Friday, September 6, 2013

NO Live at The Troubadour



To the discerning music fan, the live music experience can walk a very fine line. There are very few other experiences for the music consumer that can have such catastrophic or such profound listening consequences. Sometimes, we pay the money, shlep to the show and watch a band or artist whose music we enjoy only to realize that their sound is mostly thanks to studio tricks. And sometimes, we do all of the above and enter into the venue with simple expectations only to be so blown away by the talent and the emotional connection with the audience that we become converted.

Sometimes, a band just nails the live experience.



Los Angeles-based band NO has been on my radar for awhile, after hearing their Daytrotter performance and recognizing in them bands like The National and The Airborne Toxic Event. A high energy sound with catchy hooks (check out "What's Your Name") and a purist rock sound that sometimes throws back to a punk or new wave sound (see: "Theres A Glow"), they are a band ripe for the live experience.


Recently NO performed at a RedBull Sound Select Show at the world-famous Troubadour in a high energy set that placed NO firmly into the mind-blowing category for live performances. A five piece band, they seamlessly recreated their songs on stage with the same intensity present on recordings, creating a big sound that overwhelmed the intimate space of the Troubadour. Performing songs off their 2011 EP "Don't Worry You'll Be Here Forever," NO frontman Bradley Hanan Carter played to the crowd on each song as though they were on a much bigger stage in a much bigger venue. With their stellar live performance talents, NO is poised to do just that.

Check out more from NO on their website.

NO's EP Don't Worry, You'll Be Here Forever is out now.
NO Tour Dates:
DateVenueLocationTickets
September 6Cafe du NordSanFrancisco, CATickets
September 8Launch FestivalSacramento, USTickets
Semptember 11Mississippi StudiosPortland, USTickets
September 12BarbozaSeattle, USTickets
September 13Rifflandia FestivalVictoria, BCTickets
September 14Electric OwlVancouver, CANTickets
September 25House of Blues w/The Naked and FamousSanDiego, USTickets
September 27Wiltern Theater w/The Naked and FamousLosAngeles, USTickets
October 25Fox Theater w/The Naked and FamousOakland, USTickets
October26The Fox Theater w/The Naked and FamousPomona, USTickets
September 6Cafe du NordSanFrancisco, CATickets
September 8Launch FestivalSacramento, USTickets
Semptember 11Mississippi StudiosPortland, USTickets
September 12BarbozaSeattle, USTickets
September 13Rifflandia FestivalVictoria, BCTickets
September 14Electric OwlVancouver, CANTickets
September 25House of Blues w/The Naked and FamousSanDiego, USTickets
September 27Wiltern Theater w/The Naked and FamousLosAngeles, USTickets
October 25Fox Theater w/The Naked and FamousOakland, USTickets
October26The Fox Theater w/The Naked and FamousPomona, US










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