Good news for Trashcan Sinatras' fans in NAmerica!

This reminds me I must get around to those rarities comps.

Ya, so do I.
I think I might order them this week.
And, the new e.p. has a whole live set as a bonus track!

YES!

Extensive NAmerican tour dates now posted!

http://www.trashcansinatras.com/gigs.shtml

they're even playing here, i am shocked. the sample on the spinart website is kinda mediocre.

I'm looking forward to seeing them for the first time in Portland on 10/2 though I picked up a used copy of 'Weightlifting' yesterday and my veridct so far is "eh."

But if I compare this reaction to my first snap judgment of 'I've Seen Everything' then I should think the new one is absolutely brilliant in about 10-20 more listens.

So...
Has anyone seen them yet on this tour?

I heard (after the fact) that they were schedule to be on Canada AM!!!

I saw them Thursday night at Lee's Palace in Toronto.
Enjoyed show immensely. The band sounded terrific.
Played six or seven songs from the new one, a few from Cake and I've Seen Everything. I only remember hearing one song from A Happy Pocket.
And they were scheduled to be on Canada AM. The band made reference to the appearance at the show.

where would be a good place for a new fan to start with them?

'cake', they haven't progressed soundwise a great deal from that and on that one you get all of the delightful squeals that have disappeared with subsequent releases. new one's good too, much better than it should be. 'a happy pocket' divides people i know, i think it's lovely. actually, you can't go wrong with any of the four albums.

Just picked up "Weighlifting" today, and will try to listen to it a couple of times before seeing them tomorrow.

("you can't go wrong with any of the four albums", though my fave is "I've Seen Everything")

The Trashcan Sinatras are one of my favourite bands. The last time they played Detroit, my friends and I drove up to St. Andrew’s Hall (I live in Canada), just to see the crowd leave the venue (how was I supposed to know it was an early show!). This time around, because of seeing a show earlier in the week at the Magic Stick (another of my fave bands!...what a great week!), one of the workers there said that the Trashcans were to go on at 10pm, which was great since I had a birthday dinner to go to earlier. So you can imagine my surprise when I walked in (I thought I was early!) and they were already performing! Oh no! Not again!!
Luckily it was only the second song.

About the show:
-first off, they were great! Seeing them live made me realize how much work must have gone into those songs. When I listened to their albums, the songs sound so perfect that I take for granted all of the intricacies. I couldn't have asked for anything more from their performance.

-this was one of the worst shows I’ve ever attended with regards to people gabbing during the performance. This isn’t a problem during the more raucous moments, but with the nature of many of their songs, it was sometimes difficult to enjoy. WHY DO PEOPLE DO THIS!!!!! I had to move around quite a bit.

-what’s with the badgering the band with requests? I know that some of the audience just wanna show the band that they know the songs (even the b-sides!), but GIVE IT UP ALREADY!!! (give it up especially after you know the band isn't enjoying it)

PS: To that guy from the audience who sang "Obscurity Knocks” with the band during the encore: That is now in my short list of great moments I’ve witnessed at a show. Magic!

Any more reports from this tour???

my friend saw it and said it was meh

If I ask what "meh" means, you'll think I'm stoopid, right?