Interpol's Streaming Our Love To Admire, Playing MSG
The broody BK crew has announced a full fall tour, and you'll forgive us for shooting straight to the NYC date, to find they've booked Madison Square Garden. We've got the rest of the dates for you, too -- but MSG is notable 'cause it's larger than anything else on the tour, and 'cause it's, um, MSG. Of course, they're indie by a strict constructionist's view no more, and you can be sure Capitol will roll out the promotional muscle ... but are they Garden-sized? Maybe, if we're judging by the line of ticketless miracle-seekers at Bowery last month.
Well if the band's new one has eluded you so far, you can stream the whole deal over at MTV, read our crib notes on the record here, and/or watch 'em do a few of those tunes live at AOL. Be the most gloomy person at your BBQ!
But before you do, riddle us this: Is Interpol now the biggest of the 'NYC Four', as one of you called them (Interpol, Walkmen, YYYs, Strokes)? The best? (This should be fun.) Take the jump for Interpol dates.
07/05 - Lisbon, Portugal (Super Bock Super Rock)
07/07 - Naas, Ireland (Oxegen Festival)
07/08 - Balado, Scotland (T in the Park)
07/19 - Rochester, NY @ Harro East Ballroom
07/20 - Atlantic City, NJ @ Music Box @ Borgata
07/21 - Norfolk, VA @ NorVa
07/23 - Cleveland, OH @ House of Blues
07/24 - Pittsburgh, PA @ Byham
07/25 - Columbus, OH @ The LC Amphitheatre
07/27 - Grand Rapids, Michigan @ Orbit Room
07/28 - Detroit, MI @ State Theater
07/30 - Milwaukee, WI @ The Rave
07/31 - Indianapolis, IN @ Egyptian Room
08/01 - St. Louis, MO @ Pageant
08/03 - Covington, KY @ Madison Theatre
08/04 - Chicago, IL (Lollapalooza)
08/05 - Baltimore, MD (Virgin Festival)
08/11 - Tokyo, Japan (Summersonic Festival)
08/12 - Osaka, Japan (Summersonic Festival)
08/16 - Salzburg, Austria (Frequency Festival)
08/17 - Stausee Hohenfelden, Germany (Highfield Festival)
08/18 - Biddinghuizen, Netherlands (Lowland Festival)
08/20 - Birmingham, England @ Birmingham Academy
08/21 - Newcastle, England @ Newcastle Academy
08/22 - Edinburgh, Scotland @ Edinburgh Corn Exchange
08/24 - Reading, England @ Reading Festival
08/25 - Leeds, England @ Leeds Festival
09/08 - Toronto, Ontario @ V Festival
09/09 - Montreal, Quebec @ Osheaga Music and Arts Festival
09/10 - Albany, NY @ Palace Theatre
09/12 - Boston, MA @ Agganis Arena
09/14 - New York, NY @ Madison Square Garden
09/15 - Philadelphia, PA @ Tower Theatre
09/16 - Raleigh, NC @ Disco Rodeo
09/18 - Orlando, FL @ Hard Rock Live
09/19 - Miami, FL @ Bank United
09/21 - Atlanta, GA @ Tabernacle
09/22 - Nashville, TN @ Ryman
09/23 - New Orleans, LA @ Sugar Mill
09/25 - Houston, TX @ Verizon Wireless Theatre
09/26 - Austin, TX @ Stubb's Bar-B-Q
09/27 - Dallas, TX @ Palladium
10/10 - Kansas City, KS @ Uptown
10/11 - Chicago, IL @ Aragon Ballroom
10/12 - Minneapolis, MN @ State Theatre
10/14 - Denver, CO @ Fillmore
10/15 - Salt Lake City, UT @ McKay Center
10/16 - Boise, ID @ Big Easy
10/18 - Seattle, WA @ Wamu
10/19 - Portland, OR @ Memorial Coliseum
10/20 - San Francisco, CA @ Bill Graham Civic Auditorium
10/23 - Los Angeles, CA @ The Forum
11/12 - Florence, Italy @ Sachhall
11/13 - Milan, Italy @ Alcatraz
11/15 - Zurich, Switzerland @ Volkshaus
11/16 - Munich, Germany @ Tonhalle
11/17 - Berlin, Germany @ Columbiahalle
11/19 - Cologne, Germany @ Palladium
11/20 - Tilburg, Netherlands @ O13
11/23 - Brussels, Belgium @ Forest National
11/24 - Hamburg, Germany @ Docks
11/25 - Hamburg, Germany @ Docks
11/28 - Blackpool, England @ Empress Ballroom
11/29 - London, England @ Alexandra Palace
11/30 - London, England @ Alexandra Palace
Posted at 6:05 PM in Tour Dates
Tags: Interpol
it's tough but i'll go with
strokes
yyys
interpol
walkmen
love all of them.
