Catch Air Traffic Controller at Cat's Cradle Back Room

Boston-based band Air Traffic Controller will take on the Cat's Cradle Back Room stage on Monday, November 23.  This indie rock group gained their name from front man, David Munro, who served as a real-life air traffic controller for the US Navy.  He started developing his music while working this gig and discovered he had gained some faithful music fans upon his return to Boston.  Fast forward to 2009 and the band released their debut album, The One.  This release gained them attention by MTV, being nominated for "Best Break-Out Artist" and winning "Best Indie Rock Act" at the 2010 Boston Music Conference.

In 2011, their sophomore album, Nordo, was released.  Sticking with aircraft terms, Nordo refers to an aircraft that has radio failure while flying.  Analyze that for a minute and it's plain to see that the main focus of the album is relationships and all of the difficulties that accompany them.  Nordo contains all too relatable lyrics wrapped in catchy melodies and intricate harmonies. 

ATC is featured on Funny Or Die and is being played on a regular rotation at MTVU.  Get your week started right with Air Traffic Controller and Jared & The Mill at Cat's Cradle Back Room.  The show starts at 8 and is $17 at the door.  Check out the video for one of ATC's more recent singles, "The House."

Kopecky Release New Video Featuring Michael Ian Black

In Kopecky's new video for their latest single "Talk To Me", a cult run by vocalist/guitarist Gabe Simon consumes fellow singer Kelsey Kopecky and her family recruits Michael Ian Black to save her. Co-directed by Teddy Blanks and Alex Karpovsky from HBO's Girls, you can watch + share the cheeky new video courtesy of Funny or Die HERE.

"The story for the video developed when we first heard the lyrics of the chorus, 'Talk to me, tell me all your secrets cause I want to be everything you need,'" explained Karpovsky. "We immediately saw those words as being spoken by a charismatic cult leader to his followers. But the catchy, fun vibe of the song got in the way; we seem to have inadvertently created a very fun cult that gets to carry around cool light sculptures and dance their afternoons away next to a grand piano. Why would anyone want to escape a cult like that?"

"Talk To Me" is from Drug for the Modern Age, the second album from this Nashville-based six piece. The record takes the many shake-ups the band's endured over the past few years and turns them into inspiration for groove-driven, melody-heavy alt-pop that's intensely emotional and strangely exhilarating.

Formerly known as the Kopecky Family Band, the group looks at the effects of life-altering events on this record, such as the sudden loss of a loved one, divorce, and struggles with addiction, along with more joyful happenings like new love and marriage.

"Our goal was to talk about all these very serious things we were dealing with, but in a way that felt nothing like wallowing and more like standing triumphantly, or even dancing our way through it," Simon explained.

Fans can dance alongside the band on their upcoming tour dates, which can be found below.  Sadly, they won't be hitting the great state of North Carolina this time around, but stay tuned for more tour dates.

TOUR DATES

10/7 - Denver, CO - Lost Lake

10/9 - San Francisco, CA - Brick & Mortar Music Hall

10/10 - Portland, OR - Hawthorne Theatre & Lounge

10/11 - Seattle, WA - Sunset Tavern

10/14 - Salt Lake City, UT - Kilby Court

10/16 - Kansas City, MO - The Riot Room

10/23 - Minneapolis, MN - Triple Rock

10/24 - Indianapolis, IN - The Hi-Fi

10/25 - Chicago, IL - Schuba's

12/5 - Louisville, KY - Headliners Music Hall w/ Moon Taxi

12/6 - Akron, OH - Musica

12/7 - Baltimore, MD - The Metro Gallery

12/8 - Philadelphia, PA - Johnny Brenda's

12/9 - Allston, MA - Great Scott

12/10 - Brooklyn, NY - Rough Trade

12/11 - Charlottesville, VA - The Southern

12/18 - Birmingham, AL - Iron City w/ Moon Taxi

*Information courtesy of ATO Records