Goodies for all today. We're finally back online after 3 days of downtime and stress. Well, after a beautiful snow storm and staying in taking care of business, server issues, and other things, I'd like to bring your attention to this tasty bit of news.
This week Pendulum are starting their second US Live Tour. The tour has stops in many cities and shows the group wasn't able to hit up the first time around, including SXSW and WMC shows.
March 6th - Vancouver. Commodore Ballroom March 7th - Seattle. Showbox at the Market March 8th - Portland. Roseland Theatre March 10th - San Francisco. Grand Ballroom March 13th - Pomona. Glass House March 14th - Los Angeles. Club Nokia March 15th - Tucson. The Rock March 17th - Salt Lake City. Murray Theatre March 18th - Denver. Ogden Theatre March 21st - Austin. SXSW / La Zona Rosa March 22nd - Houston. House Of Blues March 24th - New Orleans. House Of Blues March 25th - Atlanta. CW Centerstage March 27th - Miami. Ultra Music Festival / Bicentennial Park - FL
As you've no doubt read before, I really, really recommend you go see them if you have the chance. Check out the awesome tour poster above and enjoy a dark and warbly remix of "Showdown" by Excision below!
Pendulum Kick America's Ass in Second US Tour - Girl In The Fire
It's amazing folks and radio are all over Pendulumnow. They reform as a live band and people are flipping their shit over them. Guys, they've been around, but yes, they are that awesome, welcome to the party.
The band will be touring the US in March and skipping us here in dear old New York this time around (we got them for two dates last time around).
Here's the tour list. To get a feel of what you're in store for check out their previous Tour of the Americas Minimix.
March 6th - Vancouver. Commodore Ballroom March 7th - Seattle. Showbox at the Market March 8th - Portland. Roseland Theatre March 10th - San Francisco. Grand Ballroom March 13th - Pomona. Glass House March 14th - Los Angeles. Club Nokia March 15th - Tucson. The Rock March 17th - Salt Lake City. Murray Theatre March 18th - Denver. Ogden Theatre March 21st - Austin. SXSW / La Zona Rosa March 22nd - Houston. House Of Blues March 24th - New Orleans. House Of Blues March 25th - Atlanta. CW Centerstage March 27th - Miami. Ultra Music Festival / Bicentennial Park - FL
The terms much of the press and PR folks say like "electro rockers" and "live electronica band" kinda annoy me, because honestly they don't fit. Their drum 'n bass roots are extremely hard to ignore and they've evolved and changed their sound since their first vinyl and dubplate releases, turning into a bonafide epic stadium band. Yes, the root is rock and drum 'n bass, but its very obvious their influenced by classic rock (you can hear this when their performing).
With the release of Spiral, on Concord Dawn's Uprising imprint, Pendulum was hard to ignore. The production was techier and hard, and sounded completely different than a lot of stuff out there. The sound changed up with "Slam" and "Another Planet", forming their current sound that can be heard on singles and albums since.
Now, they've truly mixed the genres over and its more rock than anything but stays true to its high energy dnb roots, and its fantastic. Their shows here in New York City were insane and definitely prove that they're at the top of their game. This clip from a show in Auckland, New Zealand is just another example.
If you have the opportunity to see them live, do not miss them.
FINALLY. After years of just DJ sets here in the United States, the guys are finally going on a full-on live assault. Their first live performance in the states was at this year's Coachella and they absolutely tore the house down from what folks are saying. They've taken their distinct, uber-polished drum 'n bass productions and finally crossed them over into the heavy rock arena.
If you've listened to our older mixes, you should know Pendulum. They are one of drum 'n bass's top-notch productions groups and were signed to Warner Bros Records recently to release what is now their rock/drum 'n bass album, In Silico. You may have heard them without even knowing it from the Verizon commercial featuring their track Mutiny, which you can pick up here.
These shows will definitely be something to see as they're performing with their entire six-person band. Below is a list of tour dates. Also, if you haven't picked up the new album, In Silico, do it. It's probably their best work to date and shows that drum 'n bass can be something more than just club music.
Oh, and to give you a sample of what you'll hear check out the Celldweller and Van She Tech remixes of Pendulum's Propane Nightmares from In Silico.
SEPTEMBER 27 Sao Paolo, BR - Skolbeats Festival OCTOBER 1 Boston, MA - Middle East 3 Chicago, IL - House of Blues 4 Toronto, ONT - Kool Haus 5 Detroit, MI - I Rock 7 Milwaukee, WI - Turner Hall Ballroom 9 Denver, CO - Bluebird Theater 11 Salt Lake City, UT - Murray Theatre 13 Los Angeles, CA - The Mayan 14 San Francisco, CA - The Fillmore 18 Mexico City, MEX - Motorkr Festival 19 Guadalajara, MEX - Motorkr Festival 22 Atlanta, GA - The Loft 24 Baltimore, MD - Ottobar 25 New York, NY - Webster Hall 26 New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom
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