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Explosions in the Sky, Lichens | The Trocadero, Philly| 4/10/08

It was an emotional rollercoaster this month for Philly-area Explosions In The Sky fans. First, their 4/9 show at the Starlight Ballroom sold out weeks before anyone thought it would and hundreds mourned. Then, we were saved. The band announced a second show at The Trocadero the next day, and there was rejoicing in the city. Also, the sound at the Troc kicks the Starlight’ ass, so double score for us.

On the leisurely walk to the venue, we randomly walked into this on 13th and Sansom. The night was off to a good start and it only got better from there. Read about it after the jump!

Explosions In The Sky Announce U.S. Tour Dates

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I weep with joy. Istrumental post-rock poster boys Explosions in the Sky will be embarking on a headlining U.S. tour this spring after hitting up Europe and Australia for a few dates. Pre-sale tickets are available through their website. They’ll be continuing support for their superb 2007 release All Of A Sudden I Miss Everyone (Temporary Residence). I’ve got my ticket for the April 9th show in Philly…go get yours!

Tour dates after the jump.

Coachella | Day Three | 04/29/07

2:30pm: Matt: For my first band on Sunday, I watched a little bit of Tapes n’ Tapes. I wonder if their new album will make them interweb darlings once again. For some reason, it seems like people have forgotten about these guys.

3:30pm: Alfie: The thing I love about watching Grizzly Bear live is their amazing echoed vocal harmonies. I always feel like I’m watching the modern equivalent of the Beach Boys (yeah, I know. It’s a huge statement to make but whatever) whenever these dudes roll in to town. Their performance at the Gobi tent was nothing short of mesmerizing and you can see how honed their songs have become from the road (despite a voice crack during “Knife”).

Explosions in the Sky/The Paper Chase/Eluvium |The Middle East Downstairs - Cambridge, MA | 3/21/07

Instrumental music can always be a tough sell in a live setting, yet that didn’t seem to stop a sold out crowd at the Middle East for coming out to catch the Explosions in the Sky, Paper Chase, and Eluvium tour.

Opening act Eluvium (one-man ambient artist Matthew Cooper) spent his 45 minute set entrenched behind his Yamaha keyboard while a projector illuminated the stage with images of insects buzzing around. While I certainly have enjoyed his new album, Copia, it is tough to translate it into the live setting while you have hundreds of people talking loudly. Despite that, he built up slow moving synthesizer pieces that eventually developed into distorted, rhythmic movements that sometimes stretched on for 10 minutes. He occasionally threw in some guitar for a full wall-of-sound approach, which livened things up a bit. It’s a shame the crowd was yapping over him, because they missed out on a simple, but entrancing set.