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Free Music Alert: Cold War Kids Release Online EP

WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 6 2006 5:00 AM

Submitted by Aaron_Detroit. Edited By Rahodeb.

TAGS: Cold War Kids, benefit at the district, Fiona Apple, Tom Waits, Elvis Costello

Pet band of the blogosphere, Cold War Kids, have released a covers EP, entitled Benefit At The District, for free download courtesy of their website. The recordings originate from a Breast Cancer Walk benefit performance this past September in Orange, California. The EP features the Fullerton, CA quartet on six loose renditions of tunes by the likes of Tom Waits, Fiona Apple, and Elvis Costello among others.

Cold War Kids will perform on Late Night with David Letterman December 21st and have a series of shows in New York and Los Angeles planned for January.

January Shows:

01/10/2007 09:00 PM - Pianos, New York, NY - 8$ advance

01/12/2007 08:00 PM - Silverlake Lounge, Los Angeles,CA

01/17/2007 09:00 PM - Union Hall, New York, NY

01/19/2007 08:00 PM - Silverlake Lounge, Los Angeles, CA

01/24/2007 08:00 PM - Mercury Lounge, NY

01/26/2007 08:00 PM - Spaceland, Los Angeles, CA

Further Listening:
"The Soloist in The Living Room" MP3

"Heavy Boots" MP3

Recommended Viewing:
Cold War Kids' video for "Hair Down" from their album Robbers & Cowards

and a live performance of "Hospital Beds"

Further Perusal:
Cold War Kids' Myspace

5 Comments

AndersWolleck

Astoria, NY

February 2003

DEC 06, 2006 06:26 AM

do we like them?

Jonis

Fort Lauderdale, FL

January 2005

DEC 06, 2006 07:14 AM

Hell yeah we like them

OctEgon

Tustin, CA

July 2005

DEC 06, 2006 08:55 AM

NY to LA to NY to LA to NY and back to LA ????

That my friend, is one shitty touring shedule.

I'm really starting to dig this band though

MasterWerk

I'm lost

February 2004

DEC 06, 2006 04:01 PM

saw these guys open up for Tapes 'n' Tapes and they blew me away. The whole time I was thinking: "I'm not sure this is good, but they're really onto their own thing." Later, I decided, yes, it is indeed good.