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Cold War Kids
"Honesty is never lost in translation. - D. Brown"
Location: Long Beach, CA
Website: http://www.coldwarkids.com
Bio: Cold War Kids means International Blues. We began in August 2004 with friends, jangly guitar, hand claps, and a Harmony amp in a storage room ... (more)
atop Mulberry Street restaurant in downtown Fullerton, CA.
For the first practices, having instruments was secondary to stomping and chanting; Clanging on heat pipes, thumping on plywood walls. Hollering into tape recorders. Slipping and swaying into alleyways and juke joints of yesteryear. Tapping in to the American dustbowl and British maritime.
On the restaurant's roof the sound and feeling was cultivated and burned, built and hallowed out, painted and stripped to the primer.
Almost three years have passed and we haven't let up since the starting gun fired. The album Robbers and Cowards was released in the US in October 2006 on Downtown and the rest of the world in February 2007 on V2.
Why even have apartments? We often ask ourselves as we have toured with the vim of a family reunion brawl across the US, UK, Europe, Australia and Japan.
Cold War Kids strive to make honest songs about human experience in orchards and hotel rooms, laundromats and churches, sea ports and school halls. We love the songs of Dylan, Nina Simone, and the Velvet Underground and make our own, which we like to think, are pretty original.
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October 27 2009
Cold War Kids New EP January 19
As promised, Cold War Kids will be releasing a 4 song EP called ‘Behave Yourself’ on January 19. Preview some of the songs and the video for ‘Audience’ that will come soon. Looks like they had a great time filming it in San Pedro too; in their rehearsal space, skating on the docks, driving on the bluffs, shaving in the tide pools and being nude in a friend of a friend’s bathroom...ahem.
Cold War Kids are in the studio now writing and recording so you'll only be able to catch them on stage for 4 shows in January 2010, though they will be very special in that a free recording of each show will be downloadable with the ticket purchase, assuming they can figure out the technology...
May 21 2009
Cold War Kids "I've Seen Enough" Interactive Video
MTVMusic.com is the exclusive home for the debut of the Cold War Kids' hyper-interactive new video, "I've Seen Enough." The video, directed by Tool of North America's Sam Jones, (Wilco's "I Am Trying to Break Your Heart"), features four distinctly different versions of the song played by the band's four members. Each member was filmed on a darkly lit stage, playing their parts on vibraphone, guitar, bass, keyboard, standup bass, and more. These versions were recorded so the parts can be mixed together or played on their own.
Every change the fan makes happens in real time, including every stop, start, or mid-stream instrument change. Without skipping a beat, a fan can silence everything but the vocals and bring in the drums, or start with the full band, pull the keyboard and add the xylophone, or sweep away the standup bass at the last minute and cue the bass guitar for the song's closing notes. The remix possibilities are endless!
April 14 2009
Cold War Kids Jimmy Fallon perfomance + Live EP on 4/18/09
Cold War Kids played "Reflief," off of their album Loyalty To Loyalty with incredible energy on Jimmy Fallon, April 3rd. Also, Don't forget to pre-order Cold War Kids Live At Fingerprints EP , out on 4/18/09!
Watch the Jimmy Fallon performance HERE
January 13 2009
Cold War Kids Announce Tour Dates; Perform on Conan, WNYC 's 'Soundcheck'
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Cold War Kids are set to break from the warmth of Southern California and hit two venerable New York City stages this month. On January 28th, fans across the country will have the opportunity to catch the five-piece for the first time this year on Late Night with Conan O'Brien. The band will perform a track from their critically acclaimed sophomore release Loyalty to Loyalty (September 23, Downtown Records). Tune into NBC at 12:35am for this eagerly awaited appearance.
January 28th is a busy day for the guys, as Nathan, Matt, Maust and Jonnie will also stop off at the Mercury Lounge to play songs from their catalogue, including tracks from the much-lauded 2006 debut, robbers and cowards. This intimate performance will preclude a slew of highly anticipated tour dates across North America, including the band's first show at NYC's Terminal 5.
Tickets for shows beginning in March will go on sale January 16th.
