Tuesday, April 21, 2009

TVD Ticket Giveaway! | Action Painters, Wednesday (4/22) at The Red & The Black

Last week's stellar First Date, Action Painters play DC on Wednesday night and TVD's got a pair of tickets to put in your hot little hands.

No, wait--it's even better than that. Allison, the band's keyboardist, emailed us with bigger ideas:

"The show at The Red & The Black on Wednesday 4/22 is the opening night of Action Painters first major tour and we're super excited to have it be in DC. It's also our first show ever in DC, so we're really looking forward to making it rock. We'll make you dance and forget about having to wake up the next day. Tell all your friends and come hang out.

The ticket giveaway winner will receive this extra hot prize package:
1. 2 tickets to the show
2. A copy of our debut record, Chubby Dancer
3. A limited edition pre-release copy of our new EP, Lay That Cable
4. A limited edition screen print tour poster by our bassist and band artist Ray Heekin
5. The band will personally hug and/or make out with 1 of the 2 ticket holders and talk about any 2 of the following topics: food, politics, the TV show 30 Rock, religion, and/or what room of your house you are letting us crash in tonight."

I suggested soliciting head shots for #5 there, but the band's just gonna wing it.

As always, plead your case in the comments to get your mitts on the tickets--AND the band. We'll choose a winner on Wednesday at noon. So, get to it and remember to leave us your email or contact info!




"Action Painters do twinkly heartache with the best of them ("Cold Dead Corner”), and their up-tempo numbers (“Never Say I'm Sorry") are convincingly jagged. It's when they let the excitement of being young and romantic make them dizzy, though, that they excel. Album opener "Absolutely Clear" can't decide whether it wants to be classic rawk or post-punk, so Haslow lets his voice tremble and shake and splits the difference, landing somewhere frenetic and epic and sweet. Buried beneath the artsy fury lies AM radio gold."
—Spin.com

TVD's Angry Old Man

Came across these lyrics to a new Art Brut track 'The Replacements' over at the 9:30 board this morning:

"So many bands are just putting it on
Why can't they be the same as their songs?
I can't help it, I'm so naïve
Another record with my heart on the sleeve
Is he as cool, as he writes them?
Not always and hold that against him

I can't believe I've only just discovered the Replacements
How have I only just found out about the Replacements?
Some of them are nearly as old as my parents
How have I only just found out about the Replacements?

I want to love them but I'm can't be sure
I've been let down so many times before
This time I really want to believe
Another record with my heart on the sleeve
I hope I've finally found a band
That's not gonna let me down

I can't believe I've only just discovered the Replacements
How have I only just found out about the Replacements?
Some of them are nearly as old as my parents
How have I only just discovered the Replacements?

Second hand records are cheaper
Reissue CDs, extra tracks
Second hand CDs are cheaper
Reissue CDs, extra tracks
Second hand records are cheaper
Reissue CDs have extra tracks

I can't believe I've only just discovered the Replacements
Some of them are nearly the same age as my parents
I can't believe I've only just discovered the Replacements"


I know this feeling Eddie's peddling here. But it's been AGES.

I miss that twinge I had when hearing some of these for the first time. And no, I don't feel old at all really. (Really.)


Mott The Hoople - Honaloochie Boogie (Mp3)
Thin Lizzy - Little Girl In Bloom (Mp3)
Small Faces - All or Nothing (Mp3)
T-Rex - 20th Century Boy (Mp3)
The Replacements - Unsatisfied (Mp3)