the national

alien42

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is anyone familiar with the band 'the national'? i just came across them tonight as they are playing at a local bar this weekend and so far i am digging their groove. i am not sure if i have really figured them out as they go from mellow acoustic to rockin.

rockin video - great song
acoustic video - also a great song


**update below**
 

alien42

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so i went to this show last night and the national were amazing. they played all songs with electric guitars and bass so their acoustic songs were stepped up a notch and became rocking. i go to small shows quite often and these guys should be selling out medium size venues with hundreds of people yet somehow there were only around 50 to 60 people there. on top of that the show was only $8 which is insanely cheap. i highly recommend anyone who loves good rocking music go see them live. here is the rest of their US tour:

23 Oct: THE SOCIAL ORLANDO, FL w/ John Vanderslice + Portastatic
24 Oct: CLUB DOWNUNDER @ FSU TALLAHASSEE, FL
25 Oct: RED STAR BAR BATON ROUGE, LA
27 Oct: WALTERS ON WASHINGTON, HOUSTON, TX
28 Oct: HAILEY'S, DENTON, TX w/ John Vanderslice
29 Oct: OPOLIS, NORMAN, OK
30 Oct: RECORD BAR, KANSAS CITY, MO

01 Nov: THE PATIO, INDIANAPOLIS, IN
02 Nov: CLUB CAFE, PITTSBURGH, PA
03 Nov: MAXWELL'S HOBOKEN, NJ w/ Clogs // SOLD OUT


US - Nov 2005 Clogs & Bell Orchestre Tour

04 Nov: Boston, MA :: Museum of Fine Arts :: 7:30 pm
05 Nov: Brooklyn, NY :: Sound Fix (in-store) :: 2pm
07 Nov: New York, NY :: Tonic
08 Nov: New Haven, CT :: Firehouse 12 :: (203) 785-0468 :: 8:30 pm
10 Nov: Montreal, Quebec, Canada :: Theatre Plaza St-Hubert
12 Nov: Burlington, VT :: FlynnSpace at the Flynn Center :: 7:30 pm