February 13, 2009

Loney, Dear -- FREE INSTORE

Loney, Dear Free In-store Performance
Just Added - opening set by Charlie Wadhams
Monday, February 16th - 7:00pm

In our never-ending quest to improve on things that are already great, we've added a short "pleased to meet you" set by Charlie Wadhams to this evening with Loney, Dear. There will be virtually no noticeable set-change in this evening's juggernaut of up-tempo pop music, so arrive at 7:00 and catch your full limit.

Loney, Dear are a Swedish band that creates finely- tuned classic pop songs with their head in cinematic pop music and their feet in the old folk stream. The band started with Emil Svanangen in a bedroom studio and evolved into a touring band on the stages of the world. Recommended for fans of well crafted pop music, think: Belle & Sebastian and Pelle Carlberg. Check their Myspace and make a big circle around the date on your calendar. They are currently on tour with Andrew Bird and will be playing locally at the Orpheum Theatre.

"Dear John is Loney, Dear's best album-length work although it took awhile to realize it. Track after track offers its own redemption for life's inner struggles. With each replay, these little bangs are born anew and the Loney, Dear universe expands just a teensy-weensy bit more. Emil Svanangen sings falsetto of lives worth living, even if his subjects sometimes don't believe it."    - pitchfork

According to his label, Charlie Wadhams is the 2nd tallest man on Earth and he makes music that will make you feel nostalgic for skiffle-crooning like you've never heard before (note: only one of the preceding statements is verifiable.) Charlie has toured with Bird & The Bee, Jonathan Richman, and David Lindley and he wrote several of the songs on the soundtrack to Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox story. Go to charliewadhams.com for a sample.

** The guest list is now open **

Click here to buy/sample Dear John