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Victorian Halls
Indie / Garage / Powerpop



CHICAGO, Illinois
United States

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Last Login:  7/13/2009
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Member Since11/11/2004
Band Members

Sean Lenart - Vocals/Guitar
Carlos Luna - Piano
Mike Tomala - Drums
Burns Shotwell - Bass
Sounds Like

If Cursive sucker punched Death From Above 1979, while The Blood Brother ran to get help.



"I am interested in this kinda thing. Like the piano with the screaming combo...keep playing up the theatrical style, I find that the most fun. Hoorahh!"
- Tim Kasher, Cursive and The Good Life

"I like the twisted carnivalesque quality to the songs. Chaotic yet controlled; the piano is a nice touch amid all the craziness"
- Doug Brod, Editor of Spin Magazine

"High strung theatrical sound, vocals that surely have range, moments when we can all join in and sing, punchy and tight, (like) the sounds of Saturday night.
- Perry Farrell, Godfather of Lollapalooza and Jane's Addiction

"Victorian Halls tunes jerk, whirl, rip, roar, and squeal their way into your subconsciousness...outlandishly complex and unpredictable...Our guess is that over the course of the next few months you will be seeing and hearing a whole goddamn lot about this peculiar new band."
-Babysue

"[A band that] verge on the side of brilliance."
- Punktastic

"Raging, dramatic post-punk"
- Plug In Magazine

"Victorian Halls is a band that has a lot going for them"
- Rockfreaks

"A lot of screech [and] a fair amount of rhythmic brilliance... Victorian Halls brings the noise with exceptional style."
- Aiding & Abetting

"An exciting burst of crazed energy... herky-jerky outbursts of emotional excitement [with] guitar frenzied wailing and grating. If you bought Chiodo's newest release Bone Palace Ballet and was disappointed, then trade it in for a copy of Victorian Halls' Springteen."
- FakeTrain

"Victorian Halls bring a healthy dose of pop sensibility with grand pianos, acrobatic vocals and hard working drums in SpringTeen"
- WonkaVision

"[Victorian Halls are] so unique in their frenzy that, for a select few, the noise is worthwhile and bordering on genius... Those who love it will love the hell out of it."
- Redefine Magazine







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   Upcoming Shows ( view all )
Jul 10 2009 5:30P
The Korova w/ These Green Eyes Morris, Illinois
Jul 11 2009 7:30P
Rhino’s w/ These Green Eyes Bloomington, Indiana
Jul 15 2009 5:30P
Club 789 w/ These Green Eyes Jackson, Michigan
Jul 16 2009 7:00P
The Modern Exchange w/ These Green Eyes Southgate, Michigan
Jul 17 2009 7:00P
Mixtape Venue w/ These Green Eyes Grand Rapids, Michigan
Jul 18 2009 7:00P
Help Book TBA, Indiana
Jul 31 2009 5:00P
Hot Topic Acoustic In-Store Aurora, Illinois
Aug 6 2009 6:00P
Mojoes w/Fear Before Orland Park, Illinois
Aug 15 2009 6:00P
Music at the Mall w/Miapolo Keokok, Iowa
Aug 16 2009 7:00P
Ames Progressive w/Miapolo Ames, Iowa
Sep 13 2009 4:00P
Jaguar Club w/Alesana & The Bled Lemont
Sep 25 2009 6:30P
Trinity Community Center Roselle

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   About Victorian Halls










The Chicago four-piece have an uncanny knack for constructing gleaming, crystalline, compact pop gems ... and then going after them with an axe like Jack Nicholson. They build the museum-worthy sculpture, and then dash it to the ground, manically laughing their heads off the whole time. It's the musical equivalent of a Pollock painting – a vibrant, technicolor, utterly uninhibited work devised by either a genius or a madman. It's hard to discern which, and it doesn't much matter anyway.

The poet laureates of Chicago's skid row, VICTORIAN HALLS are the rare type of band that exist in the little space where art and punk meet - the type of band that can blend unadulterated pop songwriting with wailing Banshee-like vocals to create a strangely magical, vaudevillian wonder like their new seven song EP, Springteen.

