September 2008 - The Airborne Toxic Event

September 30, 2008

Ultimate Guitar – Interview

Go to article The Airborne Toxic Event: ‘We Want To Put Out a Really Good First Record’ By Susan Frances September 16, 2008 How do you start a story about a band who takes their name from a term created by writer Don DeLillo for his novel, White Noise, about […]

September 29, 2008

November UK Tour: 30 Shows In 30 Days

We are so thrilled to announce the UK news we’ve been threatening for about a month now: we will be playing 30 shows in 30 days in the UK, every single night in November. We’ll be playing all over the island: from big cities like Manchester, Liverpool, Glasgow to tiny […]

September 29, 2008

Fratellis Cancel Final Five Days of Tour for Bereavement

We are so saddened to report that the Fratellis have canceled the final five days of their North American tour to fly back to Scotland for bereavement. As openers, that means that we have canceled those dates as well. We are so bummed we can’t play Atlanta, Chapel Hill, D.C., […]

September 28, 2008

Campus Circle

Go to article The Airborne Toxic Event: About to Swallow Us Up By Ella Lauser May 2007 Ã‚Â“Is this them?Ã‚Â” he whispered into my ear as we peered up at unknown faces.Ã‚Â“TheyÃ‚Â’re good, but I donÃ‚Â’t think itÃ‚Â’s them.Ã‚Â” The trio then struck their last chord leaving the stage, and […]

September 17, 2008

An Open Letter to Pitchfork Media from the Airborne Toxic Event

Dear Ian, Thanks for your review of our record. It’s clear that you are a good writer and it’s clear that you took a lot of time giving us a thorough slagging on the site. We are fans of Pitchfork. And it’s fun to slag off bands. It’s like a […]

September 11, 2008

Minneapolis, Seattle, Denver, Anaheim…and vinyl!

good morning– Wisconsin probably has more to offer than trees and flatlands, dreary mornings of rain slapping against the windshield while we drive these moribund highways — but we wouldn’t know it. We played Chicago last night (for the first time) and the experience was nothing short of religious. Replete […]

September 10, 2008

NEWS: Spin Magazine Feature

Hello all, If you get a chance, do check out this month’s Spin Magazine. They’ve written a very nice piece about us.

September 8, 2008

NEWS: KCRW Podcast – Now On Line

The Podcast of The Airborne Toxic Event’s performance on KCRW’s “Morning Becomes Eclectic,” is now on line at: http://www.kcrw.com/music/programs/mb/mb080805the_airborne_toxic_e

September 5, 2008

NEWS: Live From V Fest on XM Satellite Radio

Tomorrow (9/6) is Virgin Fest in Canada – and if you have XM Satellite Radio you can tune to channel 52 (The Verge) to hear The Airborne Toxic Event live on stage at 2:55 p.m. EST.