09.17.09
The Kickback makes it to RollingStone.com
Former local band The Kickback has been mentioned in the Sept. 17 Hype Monitor section of RollingStone.com:
The Band: The Kickback
The Buzz: High drama Chicago-based rock band (with at least one very rabid fan) conjures the very best parts of the Veils and the Walkmen and the Killers, writing lean, nervy songs that snarl and snap. Guitarist Billy Yost has a marvelously agonized voice and he wrenches notes from his larynx, hurling himself against the songs’ propulsive rhythms.
Listen If: You’ve got a thing for high drama, or you like songs that move fast and singers that collapse faster.
Key Track: The sneering “Roman Regret,” a song boasting a guitar line that snaps and crackles like a cut electrical wire and Yost at his worked-up, Pentecostal best.
For more information on The Kickback, check out this The Volante article from Fall 2008.
11.19.08
Plain White T’s concert photos
I attended the Plain White T’s show at the Sioux Empire Fairgrounds in Sioux Falls yesterday, and here’s a couple photos of the Plain White T’s and their opening act, Meg & Dia.
The PWT’s played songs from their latest album “Big Bad World,” including “Sunshine” and “1, 2, 3, 4.” They closed the show with “Hate (I Really Don’t Like You)” and came back for an encore of their famous hit, “Hey There Delilah” which had the whole crowd singing.
Dia from Meg & Dia.
Meg & Dia
Plain White T’s lead singer Tom Higgenson came out to perform a duet with Meg & Dia titled “Bored of Your Love” to a live audience for the first time.