you know that the strokes could book MSG for their next tour if they want. albert's already booking some decent venues on his own!
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"the theater at madison square garden" seats 2000-5600. nothing exciting everyone, go back to reading pitchfork.
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both the yyy's and interpol keep making the same album. y/n? pretentious hipster rock is what that is. and karen o lives in silverlake now, doesnt she? walkmen? not big on them, i'll leave it at that. the strokes... is this it? classic album. and in each of their albums, whether "acclaimed" or not, they at least give us one gem of a song that i cant stop listening to, ahem... "you only live once".
i give it to... THE STROKES!
my dad is dead > interpol
FASHION SHOULDNT RULE MUSIC!!!!!!!!
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Gotta go with the 'Pol on this one. YYY's and Strokes tie for second. Walkmen had a cool debut album, IMHO, but I never even thought of them in respects to the NY4 until reading it just now.
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they're playing MSG proper, not the theater. that's like 20,000, unless they decide to set it up to accommodate less. bet they sell it out at 15K.
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What about TV on the Radio? They've gotta belong somewhere in there...
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tv on the radio are probably better than all of those bands (or at least put out the best recent record), but they didn't really come up at the same time as interpol, yyys, strokes, walkmen. those guys were like the class of '01 or whatever, like classmates. tv and yyys are friends and all, but tv didn't really have that record to get people pumped until cookie mountain (young liars and desperate youth, awesome as they are, didn't have that effect for them).
with that list i go
yyys
strokes
interpol
walkmen
but you could break it down by live show, which band had the single best record, and so on, but i have a bbq to shop for. and this beer ain't gonna drink itself! carry on...
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strokes
YYY
Interpol
walkmen
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I nearly had a stroke when I saw so many people ranking The Strokes at #1. Finally realized this was about commercial success, not quality of music.
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Why does everyone say The Strokes had so much commercial success? Since when? Maybe in the UK, but those other bands did as well. The YYYs arguably had just as much if not more commercial success than the Strokes
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It's all about Interpol. The rest don't even compare.
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i don't even think anyone considers the walkmen big enough to be a part of the "ny4." if anything, it's the "ny3," with interpol slightly nudging their way towards the top with the relentless promotion for this album. i'd even say that yeah yeah yeahs have been more commercially successful than the strokes.
i'm not saying they're the best, but if all the promotion/talk over our love to admire is indicative of anything, interpol might end up being the biggest new york band for the next few years.
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"they're playing MSG proper, not the theater. that's like 20,000, unless they decide to set it up to accommodate less. bet they sell it out at 15K."
hahaha youre on crack. there is no way in hell this isnt the theatre.
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ny 4
thats interesting
i'd say
interpol
tvotr
strokes
fuck the rest
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I hope
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"they're playing MSG proper, not the theater."
seriously.
if it is, i'll buy you some pricey floor seating so you can rub elbows with spike lee and patrick ewing.
