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Philadelphia Reviews

Better late than never! Here’s a few reviews from Doves’ recent performance at Philadelphia’s Trocadero.

Jes, at the Torcadero, Philly
Photo by Chris Zakorchemny for Phrequency.com

kevchino.com

Overall, I couldn’t hear Jimi Goodwin’s bass, but his distinctive vocals were consistently spot-on all night. Also, the band’s sequencing (controlled by the mysterious man crouching behind the drums?) was a little off, leaving some parts to come in at the incorrect time or not at all. (Or again, maybe I just couldn’t hear them?) Still, Doves soldiered through and seemed in good and gracious spirits.

Click here, to read the full review at kevchino.com.

Music Under Fire.com

Not until the third song into the show did Goodwin’s vocals warm up and the way he belted his voice throughout the venue was simply astounding. Every nuance while he was singing was similar, if not better, than any of his work done in a recording studio; seeing the Doves live was turning out to be quite an unexpected treat.

With songs such as “Pounding” and “Black and White Town“, the crowd was soon singing along, swept off their feet with each song that was played. Their title-track “Kingdom of Rust” was another favorite from the new album and the addition of keyboardist Martin Rebelski made his impact known. Rebelski certainly fit right in as well, practically hidden behind the mounds of keyboards and sound equipment in the far back right corner of the stage.

Click here, to read MusicUnderFire.com’s full review.

Phrequency Blog

Oddly enough, most of their upbeat rockers, aside from “Black and White Town,” never really reached any point of combustion. This may have been a problem to do with improper sound leveling, but “Pounding,” didn’t emphasize much change in drum dynamics. “The Outsiders,” almost completely hid the bassline in the first verse that takes as much of the lead melody as the guitar. This song sounded superb on their performance on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon, so one has to wonder what went wrong if it sounded good on a cheap tinny TV. In this respect, their studio production wins outright.

To make up for these blips that, for the most part, didn’t seem to be judgment errors on the side of the musicians, Doves outperformed any notion of high expectation on almost every other song. They played 17 songs, and I would say that 10 of them could have been the high points of the show.

To read the full review at Phrequency Blog (and view a great gallery of pictures), click here.

Doves To Play Øyafestivalen

The official website of Oslo’s annual Øyafestivalen, has stated that Doves will be playing the Norwegian music festival on Friday, August 14th 2009.

For further information, click here.

Win Hop Farm Tickets

Music Festival listings site, Virtual Festivals.com, currently has a competition to win tickets to this year’s Hop Farm Festival (featuring Doves).

Virtual Festivals.com

After the success of its inaugural year in 2008, The Hop Farm Festival is set to return in July as an extended three-day event. The event will be held on The Hop Farm, Paddock Wood, Tonbridge in Kent, which is less than an hour from London and is set to bring the festival back to basics. With acts like Paul Weller, Pigeon Detectives, Florence & The Machine, Editors, Doves, Noah and the Whale, 2 Many DJs, Super Furry Animals, The Fratellis. It’s set to be an amazing 3 days of pure festival feeling, with no sponsorship, VIP areas or registration.

The closing date of the competition is June 25th. Click here to enter the competition. You will need to register at the site, prior to submitting your entry.

Photos & Review of NYC Show

Jimi at Terminal 5, NYC Music site, Prefix, has a small photo gallery of Doves’ recent show at N.Y.C.’s Terminal 5, taken by photographer Paul Bachmann.

Click here to view the full gallery.


The Manhattan-based Sentimentalist Magazine has also posted a short review of the N.Y.C. show…

At one point, Goodwin, obviously warmed by the fans’ thunderous applause, says, “You’re so f***in’ kind! We don’t deserve it, really!”

Banter was all around, as Goodwin seemed ever-so-grateful to his New Yorkers, interrupting one of the more solemn songs to joke about having a vodka tonic with the rest of us.

To read the full review, click here.

Philadelphia Setlist

Thanks to blog-follower, Chris Newman, here’s the setlist from last night’s performance at Philadelphia’s Trocadero venue.

Jetstream
Snowden
Winter Hill
Rise
Pounding
Almost Forgot Myself
10:03
The Greatest Denier
Kingdom Of Rust
Ambition
Black And White Town
The Outsiders
Caught By The River


Firesuite
Here It Comes
The Last Broadcast
There Goes the Fear

Chris stayed sober all night, just to document the setlist for us!

More Montreal Photos

Jez on stage at Le NationalDoves fan, Genevieve Grenier, has uploaded some great photos of Doves’ recent performance at Montreal’s Le National.

Click here to see the full gallery.

Many thanks to Genevieve for taking the time to share these pictures!

More Kool Haus Photos

Music Blog, chromewaves, has posted an amazing gallery of pictures from Doves’ recent show at Toronto’s Kool Haus.

Andy in Toronto

Click here to view the full gallery. Their full review of the show will be posted shortly.

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.

Andy in Chicago

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.

Photos Of Doves In Detroit

Flickr user, Drew Dawson, has posted a few pictures of Doves’ show in Detroit, last night.

Jimi in Detroit

View the other photos by clicking here.

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.

Martin at the Varsity Theater

Click here for The Culture Bully’s article and here for the Twin Cities Decider’s photo gallery.