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The Heavenly States
The Heavenly States from Oakland, CA are on tour for Spring of 08 and will be in Portland, OR on April, 25th at the Doug Fir Lounge The four members of The Heavenly States are Ted Nesseth, Genevieve Gagon, Jeremy Gagon & Masanori Christianson. From the band’s bio on their website
It’s not often a person finds a bandmate, brother-in-law and friend on Craig’s List, much less someone who is willing to cover the tab for Chinese takeout. But for THE HEAVENLY STATES’ Ted Nesseth (guitar, vocals) and Jeremy Gagon (drums), that fateful posting was the beginning of an adventure that would take them from playing basement shows in their home town of Oakland, CA, to the British Consulate’s basement in Libya and beyond.
Here’s some cool trivia about the band for you. The Heavenly States were the first rock band to play Libya after Khadafi and the US lifted a 30-year travel ban.
Now, with Libya an oasis and an ocean behind them, The Heavenly States have self-recorded and produced their new LP entitled, Delayer. The Heavenly States, they’re poppy; they’re political and they just might put on a great show at the Doug Fir April 25th, and if you’re going that big ‘ole Sasquatch Festival next month, they’ll be there too.
Popular Press Reviews of The Heavenly States
For all you indie snobs with a shadowy Dave Matthews Band-loving past, this Oakland, California, trio delivers equal parts patchouli-soaked violin and Superchunk-worthy melodies. —RollingStone
Buoyant, Bush-baiting pop. —Newsweek
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