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strokes are definitely biggest. no idea who the best is. It's entirely subjective. I'd probably say TVOTR, although I like the strokes better than any of the bands mentioned.
And I'm surprised the walkmen were thrown in there, they're small fries compared to all the others...
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personally, i think tv and grizzly bear are the best bands in new york right now, and i agree that it might be because they came later, but perhaps they're too "arty" to be mentioned among the city's biggest bands.
i think the strokes and interpol have been on equal wavelengths as far as being the biggest nyc band, but that says more about interpol, considering that the strokes have been on a major for the lion's share of their career. i do, however, see interpol running laps around the strokes in popularity in the future, unless the latter band's next album suddenly makes them the biggest band in the world.
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personally, i think tv and grizzly bear are the best bands in new york right now, and i agree that it might be because they came later, but perhaps they're too "arty" to be mentioned among the city's biggest bands.
and although yeah yeah yeahs are without question one of the city's biggest bands, i think they're still a little on the arty side to surpass either the strokes or interpol in popularity.
i think the strokes and interpol have been on equal wavelengths as far as being the biggest nyc band, but that says more about interpol, considering that the strokes have been on a major for the lion's share of their career. i do, however, see interpol running laps around the strokes in popularity in the future, unless the latter band's next album suddenly makes them the biggest band in the world.
and ferg, i agree with you: the walkmen ARE small fries compared to the other bands.
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The new Interpol album is really very good... it's confident and reserved and not trying too hard. They're just trying to make a good album, which they have accomplished.
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In terms of success:
The Strokes
The Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Interpol
Walkman
In terms of personal preference:
YYY's
Strokes
Walkman
Interpol
Also, since when has the New York Scene not been about fashion.
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I'll take the Hold Steady over any of these four, please.
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awesome i will be going to that MSG gig. and no they are not the best of the NYC4 the four in my opinion
The Strokes
Interpol
The Walkmen
YYY's (i really hate them)
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They probably are playing the bigger, proper MSG: in LA they're playing the Forum which holds at least 15,500. I was expecting the Greek (6,000 capacity). White Stripes have graduated to the Forum too, but last time they toured they did four nights at the Greek. The biggest Interpol (and YYY too actually) have headlined in LA is the Palladium, 3-4,000.
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I can't believe none of you fuckers mentioned the Liars
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I think The National are the best New York band, followed by Interpol. I'm surprised no one's mentioned them in this thread.
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the strokes + interpol defy number one.
yyy's definite number two.
walkmen, however, dont rank.
msg seems a bit ridiculous though :[
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The Strokes are definitely the most talented, biggest, and best of the old New York four. Our practices are tenacious, our work ethic incomparable. That said, we will still have to have a killer 4th album to dethrone Interpol's latest one, as said as that may seem. Where you have gone my Stroke Faithful?
Also, the National and TVOTR are quite good, but they don't really have any claims to us old guns, despite having been around as long.
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thank you michael! i'm completely with you on this one! the national all the way! fuckin hell. consistent quality and musical craftsmanship.
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Interpol
Strokes
YYYs
Walkwhat??
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The Strokes
Interpol
YYYs
Walkmen
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Interpol
Walkmen
Strokes
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Although the Yeah Yeah Yeahs are really good, I just seem to like Strokes a little more.
And to whoever thinks Interpol is "fashion rock" or whatever... it's only cause you choose to acknowledge it that way.
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What's with the lack of love for the Walkmen? Stop listening to that A Hundred Miles off garbage and feast on Everyone Who Pretended to Be Like Me Is Gone!
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the old guard:
the strokes
interpol
the walkmen
yyy
the new guard:
pela
tv on the radio
the national
the hold steady
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the only band mentioned here so far worth listening to is the yeah yeah yeahs...and thats just barely
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LIARS
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http://www.stereogum.com/img/interlol.jpg
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Good call Scott.
