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:

Date	Venue	Location	Tickets
September 6	Cafe du Nord	SanFrancisco, CA	Tickets
September 8	Launch Festival	Sacramento, US	Tickets
Semptember 11	Mississippi Studios	Portland, US	Tickets
September 12	Barboza	Seattle, US	Tickets
September 13	Rifflandia Festival	Victoria, BC	Tickets
September 14	Electric Owl	Vancouver, CAN	Tickets
September 25	House of Blues w/The Naked and Famous	SanDiego, US	Tickets
September 27	Wiltern Theater w/The Naked and Famous	LosAngeles, US	Tickets
October 25	Fox Theater w/The Naked and Famous	Oakland, US	Tickets
October26	The Fox Theater w/The Naked and Famous	Pomona, US	Tickets
September 6	Cafe du Nord	SanFrancisco, CA	Tickets
September 8	Launch Festival	Sacramento, US	Tickets
Semptember 11	Mississippi Studios	Portland, US	Tickets
September 12	Barboza	Seattle, US	Tickets
September 13	Rifflandia Festival	Victoria, BC	Tickets
September 14	Electric Owl	Vancouver, CAN	Tickets
September 25	House of Blues w/The Naked and Famous	SanDiego, US	Tickets
September 27	Wiltern Theater w/The Naked and Famous	LosAngeles, US	Tickets
October 25	Fox Theater w/The Naked and Famous	Oakland, US	Tickets
October26	The Fox Theater w/The Naked and Famous	Pomona, US

Check out more photos from NO's show at the Troubadour here.