U.S. cult hit television show “Flight of the Conchords” follows the travails of a marginally talented musical duo from New Zealand trying to make it in New York City, but in reality the pair are far from struggling.Jemaine Clement and Bret McKenzie already have one Grammy, have been nominated for another and the second series of their Emmy-nominated show returned to HBO cable network this month after an absence of more than a year.
James Bobin, co-creator and executive producer, said the second series was delayed by the 14-week writers strike, which ended in February last year, and “the boat to New Zealand,” chimed in McKenzie at the show’s red carpet launch this week.
McKenzie, 32, and Clement, 35, university friends who formed “Flight of the Conchords” a decade ago to improve their guitar skills, said they set out to make a “funny and musical” TV show and that creating the second series was a little easier.
“When we first started we didn’t know what we were doing,” said Clement. “We watched lots of sitcoms on video because we had never written one, none of us had written one before.” [Reuters]
Tomorrow (Monday) is the internet presale for The Flight Of The Conchords North American tour.
Presale here @ 10:00AM
2009 Tour Dates
April 7 Coral Gables, FL BankUnited Center
April 8 Orlando, FL UCF Arena
April 10 Nashville, TN Ryman Auditorium
April 11 Atlanta, GA Fabulous Fox Theatre
April 13 Washington, DC DAR Constitution Hall
April 14 New York, NY Radio City Music Hall
April 17 Boston, MA Agganis Arena
April 18 Upper Darby, PA Tower Theater +
April 19 Kent, OH Kent State Mac Center
April 21 - 22 Toronto, ON Massey Hall
April 24 Detroit, MI Fox Theatre
April 25 Bloomington, IN Indiana University Auditorium
April 28 Chicago, IL Arie Crown Theater
May 5 Grand Prairie, TX Nokia Theatre
May 6 Houston, TX Jones Hall
May 10 Vancouver, BC The Centre in Vancouver for Performing Arts
May 11 Paramount Theatre, Seattle, Washington
May 12 Paramount Theatre, Seattle, Washington
May 14 Portland, OR Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall
May 16 Denver, CO Red Rock Amphitheatre *
May 17 Salt Lake City, UT Abravanel Hall *
May 19 Phoenix, AZ Dodge Theatre *
May 20 San Diego, CA RIMAC Arena *
May 22 Santa Barbara, CA County Bowl *
May 23 Las Vegas, NV The Joint *
May 24 Los Angeles, CA Greek Theatre *
May 25 Berkley, CA Berkeley Community Theatre * +
* with Arj Barker
+ two shows
Now touring in support of their newest LP HUSH, shoe-gazing dream pop duo Asobi Seksu will play Sala Rossa on Monday, March 2nd. The core band consists of Yuki Chikudate (vocals, keyboards) and James Hanna (guitar). The New York-based duo enlist the help of their friends on drums and bass. A bit art-punk, and a bit dream pop, Chikudate’s doll-like voice conjures up Deerhoof’s Satomi Matsuzaki. Asobi Seksu is blissful, sweet, and ethereal pop. It’s hook-filled shoe-gaze at its finest. It’s chimey, whimsical, and otherwordly. I’m running out of adjectives, so check it out for your own bad selves. I will say that listening to HUSH is like walking through a misty forest bathed in dark blue light. There’s white unicorns swiftly running by, with transparent white veils flowing behind them. It’s also like a hilltop dance by the moonlight. The songs are dainty and pretty. It’s being pegged as a mix of the Cocteau Twins, Arcade Fire, and Blonde Redhead.Their previous releases include the self-titled 2004 debut and Citrus, released in 2006. Come out and play with them. It’ll be casual and fun! 
