TRANS AM July 2011 Tour
aaamusic | On 23, May 2011
Trans Am have announced a string of European shows and festival appearances in June. They released the latest addition to their vast discography Thing last year to much critical acclaim and continue to create some of the most thrilling, innovative and cutting-edge music around. Their live shows are always a spectacular delight.
01/07/2011 IT Pescara – Indierocket Festival
02/07/2011 DE Germany – Secret festival
03/07/2011 DE Berlin – Festaal Kreuzberg
04/07/2011 AT Vienna – Chelsea
06/07/2011 DE Munich – Feierwerk
07/07/2011 CH Zurich – Exil
08/07/2011 FR Strasbourg – Simultania
09/07/2011 NL Utrecht – DB’s
10/07/2011 UK London – Corsica Studios
11/07/2011 UK Bristol – The Fleece
12/07/2011 IE Dublin – Button Factory
14/07/2011 SE Huttsfred – Huttsfred Festival
02/07/2011 DE Germany – Secret festival
03/07/2011 DE Berlin – Festaal Kreuzberg
04/07/2011 AT Vienna – Chelsea
06/07/2011 DE Munich – Feierwerk
07/07/2011 CH Zurich – Exil
08/07/2011 FR Strasbourg – Simultania
09/07/2011 NL Utrecht – DB’s
10/07/2011 UK London – Corsica Studios
11/07/2011 UK Bristol – The Fleece
12/07/2011 IE Dublin – Button Factory
14/07/2011 SE Huttsfred – Huttsfred Festival
15/07/2011 DE Hamburg – Hafenklang
http://www.transband.com/
Thing is a wreckage of sorts. The project was originally commissioned as a sci-fi, horror adaptation of Romeo and Juliet. When funding for that project fell apart, Trans Am forged on with their own album. To capture the feeling of exhaustion and paranoia demanded by Thing, Trans Am remained at their recording studio until the early morning, occasionally exiting to run up and down the hills of San Francisco. All vocals were recorded during recovery from these sessions.
Thing features songs written entirely by the individual band members (Nathan Means, Phil Manley and Sebastian Thomson), as well as more collaborative efforts. Tracks were composed and/or recorded in Pescara, Italy; Portland, Oregon; Leon, France; San Francisco, California; Somewhere over the Pacific Ocean; London, England; Death Valley, California. The three members of the band currently reside in Portland, San Francisco and Washington, DC.