I sincerely hope I have more options to pick from than those 4. I have nothing but apathy for all of them, save Interpol who I feel are generously overrated like whoa. And can I not say that without getting hate? I'd love to discuss why I dislike Interpol rather than just being fucking wrong or something.
I'd take TV on the Radio, if just for Wolf Like Me. I saw the lead singer of The National sprain his ankle and play the 2nd half of his set in agony on Arcade Fire Night 2, so he gets immortal punk rawk props for that number.
This thread illustrates how NYC needs a new band for New Yorkers to carry their flag.
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My review of "Our Love to Admire" here:
http://mybigmouthstrikesagain.blogspot.com/
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Off subject- but the rest of the new Animal Collective leaked- fetalpig.blogspot.com
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While I love both the Strokes and (more so) Interpol, I think the Yeah Yeah Yeahs are the best of the NY4 because everything they put out is different, distinctly YYY, and definitely badass.
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Not that you should give two hoots what we think in Britain, but there's a clear 1-2-3 here, along the lines of:
1. Strokes. Proper huge band. Headlining major festivals. Blanket radio airplay. Shagging proper famous people.
2. Interpol. Very popular cult band. Have just sold out Alexandra Palace, which is as big as anywhere the Strokes have played, but not so well known outside certain circles.
3. YYYs. Respected cult band.
Interpol played the relatively intimate Astoria on Monday -- they're going to have to work on the show (not to mention Daniel Kessler's dancing, which was very odd indeed) to make it work in the enormodromes.
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Aren't Liars a Berlin band now? And aren't The National from Ohio?
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Johnny, I agree with you. I prefer The Walkmen Bows & Arrows, Everyone Who Pretended... to any of those other bands. They write great songs, they're incredible live, and they've got soooo much more personality and depth than any of these SPIN-approved bands.
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Not to mention the Walkmen's Hamilton Leithauser's voice is the perfect harmony of Bob Dylan and Bono. Very awesome. Not that the other three don't have excellent vocalists. Paul Banks' are damn spine-tingling, Karen O is in a league of her own, and Julian's muffled style is damn cool, even if he dropped it for First Impressions.
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Interpol
YYYs
Strokes
Walkmen
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It's most certainly MSG proper. In Boston, they're booked to the Agganis, which is a hockey rink at BU that holds ~10-12k for concerts (Dylan played there with the Raconteurs, and the Stripes are playing there this fall).
If they're going double digit k in Boston, they're most assuredly not dialing back to 6k in their home town.
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Walkmen? uh uh. Put the National on that list and get rid of the Walkman. They live in Philly now anyway.
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the strokes. EVERYONE has at least heard of them
yyys
interpol
the walkmen....they are so far below the other three...probably because they are terrible and even worse live.
oh regarding the strokes: if it was 'trendy' to like them in 2001, and its even trendier to hate them in 2007. LAME. they make great music. end of story.
people piss me off
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Check ticketmaster kids they ARE playing MSG proper!
If The White Stripes and Muse can have shows at MSG proper, then in the minds of the bowery presents so should their hometown boys, Interpol.
Persoanlly i think they will have trouble selling out MSG if the price tag runs too high.
as per the NYC3 (sorry walkmen)
Strokes
Interpol
YYY
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Everyone is always so hard on the Walkmen and I never understand it. "We've Been Had" is a better indictment of the New York rock scene than anyone here has could come up with (no offense), and Bows + Arrows is an excellent album, on par with "Fever to Tell" at least.
As for this talk of commercial success, it's not exactly fair when the entire garage rock revival fad - which the Strokes and Yeah Yeah Yeahs were closely aligned with in the press - had peaked and plummeted long before Interpol even signed to Capitol. They may be making their bid for commercial success now, but that moment has already long passed for the Strokes, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, and (obviously) the Walkmen.
And for what it's worth....
Interpol
Strokes
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Walkmen
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yeahyeahyeahs
interpol
walkmen
strokes
pretty easy.
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