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JUE | Music + Art 2011 presents
Deftly danceable Scandinavian efficiency—The Whitest Boy Alive China Tour
with support from the Embassy of Norway in Beijing www.norway.org.cn
“Irrepressibly and lustily alive.”—Dusted
Sounds that “immediately transport the listener to some oasis of wide blue skies and free, ice-cool beer.”–Clash Music
Event Photos (by 毛振宇; Click to enlarge)
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Shanghai, Mar 14, Mon
@ Dream Factory
Door Time: 19:30
Address: 4/F, Building B, 28 Yuyao Lu , near Xikang Lu, Tong Le Fang
Support: TBD
Price: 130 RMB(presale) / 180 RMB(door)
Tel: 021-52135086
Official Shanghai Ticketing Partner: Source
Presale tickets available in March on shop62103895.taobao.com
and at Source (everyday 11am – 10pm)
158 Xinle Lu, Xuhui
021-54044708
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Beijing, Mar 15, Tues
@ Tango 3rd Floor
Door Time: 19:30
Address: 3F, No.79, Hepingli Xijie, Dongcheng District (formerly known as the Star Live)
Support: Mr. Graceless
Price: 130 RMB(presale) / 180 RMB(door)
Tel: 15201665539
Official Beijing Ticketing Partner:Plastered T-Shirts
Presale tickets on sale in March on shop62103895.taobao.com
and at Plastered T-Shirts (every day 10am – 10pm)
61 Nanluoguxiang, Dongcheng
010 – 64078425
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The Whitest Boy Alive is a Germa-Norwegian musical group based in Berlin, where they create deftly danceable, soothing pop songs. The band comprises singer/guitarist Erlend Øye, (who is also a member of the band Kings of Convenience, and whom indie music nerd bible Consequence of Sound deemed “one of the most known and respected indie/alternative profiles in both pop/rock and electronic spheres”) bassist Marcin Öz, drummer Sebastian Maschat, and Daniel Nentwig.
Formed in Berlin in 2003, TWBA was initially an electronic dance music project, but has slowly evolved into a band with no programmed elements. Even so, the band’s restrained, almost computerized levels of precision continue to earn them comparisons to those teutonic electronic music icons Kraftwerk. Signed to Modular Records, TWBA released their first album, Dreams, in 2006, followed by their latest album, Rules, in 2009.
TBWA’s songs are unique juxtapositions of subdued, Xanaxed-out lyrical narrative and seductive-as-a-shag-carpet funk rhythms, a sound that Dusted magazine described as equally apt to “get the bookish kids to get up and dance, or to get the club kids to curl up and brood.”
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2011《觉》音乐+艺术节呈现
邻家宅男的电子流行The Whitest Boy Alive中国巡演
由挪威驻北京大使馆进行支持www.norway.org.cn
上海，3月14日 周一
@ 芷江梦工场
入场：19:30
地址：静安区余姚路28号B座4楼左侧（同乐坊内）
嘉宾：待定
票价：130元（预售） / 180元（现场）
电话：021-52135086
上海售票官方合作伙伴: Source
3月起，预售票将在shop62103895.taobao.com
和Source（上海市徐汇区新乐路158号，每天上午11点至晚上10点，电话021-54044708）出售
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北京，3月15日 周二
@ 糖果雍和店三层
入场：19:30
地址：东城区和平里西街79号糖果雍和店三层（原星光现场）
嘉宾：Mr. Graceless
票价：130元（预售） / 180元（现场）
电话：15201665539
北京售票官方合作伙伴:创可贴T-恤
3月起，预售票都将在shop62103895.taobao.com
和创可贴T-恤（北京市东城区南锣鼓巷61号，每天上午10点至晚上10点，电话010－64078425）出售
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The Whitest Boy Alive的成员来自挪威和德国，他们发迹于柏林，主唱兼吉他手 Erlend Øye也是挪威著名独立民谣乐队Kings of Convenience的核心成员，其他成员分别是Marcin Öz, Sebastian Maschat,以及Daniel Nentwig。
国内乐迷可能更加熟悉Kings of Convenience, 放下KOC的Erlend Øye在和许多电子音乐人合作、出作品的过程中在柏林找到了自己对电子音乐的热情。The Whitest Boy Alive最早开始是在2003年，音乐主要以电子舞曲风格为主。他们的首张专辑《Dreams》在2006年发行。2007年，环球旗下的Modular Records签约了他们，并和当时的英国新星New Young Pony Club一起在伦敦演出，这也是他们的英国首演，为之后的巡演拉开了帷幕。
The Whitest Boy Alive最为出挑的单曲Burning便是出自他们的这张处子专辑中。2009年，乐队发行了第二张专辑《Rules》，其中一首1517延续了之前的瞩目，并作为插曲出现在FIFA 10游戏当中，也成为他们演出的必演曲目之一。之后乐队开始了他们的欧洲巡演，足迹遍布了丹麦，英国，瑞典，法国，芬兰，比利时等等国家。
他们轻凉爽朗的音乐，就和他们每张唱片的封面一样简洁流畅，大片白色背景上简约的黑色插画，线条分明又充满趣味。
前年他们在柏林的临时演出，让街头小巷挤满了人群；去年又献声Coachella音乐艺术节，抢走不少同时表演的Jay –z 歌迷；今年，在结束了台北的演出后，他们又马不停蹄地来到北京和上海，在初春唤醒冬眠的你。
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