Friday in Raleigh marked the first full day for the Hopscotch Festival. With headliners set to take stage in the City Plaza, I started walking. From the get go I noticed that streets were way busier than they had been the night before. It seems most people viewed Thursday’s shows as a warm-up night for the actual festival, which is a shame, because there were some quality shows to be seen. Once I got to the plaza, I made my way to the front of the crowd and watched as The Dodos took the stage. They were incredible. Energetically plowing through guitar and drum creations they kicked off the night the right way. Midway through the set lead singer/guitarist Meric Long quipped “It might just be the coffee talking but I’m feeling good.” They closed with a less than polished rendition of Jodi. No one seemed to mind the few stray notes, myself included.
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Watch their outstanding performance of ‘Wet Hair’ in the feature below.
MP3: Japandroids – Darkness On The Edge Of Gastown
Catch both acts at:
10-14 Madison, WI — Barrymore Theatre
10-16 Omaha, NE — The Waiting Room
10-18 Boulder, CO — Fox Theatre
10-19 Lawrence, KS — The Bottleneck
10-20 St Louis, MO — Off Broadway
10-21 Louisville, KY — Zanzabar
10-22 Pittsburgh, PA — Mr. Smalls Theatre
10-23 Philadelphia, PA — The Trocadero
Lisbon will see daylight shortly.
MP3s: The Walkmen – In The New Year & Japandroids – Art Czars
Enjoy today’s excellent performance of ‘Art Czars’ in the feature below.
MP3: Japandroids – Art Czars
Enjoy a selection from last week’s stellar performance in the feature below.
MP3: Japandroids – Darkness On The Edge Of Gastown
No Singles will see daylight on 5/11. It features:
1. Darkness On The Edge Of Gastown
2. No Allegiance To The Queen
3. Sexual Aerosol
4. Lovers/Strangers
5. Lucifer’s Symphony
6. Couture Suicide
7. Avant Sleepwalk
8. Coma Complacency
9. To Hell With Good Intentions
10. Press Corps
Catch Japandroids on their NA trek.
MP3: Japandroids – Darkness On The Edge Of Gastown
The project will begin on 4/13.
Expect five limited edition double-sided singles in total.
They’ll also be released digitally.
Catch Japandroids on their NA trek.
Visit Japandroids on MySpace.
MP3: Japandroids – Art Czars
