NewsSSPU announce Melbourne headline showWhile in Australia to play the Coaster Festival & support Birds of Tokyo, Silversun Pickups will be performing a one night only headline show on September 28th at The Corner Hotel in Melbourne, AU. More info & on sale information can be found here Posted by on Aug 23, 2010 X1FM.com catches up with Christopher in San DiegoX1FM catches up with @SSPU's Christopher Guanlao before their last North American tour date in San Diego last weekend....Click here to watch Posted by on Aug 12, 2010 Free "The Royal We" RingtoneClick HERE for a free "The Royal We" ringtone (available through Sunday, August 15th)Posted by on Aug 11, 2010 SSPU launch 2nd leg of tour PLUS enter to win a trip to see them in their hometownSSPU starts the 2nd leg of their tour with Against Me! and The Henry Clay People this Friday night in Las Vegas at the Joint at the Hard Rock Hotel. Click here to purchase tickets and click here for your chance to win a trip to LA to see them perform at The Greek on Friday, August 6th.Posted by on Jul 12, 2010 SSPU: free show in Toronto on June 30thSSPU's Toronto show tomorrow night is sold out but 102.1 The Edge is giving you the chance to win tickts to a FREE show at a secret location on June 30th....Follow @the_edge on Twitter for more infoPosted by on Jun 28, 2010 Vote for the Pablove FoundationPlease cast a vote for The Pablove Foundation, a cause that is near & dear to our hearts. Founded in honor of Pablo Castelaz, The Pablove Foundation heps fund pediatric cancer research and advances in treatment, educate and empower cancer families, and improve the quality of life for children living with cancer through hospital play, music and arts programs. Just click HERE to vote, that's all it takes, thanks!PS: If the link doesn't work, go to http://apps.facebook.com/chasecommunitygiving/charities/263006100-pablove-foundation-inc?src=charity-details-wall-post-self&ref=mf
Posted by on Jun 27, 2010 SSPU announces Spokane, Reno, Oakland & Los Angeles tour datesSSPU & special guests Against Me! & The Henry Clay People: 7/30/10 @ Knitting Factory/Spokane, WA 8/2/10 @ Grand Sierra Resort & Casino/Reno, NV 8/3/10 @ Fox Theatre/Oakland, CA 8/6/10 @ Greek Theatre/Los Angeles, CA SSPU pre-sale begins tomorrow (Tues, 6/15 @ 10am local time) @ http://tix.concertmaps.com/silversunpickups/ Posted by on Jun 14, 2010 SSPU @ KRBZ's "Under the Stars" in Kansas City, MOsspu to join ben folds, devo, against me! & crash kings at krbz's "under the stars" on july 23rd @ city market in kansas city, mo. general on-sale on friday (6/11) at 10am, click here for more info. buzz freeloaders pre-sale on wednesday, more info here Posted by on Jun 07, 2010 SSPU @ Coaster Festival in AustraliaSSPU to perform at the Coaster Festival 2010 on Saturday, September 25th. On sale June 24th, click HERE to purchase tickets or HERE for the complete line-up. Posted by on Jun 04, 2010 Guitar Edge/Style File: Silversun Pickups-Panic HazeStyle File: Silversun Pickups-Panic Haze No matter how hard he tries, Brian Aubert can’t get away from his ’94 Epiphone Sheraton. “It’s the guitar I’ve always tried to break away from, and I always end up going back,” he says. “It just feels right.” For the last eight years, the guitar has helped Aubert deliver Silversun Pickups’ fuzzed-out, evocative guitar textures. This winter, the alt-rock band was nominated for its first Grammy for Best New Artist. The band’s latest full-length album, Swoon, certainly lives up to its title. You can feel the swoon in grand, sweeping songs like “Substitution” and the creepy, romantic-y, “Catch and Release.” Aubert’s tones and keyboard player Joe Lester’s melodies comprise much of the band’s signature sound. “We wanted to keep the blending that’s trademark to Silversun Pickups,” Aubert says, “…that keyboard-guitar haze with vocals overtop, where you can’t quite tell what’s what.” Aubert wrote the songs for Swoon alone and then brought them to the band to flesh out. He always writes using an electric guitar, unplugged. “It’s funny,” he says, “I’ve never written on acoustic before. I just like the feel of an electric… we never think about chords when we’re writing. Usually, it’s either a vocal melody that determines where music goes, or certain guitar or bass movements.” Aubert wrote the angular, geometric-sounding song, “Panic Switch,” after realizing the album came off “like a nervous breakdown.” “I’m not sure why, because there was no actual nervous breakdown happening, but that was the vibe,” he says. “So, I felt like there should be something on the album that really hit that point in the most fundamental way.” —Anne Erickson Guitars : Amps : Effects : Strings : Picks :
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