Two Door Cinema Club

Where: Schine Underground

When: Tuesday, 8 p.m.

How Much: $5 with valid SU/ESF ID, $7 otherwise

North Irish indie rockers Two Door Cinema Club is looking to repeat the success of DJ Steve Aoki’s sold-out concert in the Bandersnatch Music Series’ second show Tuesday night.

Two Door Cinema Club will play at Schine Underground Tuesday night. Doors will open at 7:30 p.m., with the first opening act taking the stage at 8 p.m. Tickets are still available at Schine Box Office, priced at $5 with a valid Syracuse University or State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry ID. Tickets for others are $7.

Tickets for Tuesday’s concert have yet to sell out, unlike the previous Bandersnatch concert. Still, Trevor Elwell, co-president of the Bandersnatch Music Series, said he has large expectations for a high-energy show in Schine Underground for those who purchased tickets.

‘They’re getting a lot of radio airplay and have been getting a lot of hype here in America,’ said Elwell, a senior in the Bandier Program for Music and the Entertainment Industries. ‘The response has been good. People are interested in seeing a band that’s on the rise.’

Student reception for the concert has been lukewarm, however.

‘I don’t think I’ve heard about the concert,’ said Amber Rehberg, a freshman information management and technology major. ‘I think I’d have heard of it already if it was a more popular band playing. I might check them out to see if I want to go, though. I’d appreciate some good band music. ‘

Even Alex Brewer, general manager of WJPZ-FM’s ‘Z89,’ a university-based radio station, is unfamiliar with the band selection.

‘I honestly haven’t heard of the band or the concert,’ he said. ‘I think University Union should use more social networking to promote the Bandersnatch shows.’

But Elwell said an artist’s lack of notoriety is part of Bandersnatch’s selection process. Today’s headliner is tomorrow’s Billboard leader. Smaller concerts like Bandersnatch help the now-fledging artist gain popularity.

‘Before Juice Jam, people might not have heard of Lupe Fiasco or Passion Pit either,’ he said. ‘It’s a matter of musical taste. We’re trying to get Two Door Cinema Club some hype in the United States, because they’re already big in Europe.’

Elwell said he was surprised to hear students hadn’t heard of the headliner.

‘We had a table playing music all week at the student center and put up fliers around dorms and all over campus,’ he said. ‘I don’t know how people didn’t see the advertisements.’

Two Door Cinema Club released its critically acclaimed debut ‘Tourist History’ in March and has toured extensively in support of the album. Known for singles ‘Something Good Can Work’ and ‘I Can Talk,’ the band has a danceable electro-pop sound with punk rhythms and has been remixed by high-profile artists like Grammy Award-winning French rockers Phoenix and Passion Pit, who appeared earlier this semester at Juice Jam.

Unsigned Los Angeles rock outfit GROUPLOVE and New York City-based Penguin Prison will open for Two Door Cinema Club. Both groups were invited to perform by Two Door Cinema Club, and they were more than enthusiastic about the opportunity, said Chris Glover, the lead singer from Penguin Prison, in an e-mail interview.

Penguin Prison’s sound has been influenced by Prince, Michael Jackson, Talking Heads and Hot Chip, among others, Glover said. GROUPLOVE has opened for acts like Florence + The Machine, and its single, ‘Don’t Say Oh Well,’ has appeared on the HBO show, ‘Entourage.’

‘We have not played at Syracuse before,’ Glover said. ‘I am expecting the audience to go pretty nuts. It’s college. If you don’t go wild now, then when are you going to?’

ervanrhe@syr.edu

Published on October 18, 2010 at 12:00 pm

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