Twin Atlantic (photo © live4ever)
There’s always plenty of issues to ponder during the SXSW Festival. Things like, how can you get from La Zona Rosa to Lustre Pearl in less than 20 seconds to see your 14th band of the day, is it possible to live off beer alone for a whole week, and in the case of Glasgow-based rockers Twin Atlantic, just what does it take for employees to win a one-star rating at McDonald’s?
The group which became Twin Atlantic was first initiated by frontman Sam McTrusty and bass player Ross McNae, who began jamming together whilst still at school. After immersing themselves in the local Glasgow music scene, they were joined by cellist Barry McKenna, before a former band-mate of Ross’, drummer Craig Kneale, completed the current line-up. In January 2008, they released their first EP ‘A Guidance From Colour‘, which was followed last September by the mini-album ‘Vivarium‘.
They arrived in Austin for their second SXSW already on the back of a clutch of US dates, and will hit New York on the 24th of this month for a show at Irving Plaza in New York City.
As well as discussing the important McDonald’s issue, we also talked with the band about some of the stand-out events in their career so far, including playing with one of their country’s biggest bands, Biffy Clyro, and experiencing the famous welcoming nature of the Smashing Pumpkins.
Go catch Twin Atlantic’s energetic live show at a city near you :
Apr 6 2010 7:00P
bottleneck L awrence, Kansas
Apr 7 2010 7:00P
house of bricks Des Moines, Iowa
Apr 8 2010 7:00P
triple rock Minneapolis, Minnesota
Apr 9 2010 7:00P
subterranean Chicago, Illinois
Apr 10 2010 7:00P
grog shop Cleveland, Ohio
Apr 11 2010 7:00P
intersection GrandRapids, Michigan
Apr 13 2010 7:00P
diesel pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Apr 14 2010 7:00P
mohawk Buffalo, New York
Apr 15 2010 7:00P
annex wreck room Toronto, Ontario
Apr 16 2010 7:00P
underworld Montreal, Quebec
Apr 17 2010 7:00P
lost horizon Syracuse, New York
Apr 18 2010 7:00P
valentines albany, New York
Apr 20 2010 7:00P
crocodile rock Allentown, Pennsylvania
Apr 21 2010 7:00P
first church Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Apr 22 2010 7:00P
ottobar Baltimore, Maryland
Apr 24 2010 7:00P
irving plaza New York, NewYork
Apr 25 2010 7:00P
toad’s place New Haven, Connecticut
May 2 2010 8:00P
Bamboozle East Rutherford, New Jersey
Jun 22 2010 7:00P
Birmingham Academy 1 Birmingham*
Jun 23 2010 7:00P
Glasgow Academy Glasgow, Scotland*
Jun 24 2010 7:00P
Manchester Academy 1 Manchester*
Jun 26 2010 8:00P
Brixton Academy London*
Jun 29 2010 7:00P
Oxford Academy 1 Oxford*
Jul 1 2010 7:00P
Amsterdam Melkweg Amsterdam*
*It was just announced that the band were coming back home to do shows with Gaslight Anthem. They’ve supported Bruce Springsteen and Social Distortion recently so the band are looking forward to meeting (and having you join in on) their eclectic crowd.
Tickets are selling out now, so get them soon if you want to be part of it!
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