Anyone heard of Franz Ferdinand - The Band?

[supernova]

The Band, silly. :silly: Not Archduke Franz Ferdinand whose assassination started WWI.

I just heard about them on the radio this morning. What do you think? Are they worthwhile?

[northzax]

1. funny coincidence

I just heard about them on All Things Considered, sounded pretty good, actually.

[supernova]

2. ATC is probably

where I heard too. Yeah, they do sound pretty good! :thumbsup:

[GOPisEvil]

3. Heard of them!

I had a chance to see them at south by southwest this year, but I missed them. All reports are that they are pretty good.

[supernova]

4. Popular in the UK,

from listening to the NPR story this afternoon.

I .... err got some tracks... not illegally or anything... They are very danceable.

edit: I hope some of our UK DUers check in.

[GOPisEvil]

5. I almost bought the cd last week.

They were recommended by an Aussie woman I met at the festival. Too bad there was something else I wanted to see more, or I'd have checked them out. I should go back to the record store and give it a listen. Ahhh...pay day is Thursday. :7

[Screaming Lord Byron]

6. I've posted about them a couple of times.

But then I'm biased, they're from the same town I'm originally from. Despite that, they're damned good.

[Susang]

7. They were a block from my house on Friday

Empty Bottle had an unusual 7PM show featuring them. I noticed the higher than usual hipster quotient as I was scootering home from work. Unfortunately, I already had tickets to see the Proclaimers. :-)

[Whitacre D_WI]

8. You live a block from the Bottle?

Next time I'm down there, and too drunk to drive back to Wisconsin...


Don't be surprised if you find me passed out on your lawn! :P


I love the Empty Bottle. Best venue I've ever played.

[Susang]

10. You don't want to pass out on my front lawn

I live on the other side of Western, if you know what I mean. ;-)

[Whitacre D_WI]

11. Eh.

I've slept in worse places in Chicago.

[Susang]

12. I'll tell that to the guy who tried to ditch his gun in our mailbox

I'm sure he'll enjoy the company. ;-)

[Whitacre D_WI]

14. Two words:

FREE GUN!

[Whitacre D_WI]

9. I like the record. I won't go all orgasmic like Byron...

but they're pretty good.

[dawn]

13. Oh yeah! I love them.

I saw them last week when they came out to L.A. :) They are coming back to the U.S. in May, I think.