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| Date |
City |
Venue |
Details |
| Fri 5/2/08 |
Seattle, WA |
Triple Door |
% |
| Sat 5/3/08 |
Portland, OR |
Doug Fir Lounge |
% |
| Mon 5/5/08 |
San Francisco, CA |
Bottom of the Hill |
% |
| Tue 5/6/08 |
Los Angeles, CA |
The Echo |
% |
| Wed 5/7/08 |
Phoenix, AZ |
Rhythm Room |
% |
| Fri 5/9/08 |
Denver, CO |
Walnut Room |
% |
| Sun 5/11/08 |
Omaha, NE |
Slowdown, Jr. |
% |
| Tue 5/13/08 |
Minneapolis, MN |
Cedar Cultural Centre |
% |
| Wed 5/14/08 |
Milwaukee, WI |
Turner Hall |
% |
| Thu 5/15/08 |
Chicago, IL |
Schubas |
% |
| Fri 5/16/08 |
Louisville, KY |
The 930 Listening Room |
% |
| Sat 5/17/08 |
Nashville, TN |
The Basement |
% |
| Sun 5/18/08 |
Atlanta, GA |
The Earl |
% |
| Tue 5/20/08 |
Vienna, VA |
Jammin' Java |
% |
| Wed 5/21/08 |
Philadelphia, PA |
World Café Live |
% |
| Thu 5/22/08 |
New York, NY |
Bowery Ballroom |
% |
| Fri 5/23/08 |
Cambridge, MA |
Middle East Downstairs |
% |
| Sat 5/24/08 |
Toronto, ON |
El Mocambo |
% |
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THE
AUSTRALIAN PRESS IS RAVING ABOUT HIM:
"A FEARLESS LIVE PERFORMER"
"A COMPLETE AND UTTER BLOSSOMING OF TALENT"
"A LOCK FOR MY FAVORITE KIWI ALBUM OF THE YEAR, AND A STRONG
CONTENDER FOR BEST ALBUM FROM ANY COUNTRY"
NOW INDIE WHIZ LIAM FINN EYES U.S. DEBUT WITH CMJ SHOWS OCT
18 AND 19, AND JAN 22 RELEASE OF 'I'LL BE LIGHTNING' ON YEP
ROC RECORDS
Already the odds-on favorite for debut artist of the year in his native New Zealand, twenty-three-year-old indie wunderkind Liam Finn is turning his attention to the U.S. with two upcoming CMJ performances in October, and the stateside release of his album 'I'll Be Lightning' January 22 on Yep Roc Records.
Finn wrote all of 'Lightning''s fourteen songs, and plays most
of the instruments on the album, a fact driven home in powerful
fashion by his jaw-dropping live shows. The Sydney Morning Herald
described one recent performance: "He constantly and inventively
loops his guitar parts before jumping on to a drum kit and flail[ing]
away with manic energy and skill." Layering on bass loops,
and the occasional Theremin line as well, Finn can take a song
from primal, solitary guitar riff to bracing wall of sound.
Singlehandedly.
Recorded in New Zealand, the album itself is similarly charged,
by turns reflective and shambolic, but always melodic. Finn
recently told the Morning Herald "I purposely did [the
album] all analog; there were no computers involved. I made
all the loops live and played them on to the tape. I purposely
didn't demo this record because I wanted to capture that spirit
in the recording."
In addition to the cd and digital release, Yep Roc plans to
issue 'Lightning' as a vinyl LP, with a bonus cdcontaining the
full album plus five exclusive tracks.
Though 'Lightning' is Finn's solo debut, he is a seasoned recording
and touring artist. He began performing with his father, Crowded
House founder Neil Finn, at age fourteen, and founded his own
group, Betchdupa, soon after. That group would record for legendary
Aussie indie label Flying Nun, and open for Pearl Jam and Coldplay.
More recently, Liam joined Crowded House for their historic
reunion shows at this year's Coachella and Glastonbury festivals,
and the Live Earth concert in Sydney. He also opened for Crowded
House with his own solo set on several dates. |
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I'll
Be Lightning
Yep Roc
2008 |
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