Got this sent to us on twitter. It is from a performance at Royal Oak High School where a group of students did a pretty ripping cover of “Come Back To Me.” Nice work!
WE’RE COMING TO YOUR TOWN!
June 1 * Flint Local 432 * Flint, MI
We’ve performed countless memorable, sweaty and all-ages shows at the various locations of this legendary Michigan venue, alongside bands like The Pulse, Tourettes Ponies, The Hot Flashez and The Swellers - bands whose members went on to fame and fortune with Kommie Kilpatrick, Champions of Breakfast, Canada and The Swellers. We are thrilled to be returning on the heels of their grand re-opening. Come party with us, Vehicle City.
June 8 * Mickey Finn’s Pub * Toledo, OH
One of our earliest out-of-state shows was in Ohio at Mickey Finn’s Pub. It was the beginning of a long, beautiful and twisted love affair with a city that has become near and dear to our hearts over the course of a decade. We made hella racket and destroyed a stage or two (literally) all while being joined on stage at nearly every single northwestern Ohio show by Mr. Ryan Bunch. Toledo knows.
June 9 * Local First Street Party * Grand Rapids, MI
We are pleased as punch to be returning to the west side of the state, especially as a part of this awesome outdoor drinking/eating/music festival. Nothing beats some summer sunshine at an outdoor gig, especially when you can snag some tickets and gorge yourself on Michigan delights as far as the eyes can see and the nose can smell. Our performance is in the daytime, so you can probably catch a nap before you go out and do it all again after dark.
We have 3 Beastie Boys records in the house, but could only find two on the shelf last night. Ko then realized that one of the three had fallen. Crazy. Rest in peace MCA. “Love and respect to the end.”
Majestic in every way…
We’re still reeling from this past Saturday. Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr., Phantasmagoria, yours truly, and about a THOUSAND of our nearest and dearest friends spent an evening singing, dancing and otherwise making hella racket at the Majestic Theater in Detroit. If you were there, we thank you from the bottom of our hearts. We love Detroit.
Above, you can see us playing a full-band version of our Record Store Day single, “My Kind.” Backstage before we went on we decided to tease a little bit of “Up On Cripple Creek” in honor of the late, great Levon Helm and you can see that above as well. The video makes a weird jump in pitch toward the beginning, but you get the idea. Thanks to RAW DETROIT for filming this song (as well as the rest of our set). WATCH IT ALL RIGHT HERE!!! Do it!
Photo: Sara Daniels-Witchel
You can also check out some pretty pictures circulating the web courtesy some of Michigan and Ohio’s finest photographers, starting with Sara Daniels-Witchel. Click for a set on her flickr page featuring tons of great moments from THL shows.
Photo: Mr. Trevor Long!
Photo: Andy @ Scratch Art Studios
WE ARE PLAYING IN MOUNT PLEASANT, MICHIGAN FOR THE FIRST TIME IN TWO YEARS THIS FRIDAY! We headline a show at Rubble’s and it is destined to be a cramped, sweaty, loud mess of fun like we haven’t had in a looooonnnggg time. DON’T MISS IT!
xo Augie
We’re going to try to park in the same spot as we did when we played the Majestic Theater Complex (in the Garden Bowl) for the first time in 2003, just for old-times-sake. Excited to play in the Theater again.
HAPPY RECORD STORE DAY!
HELLO, DETROIT! HAPPY BIRTHDAY, AUGIE!
Dearly beloved city of Detroit, Michigan: we will be performing inside you for the first time in the year 2012 THIS Saturday.
In honor of Record Store Day we’re teaming up with our old friends in Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. as well as our new friends in Phantasmagoria to bring you a sights-and-sounds extravaganza complete with a pop-up record store and a BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION: our own Augie Visocchi turns the magic 29 all over again.
But that’s not all! We’ve got a very limited RSD-edition of our “My Kind” 45 single that will be on sale exclusively from UHF Records located INSIDE the Majestic Theater! Peep that hotness, courtesy of Colleen M. Bennett.
Get your tickets RIGHT NOW!! All Ages! April 21! Majestic Theater! Record Store Day! Awesome!
…and hey MOUNT PLEASANT we’re coming your way for the first time in TWO YEARS one week from Friday. EARLY WARNING!!!!
See you Saturday! xoxox THL
Bowery Ballroom Photos
Last weekend our old friend, Detroit expat and esteemed photographer Brad Thornber shot our show at the Bowery Ballroom in Manhattan. Here is a glimpse of what it was like to be at the show so that you may live (or re-live) the magic. XOXO THL
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Ms. Colleen Bennett assembled this homage to one of our favorite records in preparation for our epic Record Store Day show with Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. and Phantasmagoria at the Majestic Theater in Detroit.
This will be one of the exclusive releases you can pick up that night from UHF Records’ pop up store located INSIDE the Majestic!
Get your tix: http://www.ticketweb.com/t3/sale/SaleEventDetail?dispatch=loadSelectionData&eventId=4356295&pl=majestic
