New York's own soul-punk orchestra, the WORLD/INFERNO Friendship Society,
is blazing from Eastern Europe to the West Coast this summer to perform their red-eyed showtunes to the swarming punk-rock masses. The band is traveling with plenty of gusto and a new drummer: Brian Viglione of Boston cabaret-punk heroes The Dresden Dolls. Says Brian, “Swing dance, slam dance, sing your heart out, and waltz with a stranger out into the street after the show – that’s the kind of fun we’ll have.”
Fresh off of recording the followup to 2007’s Addicted to Bad Ideas: Peter Lorre’s 20th Century in Hoboken, NJ with Sean Slade and Paul Kolderie (Radiohead, The Pixies, The Dresden Dolls), the band is eager to introduce the new material to fans on both sides of the Atlantic. The new recordings stretch the band's stylistic versatility further in all directions, as quieter moments (“The Mighty Raritan,” “Burn and Scar”) are captured with more intimate nuance than ever before, while scorchingly intense up-tempo numbers like “Ladies & Gentlemen of the Road” see the group hit devastating new heights.
At eight pieces – wailing drums, three horns, two guitars, way too many teeth, a piano, and a singer soaked with wit, charisma, and humor – their songs so sweet and quicksilver beat promise to put you smack in the middle of the vaudeville circus you’ve always wished your life could be. The band’s tight musicianship and penchant for brewing up high-energy dance numbers are rooted in punk, but manifest themselves with flashes of Count Basie, Wilson Pickett, The Pogues, and Little Richard all out on a night-long bender.
THE WORLD/INFERNO is coming to your town! Full-time fighting friends to the friendless, the most successful scourge to the oppressors since Willie Sutton, they're riding a wave of sumptuous red wine straight into your hearts. Even if they have to buy the drinks themselves, they'll do it. Come see the circus play the dirty rock club, one night only! Come and waltz with the one you love.
“It's Halloween, it's 1933, we're all in Blade Runner, and the drinks are on the house. You have no excuse not to come out unless it is that you are a jerk. I don't think you're a jerk, I'll see you there...”
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Amazing Hallowmas!!! Jack, you're surprisingly light. I stopped you from falling off the stage at the end of Pumpkin Time, and lifted you up on stage to crowd surf during Weimar. Thanks for the memories
An absolutely wonderful show at the Grand Ball room tonight! The venue was the perfect location for you guys, hope you had as wonderful a night as I did!
Happy Hallowmas wishes from Berlin! Would be in New York right now if we weren't conducting our own little Devil's Ball in Köln this unholiest of unholy days! Raise hell friends!
As I approach the one year anniversary of my first world/Inferno show, I just want to say thanks for the memories and the music and letting the light shine a little brighter from having our eyes opened, you know? Of course included in this message is the compulsory "come to Richmond!" comment, but seriously, have fun at Hallowmas, even though I won't be able to make it this year. Hope to rock with you soon.
any chance of you guys coming back to the chameleon club in lancster, Pa sometime? I loved your concert and am envious of those in NY who can see you on Hallowmas......hope you tour here again soon! ~Marianne
