White Denim
Sep 5, 2011
In March 2005, two bands, Parque Touch (Josh Block, James Petralli, Lucas Anderson) and Peach Train (Steve Terebecki), played a show together at Beerland in Austin, Texas. After the show Steve was asked to play bass for Parque Touch and the band became four, playing under the pseudonyms Byshop Massive (Lucas), Bop English (James), Nicholas Mallard (Josh), and Terry Beckins (Steve); however, in February 2006, Lucas moved to Russia and the band changed its name to White Denim.
In 2007, the band self-released its first EP entitled Let's Talk About It on 7" only, but later these tracks became available on iTunes. While on tour in 2007, the band recorded its second album and sold copies as a nine-song "tour EP" entitled Workout Holiday, which was only sold at shows. Workout Holiday caught the ear of new record label RCRD LBL and the band signed on to re-record three of the songs from Workout Holiday. These songs were exclusively released as the RCRD LBL EP, one MP3 track at a time over the course of the first few months of 2008.
Since these releases, the band has toured extensively, playing shows including SXSW and CMJ Music Marathon, and also received the award of "Best New Band" at the 2008 Austin Music Awards. In order to reach European listeners, the band signed to UK record label Full Time Hobby an overseas release. The first release on Full Time Hobby was the single "Let's Talk About It" b/w "Darksided Computer Mouth". On June 23, 2008, the band released its debut album, the Workout Holiday LP, which consists of re-recorded songs from the band's first two self-released EPs along with some new tracks.
Back in the U.S., White Denim released their debut U.S. full-length LP, entitled Exposion in late 2008. Originally sold during their Spring 2008 tour as a CDR with the title 11 Songs, the album was made available in digital format from their official website on October 19, 2008.
White Denim's third full-length album, Fits, was released via Full Time Hobby on June 22, 2009. The record was initially released in Europe only, but after signing their first US record deal with Downtown Records on July 10, the band release Fits on October 20, 2009. This album was also packaged with Exposion as a bonus disc, giving the band's second LP a proper US release. In September 2010 White Denim announced the addition of second guitarist Austin Jenkins to the band's line-up and they self-released a collection of 12 tracks under the title Last Day of Summer. On May 24, 2011, White Denim released their fourth studio album D on Downtown Records.
The revered rock foursome from Austin known as White Denim are joining Manchester Orchestra on the road for their tour this fall. White Denim's current single "Drug" is impacting Alternative radio now. A new EP titled, Takes Place In Your Work Space, will be released on October 25th.
Upcoming White Denim Tour Dates With Manchester Orchestra :
- 10/21 - Houston, TX @ Warehouse Live
- 10/22 - Austin, TX @ Stubb's BBQ
- 10/23 - Dallas, TX @ The Palladium Ballroom
- 10/25 - Tucson, AZ @ Rialto Theatre
- 10/26 - San Diego, CA @ House of Blues
- 10/27 - Pomona, CA @ Glass House
- 10/28 - San Francisco, CA @ The Regency Ballroom
- 10/29 - Portland, OR @ Wonder Ballroom
- 11/1 - Magna, UT @ Saltair
- 11/2 - Denver, CO @ The Summit Music Hall
- 11/4 - Lincoln, NE @ Bourbon Theatre
- 11/5 - Minneapolis, MN @ Cabooze On The West Bank
- 11/7 - Chicago, IL @ House Of Blues
- 11/8 - Pontiac, MI @ Clutch Cargo's
- 11/9 - Pittsburgh, PA @ Club Zoo
- 11/11 - Philadelphia, PA @ Electric Factory
- 11/12 - Boston, MA @ House of Blues
- 11/13 - Montclair, NJ @ Wellmont Theatre
- 11/15 - Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club
- 11/16 - Richmond, VA @ The National
- 11/17 - Carrboro, NC @ Cat's Cradle
- 11/18 - Charlotte, NC @ Amos' Southend Music Hall
- 11/19 - Nashville, TN @ Cannery Ballroom
- 11/21 - Ft. Lauderdale, FL @ Revolution
- 11/22 - Lake Buena Vista, FL @ House Of Blues
