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Reminder: The Cheniers playing at Comet Ping Pong tonight. Get there early to see Tyler Jon Tyler, stick around to see Greenland. It should be a fun show.
To “get you in the mood” here is a new Cheniers jam. It may or may not be called “Tea Spring,” this may or may not be the finished version, it may or may not appear on an upcoming 7”, it may or may not be about Gilbert Arenas, and it may or may not feature excessive use of photo theremin. Mysteries abound.
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On Friday, the Cheniers play at Comet Ping Pong with local pals Greenland and a great band from Chicago called Tyler Jon Tyler. Listen to their song “Tick Tock Tick.” And read what Jonathan L. Fischer of the City Paper had to say about them:
Punk begets pop, that’s just evolution. Chicago’s Tyler Jon Tyler has the trappings of a garage-rock band (loud, dirty, stripped down), seems to play with a lot of bands of that ilk, and has a frontwoman who frequently wails like she’s in The Raincoats. But Rebecca Flores’ songs are a bit more refined, featuring massive hooks, smart-simple choruses (“Hey, hey, hey, hey-ee, hey, hey/Where have you gone, baby?”), and guitar riffs with more jangle than the C86 comp. The band, which also features Chi-town stalwarts Tom Cassling (Daily Void) on drums and Nathan Jerde (The Ponys) on bass, calls its sound “pop music for floozies,” which is probably just a cute way of saying they really like Dolly Mixture and the Aislers Set. But who doesn’t?
Heads up on a show The Cheniers will be playing in a few weeks. I think it’s a benefit to buy discmen for underprivileged children, or something. Not too clear. Should be fun!
The City Paper’s Jon Fischer picks The Cheniers (“Here Comes Trouble” and American Hearts (“Be My Jones”) as two of his 14 favorite local songs of 2010!
![The Cheniers are playing a show on Friday at the Black Cat with awesome bands Shortstack and Blood Feathers. It will be great. Below please find some kind things that have been written about The Cheniers. I do think we are awesone.
“The music is straightforward with no strings attached, and if you can lend your ears to probably some of the rawest sounding material you’ve heard in quite some time, then you’ll highly enjoy the catchy tunes.” [Knox Road]
“the Cheniers one contains not only the best single of 2010 you’ve never heard, “Here Comes Trouble,” but also the sublimely shrugging melancholy of “Sad City” on the b-side” [The Awl]
“The Cheniers is from Virginia, USA, but sounds like an übercool post-punk band from England. Anyway, check them out. They are awesone. Enjoy.” [Sebastian]
Buy many copies of the 7” here. Perfect for Rosh Hashanah.](http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l7s3oiU7or1qbgbs1o1_500.png)
The Cheniers are playing a show on Friday at the Black Cat with awesome bands Shortstack and Blood Feathers. It will be great. Below please find some kind things that have been written about The Cheniers. I do think we are awesone.
“The music is straightforward with no strings attached, and if you can lend your ears to probably some of the rawest sounding material you’ve heard in quite some time, then you’ll highly enjoy the catchy tunes.” [Knox Road]
“the Cheniers one contains not only the best single of 2010 you’ve never heard, “Here Comes Trouble,” but also the sublimely shrugging melancholy of “Sad City” on the b-side” [The Awl]
“The Cheniers is from Virginia, USA, but sounds like an übercool post-punk band from England. Anyway, check them out. They are awesone. Enjoy.” [Sebastian]
Buy many copies of the 7” here. Perfect for Rosh Hashanah.
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The Cheniers played at Fort Reno on Monday, July 5. It was lots and lots of fun. Many friendly faces in the crowd, doing their best to stay cool. Here’s our standard set-closer, “Here Comes Trouble.” It’s on our 7” that you can purchase from Windian Records.
