vocals, cue not lost on the attendees. "Young Heart Spark Fire," among the best of the band's sing-alongable songs, sent the crowd into a frenzy.
Japandroids' played their second CMJ-week show on Friday, October 23rd, a showcase for their label, Polyvinyl, with Cale Parks, Headlights, Owen, Asobi Seksu and James Husband. Their current tour plans include UK shows with A Place to Bury Strangers and a West Coast-centered run with Surfer Blood. All dates and the rest of the pictures below...
Japandroids - 2009 Tour Dates
Oct 27 MADAME JOJO'S (WHITE HEAT) LONDON, ENG
Oct 28 ROUGH TRADE EAST (INSTORE) LONDON, ENG
Oct 29 HOXTON SQUARE (MOSHI MOSHI) LONDON, ENG
Oct 30 BARFLY LONDON, ENG
Nov 06 SOCIAL NOTTINGHAM, ENG !
Nov 07 FLAPPER BIRMINGHAM, ENG !
Nov 08 BARFLY CARDIFF, WAL !
Nov 09 WHELANS DUBLIN, IRE !
Nov 11 AUNTIE ANNIE'S BELFAST, NIR !
Nov 12 CAPTAIN'S REST GLASGOW, SCT !
Nov 13 SNEAKY PETE'S EDINBURGH, SCT
Nov 14 MOHO LIVE MANCHESTER, ENG !
Nov 15 COCKPIT LEEDS, ENG !
Nov 20 BILLIKEN CLUB ST. LOUIS, MO #
Nov 21 SLOWDOWN OMAHA, NE #
Nov 22 LARIMER LOUNGE DENVER, CO
Nov 25 CASBAH SAN DIEGO, CA #
Nov 27 ECHO LOS ANGELES, CA #
Nov 29 RICKSHAW STOP SAN FRANCISCO, CA #
Nov 30 HOLOCENE PORTLAND, OR #
Dec 01 CHOP SUEY (AA) SEATTLE, WA #
Dec 02 BILTMORE CABARET VANCOUVER, BC #
! w/ APTBS
# w/ Surfer Blood
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Posted on October 26, 2009 12:47 PM
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Comments (15)
seriously i dont get why people like this band?
Posted by christy | October 26, 2009 1:14 PM
I thought vivian girls were on tour?
http://www.brooklynvegan.com/img/music/japandroids/glasslands/2.jpg
Posted by Anonymous | October 26, 2009 1:31 PM
i gave them a try! made it through 2 songs.
good thing i got the promo cd and didnt pay $15 for the lp!
Posted by cleveland! | October 26, 2009 1:51 PM
The singer seems like a real douche. Why does he have that fan blowing his hair all the way through the set?
Posted by Anonymous | October 26, 2009 1:54 PM
Cause its fucking gnarly thats why
Posted by jv | October 26, 2009 1:59 PM
yes it is gnarly.
Posted by michaelways | October 26, 2009 2:07 PM
@ Anon 1:54
it's his only fan.... wah waaaaaaah
Posted by Anonymous | October 26, 2009 2:22 PM
why is tarot sport not available as an mp3 download on Amazon?..what gives.
Posted by Anonymous | October 26, 2009 2:22 PM
"Why does he have that fan blowing his hair all the way through the set? "
haha! i thought he just did that for the cleveland show!(cuz it was packed/hot) yeah that disc is OK. the show was worse and thats what i meant meaning by making it through 2 songs before walking out!
Posted by cleveland! | October 26, 2009 3:17 PM
It's amazing how I went from loving this band to being utterly annoyed with them in the span of 3 months.
Posted by Anonymous | October 26, 2009 3:19 PM
best show i saw at cmj, followed closely by delorean, small black and local natives.
Posted by Anonymous | October 26, 2009 3:24 PM
They just played on The Interface. I wanted to be impressed.... but I wasn't. I'd see them for free though I guess. No big whoop. This band seems to define, dare I type, Meh......
Posted by Anonymous | October 26, 2009 4:17 PM
I am shocked that everyone finds them bad! I love the new record and the live show (at least at The Bell House) was simply fantastic! I haven't been to a show with that much energy going around since my days back in high school. They have to be the loudest 2 person band I have ever heard, and in a very good way! Of course nobody was moving until the previous band ran from behind the curtains and dove into the crowd which nobody saw coming. After that it just turned into so much fun! Thanks Japandroids, and cant wait till you return to NY!
Posted by Anonymous | October 26, 2009 9:41 PM
FUCK THE BELL HOUSE!!! I tried calling the box office a million times bc ticketweb decided it would not grant me tickets even though I got charged three times on my account...and no answer.
Posted by sauce | October 27, 2009 11:06 AM
The Bell House (aside from the box office issue) is a good venue. Nice staff, and the people booking seem to be doing alot of foreign acts...which is nice.
Posted by Anonymous | October 28, 2009 1:17 PM