Texas 80
Bienvenue aux États Unis d’Amérique
Hé,
So we’re in the US! Yeah! Feels great to be back. It’s a bit hectic here, can’t believe we arrived 2 days ago, went straight to the Abbey Pub in chicago from the airport, now we’re in NYC. Cooling Down.
(my ipod plays The Velvet Underground as I type these words…so local!)
Chicago was OK. I guess there were just too many bands on the bill, so we ended up performing very late in the morning. Let’s put it this way, it was a good breakfast (for us) warm up gig. The sparse crowd seemed to enjoy it, which was awesome. it felt quite intimate, which is always a great thing.
After 3 hours of closing our eyes while lying on a bed (note:I didn’t use the term sleep), we drove to the airport, where we learned that the flight has beeen cancelled, bim, bam, boom. Delay x 3 hours. Arrived in NYC, straight to the soundcheck (soundchecks are the new hotel checks), managed to take a nap and we made it to the concert.
Opening band the Step kids were pretty good, they sometimes sounded like The Rotary Connection. Then it was time for us to perform.
The show at Mercury Lounge turned out to be one of the most laidback relaxed show we ever played in NYC. It was awesome. We’re still getting our act together, so there were a few bum notes but overall it was fantastic. We played 18 songs…almost. At some point I asked what were the nationalities of the audience (20% French, 25% Americans, 15% Japanese, 10% Chinese, 7.5% Korean, then a few Swiss & Belgian citizens!).
My personal highlight was Gate 33. I said to myself, this is R’n’R.
Then we invaded a nearby bar (It was raining umbrellas, literally!). and we spend the next 3 hours drinking brooklyn lager/ jameson while listening to The Smiths. Reading, the latest Mojo issue, I made a mental note of dressing up like Johnny Marr. I’ll never play like him, even though he introduced me to Major 7th chords but I’m still working on it.
what a long post.
gotta go. next San Diego!
Love u all.
X
Tahiti 80 Newsletter March 2011
Tahiti 80 newsletter March 2011
Tahiti 80 on tour in the US! 
/// March 9 Abbey Pub Chicago
March 10 Mercury Lounge New York
March 12 Bar Pink San Diego
March 13 Rickshaw Stop San Francisco
March 14 Troubadour - Los Angeles
March 16 SXSW (512 Rooftop) Austin
March 17 SXSW (Klub Krucia) Austin
March 17 SXSW (French BUREX Party Brush Square) Austin ///
…and then in Japan, and Europe! /// March 22 Liquid Room Tokyo (JP) (“Performance Version” w/ videos!)
March 23 Club Quattro Osaka (JP)
March 24 Metro Kyoto (JP)
March 26 Bay Hall Yokohama (JP) /// April 7 Le Bataclan Paris (Fr)
April 16 Le Grand Mix - Festival Les Paradis Artificiels Lille (Fr)
May 2 Chelsea Wien (A)
May 3 Ampere München (D)
May 5 Karlstorbahnhof Heidelberg (D)
May 6 Comet Berlin(D)
May 7 Mondial Club Hamburg(D)
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illustration by Comagoma
The Past, The Present & The Possible is out!
go to your favorite record store or…
order the limited edition only available on our shop!
Limited edition :
200 numbered digipack CD’s (15€/20€ postage paid)
50 numbered LP’s (20€/25€ postage paid)
All formats include:
- 3 postcards with the artwork of Solitary Bizness, Darlin’ & The PPP.
- 1 portfolio/booklet documenting the sessions, rehearsals & early concerts of The PPP. Designed & edited by Laurent Fétis.
- Vinyl edition includes download codes
you can also order the digital version of the album!
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!!Free Darlin’ Remix by Archipelago!!
After John Talabot, Jimmy Edgar, Arandel & Jacob And The Appleblossom (all available here); it’s French electronic duo Archipelago’s turn to re-invent Darlin’:
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Tahiti 80 on La Blogotheque!
we’ve performed 2 songs for La Blogotheque’s takeaway shows and it turned out great!
…watch Darlin’ (Adam & Eve Song)
… watch Solitary Bizness
(p) + (c) Human Sounds 2011
for further info, requests please contact:
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