Another Planet Entertainment
& Goldenvoice present
Cage the Elephant
Portugal. The Man
Sunflower Bean
Matt Shultz (vocals), his brother Brad (guitar) and their friends Daniel Titchenor (bass), Lincoln Parish (guitar) and Jared Champion (drums) have spent the last year tearing back and forth across Britain and America, leaving a trail of hedonistic chaos in their wake. Their debut album (recorded in just ten days with producer Jay Joyce), dropped in June 2008, and has been the basis for sellout tours in the UK as the five kids from Kentucky show the children of Great Britain hows it done.
https://www.cagetheelephant.com
https://twitter.com/cagetheelephant
https://www.facebook.com/cagetheelephant
Matt, Brad and Daniel grew up on an alternative religious commune. “Our parents were kind of Jesus-freaks”, recalls Brad. “At first they were like a bunch of hippies, and then they found God when they were on Acid, and became really hardcore Christians”. This conversion had a drastic impact on the Schultz boys’ musical upbringing. “If my Dad was feeling saucy he might put Pink Floyd on”, Brad continues, “But I can’t remember listening to much that wasn’t Christian until Mum and Dad got divorced”.
Mr Schultz is “a lot more chilled out now”, but back then Matt and Brad’s love affair with rock ‘n’ roll had to be a more covert operation. Concerned that his sons were being exposed to songs about suicide, he smashed up a Pearl Jam tape one afternoon. “He wouldn’t let us listen to that shit”, says Matt, “but we would sneak it home anyway, till we had this big crate of secret tapes”.
Daniel, Jared and Lincoln joined the gang. The band demoed, toured, and did all the stuff that bands do, and as acclaimed appearances at the Lollapalooza and Bonaroo festivals led to a tour with Queens of the Stone Age, it soon became clear that something special was building.
“Our name kind of stands for the whole of society”, Matt explains, “the people we all are by nature. Sometimes it feels like there’s a campaign to lock up all the good in the world. You turn on the news and hear ‘Today 26 people got gunned down, and one guy got his head chopped off, and here’s a picture of it’. It’s like there’s no hope. And it’s not just the government or the media who are responsible for that, it’s everywhere. But we want to show that’s not right - you can’t cage the elephant”.
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When their “Ain’t No Rest for the Wicked” single hit it big, Cage the Elephant seemed to come on like an overnight success, even though they’ve been around since 2005 and building a following since their breakthrough gig at South By Southwest in 2007. It remains to be seen if they’ll be a flash in the pan, but the Blank Club definitely caught them at the right time in November. Another of the high-profile Blank shows orchestrated by Channel 92.3, it packed the club to the gills and kept the audience buzzing, even through a horrendous prog-rock-disco opener. Now they’re back, headliners of a “secret show” just being announced this week. Now you know, so if you have any hope of getting in, you’d better get that ticket pretty much right now. Auto Vaughn and the 20-20s open. - Steve Palopoli
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& Goldenvoice present
Cage the Elephant
Portugal. The Man
Sunflower Bean
Matt Shultz (vocals), his brother Brad (guitar) and their friends Daniel Titchenor (bass), Lincoln Parish (guitar) and Jared Champion (drums) have spent the last year tearing back and forth across Britain and America, leaving a trail of hedonistic chaos in their wake. Their debut album (recorded in just ten days with producer Jay Joyce), dropped in June 2008, and has been the basis for sellout tours in the UK as the five kids from Kentucky show the children of Great Britain hows it done.
https://www.cagetheelephant.com
https://twitter.com/cagetheelephant
https://www.facebook.com/cagetheelephant
Matt, Brad and Daniel grew up on an alternative religious commune. “Our parents were kind of Jesus-freaks”, recalls Brad. “At first they were like a bunch of hippies, and then they found God when they were on Acid, and became really hardcore Christians”. This conversion had a drastic impact on the Schultz boys’ musical upbringing. “If my Dad was feeling saucy he might put Pink Floyd on”, Brad continues, “But I can’t remember listening to much that wasn’t Christian until Mum and Dad got divorced”.
