Toronto Setlist: Cedar Returns!
Toronto got the first performance of the Cedar Room of the year. The setlist above, thanks to Spidey Spence.
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Chicago Review & Photos
Photo by Kirstie Shanley at Venus Zine.
Venus Zine have posted a very positive review of the Chicago Vic Theater show:
Certainly, the band works very well together as a whole on stage. The backup vocals and catchy guitar rifts inspire compositions that can be bright and anthemic, even when the pedal effects create a beautiful distorted sense of reality. Friday night’s sold-out show at Chicago’s Vic Theater was no exception, and the layers and sense of texture the band brought out live were incredibly rich.
Further heightening the ethereality, the band used visual projections, which included a variety of scenes of Chicago, strips of endless road, and people dancing in a style somewhat reminiscent of the film director David Lynch. The effect was to create a sense of connection to the music as a whole versus the band members, who, at times, seemed to vanish into the backdrop.
To Read the full review & see more photos, click here.
"New" Doves Album In 14 Days
Well, this has come out of the blue…
An instrumental version of Doves’ Kingdom Of Rust album, named (appropriately enough) “Instrumentals Of Rust”, will be released on June 15th in the U.K. and June 16th in the U.S.
This isn’t the first Doves album to have been mixed with no vocals; but it is the first to be released commercially.
Only Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk’s MP3 stores currently have any information online regarding the album, so it’s highly probable that this may be a download-only release.
We’ll post more information as soon as we know more.
More Live Photos!
Member of the official Doves messageboard, DevelopingStory, has posted a fabulous gallery of photos on Flickr, from the band’s appearance in Chicago at the weekend.
Click here, to see the full set.
Also, Music Blogs, The Color Awesome and Brooklyn Vegan have some fantastic pictures of the band’s recent performance at Sasquatch. Click here, to view The Color Awesome’s gallery and here, to view Brooklyn Vegan’s article.
Detroit Review
Photo by Media Junkie
Setlist same as Chicago the night before
Media Junkie blog has posted a very positive review of the Detroit show. It was the writer’s first doves show:
Of course, the highlight of the evening was the main event. Coming out to a video of airplanes flying overhead, Doves kicked off their set in the same way their newest album begins with “Jetstream”. Guitarist Jez Williams, twin brother of drummer Andy, and bassist/co-lead singer Jimi Goodwin both sounded fantastic, and the sound at the Majestic carried out over the audience and into the high ceiling clearly.
Unfortunately, being as unfamiliar with their earlier work as I was, I was unable to keep any semblance of an accurate setlist. I can only list several of the songs they played, including “The Outsiders”, “The Greatest Denier” (my personal favorite track from Kingdom of Rust), and several others from the new record.
To read the full review and see the rest of the pictures, click here.
Minneapolis Review
Check out the ickmusic site review of doves Minneapolis show:
They opened with “Jetstream”, the first track from their new album Kingdom of Rust. They wrote it to be an alternate soundtrack to the opening moments of the 1981 film, Blade Runner. How cool! After that was “Snowden,” with the twins, Andy Williams (drums) and Jez Williams (guitar) sounding magnificent. And then came “Winter Hill”. On first listen to this track, it might seem to the small minded that the lads from Wimslow are straying into “Every Breath You Take” territory. But no…no no. “Winter Hill” is about sacred love – the kind that you get from being on a journey filled with heart…the kind that stays with you forever.
Click here, to read the full review. Great read, with some great pictures.
Chicago: Thank You Doves Band!
Doves played to a sold out crowd at the Vic Theatre in Chicago this past Friday. I wasn’t sure how the Chicago crowd would be. I shouldn’t have worried. The crowd were simply amazing. Apparently it was the best show on the US tour so far. I’ve seen the band too many times to admit on here, but the show definitely is up there with the best.
Those that were there, know the band wished this writer a Happy Birthday, and they also gave a big shout out to the blog as well. Check out the video, thank you Diegovid for capturing this!
So thank you doves band for the most amazing Birthday ever.
Photos Of Doves In Detroit
Flickr user, Drew Dawson, has posted a few pictures of Doves’ show in Detroit, last night.
View the other photos by clicking here.
Jimi Recalls Rob Gretton
Toronto-lifestyle magazine, Now Toronto, has uploaded audio of a telephone interview with Jimi, recorded May 15th (the anniversary of Rob Gretton’s death).
“The man was basically a philanthropist,” remembers bassist Jimi Goodwin. “He bankrolled us and gave us a second chance as Doves. Without him, I don’t know where we’d be.”
Click here to hear the interview. Adjust your speakers beforehand, as there’s no volume control, only a small play/pause icon.
Minneapolis Varsity Theater – Review & Photos
I’m a tad late with this, mainly due to the recent sunshine across most of Britain over the weekend. Like Doves say, “Catch the sun, before it’s gone”…
Music-blog, Culture Bully, has an amazing review (and pictures) of last Thursday’s show at the Varsity Theater in Minneapolis. The Twin Cities Decider also has a few photos of Doves, along with support act, Wild Light.
Click here for The Culture Bully’s article and here for the Twin Cities Decider’s photo gallery.
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