The Pains of Being Pure at Heart at Siren Music Festival (07/17/10)
Photo: Jon Klemm
One of the highlights of the festival was The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart, with a sound that fit perfectly with the salty sea air blowing over the crowd; poppy and bittersweet while at the same time cacophonous and restless. Keyboardist Peggy Wang remarked that she was at the first ever Siren Festival back in 2001, and was psyched to be playing it now, especially with the likes of Ted Leo & The Pharmacists and Matt & Kim. [ThisIsFakeDIY]
TPOBAH just announced a bunch of new tour dates today including one at MHOW on Oct 21, which just happens to be during CMJ 2010. Amex presale for that show starts on Aug 18 at noon, general on sale begins on Aug 20 at noon. In other “Pains” news, they are one of ten bands currently featured in InSound’s “10 for 10” Collection, which consists of a t-shirt and poster designed exclusively for InSound by Sonnenzimmer.
More tour dates and photos of The Pains of Being Pure at Heart from Siren 2010 after the jump.
The Pains of Being Pure at Heart 2010 Tour Dates
08.13.10 Burgos, ES – Sonorama Festival
08.14.10 Elche (Alicante), ES – Vinalopop Festival
08.15.10 Barcelona, ES – Sidecar
08.16.10 Barcelona, ES – Sidecar
08.18.10 Ravenna, IT – Hanna Bi
08.20.10 Trondheim, NO – Pstereo Festival
08.21.10 Malmo, SE – Malmo Festival
10.20.10 Boston, MA – The Paradise (18+)#
10.21.10 Brooklyn, NY – Music Hall of Williamsburg (18+)#&
10.22.10 Philadelphia, PA – Pi Lam (All Ages)#
11.04.10 Vancouver, BC – The Venue (19+)^
11.05.10 Seattle, WA – The Vera Project (All Ages)^
11.06.10 Portland, OR – Reed College (All Ages)^
11.07.10 Eugene, OR – EMU Ballroom (All Ages)^
11.09.10 San Francisco, CA – The Independent ^
11.10.10 Oxnard, CA – Fresh and Fabulous Cafe (All Ages)^*
11.11.10 San Diego, CA – The Loft UCSD (All Ages)^
11.12.10 Los Angeles, CA – Echoplex (18+)^
# w/ Yuck
^ w/ Weekend
& w/ The Blow + Young Men
*w/ Sweater Girls, Sea Lions and Avocados:
The Pains of Being Pure at Heart at Siren Music Festival by Jon Klemm
