Silversun Pickups at Monolith Festival, 9-13-08

Our favorite Los Angelinos always seemed ready for a large scale stage and they proved themselves Saturday night. Filling the air with their brand of shoegaze noise coupled with blistering rock, Silversun Pickups seemed at home.

Silversun Pickups @ the Ogden, 7-30-07

Highlights:

• Kissing Families -- dedicated to fans who came out in the small crowds at the Hi-Dive and Twist 'n Shout last year
• Lazy Eye -- dedicated to a fan who had been waiting at the Ogden for two days
• a nice Wendy and Lisa exchange between Brian and Nikki-- "is the water warm enough?"
• four song encore including a cover of Bjork's Big Time Sensuality (video below)

Live Preview: Silversun Pickups w/ Sea Wolf

Tonight at the Ogden, Silversun Pickups return to Denver. My only complaint seeing them open for Viva Voce last year was that I wanted to see them a) headline and b) in a larger venue. Sometimes wishes come true!

Julio at Cause=Time kindly posted some mp3s, get ready!
Silversun Pickups - Lazy Eye
Sea Wolf - You're a Wolf

And see you at pre-show dinner!

Silversun Pickups Announce Denver Date

LA guitar heroes and 90s revivalists Silversun Pickups return to Denver for a show at the Ogden July 30th. I'll definitely be there, and if the crowd reacts anything like they did at the Hi-Dive this winter, it will be a high energy show indeed.

Silversun Pickups U.S. tour dates:
June 6, WFNX's Best Music Poll 2007 @ Lansdowne St / Boston, MA
June 8, KJEE's Seaside Beach Ball @ Ventura Country Fairgrounds / Ventura, CA
June 9, Live 105's BFD 07 @ Shoreline Amphitheatre / Mountain View, CA
June 10, KWOD’s Summer Buzz @ Sacramento Memorial Auditorium / Sacramento, CA
June 29, WLUM's Summerfest Stage / Milwaukee, WI
July 27, Capitol Hill Block Party / Seattle, WA
July 29, In The Venue / Salt Lake City, UT
July 30, Ogden Theatre / Denver, CO
August 1, Slowdown / Omaha, NE
August 3, Lollapalooza / Chicago, IL

And footage from last year's Block Party... I wonder if I can justify another Seattle trip in July. Gotta love the Block Party: small crowds, lots of beer. Also, watch for the one dancing guy in the video. Obviously not from Seattle ;-)