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Tuesday night, we carted ourselves out to the hot, misty expanse of the Tower Theater to see Bloc Party with the Maccabees and the Noisettes. British band the Maccabees started things off right with a rousing set which, they confessed, was their first performance as a band in America, and their first performance in front of a seated audience. They didn't sound like they were doing anything for the first time, though; they played strong, loud, post-rock tracks with emotional vocals and fantastic beats. We were racking our brains trying to come up with a comparison to describe what they sounded like, and then realized they sounded vaguely like Bloc Party, which made perfect sense. Anyway, we were very impressed.

We've talked about this show, and the contests associated with it, quite a lot, but we thought we'd give it all one more mention, now that the show is practically here. We are referring, of course, to the show tomorrow night at the Tower Theater, wherein the Noisettes (MySpace) and The Maccabees (MySpace) will open for Bloc Party (MySpace). It's an indie rock triple feature! How can you resist, we ask you? We couldn't, which is why we'll be going ourselves.

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Bloc Party and Noisettes

Did you forget about that cool Noisettes giveaway that we're a part of? Well, we're here to remind you! Go here and enter for your chance to win one of three sweet Noisettes prize packs, which include a copy of their literally-just-released-yesterday, first full length CD, What's the Time Mr. Wolf?, as well as a signed 7". Also, remember that their sold out show with TV on the Radio is tomorrow night at the Troc, and if you go, you can pick up a scratch card and get a code off it that you can enter here to win one of three awesome prizes: two tickets to see The Noisettes play with Bloc Party, a Noisettes T-shirt, or a free download of The Noisettes' awesome new single, "Scratch Your Name." There are lots of ways to win, and lots of awesome music to listen to, but it's all over on June 30th, so get to work! If you'd like to whistle while you work, check out these Noisettes music videos:

Phillyist is pleased as punch to announce our participation in a very cool contest/giveaway. You can check out the web page here, but we'll give you the background: super fun indie trio The Noisettes are on tour, opening for TV on the Radio, and they're coming to the Troc in our own hometown on April 20th (sorry, the show is already sold out!). And after they run across the nation opening for TV on the Radio, the Noisettes are going to do it all over again, this time opening for another incredible indie rock band, Bloc Party (that time they'll hit the area on June 5th, at the Tower Theatre). Meanwhile, the Noisettes are releasing a new record on April 17th called What's the Time Mr. Wolf? (which is a great name for a record, btw), and Bloc Party recently put out their own disc, A Weekend in the City (we've been listening to it, and it's pretty cool; the New New Wave goodness you've come to expect from the Party boys). The punchline: you could win both CDs, plus a special signed 7", if you enter the giveaway.

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