Manchester Orchestra: Somebody Please Go To This Show For Me!!! Tomorrow night @MetroChicago, Tuesday March 23

listen to the EP here

With SXSW just finished, so many bands are making their way across the country and March has become the month (or so it seems) when there is a great show every night of the week. This week I could see something wonderful every night! So, I’m begging you, please…. go see Manchester Orchestra for me tomorrow, eh? This promises to be a really great time. Their performance at Lolla last year was something I also regret missing and the promise of it was one of the few things that almost convinced me to brave the crowd… almost. It just seems that I’ll never see this band, damnit! …. well, I don’t know if I can resist this one, I’ll let ya know

Now don’t go groaning about the borderline mainstream sound of Manchester Orchestra. They play some awesome, big, verging on “arena rock” or “stadium rock” music. And I’m not opposed to that, not one little bit. Sometimes you just need to rock. the. fuck. out. And Manchester Orchestra brings it, hooks grabbing you hard. Hearing a band like this at the Metro, one of Chicago’s finest venues where you can get up close and personal and still enjoy excellent, loud sound will be a fantastic experience. Go!

Read the wonderful Kata Rokkar’s review of the live show from the Bay Area’s Great American Music Hall, March 15, 2010

Shake It Out

Manchester Orchestra | MySpace Music Videos

Tour Dates
3/18 – Gothic Theatre – Denver, CO
3/23 – Metro – Chicago, IL
3/24 – St. Andrews Hall – Detroit, MI
3/25 – Mr. Small’s Theatre – Pittsburgh, PA
3/26 – Water Street Music Hall – Rochester, NY
3/27 – The Phoenix Theatre – Toronto, ON
3/29 – Northern Lights – Clifton Park, NY
3/30 – Paradise Rock Club – Boston, MA
3/31 – Chameleon – Lancaster, PA
4/1 – Toad’s Place – New Haven, CT
4/2 – The Fillmore @ Irving – New York, NY
4/3 – The Trocadero – Philadelphia, PA
4/5 – The Recher Theatre – Townson, MD
4/6 – The Norva – Norfolk, VA
4/7 – Cat’s Cradle – Carrborro, NC
4/8 – The Music Farm – Charleston, SC
4/9 – Jillian’s – Columbia, SC
4/14 – Variety Playhouse – Atlanta, GA **
4/15 – Variety Playhouse – Atlanta, GA **
4/16 – The Howlin Wolf – New Orleans, LA **
4/17 – The Lyric Oxford – Oxford, MS **
4/18 – WorkPlay Theatre – Birmingham, AL **
4/20 – House of Blues – Cleveland, OH **
4/21 – Bogart’s – Cincinnati, OH **
4/22 – Newport Music Hall – Columbus, OH **
4/23 – The Pageant – St. Louis, MO **
4/24 – The Rave – Milwaukee, WI **
4/25 – People’s Court – Des Moines, IA **
4/27 – Eagle’s club room – Vermillion, SD **
4/29 – The Railyard – Billings, MT **
4/30 – Knitting Factory – Spokane, WA **
5/1 – McDonald Theater – Eugene, OR **
5/3 – Knitting Factory – Reno, NV **
5/4 – The Catalyst – Santa Cruz, CA **
5/6 – Majestic Ventura Theatre – Ventura, CA **
5/7 – House of Blues – Las Vegas, NV **
5/8 – Rialto Theatre – Tucson, AZ **
5/9 – Sunshine Theatre – Albuquerque, NM **
6/10 – Bonnaroo – Manchester, TN