Thursday, 11 November 2010 — 22:00h
CALIFORNIA SUNSHINE live: TV BUDDHAS (Rock/Garage - IL), Record Release Party
at the Diamond Lounge
live: TV BUDDHAS
TV Buddhas are punk in a way that is mostly overlooked by contemporary culture. They bring their own baggage and anxieties to the table, chop everything into pieces, and serve it up in the most basic way possible, baring their voices and their hearts. Consisting of brother and sister Uri and Mickey Triest, and Mickey's husband Juval Haring, TV Buddhas has been playing 200 shows a year since they relocated from their home of Tel Aviv, Israel to Berlin, Germany in 2007.
On constant tour, the band's everyday life got lost and their privacy was invaded by the "cool" people they had avoided contact with throughout their teen years. Not having any kind of domestic existence or place to call sanctuary, TV Buddhas turned to their music and put their frustration into words. They wrote about being too tired to face a show, too tired to go out during the very few times they were home, feeling awkward walking down the street in hip neighborhoods, not feeling at home or fitting anywhere besides their own heads, and feeling completely out of their element around other rock n' roll types.
The result of this was a unique punk rock trio, honest, primal and full of feelings of impatience and alienation. TVB echoes the kind of discontentment typical of bands like The Wipers and a straightforward quality reminiscent of The Modern Lovers.
On constant tour, the band's everyday life got lost and their privacy was invaded by the "cool" people they had avoided contact with throughout their teen years. Not having any kind of domestic existence or place to call sanctuary, TV Buddhas turned to their music and put their frustration into words. They wrote about being too tired to face a show, too tired to go out during the very few times they were home, feeling awkward walking down the street in hip neighborhoods, not feeling at home or fitting anywhere besides their own heads, and feeling completely out of their element around other rock n' roll types.
The result of this was a unique punk rock trio, honest, primal and full of feelings of impatience and alienation. TVB echoes the kind of discontentment typical of bands like The Wipers and a straightforward quality reminiscent of The Modern Lovers.
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