Highly recommended by all who come in contact with them, Futurecop! is taking over the world and quite rapidly at that. Founded just over a year or so ago by Manchester’s Manzur Iqbal, the music is a sensation. Iqbal teamed up with Peter Carrol and the two are touring everywhere you want to be, from the UK to Canada, through the end of March. The inspiration behind futurecop! is the recreation of your favorite 80′s teen flicks. Think of “The Goonies”, “The Breakfast Club”, and “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off”. Now take that feeling, add some electro-pop beats, and groove it out on the dance floor, which is exactly what we did January 24th at The Mercury Lounge. Their 45 minute set had the entire audience shaking their tails. Some from the crowd even joined the men on stage, some dressed as clowns, and all were merry. If you missed them this time do not fret because they will be back on February 27th for a show at The Studio at Webster Hall.
An EP by the duo released January 5th entitled, The Unicorn and The Lost City of Alvograth, can be purchased on iTunes for under three dollars. It’s time to spend that pocket change and revive your living room dance parties.
Combine The Police, Prince and Roxy Music and you have Tigercity. Formed in the Fall of 2004, Tigercity has quickly become a hot ticket. Their distinct sound has been known to “move even the spazziest of rock nerds to shake their booties(Rolling Stones).”
Bill Gillman, lead vocals, and Joel Ford, bassist, met during their college experience in Massachusetts in the fall. By winter of 2005 they had created their first demo. Pretend Not to Love was released in 2007 and is an incredible sensation of smooth electro synthesizer beats bringing back that 80s sound we all embrace.
On October 21st The Studio, in Webster Hall, opened up its first night with a free show from Tigercity. After several minutes of mic checks and equipment set up the band was ready and so were we. Squeezing in a handful of songs off the 2007 EP and two freshly recorded songs from their not yet named album, Tigercity filled up the small Studio underneath Webster Hall with music induced flailing, head knods, and lots of tapping feet. Great show, good band, my only complaint: no time for Tigercity to play “Are You Sensation?”
Highly recommended by all who come in contact with them, Futurecop! is taking over the world and quite rapidly at that. Founded just over a year or so ago by Manchester’s Manzur Iqbal, the music is a sensation. Iqbal teamed up with Peter Carrol and the two are touring everywhere you want to be, from the UK to Canada, through the end of March. The inspiration behind futurecop! is the recreation of your favorite 80′s teen flicks. Think of “The Goonies”, “The Breakfast Club”, and “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off”. Now take that feeling, add some electro-pop beats, and groove it out on the dance floor, which is exactly what we did January 24th at The Mercury Lounge. Their 45 minute set had the entire audience shaking their tails. Some from the crowd even joined the men on stage, some dressed as clowns, and all were merry. If you missed them this time do not fret because they will be back on February 27th for a show at The Studio at Webster Hall.
