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We Were Promised Jetpacks are here (with The Twilight Sad) (Southpaw tonight, Bowery Tuesday)

I've known about tonight's (10/2) Southpaw show for a while, but I only just realized that it wasn't part of our original set of announced tour dates that did list Tuesday's Bowery Ballroom show with the same lineup of The Twilight Sad and Brakesbrakesbrakes (Bowery tix). Updated dates and a video below...

The Twilight Sad - 2009 Tour Dates
10.01 Chapel Hill NC @ Local 506 +
10.02 Brooklyn, NY @ Southpaw +
10.03 Philadelphia PA @ North Star +
10.05 Washington DC @ Black Cat Backstage +
10.06 New York City @ Bowery Ballroom +
10.07 Allston MA @ Great Scott +
10.09 Montreal, QB @ La Sala Rosa +
10.10 Toronto Ontario @ El Mocambo +
10.11 Ann Arbor, MI @ Blind Pig +
10.12 Chicago IL @ Empty Bottle +
* w/ Frightened Rabbit, We Were Promised Jetpacks
+ w/ Brakesbrakesbrakes, We Were Promised Jetpacks


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Posted on October 2, 2009 4:35 PM

Comments (17)

THE TWILIGHT SAAAAAAADDDDD.

Don't know if you can tell, but I'm excited.

Posted by Anonymous | October 2, 2009 4:40 PM

The show was better when it involved Frightened Rabbit. At least in the incarnation I saw it in in SF recently. WWPJ were also great. Sadtly, the Twilight Sad were disappointingly boring and overly mopey.

Posted by yse | October 2, 2009 4:51 PM

note: Just found out tonight is an early show and WWPJ go on at 8pm sharp. Twilight Sad at 10.

After Twilight Sad is this:
Fri. 10/2
LATE SHOW:
SLAVIC SOUL PARTY CD Relase show
Watcha Clan
FREE Slavic Soul Party NEW track for those purchasing tickets online
$12 adv./$15 d.o.s
11 pm doors/11:30 pm show

Posted by brooklynvegan | October 2, 2009 4:54 PM

brooklynvegan, are you sure The Twilight Sad goes on stage at 10pm? If doors for the other show open at 11pm. I'm sure they'll play a 1-hour set. Doesn't leave much time for the venue to kick everyone else out.

Posted by dee | October 2, 2009 5:02 PM

By the way, I sent those Southpaw people an email asking for the set times because of that late show and didn't get a response. Crappy customer service. Blah.

Posted by dee | October 2, 2009 5:04 PM

"Doesn't leave much time for the venue to kick everyone else out."

agreed, but this is what they told me:

7:30 - doors
8 - We Were Promised Jetpacks,
9 - Brakes,
10 - Twilight Sad

Posted by brooklynvegan | October 2, 2009 5:11 PM

Ok then, thanks BV!

@yse: don't know about that SF show but I've seen Twilight Sad a few times before and they've been great every time, but then again when you shove them in between two highly pop bands... can't think of their kind of music going down too well with the pop crowd you probably belong to. (Judging from the rest of your post here)

Posted by dee | October 2, 2009 5:26 PM

Mondo Indie Dance Party @ Don Hill's + Horseshoes live performance and EP release party + The Drums guest DJ set and birthday bash!

Indie Rock - Northern Soul - Swedish Pop - Local Faves - Fist Up Anthems

Best music.

Big fun.

No attitude.

Cute folks.

511 Greenwich Street (at Spring St)

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$5 Cover - $3 reduced with flyer or invitation

21 and over
11:00 pm to 4 am

http://www.mondo-nyc.com

http://www.myspace.com/horseshoesmusic

Posted by Anonymous | October 2, 2009 5:53 PM


By the way, I sent those Southpaw people an email asking for the set times because of that late show and didn't get a response. Crappy customer service. Blah.

Sorry about that, what email did you use?

Posted by Anonymous | October 2, 2009 6:38 PM

Comment above about the twilight sad being overly mopey, I'll second that. Frightened Rabbit and we were promised jetpacks put on a great show though. I'd see jetpacks again...and again.

Posted by Tender B. | October 2, 2009 9:54 PM

Bruce just destroyed giants stadium

Posted by Anonymous | October 3, 2009 2:08 AM

We were promised jet packs is rumored to be starting a new band called, "We were promised hummus"

Posted by Anonymous | October 3, 2009 5:21 AM

I never felt so good....i never felt so strong, nothing can stop us now.

Posted by Anonymous | October 3, 2009 12:55 PM

@Anonymous - October 2, 2009 6:38 PM. I sent it to the email listed on the contact us section of the website.

I personally thought Twilight Sad sounded AMAZING last night. Their music is a beautiful downer of a noisy thing and that's what makes them great, in my opinion. Sure it's not as widely appealing as the other three Fat Cat bands that appear on this tour, but I find them to be way more interesting.

To each its own. If you like poppy stuff, don't come knocking on The Twilight Sad's door.

Posted by dee | October 3, 2009 2:55 PM

Interview with We Were Promised Jetpacks after the Brooklyn show on Dear Scotland.

Posted by Anonymous | October 8, 2009 12:44 PM

Thanks for sharing. His music will continue to rock!

Posted by louis | October 17, 2009 10:29 AM

it’s nice ,i want to get one

Posted by lv | October 18, 2009 5:48 AM

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