{"id":33334,"date":"2019-12-11T08:28:55","date_gmt":"2019-12-11T13:28:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/?p=33334"},"modified":"2019-12-11T08:28:57","modified_gmt":"2019-12-11T13:28:57","slug":"on-stage-tla-offers-triple-header-bill","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/?p=33334","title":{"rendered":"ON Stage: TLA offers triple-header bill"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Denny Dyroff<\/strong>, <\/span>Entertainment Editor, The Times<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

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Plain White T\u2019s<\/p><\/div>\n

Frequently, area venues present twin bills where music fans can \u201cdouble their pleasure and double their fun\u201d at a concert featuring complementary co-headliners.<\/span><\/p>\n

On December 11, fans can \u201ctriple their pleasure and triple their fun\u201d when Theatre of the Living Arts (334 South Street, Philadelphia, 215-222-1011, http:\/\/www.lnphilly.com<\/a>) hosts a triple bill with three headline acts — \u201cNew Politics, Plain White T’s & The Mowgli’s – The 3 Dimensional Tour.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Plain White T\u2019s — Tom Higgenson, Tim Lopez, Dave Tirio, De\u2019Mar Hamilton, Mike Retondo \u2013 are now in their third decade as a band having kicked off their vibrant career in the Chicago suburbs in 1997.<\/span><\/p>\n

New Politics<\/span> is a Danish rock band from Copenhagen, formed in 2009. The band\u2019s line-up currently features David Boyd, S\u00f8ren Hansen, and Louis Vecchio.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Mowgli\u2019s are an American alternative rock<\/a> band from Los Angeles County<\/a>, California<\/a>. The band\u2019s current members are Katie Earl, Dave Appelbaum, Josh Hogan, Matthew Di Panni and Andy Warren.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThis tour we\u2019re on right now \u2013 \u2018The 3 Dimensional Tour\u2019 \u2013 is a tripleheader,\u201d said Plain White T\u2019s vocalist\/guitarist Tom Higgenson, during a phone interview last week from a tour stop in Houston, Texas.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re all trading off headlining the show \u2013 taking turns as opener, middle act and closer. We each play 50 minutes each night.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cOur band plays the same set list every night \u2013 changing a couple songs here and there. We\u2019re having a blast playing older material. And, this is our last tour of the states on our new album.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>The most recent album by Plain White T\u2019s is \u201cParallel Universe,\u201d which was released in August 2018 on Fearless Records. On August 23, 2019, the band released a deluxe version of the album \u2013 also on Fearless Records. The expanded\u00a0edition includes new tracks such as \u201cLet’s Lay Low\u201d and acoustic alternate takes.<\/span><\/p>\n

According to Higgenson, \u201cThe response we are getting from the fans about \u2018Let\u2019s Lay Low\u2019 is blowing our minds. We are so excited to release the deluxe edition of \u2018Parallel Universe\u2019 with that one, and a few more never-before-heard bonus tracks.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Since emerging in 1997, the GRAMMY\u00ae\u00a0Award-nominated multiplatinum Chicago quintet has amassed an enduring, engaging, and enigmatic catalog, spanning two gold-certified offerings\u00a0\u2013 \u201cAll That We Needed\u201d\u00a0(2005) and\u00a0\u201cEvery Second Counts\u201d\u00a0(2006) — and unshakable anthems such as the double-platinum \u201c1,2,3,4\u201d\u00a0and platinum \u201cRhythm of Love.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

The band\u2019s discography also includes \u201cHey There Delilah,\u201d which went quadruple-platinum, topped the\u00a0Billboard\u00a0Hot 100, and earned a pair of 2008 GRAMMY\u00ae\u00a0Award nominations in the categories of \u201cSong of the Year\u201d\u00a0and \u201cBest Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cNext year is the 10th anniversary of our \u2018Wonders of the Younger\u2019 album,\u201d said Higgenson. \u201cIt\u2019s also the 15th anniversary of our \u2018All That We Needed\u2019 album.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ll do a few shows next year to commemorate some of the albums. We might do a special anniversary edition on vinyl because the \u2018Wonders of the Younger\u2019 album never came out on vinyl.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Higgenson and Tirio are founding members. Lopez and Retondo have been in the band since 2002 and Hamilton joined in 2003.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve had the same line-up for almost 20 years,\u201d said Higgenson. \u201cWe\u2019re still super-tight \u2013 and super good friends. We genuinely like each other.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

