The Gaslight Anthem - What an Awesome new band

[Shallow]

I just got back from their show at The Opera House in Toronto and I can do nothing but praise these guys. There were three bands on the card; them, Orphan Choir which weren't bad, and St. Alvia Cartel which where very solid. Both had about 30 minute sets. But Gaslight came out with an hour set and a 30 minute encore ad really tore up the place.

I first heard about them because they were a young Jersey band compared to Springsteen but they are way more of a punk band than an E Street band. And they're songs have Bruce song references in the words and subtle musical influences.

When I first got their albums I dismissed them because I was expecting to hear an E Street sound by the comparisons I had read about, but after a few months I put both LPs and EP on my ipod and decided to just let them play through. I ended up pressing rewind a lot more than I thought I would and the vast majority of their tunes I really love.

But seeing them live was unreal. That's where the Springsteen comparisons become very justified, not in the musical style but in the fact that they breath new life into their songs in front of an audience. I'm still trying to process the whole show. The lead singer Brian Fallon tells sort of Boss like stories in between some songs and that's very cool. I met him after the show, shook his hand and told him I almost started Broocing. He seemed genuinely flattered by my remark. He stuck around shaking hands and signing autographs for a quite a while.

I could see big things happening for these guys in the near future.


Here they are on Letterman a little while back



and here's a couple songs by them I like

[stillinrehab]

Cool this seems better than alot of crappy rock acts these days!

[Shallow]

Cool this seems better than alot of crappy rock acts these days!

And the live show was really something. The tickets for the tour are very cheap, ranging from 13 to 16 dollars

21 Mar 2009     19:00
   **SOLD OUT SHOW** Call The Office - headline show (w/Saint Alvia)    London, Ontario
27 Mar 2009    20:00
   **SOLD OUT SHOW** Webster Hall - headline show (w/Heartless Bastards and Good Old War)    New York, New York
28 Mar 2009    19:00
   **SOLD OUT SHOW** The Trocadero - headline show (w/Heartless Bastards and Good Old War)    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
29 Mar 2009    19:00
   Mr. Small’s - headline show (w/Heartless Bastards and Good Old War)    Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
30 Mar 2009    20:00
   Newport Music Hall - headline show (w/Heartless Bastards and Good Old War)    Columbus, Ohio
31 Mar 2009    20:00
   Agora Ballroom - headline show (w/ Good Old War)    Cleveland, Ohio
1 Apr 2009    19:30
   St. Andrew’s Hall - headline show (w/Heartless Bastards and Good Old War)    Detroit, Michigan
2 Apr 2009    19:00
   Turner Hall - headline show (w/Heartless Bastards and Good Old War)    Milwaukee, Wisconsin
3 Apr 2009    20:00
   **SOLD OUT SHOW** The Bottom Lounge - headline show    Chicago, Illinois
4 Apr 2009    20:00
   Varsity Theater - headline show (w/Heartless Bastards and Good Old War)    Minneapolis, Minnesota
7 Apr 2009    19:00
   The Warehouse - headline show (w/Heartless Bastards)    Calgary, Alberta
8 Apr 2009    20:00
   The Starlite Room - headline show (w/Heartless Bastards)    Edmonton, Alberta
10 Apr 2009    18:30
   **NEW VENUE** Commodore Ballroom - headline show (w/Heartless Bastards)    Vancouver, British Columbia
13 Apr 2009    20:00
   Berbati’s Pan - headline show (w/Heartless Bastards)    Portland, Oregon
15 Apr 2009    19:30
   The Boardwalk - headline show (w/Heartless Bastards and A Death in the Family)    Orangevale, California
16 Apr 2009    19:30
   Slim’s - headline show (w/Heartless Bastards and A Death in the Family)    San Francisco, California
17 Apr 2009    20:00
   The Underground - headline show w/ Heartless Bastards and A Death In The Family)    Reno, Nevada
19 Apr 2009    12:00
   COACHELLA MUSIC FESTIVAL    Indio, California
21 Apr 2009    19:00
   The Clubhouse - headline show (w/Heartless Bastards and A Death in the Family)    Tempe, Arizona
22 Apr 2009    20:00
   Launchpad - headline show (w/Heartless Bastards and A Death in the Family)    Albuquerque, New Mexico
23 Apr 2009    21:00
   Black Sheep - headline show (w/Heartless Bastards and A Death in the Family)    Colorado Springs, Colorado
24 Apr 2009    19:00
   Gothic Theatre - headline show (w/Heartless Bastards and A Death in the Family)    Englewood, Colorado
25 Apr 2009    19:30
   The Beaumont Club - headline show (w/Heartless Bastards and A Death in the Family)    Kansas City, Missouri
28 Apr 2009    20:00
   Grenada Theatre - headline show (w/Heartless Bastards and A Death in the Family)    Dallas, Texas
29 Apr 2009    21:00
   Antone’s - headline show (w/Heartless Bastards and A Death in the Family)    Austin, Texas
2 May 2009    20:00
   State Theatre - headline show (w/Heartless Bastards and A Death in the Family)    St. Petersburg, Florida
3 May 2009    20:00
   The Social - headline show (w/Heartless Bastards and A Death in the Family)    Orlando, Florida
5 May 2009    20:00
   Masquerade - headline show (w/Heartless Bastards and Good Old War)    Atlanta, Georgia
6 May 2009    20:00
   Cat’s Cradle - headline show (w/Pela and Good Old War)    Carrboro, North Carolina
7 May 2009    20:00
   Recher Theatre - headline show (w/Pela and Good Old War)    Baltimore (Towson), Maryland
8 May 2009    20:30
   **SOLD OUT SHOW**The Stone Pony - headline show (w/Pela and Good Old War)    Asbury Park, New Jersey
9 May 2009    20:00
   **2nd Show Added!!!** The Stone Pony - headline show (w/Pela and Good Old War)    Asbury Park, New Jersey[/bold]

I'd recommend it to anyone, but those not wanting to get bumped around should avoid the very front of the stage. It turns into a bit of a mosh pit, and people jump on the crowd to get carried onto the stage.


