Quick References:
Sam Roberts Band; Old 97's; The Pretenders; The Arcade Fire; The Pixies; Mazzy Star; The Cure; The Beatles; The Dandy Warhols; Camera Obscura; The Jesus & Mary Chain; Cowboy Junkies; Elvis Costello; The Raconteurs; T.Rex; The Go; Foo Fighters. Jangly whiskey shot butterflies and power pop dreamers.
Bands we've played with:
American Mars
Andrew Kuchon
Annette Walowicz (Serenity Court/The Swamp Sisters)
Anthony Retka
Apple Trees & Tangerines
The Beggars
Big Livy
Blase Splee
Brad Nash
Caleb Travers & Big City Lights
Chad Lee Williams
Cotton Lilly
The Croff Family Band
Dan John Miller (Blanche)
Dave Lawson (The Sights/The Pop Project)
The Divine Comedians
Desolation Angels
Elle & The Fonts
Emily Gustafson (Serenity Court)
Fidrych
Friendly Foes
The Handgrenades
Hellen
Il Segreto String Quartet
Illy Mack
Indian Guides
The INterior Project
JGraves
Jameson Blade
The Jaye Thomas Band
The Jesus Chainsaw Massacre
Last Tourist
Lettercamp
Madame XD
Mega~Weedge
Michael Mars
Mick Bassett
Morseville Bridge
The Nick Strange Band
Paper White
Philo-San
Peggy Sue
The Prime Ministers
Serenity Court
Sey Lui
Sh! The Octopus
shoe*
Sky Larkin
The Sisters Lucas
Snakes & Ladders
Speedy Greasy
Steve McCauley (Scarlet Oaks)
The Sundresses
The Vamps
THTX
Trick 9
Vintage Grand
Wool & Water
Formed in the summer of 2007 and and transformed through the bleakest of Michigan winters, the deceivingly familiar music of Darling Imperial is all at once moving, urgent, and, most clearly at the core, innocent. From full arrangements to the sparsest of melodic pieces, Darling Imperial's indie rock-tinged reverie transforms the most somber of sentiments and melancholy to cloudbursts of sweet nostalgia.
PRESS ABOUT DARLING IMPERIAL "Darling Imperial are a rock 'n' roll Swiss Army knife...With so many different styles and musical paths coalescing, barrel rolls through numerous styles (new wave, indie, art-punk, soul, pop) would be inevitable, but the key is how tight they are, on record and live." -- Real Detroit Weekly
"Driven, melodic goodness played with an unpretentious panache, passion and precision..." -- The Metro Times
"...a slight shoegaze feel mixed with a teaspoon of alt-country...Sarah Sadovsky has a tinge of Chrissie Hynde...like Slowdive meets Old 97’s meets The Pretenders." -- IdDream.com
"...[A] strong emphasis on the delicate yet powerful vocals of singer Sarah Sadovsky. Their sound is reminiscent of Feist, Frida Hyvonen or Stereolab but with a slight twist." -- Girl in Germany
"...the stunning voice of singer Sarah Sadovsky is brought to life by the inviting, melodic music that brings out a range of emotions through every song." -- localmusiclife.com
"...a new project of some Detroit veterans, boasts an amazing lead singer by the name of Sarah Sadovsky. Imagine White Chalk album-era PJ Harvey, mixed with a little Tori Amos, but certainly not as old or weird." -- Detroit Riot
PRESS ABOUT 'I KNOW EVERYONE YOU KNOW' "At its core, it has the soul, throaty growl and stage-side fist clenched feeling of those garage days, but reaching back to the jangly-fied melody-heavy rock of 60’s brit-pop. Take all this tambourine-tapped, hand-clapped, head-bopped goodness and give it the wings of classic 80’s new-wave college rock and add in rocket power of those burning grimace, pedal-pushed guitar solos and you get quite a swirled serum decanted into the cracks of this 6-song EP...it’s a wide arc of ideas, styles and talents coalescing" -- Deep Cutz
Benefit for my Dad on September 27, 2009 Hi Everyone, My Father Peter Aguayo passed away on Tuesday 9-8-2009. He was a Steelworker for 30 years. The company he worked for went Bankrupt and they took his Life Insurance and Medical as well. I am trying to raise enough money to give him a proper burial. Please find it in your heart to come out to the Benefit, he so deserves it. There will be 5-6 AWESOME bands. The bands that are already booked for the show are: The Midnight Rendezvous, StellarDrive & Bazooka Jones. Special Guests: Charlie Allen Martin (Bob Seger) & Psychild - Robert Noll, Tyuawn Brown (A Michael Jackson Impersonator) and Bruce Race (Charlie Chaplin Impersonator). Location is: Scott Lake Banquet Center (Located inside the Waterford Elks) 2100 Scott Lake Road. Waterford, MI 48328 Admission is $20.00 Benefit will start at 2pm and will end at 10pm, or later. 50/50 Raffle Door Prizes Cash Bar & Food Auction Items The Benefit will also be filmed by Comcast for my friend Big L's The Music Room TV Show. This will be a great time and it's for a great cause. I am also trying to raise awareness to the retiree's that they should not assume that they are taken care of, this is happening to people every day. It has been devestating due to the company's Bankruptcy, my Father hasn't been buried yet. Hope to see you there. More info to follow as it becomes available. Thank you for your thoughts and prayers. Help us Honor our Dad, he was a son, a husband and a wonderful Human Being. God Bless Jer & Angel
Hey! Thanks for accepting our friend request. I personally added you because I saw you were from michigan and we have a show this friday @ The Beat Cafe July 24th! In Warren Michigan! Would you be interested in going? Check out our music then let me know x]
Hey Darling Imperial, we need your help with the “89X Im with the band” contest. Come out to the show @ TNT’S July 23rd and cast your vote for Core Effect at the door, If you can’t make it to the show then be sure to visit www.myspace.com/89ximwiththeband where you can vote once every 24 hours starting July 17th.
Chicago Bands and Entainers we are looking to fill some spots in upcoming event show. If you are looking to get in some clubs and festivals please email us.
please do me a HUGE favor, click the link below to go the the web site to vote for my band and also to check out our brand new song "sweet marie"!
you dont have to sign up for anything, just 2 clicks your done!! please pass this along, its for us to win 10,000 bucks and a record deal! you can vote everyday till next thurs and i would appriciate it if you told your friends to help!
thanks!
michael
ps the battle is next thursday, hope to see you there