The first three albums by Plain White T\u2019s were on Fearless Records. The next three were released by Hollywood Records.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cAmerican Nights,\u201d the seventh studio album by Plain White T’s, was released by Megaforce Records in March 2015.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cNow, we\u2019re back on the label we started on,\u201d said Higgenson. \u201cIt can be hard dealing with a major label at times. But we did have a few big radio hits with Hollywood Records.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThe next time we tour, it will be with a new album. We\u2019ve been working this year on a new T\u2019s album. I\u2019ve been working on new material and having fun. This tour has been fun too. It\u2019s one fun, exciting, amazing, breathtaking show.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Video link for the Plain White T\u2019s \u2013 https:\/\/youtu.be\/1OuZsxX6JLE<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

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New Politics<\/p><\/div>\n

New Politics may sound like something the United States really needs right now to get the country back on track but, in reality, it is the name of a band — an international trio with two Danes and an American drummer.<\/span><\/p>\n

On November 11, New Politics released its fifth album, \u201cAn Invitation to an Alternate Reality,\u201d via Big Noise Music Group.<\/span><\/p>\n

Like Plain White T\u2019s, New Politics has experience with major labels. Its first two albums \u2013 \u201cNew Politics\u201d (2010) and \u201cA Bad Girl in Harlem\u201d (2013) were released by RCA Records. \u201cVikings\u201d (2105) and \u201cLost in Translation\u201d (2017) came out on DCD2 Records\/Warner Bros. Records.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cS\u00f8ren and I first met at a session in Copenhagen,\u201d said Boyd, during a phone interview last week from a tour stop in Atlanta, Georgia.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a tiny island. I had been living in Copenhagen eight years when I met S\u00f8ren.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe took a lunch break and started admiring each other\u2019s songs. We started playing together and within six months had interest from labels in New York.<\/span><\/p>\n

In November 2009, New Politics signed with RCA and decided to move to the United States.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWhen we came to New York, someone introduced us to Louis,\u201d said Hansen. \u201cHe lived on an island too \u2013 Long Island. We all were living in Brooklyn.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Boyd said, \u201cWe had a good eight years in Brooklyn. Now I\u2019m living in Los Angeles while Louis and S\u00f8ren are still in New York. S\u00f8ren and I have lived here for 10 years.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe just had our 10-year anniversary of living in the states and we moved. We got out of one record deal. We got out of a publishing deal. The latest record we did with an indie label. We\u2019re in a place where we\u2019re re-settling \u2013 closing the last decade and doing something in a new place.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe needed a break from a major label. I don\u2019t know if business and art are meant to mix. We definitely wiped the slate clean. Everything started changing. What this decade has shown us is a sense of what genre our music is \u2013 hopeful and expressive.<\/span><\/p>\n

Hansen said, \u201cWith the new album, some of it was recorded in Copenhagen, some was done in Brooklyn and some in L.A. This record has been done on our own terms. With this record, we have something that can take on a life of its own.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe were faced with different realities constantly. We had some songs laying around. So, we flew out to L.A. to work with John Feldman. A few songs into the recording, the answers came on their own.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIt was super easy. Feldman Studio is in Calabasas, so we stayed at an Airbnb in the neighborhood. We recorded in chunks. We also did a little work on it in Nashville.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Boyd talked about the evolution of the band\u2019s sound.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe see this record differently in a way \u2013 because we needed to do something different,\u201d said Boyd. \u201cWe had done all our earlier records the same way. This time, we wanted a different sound. It was a necessary breath of fresh air. We\u2019ve been taking chances.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cJohn Feldman is an amazing producer and he does things his way. This was the first album we recorded without multiple producers.\u00a0 John is also part owner of Big Noise so that\u2019s why we put the album out on that label.\u201d Video link for the Plain White T\u2019s \u2013 https:\/\/youtu.be\/1OuZsxX6JLE<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Video link for New Politics \u2013 https:\/\/youtu.be\/Aw56iIqbGkM<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

