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The return of the Amateur Lovers!
Submitted by imaginary dana on July 31, 2007.We TIGs just got a MySpace message that made my afternoon: my first favorite indie-pop crush band after moving to Seattle -- the Amateur Lovers -- will be reuniting for one night only to play the International Pop Overthrow Festival in Seattle!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (I'm not using those exclamation points gratuitously, I'm genuinely *that* excited.
The band will play on Saturday night August 25th at the Sunset and I will be there in the front row, cheering and singing along with every song: "Pleasure's easier to supply than demand, so when you're all alone, do you take matters into your own hands?"
Of note, I first saw the Amateur Lovers back in summer of 1996 as a genuine Northwest newbie, when they opened for, I shit you not, the Bay City Rollers at the old Ballard Firehouse.
Go check out their MySpace page and have a listen: I'd especially recommended "Consolation Prize" and "My Grand Debut."
And one more squeal of excitement....... WAHOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Denise said on July 31, 2007:
ok so this is my first TIG post....and I take the leap because I must concur with Miss Dana... this band really is worth *all* of those exclamation marks. I too was there that fateful night at the old Ballard Firehouse and from then on dozens of more shows to see these guys.
I couldn't be sadder that I am in L.A. now and am going to miss this one night event! If there was such a thing as an exclamation mark for saddness, I would fill the page with them.
My personal favorite tune (not on the my space page) Deciduous Trees.
Thanks for represetning Dana.....I'll be thinking of you all.
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Powerpop-Gary said on August 1, 2007:
Yes, it's very cool! When the 2007 IPO line up was announced last month I was excited to see them on the bill. In fact, the whole shebang is going to be awesome. Here's the whole line up:
Friday, August 24
7:30 CATFIGHT!
8:00 Beyond Veronica
8:30 The Scheme
9:00 Young Sportsmen
9:30 The Small Change
10:00 Stuporhero
10:30 The Sterling Loons
11:00 The Tripwires
Saturday, August 25
7:30 Smile Brigade
8:00 Emilio Banda
8:30 The Broadcast Debut
9:00 The Capillaries
9:30 Andy Werth
10:00 Twink The Wonder Kid
10:30 The Snakebites
11:00 Amateur Lovers
Sunday, August 26
7:30 Edmonton Block Heater
8:00 Andrea Wittgens
8:30 Bipolar Star
9:00 Vanilla
9:30 Before Cars
10:00 Easterly
10:30 Phamous Phaces
11:00 We Wrote The Book On Connectors
Monday, August 27
7:30 Sweet Diss And The Comebacks
8:00 Blackout
8:30 The Cheats
9:00 Lund Brothers
9:30 The Green Pajamas
10:00 Jimm McIver
10:30 Gary Reynolds & The Brides Of Obscurity
11:00 Ionesco
Since this festival is right up my alley, I'll be blogging like crazy in the next few weeks about it.
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Jewels said on August 1, 2007:
I've never actually SEEN the Amateur Lovers play because I met one of the band members after they broke up. So I am DYING to see them but I'll be out of town that weekend. Will anyone be recording it so I can see it??? Or if you hadn't thought to take your video cam please, take it!!
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Erik Gonzalez said on August 1, 2007:
I read this as the Modern Lovers and was sorely disappointed.
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koko said on August 1, 2007:
I used to be their groupie in Japan .... Can't wait !!
Awesome!
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Raine said on July 31, 2007:
OMG! I can't wait.. I need to find out how to get tickets!!!