Mr Schultz is “a lot more chilled out now”, but back then Matt and Brad’s love affair with rock ‘n’ roll had to be a more covert operation. Concerned that his sons were being exposed to songs about suicide, he smashed up a Pearl Jam tape one afternoon. “He wouldn’t let us listen to that shit”, says Matt, “but we would sneak it home anyway, till we had this big crate of secret tapes”.
Daniel, Jared and Lincoln joined the gang. The band demoed, toured, and did all the stuff that bands do, and as acclaimed appearances at the Lollapalooza and Bonaroo festivals led to a tour with Queens of the Stone Age, it soon became clear that something special was building.
“Our name kind of stands for the whole of society”, Matt explains, “the people we all are by nature. Sometimes it feels like there’s a campaign to lock up all the good in the world. You turn on the news and hear ‘Today 26 people got gunned down, and one guy got his head chopped off, and here’s a picture of it’. It’s like there’s no hope. And it’s not just the government or the media who are responsible for that, it’s everywhere. But we want to show that’s not right - you can’t cage the elephant”.
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When their “Ain’t No Rest for the Wicked” single hit it big, Cage the Elephant seemed to come on like an overnight success, even though they’ve been around since 2005 and building a following since their breakthrough gig at South By Southwest in 2007. It remains to be seen if they’ll be a flash in the pan, but the Blank Club definitely caught them at the right time in November. Another of the high-profile Blank shows orchestrated by Channel 92.3, it packed the club to the gills and kept the audience buzzing, even through a horrendous prog-rock-disco opener. Now they’re back, headliners of a “secret show” just being announced this week. Now you know, so if you have any hope of getting in, you’d better get that ticket pretty much right now. Auto Vaughn and the 20-20s open. - Steve Palopoli
Another Planet Entertainment
& Goldenvoice present
Cage the Elephant
Portugal. The Man
Sunflower Bean
Matt Shultz (vocals), his brother Brad (guitar) and their friends Daniel Titchenor (bass), Lincoln Parish (guitar) and Jared Champion (drums) have spent the last year tearing back and forth across Britain and America, leaving a trail of hedonistic chaos in their wake. Their debut album (recorded in just ten days with producer Jay Joyce), dropped in June 2008, and has been the basis for sellout tours in the UK as the five kids from Kentucky show the children of Great Britain hows it done.
https://www.cagetheelephant.com
https://twitter.com/cagetheelephant
https://www.facebook.com/cagetheelephant
Matt, Brad and Daniel grew up on an alternative religious commune. “Our parents were kind of Jesus-freaks”, recalls Brad. “At first they were like a bunch of hippies, and then they found God when they were on Acid, and became really hardcore Christians”. This conversion had a drastic impact on the Schultz boys’ musical upbringing. “If my Dad was feeling saucy he might put Pink Floyd on”, Brad continues, “But I can’t remember listening to much that wasn’t Christian until Mum and Dad got divorced”.
Mr Schultz is “a lot more chilled out now”, but back then Matt and Brad’s love affair with rock ‘n’ roll had to be a more covert operation. Concerned that his sons were being exposed to songs about suicide, he smashed up a Pearl Jam tape one afternoon. “He wouldn’t let us listen to that shit”, says Matt, “but we would sneak it home anyway, till we had this big crate of secret tapes”.
Daniel, Jared and Lincoln joined the gang. The band demoed, toured, and did all the stuff that bands do, and as acclaimed appearances at the Lollapalooza and Bonaroo festivals led to a tour with Queens of the Stone Age, it soon became clear that something special was building.
