A Night With The Blakes

This Friday we had the pleasure of seeing one of our favorite Seattle bands in Las Vegas, The Blakes. The guys put on a great show at Las Vegas's The Bunkhouse with Australia's Late Nite Access and local band Atlas Takes Aim. The show was great and after hearing the guys had no where to stay that night we of course invited them back to our place for some whiskey and beer. It was a great night and the Aussie's tagged along and brought even more life to the party. We wrapped up late but got up in time to catch the guys at their in store performance at Zia Records on Saturday before wishing them well on the rest of their tour. If you haven't heard or seen the Blakes you can check their tour dates below. This is one Seattle band that is definitely going places. Also be sure to check out Late Nite Access before they head back to Australia. Gander on for pictures from the evening and in store as well as tour dates for The Blakes.





The Blakes Tour Dates
Nov 5 2007 8:00P
the Echo Los Angeles, California
Nov 7 2007 9:00P
The Roxy Los Angeles, CA
Nov 9 2007 9:00P
Monte Vista Cocktail Lounge Flagstaff, AZ
Nov 10 2007 9:00P
Atomic Cantina Albuquerque, NM
Nov 11 2007 7:00P
Absolute Zero Clovis, NM
Nov 13 2007 9:00P
The Mohawk Austin, TX
Nov 14 2007 9:00P
Double Wide Dallas, TX
Nov 16 2007 8:00P
Swayze’s Marietta, GA
Nov 17 2007 5:00P
Grimey’s Nashville, TN
Nov 18 2007 9:00P
Local 506 Chapel Hill, NC
Nov 19 2007 6:00P
The Sound Garden Baltimore, MD
Nov 19 2007 9:00P
The Red & The Black Washington, DC
Nov 20 2007 9:00P
The Khyber Philadelphia, PA
Nov 21 2007 8:00P
Asbury Lanes Asbury Park, New Jersey
Nov 22 2007 9:00P
The Big Easy Portland, ME
Nov 23 2007 8:00P
Great Scott Boston, MA
Nov 24 2007 9:00P
The Knitting Factory New York, NY
Nov 26 2007 9:00P
The Silver Dollar Toronto, ONT
Nov 27 2007 6:00P
Luna Music Indianapolis, IN
Nov 28 2007 8:00P
The Pageant St. Louis, Missouri
Nov 29 2007 9:00P
Darkroom chicago, Illinois
Nov 30 2007 8:00P
Vaudeville Mews Des Moines, Iowa
Dec 1 2007 9:00P
7th Street Entry Minneapolis, MN
Dec 2 2007 4:00P
Kief’s Lawrence, KS
Dec 2 2007 8:00P
Jackpot Lawrence, KS
Dec 4 2007 8:00P
The Fox Boulder, Colorado
Dec 5 2007 9:00P
The Black Sheep Colorado Springs, CO
Dec 6 2007 8:00P
Larimer Lounge Denver, Colorado
Dec 8 2007 6:00P
The Record Exchange Boise, ID
Dec 8 2007 9:00P
Neurolux Boise, ID
Dec 9 2007 9:00P
Bourbon Street Spokane, WA
Dec 12 2007 9:00P
Logan’s Victoria, BC
Dec 13 2007 9:00P
Media Club Vancouver, BC
Dec 14 2007 9:00P
Crystal Ballroom Portland, OR
Dec 15 2007 8:00P
The Old Fire House Redmond, WA
Feb 8 2008 4:00P
Bend WinterFest Bend, OR

Gander On!

Believe The Hype - Eskimo Joe

What happens when your album goes quadruple platinum in your native Australia? You take it to US of course. By our estimates a copy of Eskimo Joe’s latest album Black Fingernails Red Wine is in the hands of one in five Australians. After hearing the title track from the album we can say theses Aussies will get their platinum plaque for US sales as well, just probobly not as quickly.

With haunting piano sounds and Kav Temperley’s voice cutting straight through the music in the intro Eskimo Joe begins to remind us of She Wants Revenge. The band quickly breaks free of this comparison though with Stu MacLeod and Joel Quartermain’s driving guitar riffs and Kav’s soaring voice. The rest of the track is great and has a sound comparable to U2. All in All we can’t wait for the release of Black Fingernails Red Wine (out September 25th on Rykodisc). Check out the title track below and let us know what you think and Gander on for US tour dates.

Listen to Eskimo Joe – “Black Fingernails Red Wine”

August

10 - New Orleans, LA - Tipitina's Uptown
15 - New York, NY - Mercury Lounge
16 - Philadelphia, PA - The Khyber
17 - Brooklyn, NY - Union Hall
21 - LA, CA - Viper Room
25 - San Francisco, CA - Bay Area Indie Fest. (3:30pm) Gander On!