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Ting Tings Setlist
04/06 – Rough Trade–Brooklyn, NY
Read More04/07 – Paradise Rock Club – Boston, MA 04/08 – Webster Hall – New York, NY 04/10 – Union Transfer – Philadelphia, PA 04/11 – 9:30 Club – Washington, DC 04/13 – Terminal West @ – Atlanta, GA 04/14 – The Social – Orlando, FL 04/16 – Revolution Live – Ft. Lauderdale, FL 04/17 – State Theatre – St. Petersburg, FL 04/20 – One Eyed Jacks – New Orleans, LA 04/21 – Fitzgerald’s Upstairs – Houston, TX 04/22 – Emo’s – Austin, TX 04/23 – Granada Theater – Dallas, TX
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"Clap your hands, if you're working too hard," sings Katie White of The Ting Tings. The British duo have been working hard on this tour, stopping by the Fine Line Music Café in Minneapolis last Friday, April 3rd, as part of their tour in support of their third studio album Super Critical.
Los Angeles duo Kaneholler (Chelsea Tyler and Jon Foster) opened up the show with a Nina Simone cover song, "Sinnerman", before playing some selections from their three EP series (Vol 1, Vol 2, and Vol 3).
You can tell that Tyler had her father Steven Tyler's genes for music performance... and the fact that she felt completely comfortable performing, as if she had spent her entire life on the stage.
Although this was Kaneholler's "first time in Minneapolis," based on the big audience feedback for the electronic dance and rap-session of "Paper Games", the duo looked pleased enough that they will likely return to the Twin Cities - even though they noted that it was "cold outside..." quickly followed by "...but it's hot in here!"
The Ting Tings came on stage shortly after 10pm, to a massive cheer from their most dedicated fans (yes, these fans would sometime bring signage to the show). If you didn't know, it is basically singer/guitarist (and sometime cowbell) Katie White and drummer/guitarist Jules De Martino. On this tour, they also had additional keyboard/MIDI/DJ support from Boix in the background.
As you can see from their terribly misspelled Minneapolis setlist, their hit song was saved at the end, "That's Not My Name". Although there is a clear encore break, the band never stepped off the stage... but instead continued with "Wrong Club". For a new-ish song (from the new album Super Critical), surprisingly the audience was singing along and just loving the dance song. This is a good sign, because with Super Critical, Katie White has mentioned that now that they are on an independent label (vs major label Columbia Records), they have a lot more control in writing their music and producing a sound of their vision.
"Hands" got a weird remix live version. It sounded different at first, before medley to the familiar "Clap your hands, if you're working too hard!" catchy lyrics that the Ting Tings are known for. Although, personally I felt they should have ended on a high note, especially with the entire room clapping in sync, the band decided to play out to what they noted as "a broken down version" of "Super Critical".
Some critics have slammed The Ting Tings' third studio album, Super Critical, but from what I have heard some of it, and it sounded just as good as their two previous records, We Started Nothing (2008) and Sounds from Nowheresville (2012). Sure, it isn't as polished and slick as their earlier pop tunes, but I like that DIY and glitch sound.
Super Critical is out now on Finca/[PIAS]. The Ting Tings and Kaneholler are both touring together. They are currently on the East Coast (New York) and will be working their way to south/east coast (Florida).
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You can tell that Tyler had her father Steven Tyler's genes for music performance... and the fact that she felt completely comfortable performing, as if she had spent her entire life on the stage.
Although this was Kaneholler's "first time in Minneapolis," based on the big audience feedback for the electronic dance and rap-session of "Paper Games", the duo looked pleased enough that they will likely return to the Twin Cities - even though they noted that it was "cold outside..." quickly followed by "...but it's hot in here!"
The Ting Tings came on stage shortly after 10pm, to a massive cheer from their most dedicated fans (yes, these fans would sometime bring signage to the show). If you didn't know, it is basically singer/guitarist (and sometime cowbell) Katie White and drummer/guitarist Jules De Martino. On this tour, they also had additional keyboard/MIDI/DJ support from Boix in the background.
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"Hands" got a weird remix live version. It sounded different at first, before medley to the familiar "Clap your hands, if you're working too hard!" catchy lyrics that the Ting Tings are known for. Although, personally I felt they should have ended on a high note, especially with the entire room clapping in sync, the band decided to play out to what they noted as "a broken down version" of "Super Critical".
Some critics have slammed The Ting Tings' third studio album, Super Critical, but from what I have heard some of it, and it sounded just as good as their two previous records, We Started Nothing (2008) and Sounds from Nowheresville (2012). Sure, it isn't as polished and slick as their earlier pop tunes, but I like that DIY and glitch sound.
Super Critical is out now on Finca/[PIAS]. The Ting Tings and Kaneholler are both touring together. They are currently on the East Coast (New York) and will be working their way to south/east coast (Florida).
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The Ting Tings at Fine Line Music Cafe, Minneapolis (03 April 2015) |
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