Grateful Web - shrill en Crytal Castles @ Boulder Theater | New Years Eve <p>Formed<br /> in 2003 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, <a mce_href="" href=""><b>Crystal Castles</b></a> consists of<br /> producer <b>Ethan Kath</b> and vocalist <b>Alice Glass</b>. They are named after the<br /> lyrics "The fate of the world is safe in Crystal Castles" and "Crystal<br /> Castles, the source of all power" both from the theme song for She-Ra's<br /> fortress. They are known for their melancholic lo-fi sound and their<br /> explosive live shows. Their debut album was included in NME's "Top 50<br /> Albums of the Decade". </p> <p></p> <p><a mce_href="" href=""><u><b><img src="" mce_src="/images/stories/PR_firms_general/crystal_castles.jpg" alt="" title="Crystal Castles on 12/31/10 in Boulder" class="caption" width="197" align="right" height="249" />Crystal Castles</b></u></a> musical style has been<br /> described as "ferocious, asphyxiating sheets of warped two-dimensional<br /> Gameboy glitches and bruising drum bombast that pierces your skull with<br /> their sheer shrill force, burrowing deep into the brain like a fever".<br /> The band has headlined numerous tours in the U.S., Europe, Japan, and<br /> Australia and have also appeared at festivals around the Globe<br /> including Ireland's Oxegen Festival, Coachella, All Points West, Leeds<br /> Festival in England and will also take part in Australia's "Big Day<br /> Out" 2011 Tour. </p> <p></p> <p>The music and live show of the Crystal Castles is not one to miss. As the band themselves say, </p> <p> <b>"we are crystal castles<br style="font-weight: bold;" mce_style="font-weight: bold;" /> we are 1 boy and 1 girl<br style="font-weight: bold;" mce_style="font-weight: bold;" /> we are named after She-Ra's home<br style="font-weight: bold;" mce_style="font-weight: bold;" /> we play rough</b>"</p> <p></p> <p>Looks like the <a mce_href="" href=""><u><b>Boulder Theater</b></u></a> is going into the New Year with a bumpy landing. <a mce_href="" href=""><b><u>More Info</u></b></a> / <a mce_href="" href=""><u><b>Buy Tickets</b></u></a><br mce_bogus="1" /></p> <div class="og_rss_groups"></div><p><a href="" target="_blank">read more</a></p> australia band burrowing castles coachella crystal deep Electronica festival festivals force globe including ireland live named Newswire numerous oxegen points shrill tours Sun, 24 Oct 2010 03:49:21 +0000 mike 2901 at