The Lovely Feathers are Montreal's twisted sons, somewhere between the epic pop of the Arcade Fire and the insular indieness of label mates, Islands. Of course, you must consider the exuberance with which they spew forth their lyrics, continually becoming obsessed with a turn of phrase, or rhyme, and repeating it like a riff on guitar. This band still shows more promise than accomplishment, which is not to denigrate what they have done (there are amazing songs on both releases to date and they are my favourite band out of Montreal), but to simply say that the best is yet to come. They're still touring their latest effort on Equator Records, Hind Hind Legs, and here are the dates currently scheduled:UPCOMING TLF Tour Dates
Nov 2 – Edmonton AB TBA
Nov 3 – Calgary AB Broken City
Nov 5 – Vancouver BC The Media Club, w/The Slip
Tix @ Zulu, Scratch, RedCat
Nov 7 – Seattle WA Crocodile Cafe, w/The Slip
Nov 9 – Portland OR Dante’s, w/The Slip
Nov 10 – Ashland OR Mobius, w/The Slip
Nov 11 – San Francisco CA Independent, w/The Slip
Nov 12 – EARLY SHOW Los Angeles CA The Echo, w/Tokyo Police Club & 120 Days
Nov 12 – LATE SHOW Los Angeles CA Knitting Factory, w/The Slip
Nov 15 – Boulder CO Fox Theatre, w/The Slip
Nov 16 – Denver CO Bluebird Theatre, w/The Slip
Nov 17 – Fort Collins CO Aggie Theatre, w/The Slip
ov 18 – Omaha NE Sokol Underground, w/The Slip
Nov 20 – Milwaukee WI Shank Hall, w/The Slip
Nov 21 – Madison WI Cafe Monmarte, w/The Slip
Nov 22 – Minneapolis MN 7th Street Entry, w/The Slip
Nov 24 – Chicago IL Schuba’s
Nov 25 – Indianapolis IN Radio Radio
Nov 26 – Cincinnati OH Alchemize
Nov 27 – Cleveland OH Beachland Tavern
Nov 29 – Brooklyn NY Union Hall
Nov 30 – Boston MA PA’s Lounge
Dec 1 – Philadelphia PA Johnny Brenda’s
Dec 2 – New York NY Piano’s
Dec 7 – Guelph ON TBA
Dec 8 – Hamilton ON TBA
Dec 9 – Montreal QC Cabaret Music Hall, w/Harlem Shakes & Jetplanes of Abraham
Dec 14 – Burlington VT TBA
Dec 16 – Ottawa ON TBA
TLF MP3s
+ mildly decorated
+ wrong choice
+ fudgicle
TLF's myspace.
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Dare I mention the Slip's Even Rats notable appearance in Guitar Hero??
ReplyDeleteSo that combined with the Lovely Feathers...I just may have to check this out. Thanks man.
You're welcome. And thanks for mentioning The Slip, I hadn't heard of them, but their CD just showed up in the mail today. I'll have to check it out now.
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