The Bowery Presents

The Mercury Lounge upcoming shows

Gliss
10:00
The Takeover UK
9:00

Now, Now Every Children
8:00
Parachute
7:00

Venue:
The Mercury Lounge
Date:
Mon 5/04
Notes:
21+
Doors: 7:00 PM / Show: 7:00 PM
$10
Tickets
Gliss
official website
myspace
The Takeover UK
official website
myspace
The Takeover UK successfully take the pop sensibility of the 60s and marry it with Class of '77 punk rock. Unabashedly pop, with a punk attitude shining through thick power chords and vocals that teeter between sugar and snarl, this IS exciting pop music. Huge hooks and smashing choruses flirt with one another in songs such as "Ah La La," while the band's inherent charm shines through in tracks, "Evelyn" and "The Lonely Ones." The Takeover UK are as charismatic on record as they are live, with an astonishing ability to craft scores of classic songs that make people move. Having two prolific singer/songwriters, a band like this doesn't come around that often. The debut EP It's All Happening, is out May 20, followed by the full-length, Running with the Wasters, coming in September from Rykodisc.
Now, Now Every Children
myspace
Don't let their name fool you, Now, Now Every Children might be kind of short, and kind of adorable, but their music larger-than-life.

Back before Now, Now Every Children was just a name, then-children Cacie Dalager (vocals, guitar) and Brad Hale (drums) started writing songs together after marching band practice in Blaine, Minn. Their first work of art well-wished a graduating friend from high school, but their musical queues were much more than greeting card salutations. Dalager and Hale began recording demos in their suburban basements, posting them on MySpace and gaining fans before they even played a show.

After signing to Afternoon Records in 2007, Now, Now Every Children released two EPs to critical acclaim: "Not One, But Two" and "In the City." Their lo-fi recordings in combination with Dalager's heartbreaking voice championed the attention of some of the harshest critics of all, their peers, earning a spot as a featured artist on MySpace, indie spotlight on iTunes, "Band of the Month" on Paramorfans.com, as well as features on NPR, Music For Robots, Said the Gramophone, and Absolute Punk.

"Cars," Now, Now Every Children's first full-length album was recorded and produced by the duo along with Afternoon Records founder Ian Anderson in a small Minneapolis studio in the summer of 2008. “Cars” is a series of poignant moments written by Dalager and Hale . Since then, they’ve toured extensively in the United States and Europe and have shared the stage with Mates of State, the Rosebuds, Say Hi, Cloud Cult, Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin.
Parachute
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With infectious vocal melodies and refreshing pop swagger, Parachute are a band to watch. Signed to Mercury / IDJ in 2007, Parachute have spent the last 2 years touring with such acts as O.A.R., Switchfoot, Duffy, Matt Nathanson, and Jon McLaughin. New Year's Eve 2008 saw the band perform with the Jonas Brothers and Taylor Swift on the NIVEA Stage in NYC's Times Square. Currently their song "She Is Love" is featured in a national NIVEA tv campaign, with the song available on ITUNES starting Feb 10. Their debut album, which had the band working with such producers as John Shanks, John Fields, Dan Wilson and Chris Keup, is scheduled to be released Spring 2009.
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