MUSIC NEWS - Tinted Windows, the new band made up of Taylor Hanson, James Iha, Adam Schlesinger, and Bun E. Carlos, will celebrate the April 21st release of their anticipated debut album with a round of appearances, some late night television appearances, intimate club dates and gigs with No Doubt in Atlantic City, NJ and at the Bamboozle Festival.
The group will perform on The Late Show with David Letterman on April 21st and Late Night With Jimmy Fallon on April 23rd. The band has also confirmed shows at NYC's Mercury Lounge (April 20), LA's Troubadour (April 28), and Chicago's Double Door (April 30). Tinted Windows will also support No Doubt at their first show in five years at Atlantic City's Borgata on May 2 and then again at the Bamboozle Festival in NJ's Meadowlands (NYC area) on May 3.
Since the band's unveiling at South By Southwest back in March, critics have described Tinted Windows' sound as "hook crammed power pop jams" (Spin), "pure power pop", (Rolling Stone), and "more or less exactly a fusion of those four sensibilities...it's hard to deny the playfulness and joy at the heart of it" (NPR). Taylor Hanson (lead vocals) is best known as a member of Hanson. James Iha (guitar) was one of the original members of the Smashing Pumpkins, and has also been a member of A Perfect Circle and a solo artist. Adam Schlesinger (bass) is in the bands Fountains Of Wayne and Ivy. Bun E. Carlos (drums) is the drummer of the legendary Cheap Trick, with whom he has played since the group's start in 1974.
The album "TINTED WINDOWS" (out April 21 on S-Curve Records; order your copy here) is reported to be a stripped-down, high energy record that combines the strengths and styles of each member without ever really sounding like anything else any of the four has done elsewhere. The album contains leadoff single "Kind Of A Girl", which is already getting radio airplay. The deadpan performance video for the song on fictional late night show "Rock After Dark" ha been a web hit, and has also recently been heard in promos for ABC's "Samantha Who?"
The band will continue to perform throughout the year in support of their album. More dates and events will be announced shortly at their site, TintedWindowsMusic.com .
TINTED WINDOWS Spring '09 Tour Dates -
APRIL
20 New York, NY Mercury Lounge
25 Edmond, OK Plunkett Park/University of Central Oklahoma
28 Los Angeles, CA Troubadour
30 Chicago, IL Double Door
MAY
2 Atlantic City, NJ Borgata Events Center - w/No Doubt
3 E. Rutherford, NJ The Bamboozle 2009 @ Meadowlands Sports Complex
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