THE BLACK BOX REVELATION
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High On A Wire
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High On A Wire
My Perception
Rattle My Heart
I Think I Like You
Never Alone / Awlays Together
Lust Or Love
Love, Love I On My Mind
Sleep While Moving
Do I Know You
General Info
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Genre: Blues / Garage / Psychedelic
Location Brussels, Brussels-capital, Be
Profile Views: 1023075
Last Login: 6/18/2012
Member Since 10/10/2005
Website www.blackboxrevelation.com
Record Label T for Tunes (Europe) / Merovee Records (US)
Type of Label Indie
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Bio
"Scuzzy guitars, crashing drums, unabashed energy and depth of soul." That's how U.K.'s Rock Sound describes Black Box Revelation. Brussels, Belgium may not be known for producing great rock and roll bands, but don't tell that to 22-year-old Jan Paternoster nor his 20-year-old sidekick Dries Van Dijck,who have been playing together for a decade, already releasing two albums, 2007's Set Your Head on Fire and 2010's Silver Threats (recorded in London's legendary Konk Studios) that established the duo as a serious force to be reckoned with. A cross between R&B-inflected garage-band rock that takes its cues from mid-'60s Stones and The Kinks to the most gut-bucket, electric delta blues evocative of Led Zeppelin by way of The White Stripes, The Black Keys and Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, Black Box Revelation is just that... a musical revelation that can't be boxed into a single category. Coming to America to record their stateside debut, My Perception, with producer Alain Johannes [Queens of the Stone Age, Chris Cornell, Them Crooked Vultures] in his L.A. home studio, Jan and Dries felt right at home in the country where so much of the music that inspired them had been made. The result is their most accomplished album to date, with sound and noise now coalescing into real songs like the title track and "Rattle My Heart," which might have come straight from Out of Our Heads; the spooky acoustic strains of the Beatles-meets-Kinks British Invasion vibe of "Bitter," the pounding blues of "High On a Wire," the thick ambience of "2 Young Boys," the percussive beat of "Shadowman" and the psychedelic blues of "White Unicorns." While building up a fan base in Europe by touring with Eagles of Death Metal as well as their own headlining shows in France, Germany, Switzerland, Spain, Italy, Holland and Scandanavia, the band has played scattered shows in the States, including two years at SXSW, as well as shows in L.A., New York, Boston, San Diego and San Francisco. Seeing them live, before a packed, sweaty audience of their crowd-surfing, head-banging fans, is yet another revelation...this one how two guys can create a sound that fills the room—and more. With My Perception their first official U.S. album, Black Box Revelation will be making their assault on America very soon playing every garage, arena, and stadium! -
Members
Jan Paternoster - Guitars & Vocals, Dries Van Dijck - Drums & Percussion -
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Direct Support for Jane's Addiction
Feb 24 - The Fillmore - Detroit, MI
Feb 25 - LC Pavilion - Columbus, OH
Feb 27 - Massey Hall - Toronto, ON
Feb 29 - Auditorium Theatre - Rochester, NY
Mar 2 - The Palace Theater - Albany, NY
Mar 3 - State Theater - Portland, ME
Mar 4 - The Paramount - Long Island, NY
Mar 6 - Wellmont Theater - Montclair, NJ
Mar 7 - Palace Theater - Waterbury, CT
Mar 9 - The National - Richmond, VA
Mar 10 - House Of Blues - Myrtle Beach, SC
Mar 13 - Tabernacle - Atlanta, GA
Mar 15 - Hard Rock - Tulsa, OK
Mar 16 - Uptown Theater - Kansas City, MO
Mar 19 - TBA - Minneapolis, MN
Mar 21- Devos - Grand Rapids, MI
Mar 24 - Eagles Ballroom - Milwaukee, WI