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The Gaslight Anthem
Also Playing: Murder By Death and The Loved Ones and Frank Turner & The Sleeping Souls
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Lisa Johnson
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Sun Oct 4
7 pm
The Gaslight Anthem, Murder By Death, The Loved Ones, and Frank Turner & The Sleeping Souls at Turner Hall Ballroom
The stirring tunes on New Jersey band The Gaslight Anthem’s 2008 album, The ’59 Sound, kicked up a lot of excitement last year, as its Springsteen-meets-Against Me! sound is certainly of the moment. Granted, with everyone from The Killers to The Hold Steady picking up Boss comparisons in recent years, it’s natural to roll your eyes, but The Gaslight Anthem actually carries that downtrodden-and-determined spirit without disgracing it or overdoing it. Tunes like “Old White Lincoln” and “Film Noir” temper the band’s punk-rock side with a surprisingly warm influence of soul. The band's surprise success has kept it on the road for much of the year—this is its second Milwaukee show in six months—but there are plans to start work on a new record by the end of '09. Arrive early for The Loved Ones, whose rootsy punk segues well with the headliners, and whose 2009 EP, Distractions, is one of the year's best.
Turner Hall Ballroom 1032 N 4th St, Milwaukee, WI
The stirring tunes on New Jersey band The Gaslight Anthem’s 2008 album, The ’59 Sound, kicked up a lot of excitement last year, as its Springsteen-meets-Against Me! sound is certainly of the moment. Granted, with everyone from The Killers to The Hold Steady picking up Boss comparisons in recent years, it’s natural to roll your eyes, but The Gaslight Anthem actually carries that downtrodden-and-determined spirit without disgracing it or overdoing it. Tunes like “Old White Lincoln” and “Film Noir” temper the band’s punk-rock side with a surprisingly warm influence of soul. The band's surprise success has kept it on the road for much of the year—this is its second Milwaukee show in six months—but there are plans to start work on a new record by the end of '09. Arrive early for The Loved Ones, whose rootsy punk segues well with the headliners, and whose 2009 EP, Distractions, is one of the year's best.
Updated 05/01/2012