The show at Theatre of the Living Arts on December 11 \u2013 \u201cNew Politics, Plain White T’s & The Mowgli’s – The 3 Dimensional Tour\u201d — will start at 8 p.m. Tickets are $29.<\/span><\/p>\n

On Wednesday night a few blocks away from the TLA, Boot and Saddle (1131 South Broad Street, Philadelphia, 215-639-4528, www.bootandsaddlephilly.com<\/a>) is hosting a music act that has no need to be concerned about recording for a major label \u2013 Shredders.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Shredders<\/p><\/div>\n

Shredders is part of the Doomtree Collective.<\/span><\/p>\n

Doomtree started as a mess of friends in Minneapolis, fooling around after school, trying to make music without reading the manual. The group had varied tastes\u2014rap, punk, indie rock, pop\u2014so the music they made together often bore the toolmarks of several styles. When they had enough songs, they booked some shows. They burned some CDs to sell. The shows got bigger.<\/span><\/p>\n

Of necessity, Doomtree\u2019s seven members (Cecil Otter, Dessa, Lazerbeak, Mike Mictlan, P.O.S, Paper Tiger, and Sims) figured out how to run a small business. Lazerbeak\u2019s garage became the merchandise warehouse; P.O.S\u2019 mom\u2019s basement became the webstore. A decade and 50 releases later, it\u2019s all properly official — Doomtree is now a real label with international distribution. Although each member has a career as a solo artist, every so often the whole crew convenes to make a collaborative record as a group.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cDoomtree just put out Dessa\u2019s live album with the Minnesota Orchestra,\u201d said Sims, during a phone interview last week from his home in Minneapolis.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cBeak has his solo album on the way, and I have a solo album coming soon. Doomtree is an arts collective. We put it on the back burner when we have other things happening.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

One of those other things is Shredders.<\/span><\/p>\n

Shredders<\/span> is the new indie rap project from Doomtree members P.O.S, Sims, Lazerbeak, and Paper Tiger. The supergroup formed after a Doomtree crew hiatus in 2016, allowing each member to focus more in-depth on personal projects. With solo albums already completed, the quartet sequestered themselves in various Midwestern cabins and Airbnbs over a six-month period to experiment with more up-tempo and aggressive material.<\/span><\/p>\n

The result was Shredders\u2019 monstrous debut album\u00a0\u201cDangerous Jumps,\u201d released on Doomtree Records in late 2017. P.O.S and Sims consistently one-upped each other with dizzying wordplay and anthemic hooks over an unrelenting soundtrack scored by veteran producers Lazerbeak and Paper Tiger. After a six-month break from the road,Shredders just released their sophomore album\u00a0\u201cGreat Hits.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

The production is crisper than ever as Lazerbeak and Paper Tiger combine forces and take on genres outside of the typical hip-hop scope. Lead single \u201cSuburban Base\u201d is an ode to the breakneck drum n’ bass that Paper Tiger grew up on, and \u201cVanilla ISIS\u201d connects with the house and dance music that Lazerbeak has gravitated towards over the years.<\/span><\/p>\n

The result is the first truly cohesive Shredders album.<\/span><\/p>\n

What started as a loose side project has morphed into a full-fledged band firing on all cylinders.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cAt the start, Doomtree was on break so we decided to go in the studio and make songs,\u201d said Sims. \u201cWe did it and it felt good. We made more songs, played shows and became a band.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cFor all of us, a Shredders record is just about getting in the studio and letting it rip \u2013 get in there, have fun making the music and love making the process. Paper Tiger and Beak play the beats while me and P.O.S. do the lyrics.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Video link for Shredders \u2013 https:\/\/youtu.be\/HAVtFKmu9p4<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

The show at Boot and Saddle, which has Toki Wright & Big Cats as the opening act, will start at 8:30 p.m. Tickets are $15.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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