ARCHIVES // SEPTEMBER 2005

09.29.2005 // NEW MESSAGE FROM JACK / NEW SINGLE INFO

Jack has left a new message over at the Official Site regarding a very cool new item that you can purchase at their live shows. Check it out.

Also, according to MTV.com, The Denial Twist will be the next single off the album:

" The White Stripes are reuniting with director Michel Gondry, and to celebrate, they've assembled a crew of characters that's, well, pretty darn Gondry-esque.

A cast of little people, giants, roadies, stagehands and one solitary Conan O'Brien will join the Stripes in their Gondry-helmed video for the song "The Denial Twist." It's the first collaboration between the band and the French auteur since 2003's "The Hardest Button to Button" (see "The Story Behind The White Stripes' 'Hardest Button': Lens Recap" ), and their fourth time working together overall."

Read the complete article here.

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09.26.2005 // CONEY ISLAND, NY SHOW REVIEW

Taken from the NY Times:

" The White Stripes, in general, are proof that a craftsman's trust in his materials sets him into a greater loop of trust. When the system's really working, the craftsman trusts his craft; those who behold the craft trust the craft and the craftsman. It keeps going around and around, and even if the craft's unstated rules seem inexplicably to change, the beholders keep trusting."

Read the complete review here.

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09.19.2005 // NEW SHOW FOR DOWNLOAD

Here is another show to add to your White Stripes live collection. I have put up the band's gig from the Glastonbury Festival that took place on 06.24.05. So for those who went to Glastonbury, you can relive your experience. For those who didn't, you can hear this amazing show for the 1st time. A big thanks to Dylan for sending me this! Go to the downloads page here. Enjoy!

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09.16.2005 // LOUISVILLE, KY SHOW REVIEW

From the Louisville Courier-Journal:

" While the White Stripes, a mere duo, may seem unlikely candidates for rock superstardom, their sold-out show Tuesday night at the Louisville Palace showcased many reasons that so many have jumped on their bandwagon.

Having earlier this year released their most ambitious album, the heavily produced (by their standards) "Get Behind Me Satan," the Stripes seemed ready for a big step up. Longtime fans had to wonder how the "band" would reproduce on stage the elaborate arrangements from the new record."

Check out the complete review, here.

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09.14.2005 // MTV - CINCINNATI REVIEW

From MTV.com:

"CINCINNATI — If there was a top-5 list of things rock bands don't normally do during shows, it might look something like this:

1) Play for 40 minutes, then leave the stage and come back for an encore even longer than the first set.
2) Dress the lead singer in a toreador suit, white makeup and Zorro hat.
3) Let the vocally challenged drummer sing snippets of the same warbly tune three times during the show — then let her take center stage for yet another song.
4) Perform a song with just marimba and maracas, and another with mandolin and tambourine.
5) Tell a rambling five-minute story about a dream you had that involves bullies on a city bus helping themselves to more than their share of your supersized cherry danish, which later re-materializes and multiplies into several danishes after some punks on the street agree to share.
6) And a bonus item: Don't play "the hit."

To read the entire review, click here.

Correction: MTV got the danish incorrect. It was a cheese danish, not a cherry one! Sorry, I had to correct them. That was bugging me.

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09.13.2005 // CINCINNATI, OHIO SHOW

Jack and Meg did not disappoint last night in Cincinnati. Meg stepped out from behind the drums a few times to take vocals on Passive Manipulation (three times) and In The Cold, Cold Night. Also, Johnny Walker of the Soledad Brothers joined the band onstage and they performed I Fought Piranhas/Going Back to Memphis together. What a performance that was! We also were treated to the story of a dream Jack had about Cheese Danishes. Interesting to say the least. Check out the setlist below:

Dead Leaves and the Dirty Ground/ Passive Manipulation/ Dead Leaves
Black Math
Blue Orchid
Cannon
Ball and Biscuit
Passive Manipulation
Truth Doesn't Make a Noise
Death Letter
My Doorbell
Hotel Yorba

<encore break>
Hardest Button to Button
Instinct Blues
In the Cold, Cold Night
"Cheese Danish Dream"
Same Boy You've Always Known
Let's Shake Hands
Screwdriver <short>
Passive Manipulation
I Think I Smell a Rat <short>
Broken Bricks
Party of Special Things to Do
Little Ghost
I Fought Piranhas / Going Back to Memphis (w/ Johnny Walker)
We're Going to be Friends
I Just Don't Know What to do With Myself

<encore break>
I'm Lonely (But I Ain't That Lonely Yet)
Apple Blossom
Screwdriver
The Nurse
Seven Nation Army

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09.11.2005 // COLUMBUS, OHIO SHOW

Call me biased, but if this band had an off night, I would tell you. Honesty is the best policy. Last night however, this band was on. They were on in every sense of the word. I don't understand how each live show I see can top the last one. Below is the setlist for last nights show. Now on to Cincinnati.

Let's Shake Hands
Dead Leaves and the Dirty Ground
Black Math/ Passive Manipulation/ Black Math
Cannon / Little Room / Cannon
300 Pounds of Heavenly Joy
Union Forever
Fell In Love with a Girl
Blue Orchid
Forever for Her (Is Over for Me)
Hotel Yorba
Offend in Every Way
Denial Twist
Death Letter
The Nurse
My Doorbell
You're Pretty Good Looking (for a Girl)
Hello Operator
Instinct Blues
Black Jack Davey
Screwdriver

(encore break)
We're Going to be Friends
Ugly as I Seem
Hardest Button to Button
Ball and Biscuit
Man
Seven Nation Army

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09.06.2005 // NEW VIDEO DOWNLOAD

For those who could not turn in earlier today to catch the White Stripes on KCRW's Morning Becomes Eclectic, you can download the entire performance / interview here. The band played several tracks of the new album as well as Sugar Never Tasted So Good from the self titled debut. Check it out!

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09.05.2005 // MORNING BECOMES ECLECTIC

Jack and Meg will be appearing tomorrow morning on KCRW's, Morning Becomes Eclectic. The show starts at 11:15am. You can listen live here. For those who cannot tune in, KCRW archives each show so you can listen anytime.

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09.02.2005 // LIVE WEBCAST

From NME.com:

"THE WHITE STRIPES have announced details of their first ever live webcast.

The band are currently on a North American tour, and will play at the Columbia Merriweather Post Pavilion Theatre in Maryland on September 27.

The show will be webcast via www.npr.org .

The performance will be archived and available for repeated streaming."

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09.01.2005 // SHOW SOLD OUT? NO PROBLEM

If a show is sold out that you really would like to go to, you can buy tickets through my website from ticketsnow.com. This is a great way to see the band you love and support this website. I get a small percentage from each sale. That money will help cover the costs of running this website. The links are located in the tour section, here.

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