Fans can also catch Cold War Kids on WNYC's Soundcheck on January 29th. You can tune in to hear them live at 2:30pm EST or listen online here.
Upcoming tour dates:
01/28/09 Late Night with Conan O'Brien
01/28/09 New York, NY @ Mercury Lounge
03/07/09 Miami, FL @ Bicentennial Park – Langerado
03/26/09 San Diego, CA @ 4th & B Concert Theatre^
03/27/09 Los Angeles, CA @ Orpheum Theatre^
04/02/09 Boston, MA @ Wilbur Theatre*
04/03/09 New York, NY @ Terminal 5*
04/04/09 Rochester, NY @ Water Street Music Hall*
04/20/09 Denver, CO @ Gothic Theatre^
04/21/09 Vancouver, BC @ Commodore Ballroom^
04/22/09 Seattle, WA @ The Showbox at The Market^
04/23/09 Portland, OR @ Doug Fir Lounge^
04/28/09 San Francisco, CA @ The Fillmore^
*With Amazing Baby
^With Crystal Antlers
For more info on Cold War Kids, check out their website or their Myspace.
November 7 2008
Cold War Kids - 02.08 to 06.08 : the documentary
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What makes the Cold War Kids tick? Get an insider's look on the story behind the music in this exclusive mini-movie made by their friend Vern.
Click here to watch now!
October 20 2008
Cold War Kids at Webster Hall 10/16 - Great Review of last Thursday's Show.
photos by Chris Gayomali.
"Long Beach, CA's finest The Cold War Kids brought 150 decibels of dogmatic hootenanny to a "souled" out Webster Hall crowd last night. The foursome had the entire auditorium brimming from top to bottom with ferocious, gospel stomp energy, playing old fan favorites like "Hang Me Out to Dry" interspersed with selections from their latest album, Loyalty to Loyalty."
Read the full review and see more great shots of the band HERE!
September 11 2008
DANGER MOUSE NAMED ONE OF ESQUIRE'S "MOST INFLUENTIAL PEOPLE OF THE 21st CENTURY"
Influential People of the 21st Century" in this month's issue of
Esquire, celebrating the magazine's 75th anniversary. Alongside
artists, scientists, entrepreneurs and heads of state, Danger Mouse
will be honored for his boundless creativity, his relentless work
ethic, and his power to shape the cultural future.
The issue celebrates "the people and the ideas that are laying the
foundation for the 21st Century," says Esquire editor David Granger.
Esquire chose Danger Mouse as an artist whose work will have a
powerful influence for years to come. 100,000 copies of the issue will
feature an innovative cover with "electronic ink."
In 2008 alone, as half of the chart-topping duo Gnarls Barkley, Danger
Mouse released the acclaimed LP The Odd Couple, toured the United
States and Europe, and won two MTV Video Music Awards. As a producer,
he lent his unmistakable touch to hit albums from Beck and the Black
Keys. And Rolling Stone gave him "Best Producer" honors.
Danger Mouse is currently readying several undisclosed projects for 2009.
September 3 2008
The Cold War Kids new album is coming Sept. 23rd, but why wait?
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The Cold War Kids, your favorite rock band from sunny California, are coming out with their 2nd full length album, Loyalty To Loyalty, on September 23rd.
Wanna listen to some clips from the album? Wanna pre-order the album and/or the new single? Well you can do all that and more by clicking right here
August 26 2008
DNC: Manifest Hope Gallery hosts the Cold War Kids and more next Wednesday 9/3 in Denver, CO
The Cold War Kids, along with Silversun Pickups, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, and Nada Surf will all be playing on Wednesday, September 3rd, while the Manifest Hope Gallery will be open to the public in Denver, CO at the Democratic National Convention, between Monday August 25th, 2008 through Thursday, August 28th, 2008 between the hours of 10:00 am - 5:00 pm.
Click here for more details.
July 29 2008
Cold War Kids photos from their sort-of secret show in LA's R Bar last Friday
What a treat! Before heading off to Melbourne and London to play in sold out venues, the Cold War Kids got down for a solid hour at LA's R Bar last Friday, July 25th.
Check out these great pictures and commentaries from the show here!
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