"We write pop songs," singer/guitarist Sean Lenart plainly states, "but they're really noisy and lyrically overt, and kind of jarring. It's not simply generalized feelings over familiar chord progressions... Basically, your mother wouldn't like this band." Then again, nobody's mother liked THE BEATLES when they first landed either.

The result speaks for itself. In the Spin Magazine-sponsored Music Nation contest, the band made quite the impression, finishing second out of thousands of entries, and in doing so garnered praise from some big names - Perry Farrell of JANE'S ADDICTION called VICTORIAN HALLS' music a "high-strung theatrical sound ... punchy and tight, the sound of Saturday night." CURSIVE'S Tim Kasher praised the band's "theatrical style," while Spin editor Doug Brod noted a "twisted carnivalesque quality." The band also nabbed second prize on MTV2's "On The Rise" contest, despite receiving over 126,000 votes – both amazing accomplishments for a band that makes TRL-worthy songs and then burns them to the ground.

In a city that spawned FALL OUT BOY, THE PLAIN WHITE T'S, and THE ACADEMY IS…, VICTORIAN HALLS have learned that making art for art's sake doesn't always earn you a date with Ashlee Simpson, but does get you a boatload of critical acclaim and a rabid fan base that sticks by you for all the right reasons. And frankly, when you're in a band that sounds way more like THE BLOOD BROTHERS than THE JONAS BROTHERS, you define success in entirely different terms. Terms like, in Lenart's words, "Being able to piss people of by not wearing eye liner, playing a packed venue and being the only unsigned band there and then having people lining up to take pictures and sign autographs, convincing people that if white pants worked in 'A Clockwork Orange,' they can work for anyone ..."

Appropriately enough, "A Clockwork Orange" may just be the best metaphor for VICTORIAN HALLS – a bunch of musical droogs wandering the streets of America, committing acts of musical ultraviolence for their own pleasure (not to mention the pleasure of their ever-increasing fanbase). Of course, sometimes the ultraviolence takes on a more literal definition.

As was the case with "Clockwork's" infamous "aversion technique," it's damn near impossible to take your eyes of VICTORIAN HALLS for one second. Nor would you want to, because if they don't bludgeon you, their music surely will.


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Jul 13 2009 7:42 AM

HELLO COMO ESTAS AQUI SALUDANDOTE COMO ESTAS ??? ESPERO GENIAL FELIZ INICIO DE SEMANA DE DONDE ERES ???? SALUDITOS
Basement on A Hill





Jul 13 2009 4:49 AM

Hey!

we just put up a new blog and a preview from a song off our upcoming cd.

check it out and let us know what you think?

--
matt
Karrigan (New Song SWYLO!)





Jul 13 2009 2:16 AM

We're going to be debuting a brand new song on our MySpace tonight at midnight!!! Check it out and let us know what you think!

Love, Karrigan
La Folie





Jul 13 2009 1:58 AM

LA FOLIE at the plugedy plugedy Plug!

Playing a show at The Plug Saturday 18th of July supporting The Unfortunate Incident on their album launch.

Nicks knocked outa sweet poster again so even if you cant make it i hope you enjoy this...




Love Mannie La Folie
gabbuhh!





Jul 13 2009 12:05 AM

ayeeeee. (:
i misss you guysss.
IM BLESSED AND I KNOW IT





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Jul 11 2009 8:33 PM

"Give of yourself as the Angels do,
and wonderful things will come to you."

Take care and God bless you
~Casey~
Daniel





Jul 11 2009 8:18 PM

your ep/tshirt thing that i bought,
really quite enjoy your music now,
i enjoy all of the tracks and when i get
a chance i will introduce my friends to it. :)
HOODROCKERS!(SOUNDS OF SUMMER VOL.1 NOW UP)





Jul 11 2009 7:51 PM

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Jul 11 2009 7:42 AM

Drop by the one and only Saturday Night Open Mic in Chicago at
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1931 N. Milwaukee Ave
10pm til 3am
Hosted by Phil Circle
Acoustic Music All Night for FREE!
Chilled Monkey Brains starts tour Thursday!





