So, anyone who knows me knows how much I love Trouble. Been a fan ever since hearing a single solitary little track on ANewYorkThing.com. To be precise, I heard it here. Why was I peeping their site? Because about a year and a half ago I interviewed The Virgins and they've modeled for the brand before. That led me to their site and, duh, I had to check out the media player.
Trouble's catchy-as-anything "Chase Money" was playing and from then on there was no turning back. No more than a month later they were playing a $7 show with Group Home at The Knitting Factory. It was sick! Drummer Ian kicked ass on percussion, sporting an old school hockey jersey, Masa (the bassist) broke it down and donned a ninja mask, Joao rocked the guitar (no notable attire that I recall...) and Trouble commanded the mic like the pro he is, his getup comprised of his signature Oakley sunglasses and a flannel worn over a Wu-Tang Clan cutoff underneath. Oh and plenty of gold bling bling.
Since then, the boys have blown up. In November they were signed to EMI and their forthcoming record is due to drop in autumn. Next on the agenda? Touring this summer with Trouble's fiance, Santigold. They are scheduled to play NYC at Terminal 5 on June 17th. It's sold out but definitely not to be missed if you can cop a pair of tickets somehow.
In the meantime, check out their shiz on the various links listed below. And come tonight if you can! It's gonna be off the hook. Team Facelift, Jofo and 77Klash, among others, are also performing. This is all bound up with Peaches' record release, so all-in-all a win-win. Trouble is due to take the stage at 12. The Studio at Webster Hall. Be there.
LINKS:
TheCheapPop.com show review
TheCheapPop.com interview
FormatMag.com interview
PaperMag.com record release show/party write-up
Trouble MySpace
Trouble Gang MySpace
Trouble Official Site
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