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The Rural Alberta Advantage played Bowery w/ The Lovely Feathers (pics) -- tix on sale for Terminal 5 w/ Passion Pit

photos by Oren Loloi

Rural Alberta Advantage

“Last, but in no way least, was Rural Alberta Advantage, who played their last NYC show of 2009. If you can believe it, the trio’s percussive elements are highlighted even more live than on their smash album, Hometowns. In addition to the strong beats, Nils Edenloff’s warbly croon wowed the audience throughout the mostly-originals set. A highlight was RAA’s cover of Abba’s “SOS” (of course, it’s only fitting that a band that was formed at an open mic night would nail a re-interpreted Abba song!) Should, for some odd reason, you not care for RAA’s music, it’s worth going to a concert just for the history lesson. At the show, for instance, we learned that petrified wood is the provincial stone of Alberta, which is why it makes its way into “Drain The Blood” and that the best thing to do if you ever find yourself in Edmonton is to go to the Legislative Grounds and look directly at the lights. [CMJ]

The Rural Alberta Advantage headlined Bowery Ballroom on Wednesday night (10/7). The Openers were Kittens Ablaze and The Lovely Feathers. The latter, also from Canada, are now on tour and will be back in NYC for CMJ.

Tickets are on sale (@ noon) for the show Rural Alberta are playing with Passion Pit at Terminal 5 on January 8th. More pictures from Bowery Ballroom, and all Lovely Feathers dates, below…

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The Lovely Feather – 2009 Tour Dates
Oct 8 – Middle East Cafe Cambridge, Massachusetts
Oct 9 – Higher Ground Burlington, Vermont
Oct 10 – Iron Horse Northhampton, Massachusetts
Oct 11 – Soundlab Buffalo, New York
Oct 13 – Schubas Chicago, Illinois
Oct 15 – North Star Bar Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Oct 23 – Fat Baby (CMJ Music Marathon….were on at 7:45pm sharp) New York