Watch the full Q&A below. Check out the band’s joint tour dates with The Walkmen here.

MP3: White Rabbits – The Plot

The 9-city trek looks like this:

1.16 PITTSBURGH: DIESEL
1.17 DETROIT: THE CROFOOT BALLROOM
1.18 MILWAUKEE: TURNER HALL
1.19 MADISON: HIGH NOON
1.20 CHICAGO: SCHUBAS
1.21 ST. LOUIS: BLUEBERRY HILL
1.22 COLUMBUS: THE BASEMENT
1.23 PHILADELPHIA: JOHNNY BRENDA’S
1.24 BALTIMORE: OTTOBAR

Read my review of The Walkmen @ Bowery Ballroom here.

MP3: White Rabbits – Kid On My Shoulders

Sometimes, it’s not always about the headliner…

Three weeks have gone by since I saw this show but After the Jump Fest planning had me a bit, well, preoccupied to say the least. Anyway, while visiting DC last month I had a chance to see a band that I kept missing in NYC and another group whom blew me away so much the first time I saw them last year, I haven’t been able to stop talking about them.

First up were the latter of the two, White Rabbits, whom were, of course, amazing. The whole crowd gravitated towards them and were up front cheering and jumping throughout the entire set. A few of my friends even went straight to the back during their set and bought the cd.

Before I go any further, might I say how impressed I was with the DC audience. They totally made me realize why I go to concerts and how jaded New York can be. Even through the opener, locals Takka Takka, there was a full crowd all up front, really into the music.

The headliners for the night were The Cribs. There were a few girls up front whom were really excited, but besides that, half way through their set, the crowd began to thin. Their sound isn’t particularly different or distinguishable from any neighborhood garage band. By the end, I wasn’t the only one to retreat to the back of the room and sit down, they had lost about 50% of the audience. It was a real shame, and on the last night of their tour as well.

White Rabbits singer, Greg Roberts spills the beans to NME: “We have two new songs that we’re recording that we’ve been playing… We’re really excited about them. One is called ‘Cotillion Blues’ and the other one has yet to be named. It sounds like a New Orleans band or something. Our friend (Jon Natchez) who plays in Beirut came in and played some horns on it. The other one is our newest song and we’re really excited about it. And we’re doing a Randy Newman cover ‘Beehive State’”.

Regarding the group’s recent buzzworthy status, Greg proclaims: “The reception over all hasn’t been out of control which is kind of good… I feel like we’re doing things the right way. It feels more like a genuine response than a sensationalised kind of hype. It’s always more rewarding for a band to feel like you’re earning your keep rather than just becoming overnight stars, I don’t think any of us would be comfortable doing that… If we ever do achieve any kind of acclaim of that level I’ll feel like we went about it the right way. We will see if that happens some day.”

Check out some of my photos from the band’s superb Siren performance last Saturday, here. Keep up on all things White Rabbits over at the band’s MySpace page, via this link.

MP3: White Rabbits – Kid On My Shoulders

Official TMS rating: 9/10

MP3: White Rabbits – The Plot

Will Kaiser Chiefs’ shtick really work well at Beacon Theater? I guess time will tell. All dates below. Pre-sale tix are available via this link at noon today.

Read my review of their Roseland gig with The Walkmen back in April here.

9/14 Austin, TX ACL Festival
9/18 Dallas, TX House Of Blues
9/19 Houston, TX Warehouse Live
9/21 Nashville, TN City Hall
9/22 Atlanta, GA The Roxy
9/25 Detroit, MI Majestic Theatre
9/26 Toronto, ONT Carlu Theatre
9/29 New York, NY Beacon Theatre

MP3s: White Rabbits – The Plot + Datarock – Fa-Fa-Fa + Kaiser Chiefs – Saturday Night

White Rabbits & Sean Na Na will share the stage with British powerhouse, The Cribs, on their upcoming summer tour. White Rabbits will open up all East Coast dates while Sean Na Na will open up all West Coast shows. Full list of North American stops below.

23.07.07 San Diego – The Casbah
24.07.07 WeHo – The Troubadour
25.07.07 San Fran – Slims
27.07.07 Portland, OR – Doug Fir
28.07.07 Seattle – Capitol Hill
29.07.07 Vancouver – Richards On Richard
01.08.07 Minneapolis – 7th Street Entry
02.08.07 Milwaukee – Pabst Theatre
04.08.07 Chicago – Empty Bottle
05.08.07 Chicago – Lollapalooza
06.08.07 Detroit – Magic Stick
07.08.07 Toronto – Lees Palace
09.08.07 New York – Bowery Ballroom
10.08.07 Philadelphia – Johnny Brendas

MP3: The Cribs – Another Number

What’s a boy to do? While I contemplate whom to vote for, take a look at the current standings (as of 3:15pm) for each of this month’s nominees:

The Sharp Things – 28%
Die Romanik – 27%
Virgo Loves Cancer – 19%
The Teenage Prayers – 14%
Other Passengers – 7%
Mudville – 4%
White Rabbits – 1%
Locksley – 1%

Vote for your favorite here!

MP3s: White Rabbits – The Plot + Die Romantik – Tik Tok + Locksley – Why Not Me?

What’s a boy to do? While I contemplate whom to vote for, take a look at the current standings (as of 3:15pm) for each of this month’s nominees:

The Sharp Things – 28%
Die Romanik – 27%
Virgo Loves Cancer – 19%
The Teenage Prayers – 14%
Other Passengers – 7%
Mudville – 4%
White Rabbits – 1%
Locksley – 1%

Vote for your favorite here!

MP3s: White Rabbits – The Plot + Die Romantik – Tik Tok + Locksley – Why Not Me?

What’s a boy to do? While I contemplate whom to vote for, take a look at the current standings (as of 3:15pm) for each of this month’s nominees:

The Sharp Things – 28%
Die Romanik – 27%
Virgo Loves Cancer – 19%
The Teenage Prayers – 14%
Other Passengers – 7%
Mudville – 4%
White Rabbits – 1%
Locksley – 1%

Vote for your favorite here!

MP3s: White Rabbits – The Plot + Die Romantik – Tik Tok + Locksley – Why Not Me?