TROUBADOUR PRESENTS:
Wild Beasts
Still Life Still, Magic Bullets
Troubadour
Wed, February 10, 2010
Doors open 8:00 pm
$15.00
Sold Out
Doors open 8:00 pm
$15.00
Wild Beasts - (Set time: 10:00 PM)
England's Wild Beasts were founded as a duo in 2002 by Hayden Thorpe (guitar, vocals) and Ben Little (guitar). Originally called Fauve, the group was joined by drummer Chris Talbot in 2004 and changed its name to Wild Beasts. After recording a self-titled EP, Tom Flemming was recruited as Wild Beasts' bassist and the band relocated to Leeds, where its breezy pop sound and Thorpe's theatrical falsetto (both of which were akin to the style of fellow Brit Mika) earned the group a dedicated local following. Wild Beasts released a number of singles on Bad Sneakers Records (which they signed to in 2006) before signing with Domino Records in 2007. Their debut album, Limbo, Panto, was released in July 2008 in the U.K. and that fall in the U.S. It was followed in 2009 by Two Dancers, again on Domino.
Still Life Still - (Set time: 9:15 PM)
Still Life Still is a Canadian indie rock group, formed in 1999 in the former East York (now Toronto), Ontario. The band's line-up has undergone minor changes over the years, but currently consists of guitarists/vocalists Brendon Saarinen and Eric Young, bassist Derek Paulin, drummer Aaron Romaniuk and his brother, keyboardist/percussionist Josh Romaniuk.
Magic Bullets - (Set time: 8:30 PM)
Formed in 2004, six-piece San Francisco band Magic Bullets draw from a shared love of post-punk/1980s alt-rock bands such as Orange Juice, the Sound, the Feelies, and Talking Heads. Prior to joining Magic Bullets, the bandmembers had spent most of their previous time playing in various punk bands. Vocalist Philip Benson and guitarist/primary songwriter Corey Cunningham first met in 2000 and were members of the Cosmos. A few years later, the two recruited Colin Dobrin (drums), Matthew Kallman (keyboard), Nathan Sweatt (bass), and another member of the Cosmos, guitarist Ryan Lynch. As Magic Bullets, their shows included dates with the Walkmen, Elf Power, Voxtrot, and Cold War Kids. A Child But in Life Yet a Doctor in Love was released by Words on Music in May 2007.