Thứ Ba, 14 tháng 8, 2012

Grouplove Performs

Grouplove Performs “Itching On A Photograph”

Grouplove Conan 

I’ve long been a fan of late-night television for their outstanding live music performances, and Conan O’Brien in particular has had a knack for featuring the best-of-the-best in music, often before the acts find mainstream recognition. The tall drink of water carrot juice continues this trend with the 2012 Conan Summer Music Series, and the latest band to take the stage is none other than LA’s own Grouplove.

Putting a serious emphasis on the “group” half of their name, the five band members are joined on stage for the performance by a slew of cardboard doppelgängers. With their identical outfits and animated expressions, these cardboard cutouts crowd the stage and really do give the impression that Grouplove has quadrupled in size overnight. However, the band doesn’t need any help filling the room with sound as they perform “Itching on a Photograph” off their 2011 debut album, Never Trust a Happy Song.
09/25 – Portland, OR @ Roseland Theatre
09/26 – Seattle, WA @ Moore Theater
10/01 – San Francisco, CA @ Fillmore
10/03 – San Diego, CA @ Humphrey’s
10/04 – Las Vegas, NV @ The Pool at The Cosmopolitan
10/06 – Denver, CO @ Chipotle Festival
10/08 – St. Louis, MO @ Pagaent
10/09 – Tulsa, OK @ Cain’s Ballrom
10/11 – Houston, TX @ House of Blues
10/12 – Helotes, TX @ Josabi’s
10/13 – Dallas, TX @ House of Blues
10/14 – New Orleans, LA @ House of Blues
10/16 – Atlanta, GA @ Masquerade
10/17 – Knoxville, TN @ Bijou Theater
10/23 – Nashville, TN @ Cannery
10/24 – Norfolk, VA @ NorVA
10/26 – Pittsburgh, PA @ Altar Bar
10/27 – Rochester, NY @ Water Street Music Hall
10/29 – Washington, DC @ 930 Club
10/30 – Washington, DC @ 930 Club
11/01 – Philadelphia, PA @ Electric Factory

 

Grouplove Debuts Latest Single and Announces Second Leg of Fall tour

Grouplove Debuts Latest Single and Announces Second Leg of Fall tour

Last night the American rock band Grouplove made the national television debut of their new single “Itchin’ On A Photograph” on TBS’ Conan. Amidst a stage of dozens of cardboard cut-outs of themselves, the band members – Christian Zucconi (vocals, guitar), Hannah Hooper (vocals, keys), Sean Gadd (bass, vocals), Andrew Wessen (guitar, vocals), and Ryan Rabin (drums) – performed their latest single, which definitely revives the feeling of rock within the band in comparison to their crossover pop smash “Tongue Tied.”  The tune has already earned support and airplay from major Modern Rock radio stations such as Los Angeles’ KROQ and SiriusXM’s AltNation.
“Itchin’ On A Photograph” is the third single off of Grouplove’s debut full-length album “Never Trust A Happy Song” and succeeds what Entertainment Weekly deemed one of the “Greatest Songs of the Summer” – the  band’s breakthrough hit “Tongue Tied.”  “Tongue Tied” has wrangled massive success having held the #1 spot for three consecutive weeks on Modern Rock charts and practically blaring from every speaker you encounter this summer.  The track has been RIAA certified Gold and was recently performed by Grouplove on NBC’s “Tonight Show with Jay Leno” and “Today,” as well as on ABC’s “Jimmy Kimmel Live” earlier this year.
The band has also recently announced a second leg to their headlining tour that kicks off at the Roseland Theater in Portland, Oregon on September 25th.  The newly added dates include the tour’s finale at Los Angeles’ Wiltern Theatre on November 17thGrouplove will be joined on select legs of the tour by fellow Canvasback Music/Atlantic recording artists Alt-J, the NYC-based MSMR, and Los Angeles’ PAPA.
Beginning noon this Friday (August 10th), tickets for the newly announced tour dates will go on sale to the general public.  Pre-sale tickets for the second batch of shows are on sale now and all pre-sale ticket purchasers will receive a download code for a free 4-song EP, including this rare Space Brother remix of “Tongue Tied”.