“Our name kind of stands for the whole of society”, Matt explains, “the people we all are by nature. Sometimes it feels like there’s a campaign to lock up all the good in the world. You turn on the news and hear ‘Today 26 people got gunned down, and one guy got his head chopped off, and here’s a picture of it’. It’s like there’s no hope. And it’s not just the government or the media who are responsible for that, it’s everywhere. But we want to show that’s not right - you can’t cage the elephant”.
---------
When their “Ain’t No Rest for the Wicked” single hit it big, Cage the Elephant seemed to come on like an overnight success, even though they’ve been around since 2005 and building a following since their breakthrough gig at South By Southwest in 2007. It remains to be seen if they’ll be a flash in the pan, but the Blank Club definitely caught them at the right time in November. Another of the high-profile Blank shows orchestrated by Channel 92.3, it packed the club to the gills and kept the audience buzzing, even through a horrendous prog-rock-disco opener. Now they’re back, headliners of a “secret show” just being announced this week. Now you know, so if you have any hope of getting in, you’d better get that ticket pretty much right now. Auto Vaughn and the 20-20s open. - Steve Palopoli
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& Goldenvoice present
Cage the Elephant
Portugal. The Man
Sunflower Bean
Matt Shultz (vocals), his brother Brad (guitar) and their friends Daniel Titchenor (bass), Lincoln Parish (guitar) and Jared Champion (drums) have spent the last year tearing back and forth across Britain and America, leaving a trail of hedonistic chaos in their wake. Their debut album (recorded in just ten days with producer Jay Joyce), dropped in June 2008, and has been the basis for sellout tours in the UK as the five kids from Kentucky show the children of Great Britain hows it done.
https://www.cagetheelephant.com
https://twitter.com/cagetheelephant
https://www.facebook.com/cagetheelephant
Matt, Brad and Daniel grew up on an alternative religious commune. “Our parents were kind of Jesus-freaks”, recalls Brad. “At first they were like a bunch of hippies, and then they found God when they were on Acid, and became really hardcore Christians”. This conversion had a drastic impact on the Schultz boys’ musical upbringing. “If my Dad was feeling saucy he might put Pink Floyd on”, Brad continues, “But I can’t remember listening to much that wasn’t Christian until Mum and Dad got divorced”.
Mr Schultz is “a lot more chilled out now”, but back then Matt and Brad’s love affair with rock ‘n’ roll had to be a more covert operation. Concerned that his sons were being exposed to songs about suicide, he smashed up a Pearl Jam tape one afternoon. “He wouldn’t let us listen to that shit”, says Matt, “but we would sneak it home anyway, till we had this big crate of secret tapes”.
Daniel, Jared and Lincoln joined the gang. The band demoed, toured, and did all the stuff that bands do, and as acclaimed appearances at the Lollapalooza and Bonaroo festivals led to a tour with Queens of the Stone Age, it soon became clear that something special was building.
“Our name kind of stands for the whole of society”, Matt explains, “the people we all are by nature. Sometimes it feels like there’s a campaign to lock up all the good in the world. You turn on the news and hear ‘Today 26 people got gunned down, and one guy got his head chopped off, and here’s a picture of it’. It’s like there’s no hope. And it’s not just the government or the media who are responsible for that, it’s everywhere. But we want to show that’s not right - you can’t cage the elephant”.
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When their “Ain’t No Rest for the Wicked” single hit it big, Cage the Elephant seemed to come on like an overnight success, even though they’ve been around since 2005 and building a following since their breakthrough gig at South By Southwest in 2007. It remains to be seen if they’ll be a flash in the pan, but the Blank Club definitely caught them at the right time in November. Another of the high-profile Blank shows orchestrated by Channel 92.3, it packed the club to the gills and kept the audience buzzing, even through a horrendous prog-rock-disco opener. Now they’re back, headliners of a “secret show” just being announced this week. Now you know, so if you have any hope of getting in, you’d better get that ticket pretty much right now. Auto Vaughn and the 20-20s open. - Steve Palopoli
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