The Northwestern

[J.L.C]

I just saw this whilst idly browsing the DiS boards:
http://drownedinsound.com/community/boa ... ic/4176045


A quick google and the only other thing I could find was this:
http://www.sneakypetes.co.uk/gigs/

No image yet, and no myspace page yet. This band are very very new. Northwestern is ex HOPE OF THE STATES members Sam and Simon’s new project. Ludicrously catchy and blends all the best bits from Hope of the States with a bit of Broken Social Scene.

This date is their first in the city and part of their first ever tour! NOT TO BE MISSED!

Also looking at dates on various ticket sites I can see shows in Birmingham and Glasgow in early June.

I'm going to go over the road now to have a look in NME and find the thing the guy on DiS was talking about... I need more information on this...

UPDATE:
myspace: http://www.myspace.com/thenorthwesternmusic - with two songs: "All The Ones" and "Telephones"
free download of 'Fire' from http://www.musicglue.com/thenorthwestern
twitter: http://twitter.com/thenorthwestern
AA sided single ‘All The Ones/Telephones' out in 15th June on Friends vs Records, pre order here: http://www.friendsvsrecords.bigcartel.c ... -pre-order

tour dates:
29 May 2009 The Railway Inn, Winchester
30 May 2009 The Louisiana, Bristol
31 May 2009 The FreeButt, Brighton
1 Jun 2009 Flapper, Birmingham
2 Jun 2009 The Roadhouse, Manchester
3 Jun 2009 Captains Rest, Glasgow
4 Jun 2009 Sneaky Petes, Edinburgh
5 Jun 2009 Faversham, Leeds
6 Jun 2009 Mad Ferret, Preston
7 Jun 2009 The Bodega Social, Nottingham
8 Jun 2009 Hamptons, Southampton
9 Jun 2009 93ft East, London

[Arfie]

Simon mentioned something about being in NME this week. I didn't think much of it, since they all seem so busy these days.

Good spot, though.

I am excited.

[J.L.C]

I'm excited too, ridiculously so. I should hopefully be able to make a few dates of the tour as it's conveniently after I've finished uni, it'll blow my financial plans for the rest of the year but it'll definitely be worth it!

The NME thing was in the 'On the Stereo' bit, I think the track they were talking about was called "All The Ones", but I was trying too hard to remember the description so I might have got that wrong, they said it was "shimmering sun-kissed indie jangle pop".

[Arfie]

I'd happily go on a road-trip to follow them for a week or so if anyone's up for joining me.

Confirmed dates so far:

3rd June: Captain's Rest, Glasgow
4th June: Sneaky Pete's, Edinburgh

[J.L.C]

Same, I'd happily go round for the whole tour! If there's a Manchester date a can give a couple of people floorspace if they want it, I would've moved all of my stuff out by then, but I still have the room until late June so I might as well make use of it!

I've also found:
1st June: The Flapper, Birmingham.

I'll update the first post with the dates, it'd probably help...

[Arfie]

Same, I'd happily go round for the whole tour! If there's a Manchester date a can give a couple of people floorspace if they want it, I would've moved all of my stuff out by then, but I still have the room until late June so I might as well make use of it!

I'll take you up on that if there is one, and any other offers in various cities...

I can offer what space I can manage if there's a Cambridge date, unlikely as that seems.

[Pikey McGraw]

Oh hell.

3 years on and i'm still hopelessly addicted.

I'll be at as many dates as i can manage.

Also ever so slightly disappointed that no one mentioned anything official on here.

[Vilkrang]

I'll be up for road trippage. I can drive a few peeps around if needed.

[godlikeboy]

if they play round here i'll endevor to scrape the cash together to go

[Gad]

Might have to try and make it to the Brum gig.

[Arfie]

I'll be up for road trippage. I can drive a few peeps around if needed.

Needed! That would be awe-inspiring. Or just awesome. Either way; please!

[Vilkrang]

I'll be up for road trippage. I can drive a few peeps around if needed.

Needed! That would be awe-inspiring. Or just awesome. Either way; please!

Yeah definately, my exams finish on the 28th of May. I'm free all of June though I'm unavailable in July.

[Chambers]

I really could not care less about this if I tried.

[Pikey McGraw]

So fuck off then?

[Chambers]

i'll fuck off when you stop resembling a mouldy potato.