Everyone’s favorite singing bowlered Brit, Jim Noir, is finally heading this way for his first American tour…. just in time for the holidays!
If you haven’t heard his debut, Tower of Love, it’s a jaunty little slice of Carnaby Street psychedelia falling somewhere between The Kinks and Super Furry Animals. (I profiled Jim Noir back in January, surely you all remember?) He got a real boost this summer when his song "Eanie Meany" was used in a Adidas ad that ran pretty much nonstop during the World Cup. Hopefully that won’t mean his shows will be full of drunk hooligans, but you never know. Here are the tour dates:
Dec 5 2006 Safari Sams Los Angeles
Dec 6 2006 Spaceland Silver Lake, California
Dec 7 2006 Popscene San Francisco, California
Dec 8 2006 Chop Suey Seattle, Washington
Dec 9 2006 Richards On Richards Vancouver, British Columbia
Dec 11 2006 First Avenue Minneapolis, Minnesota
Dec 12 2006 Park West Chicago, Illinois
Dec 13 2006 Opera House Toronto, Ontario
Dec 15 2006 Theatre Of Living Arts Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Dec 16 2006 Paradise Rock Club Boston, Massachusetts
Dec 17 2006 Birchmere Alexandria, Virginia
Dec 18 2006 State Theatre Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania
Dec 19 2006 Bowery Ballroom New York, New York
Dec 22 2006 Rams Head Live Baltimore, Maryland
MP3: Jim Noir – "I Me You"
(also on the new Grey’s Anatomy soundtrack, which is actually quite good.)
holy crap, the chalets, metric and ursula 1000 are on the soundtrack? i mean, i know the show uses lots of cool music, but i am impressed that they didn't just put a lot of sentimental pap on the soundtrack, you know, more bands like the fray.
I believe "Eanie Meanie" was the Adidas ad; the Heineken ad was Pussycat Dolls. But both ran constantly during the World Cup. -Football Fact-checker