The Walkmen are coming to UD! Everyone ’round the way is getting super excited to see The Walkmen playing right here in Newark as part of WVUD‘s Radiothon 2010, with local favorites, Atlas and My Friends.
Since their inception nearly 10 years ago, The Walkmen have consistently mined the hills of rock nostalgia from the past 40+ years to create a sound that’s both derivative of everything you love, yet wholly fresh and new. They show the influence of everything from Bob Dylan to Brian Eno, The Velvet Underground to Tom Waits. Also, they’re damn fine dressers…
The show is Friday, March 19th in Trabant. Tickets are on sale now!
For the completely uninitiated, here are two of my personal favorite Walkmen nuggets from your friendly neighborhood internet:
The Walkmen’s live session from Juan’s Basement on Pitchfork TV
The Walkmen’s Daytrotter Session consisting entirely of Leonard Cohen covers
If you want to hear more, just stop in! We’d be happy to play some more songs for you. We also have CD’s from Atlas and My Friends for sale, but you’ll have to explain to us in 3 words or less why you don’t already own those. For example, “I suck” or “I lost mine.”
