Eels: Wonderful, Glorious
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Tour Dates
02/14 Santa Ana, CA The Observatory
02/15 Los Angeles, CA The Fonda Theatre 02/16 San Francisco, CA The Fillmore 02/18 Portland, OR Aladdin Theater 02/19 Seattle, WA Showbox Theater 02/22 Minneapolis, MN First Avenue 02/23 Chicago, IL Vic Theatre 02/24 Columbus, OH Newport Music Hall 02/25 Toronto, ON Phoenix Concert Theatre 02/26 Montreal, QC Theatre Corona 02/27 Boston, MA Paradise 03/01 New York, NY Webster Hall 03/02 Philadelphia, PA World Café Live 03/03 Washington, DC 9:30 Club 03/04 Carrboro, NC Cat’s Cradle 03/05 Atlanta, GA Variety Playhouse 03/07 Dallas, TX Granada Theater 03/08 Houston, TX Warehouse Live Ballroom 03/14 Belfast, Ireland Limelight 03/15 Dublin, Ireland Olympia 03/17 Manchester, United Kingdom Academy 03/18 Glasgow, United Kingdom O2 Academy 03/19 Leeds, United Kingdom O2 Academy 03/21 London, United Kingdom O2 Academy Brixton 03/23 Bournemouth, United Kingdom O2 Academy 03/25 Brighton, United Kingdom Dome 03/26 Norwich, United Kingdom UEA 03/27 Nottingham, United Kingdom Rock City 03/29 Bristol, United Kingdom O2 Academy 03/30 Birmingham, United Kingdom O2 Academy 04/01 Amsterdam, Holland Paradiso 04/02 Amsterdam, Holland Paradiso 04/03 Amsterdam, Holland Paradiso 04/04 Heerland, Holland Limburgzaal 04/06 Copenhagen, Denmark Grey Hall 04/07 Hamburg, Germany Grosse Freiheit 04/08 Berlin, Germany Astra 04/10 Belgium, Brussels Cirque Royal 04/11 Belgium, Brussels Cirque Royal 04/12 Caen, France Le Cargo 04/14 Salzburg, Austria Republic 04/15 Fribourg, Switzerland Frison 04/16 Zurich, Switzerland Volkshaus 04/18 Milan, Italy Alcatraz 04/19 Graz, Austria Orpheum 04/20 Linz, Austria Posthof 04/21 Vienna, Austria Gasometer 04/22 Munich, Germany Muffathalle 04/24 Paris, France Trianon 04/25 Paris, France Trianon Read More One of my favorite American band, Eels, also announced some tour dates.
It looks like the tour is mostly to promote their CD/DVD “Best of” collection called .… |
Prolific, emotionally intense songwriter Mark Oliver Everett (or E to fans and the music world) has recorded a new Eels record called Wonderful, Glorious and is taking those songs on the road. He and his band of merrymakers (bassist Koool G Murder, multi-instrumentalist the Chet, drummer Knuckles and a new member, guitarist P-Boo) will be embarking on a massive 50-date world tour. The record will be released on Vagrant records (Hey – Paul Westerberg recorded Stereo/Mono back in 2002 on Vagrant!) on February 2nd and the band will be generously taking some time out in Minneapolis to give the kids something to dance to.
The last time I saw the Eels was October of 2010 at First Avenue’s mainroom. It was a surprisingly bad show, but not because of the band. Everett is a passionate performer especially when he’s backed by a full band. The band was excellent and Everett was at eccentric heights, howling under the hot stage lights while dressed in a white hooded jumpsuit. The crowd, however, was drunk, aggressive and/or obnoxious, heckling the second opener simply for wearing bird feathers in her hair. How does a man like Everett, who has built his musical career on deeply personal, often delicate songs about the tragedies and frustrations of life, possibly attract a fan base so f*cking awful? Eels had just released their album Hombre Lobo, an album that was certainly leaner and more rocking than the previous outing (2005’s magnum opus Blinking Lights and Other Revelations), which bore the subtitle “12 Songs of Desire.” Perhaps people’s desire was a little misplaced; were they in fact here to watch the band or did they get lost on their way to Champps?
Either way, it’s always a lively good time when the Eels play First Avenue. Check them out on February 22nd. For those who can’t wait, check out the short video from Judd Apatow’s new film This is 40. It features Everett playing a new tune for Paul Rudd’s
character who is courting Eels for his failing indie record label.
The last time I saw the Eels was October of 2010 at First Avenue’s mainroom. It was a surprisingly bad show, but not because of the band. Everett is a passionate performer especially when he’s backed by a full band. The band was excellent and Everett was at eccentric heights, howling under the hot stage lights while dressed in a white hooded jumpsuit. The crowd, however, was drunk, aggressive and/or obnoxious, heckling the second opener simply for wearing bird feathers in her hair. How does a man like Everett, who has built his musical career on deeply personal, often delicate songs about the tragedies and frustrations of life, possibly attract a fan base so f*cking awful? Eels had just released their album Hombre Lobo, an album that was certainly leaner and more rocking than the previous outing (2005’s magnum opus Blinking Lights and Other Revelations), which bore the subtitle “12 Songs of Desire.” Perhaps people’s desire was a little misplaced; were they in fact here to watch the band or did they get lost on their way to Champps?
Either way, it’s always a lively good time when the Eels play First Avenue. Check them out on February 22nd. For those who can’t wait, check out the short video from Judd Apatow’s new film This is 40. It features Everett playing a new tune for Paul Rudd’s
character who is courting Eels for his failing indie record label.