New York – On April 22, Third Man Records will release Death From Above 1979‘s epic live EP. The Canadian rock duo of Jesse Keeler and Sebastien Grainger have been on fire since reuniting, following a decade long break up. The band formed in 2001. The following year Death From Above 1979 released its first EP, Heads Up, and in 2004, Death From Above 1979′s rich and gritty debut record You’re A Woman, I’m a Machine was released. Shortly after the release and tours with Nine Inch Nails and Queens Of The Stone Age, the two announced the band would be stop performing together as a band. Both continued to work in music, with Keeler involved in MSTRKRFT and Grainger in Bad Tits / Deserts.
However, in 2011 Death From Above 1979 reunited, and in 2014 the band released its second LP The Physical World (Last Gang/Warner Bros.). Last summer, Keeler and Grainger picked right up where they left off, hitting the road with Incubus and playing festivals, including Lollapalooza, and in the midst of the resurgence, the two decided to dip their toes in the water of Third Man Record’s Blue Room, which “is home to the 1953 Scully Lathe that previously cut James Brown singles at King Records.” There DFA 1979 decided to record an epic live performance – which includes the song “Right On Frankenstein”- to master and be reproduced for generations to savor. United Record Pressing completed the pressings, which are officially ready for release.
The recording took place September 30th, 2015 in Nashville, Tennessee. Of the experience, DFA 1979 said, ”We’ve always been wary of live recording experiences because they can end up so sterile and flat sounding and they hardly ever translate the feeling of the actual show. The feeling of the moment… When we were asked to record Live At Third Man Records we agreed without hesitation. If there is one person who knows about feeling the moment, it’s Jack White. He’s the patron saint of vibes. We cut two twenty minute long sets straight to acetate. No second chances. Terrifying but alive. Third Man were such phenomenal hosts and the audience went bananas with us. It was such an honour to be a part of. The whole thing was such a rush, it almost feels like a dream.”
“Oh yeah, Mick Jagger was there. Did we mention that we went out to dinner with Jack and Mick after and then went bowling until 3am? It’s also worth noting that Jack got the highest score followed by Sebastien. Mick and Jesse tied.”
You can pre-order your copy of
DEATH FROM ABOVE 1979 LIVE AT THIRD MAN RECORDS via the Third Man Records
online store. Death From Above 1979 will be hitting the road again, later this month. See a list of tour dates below:
Death From Above 1979 2016 Tour Dates
April 26 - Port Coquitlam, CAN – PNE Forum
April 28 - Edmonton, CAN – Shaw Conference Centre
April 29 - Calgary, CAN – Grey Eagle Casino and Bingo Event Centre
April 30 - Saskatoon, CAN – O’Brians Event Centre
May 1 - Winnipeg, CAN – Burton Cummings Theatre
May 4 - London, CAN – London Music Hall
May 5 - Montreal, CAN – Metropolis
May 6 - Hamilton, CAN – Hamilton Convention Centre
May 8 - Quebec, CAN – L’Imperial Bell
May 20 - Columbus, OH – Rock On The Range
June 18 - Sterling Heights, MI - Freedom Hill Amphitheatre *
June 21- Portland, ME – Maine State Pier *
June 23 - Boston, MA – Blue Hills Bank Pavilion *
June 24 - Providence, RI – Lupo’s Heartbreak Hotel *
June 25 - Asbury Park, NJ – Stone Pony Summerstage *
June 28 - Baltimore, MD – Pier Six Pavilion *
June 30 - Cincinnati, OH – PNC Pavilion at Riverbend Music Center *
July 1 - Cleveland, OH – Jacobs Pavilion at Nautica *
July 6 - Columbus, OH – Express Live! *
July 7 - Pittsburgh, PA – Stage AE *
July 9 - Asheville, NC – The Orange Peel *
July 10 - Myrtle Beach, SC – House of Blues *
July 12 - Wallingford, CT – Toyota Presents The Oakdale Theater *
July 13 - Clifton Park, NY – Upstate Concert Hall *
July 17 - Green Bay, WI – Sandlot Entertaiment Complex *
July 19 - St. Louis, MO – The Pageant *
July 20 - Chicago, IL – FirstMerit Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island *
July 21 - Whites Creek, TN – Carl Black Chevy Woods Amphitheater *
August 26 - Port Coquitlam, CAN – PNE
* with AWOLNATION
Photos of Death From Above 1979 at Lollapalooza by Sarah Hess for Best New Bands.
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