Jul 10 2009 8:45 PM

CHECK OUT OUR SUMMER TOUR DATES!!

7/9 - Tallahassee, FL
7/10 - Pensacola, FL
7/11 - Metairie, LA
7/12 - Gulfport, MS
7/13 - Jackson, MS
7/14 - Birmingham, AL
7/15 - Memphis, TN
7/16 - Knoxville, TN
7/17 - Peachtree City, GA
7/18 - Lawrenceville, GA
7/19 - Atlanta, GA
7/20 - Dalton, GA
7/21 - Gainesville, FL
7/22 - Sanford, FL
7/23 - Tampa, FL
7/24 - Orlando, FL
7/25 - Jacksonville, FL

CHECK OUR MYSPACE FOR DETAILS!!!

XOXO - CMB
HORRORAVENUE.NET





Jul 10 2009 4:28 PM

Metal Mergence Saturday at Reggies. Hell Yeah!!!
antonio meze





Jul 10 2009 2:31 PM

nice work
ncha; iCe c0Ld





Jul 10 2009 7:27 AM

well. do u know Bali?
u sud visit indonesia someday. its pretty cool, esp Bali.
wel jst.. let me know if u want to visit indonesia. id give u wonderful tour LOL.
OH·amanda!





Jul 10 2009 6:34 AM

deal deal! you can be my tongue ring and i'll be your fake facial hair ;D

great tunes boys :)
puppehhh.





Jul 10 2009 6:14 AM

We really have loved your guys music for like a year and half now, keep it up! (: and check out our new songs and demos!
ACTION ITEM-WE PLAY AT @2:30 ON SIDE STAGE 1 TODAY





Jul 9 2009 10:10 PM

hey waddup! how've you been?

btw, we're on tour right now so if we're in the area you should come to a show. check out the dates!

Luis from The Secret Handshake remixed our new song "Boy With The Microphone" and it's available now only on iTunes. So check it out if you'd like! We're still unsigned and being on the road is tough, so any help would be so amazing<3! Here's the link for it: bit.ly/GapGs


-Brian
ACTION ITEM
Farewell To False Love (NOW ON iTUNES)





Jul 9 2009 5:00 PM

Hey, hows it going? I just wanted to let you know that our ep is now on iTunes!!!! Woo hoo!!! I know you probably have an old iTunes gift card laying around, and what better way to spend it then on us! :)

Come to our page and click on the iTunes link in the left collumn. It'd mean the world to us! (We're saving up our money to record our next ep, so we really appreciate all the help we can get!)
Haleyy <3 cody





Jul 9 2009 7:54 AM

Happy Birthday Carlos:D!! sorry ima little late heh.
<3
Lindbergh Skies(Two new cuts!!)





Jul 9 2009 5:01 AM

Hey we recorded two new songs at our buddys pad up in barstow check em out =)
<3jeff
●Amanda●N●German●





Jul 9 2009 12:33 AM

HAPPY BIRTHDAY CARLOS!!!!
YOUR MY COUSIN
N
I LOVE YOU

LOVE
AMANDA
shann.





Jul 9 2009 12:04 AM

<3
Kellie





Jul 8 2009 11:21 PM

**whispers** shh i like you.

i am really sad i cannot go to your show in morris on friday. my friends played at the korova once. i love their floor. o.O
anyway, i'm gonna try to see you guys in august at mojoe's.

how've you been anyway?
~kellie
♫ MELODY♫ @The Korova 7/16 for Aux Sable Embers





Jul 8 2009 11:19 PM

HAPPY BIRTHDAYYYYYYYY, CARLOS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hope you're day is wonderful!

P.S. I didn't know you guys have a show like 15 minutes from me on the 10th?!?!? grrrrr. Maybe I will go see you guys acoustic in Aurora? Yeah? :]
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