Here's a great bootleg of a TV appearance I just found


http://rapidshare.com/files/158380447/The_Gaslight_Anthem-Area4_Festival-2008.rar

[Shallow]

Did no one bother to check out the band?

[white Boy]

i did like 2 songs,it didnt fully attract me from the first hear, ill have to to try and sit down, maybe dl an album

[Shallow]

i did like 2 songs,it didnt fully attract me from the first hear, ill have to to try and sit down, maybe dl an album

Well at least I got another reply.


It took me a while to get into. There's only like 28 songs total by them so far.

I think you'll like Angry Johnny and the Radio.


http://www.sendspace.com/file/t3ahz0

They rework some Dylan lyrics in what I think is a cool way

The Pennsylvania shows are in the next few days so you may not have the time to get into the music. But I'd still recommend going if you can. The worst than could happen is you get a few drinks and meet a few chicks at a rock show.

[white Boy]

   **SOLD OUT SHOW** The Trocadero - headline show (w/Heartless Bastards and Good Old War)    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

and i never do just a few drinks, ill listen to it a few times and post again

[Elano]

check out this smooth due from sweden
http://it.myspace.com/peterbjornandjohn
(to not open another "non hip hop thread" )

[Kushsmoke]

Reminds me of The Killers kind of without the glam if you know what i mean.

[Shallow]

   **SOLD OUT SHOW** The Trocadero - headline show (w/Heartless Bastards and Good Old War)    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

and i never do just a few drinks, ill listen to it a few times and post again

I'm a teetotaler. I barely ever even do one drink.


Not sure how far away from the venue you are but you should still go. There were three scalpers for the T.O. show and while they were charging triple and up before the doors openned, my bet is they dropped the prices drastically after everyone goes in. The Doors openned at 8. Gaslight wasn't on stage until almost 11. If I didn't have a ticket already I would have walked by after everyone went in, pretended to not know who the band was abd gotten the lowest price I could. My Springsteen friends do it all the time. Almost never pay more than cost and sometimes get it for lower from scalpers that have already made huge profits and need to dump tickets.

[white Boy]

   **SOLD OUT SHOW** The Trocadero - headline show (w/Heartless Bastards and Good Old War)    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

and i never do just a few drinks, ill listen to it a few times and post again

I'm a teetotaler. I barely ever even do one drink.


Not sure how far away from the venue you are but you should still go. There were three scalpers for the T.O. show and while they were charging triple and up before the doors openned, my bet is they dropped the prices drastically after everyone goes in. The Doors openned at 8. Gaslight wasn't on stage until almost 11. If I didn't have a ticket already I would have walked by after everyone went in, pretended to not know who the band was abd gotten the lowest price I could. My Springsteen friends do it all the time. Almost never pay more than cost and sometimes get it for lower from scalpers that have already made huge profits and need to dump tickets.

yea i just realized im gonna be in ny actually that night celebrating my bday, but i am thinking about doin that for bruce at the spectrum

[Smash1]

im scratchy about rock these days i tend

[white Boy]

im scratchy about rock these days i tend

im not sure what that means
 

but about these guys

check out this smooth due from sweden
http://it.myspace.com/peterbjornandjohn
(to not open another "non hip hop thread" )

waay too indie/electronic/homo for me, like a bad mgmt, and i dont even even like them

[Shallow]

   **SOLD OUT SHOW** The Trocadero - headline show (w/Heartless Bastards and Good Old War)    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

and i never do just a few drinks, ill listen to it a few times and post again

I'm a teetotaler. I barely ever even do one drink.


Not sure how far away from the venue you are but you should still go. There were three scalpers for the T.O. show and while they were charging triple and up before the doors openned, my bet is they dropped the prices drastically after everyone goes in. The Doors openned at 8. Gaslight wasn't on stage until almost 11. If I didn't have a ticket already I would have walked by after everyone went in, pretended to not know who the band was abd gotten the lowest price I could. My Springsteen friends do it all the time. Almost never pay more than cost and sometimes get it for lower from scalpers that have already made huge profits and need to dump tickets.

yea i just realized im gonna be in ny actually that night celebrating my bday, but i am thinking about doin that for bruce at the spectrum

Have a happy birthday.


I was going to say maybe you can make the Pittsburgh show, until I realized how far away Pitt is from Philly. You're only other bet is the Towson show on May 7th. It's north of Baltimore and doesn't seem that far from Philly. And by May 7th you should know if you like the band or not.

[Javier]

Damn it, I'm going to Coachella on Friday and these guys will be there Sunday.  One of my friends might have free tickets for Sun, hopefully I'll get to check them out.  That's the closest venue they are playing from Los Angeles.