Thursday, March 20th, 2008 at 8:00 PM
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White Shoes And The Couples Company with Foxtail Somersault
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INDONESIAN INDIE POP BAND “White Shoes & The Couples Company” MARCH 20TH AT MAKE-OUT ROOM
Their only performance in North America besides South by Southwest musicfest .
The band Time Magazine calls “One of the sweetest sounds in underground music today.”
Having swung in on a cloud from way out, White Shoes & The Couples Company will make a special stop in San Francisco to perform their sole public North American show at The Make-Out Room ( 3225 22nd Street ) on March 20th at 8:00 PM.
White Shoes & The Couples Company’s enchanting alchemy of orchestral pieces, clap-along pop tunes, and dandelion-delicate love songs are sung in English and Indonesian by winsome vocalist Miss Sari. More than a few people in the U.S. have already noticed; White Shoes & The Couples Company was not only named one of the Top 25 Bands on MySpace by Rolling Stone and “One of the Most Crushworthy Bands” by AllMusic.com, but they were also featured in Harp, Spin, Under The Radar, Bust, Paste, among others. Hailing from Jakarta , this sextet makes pop songs you’d be excused for thinking were straight off the soundtrack of Katamari Damacy, a tender Sonny Chiba movie, or even The Cardigans earlier sunny works.
For more information, bio, etc., please visit: http://mintyfresh.com/promo/whiteshoesandthecouplescompany/
To download the free mp3 of "Tentang Cita", please visit: http://mintyfresh.com/promo/whiteshoesandthecouplescompany/tentangcita.mp3
To view The White Shoes & The Couples Company video of "Windu & Defrina", please visit:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=94venkIkodU
For more information please visit:
http://whiteshoessf.blogspot.com
http://www.flickr.com/photos/cantsaynotohope/2345312438/
http://youtube.com/watch?v=pY3S87bRXAQ
"And now for something complete different...indie pop! From Indonesia! Jakarta sextet White Shoes & the Couples Company (minus a guitarist here) came from halfway around the world to entertain, and entertain they did. Between the slick matching wedding band getup, the highly danceable retro pop stylings, and the picture-perfect poise of charismatic vocalist Aprilia Apsari, there was much to love about this Minty Fresh-signed act. Separated from this adorable performance, the music may have come across a bit hokey, but give these kids credit for their willingness to put on a show, complete with sing- and clap-alongs, much moving of feet, and even a cute drum solo bit."
http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/news/49302-sxsw-saturday-matthew-solarski
http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/03/16/sxsw-white-shoes-and-the-couples-company/
This is what press says about WSATCC's show at SXSW.
http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/03/16/sxsw-white-shoes-and-the-couples-company/
http://blogs.houstonpress.com/rocks/2008/03/sxsw_white_shoes_and_the_coupl.php
http://whiteshoessf.blogspot.com/
http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o4/RocketBrothers_photos/bd495c9a.jpg