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Saint Motel to perform Oct. 11 at The Granada
▶ OMAR SANCHEZ
@OhMySanchez
Los Angeles-based alternative pop band Saint Motel, best known for breakthrough EP "My Type," will perform at The Granada Oct. 11.
The concert will be presented by Ones To Watch and 96.5 The Buzz. Saint Motel frontman A/J Jackson said it will be an experience that is set to bring an "emotional thrill ride" and an "adventure with intrigue and romance."
Bands JR JR and Weathers will be the night's opening acts. The concert will be in anticipation of the release of Saint Motel's new full-length album "saintmotelevision," coming out Oct.21.
The 10-track album will be picking up where "My Type" left off, Jackson said. It will be a "nice journey into some different musical elements from the band."
Alternative pop band Saint Motel, pictured above, will be performing at The Granada in Lawrence on Oct. 11. Photo courtesy of Atlantic Records
Be You" and lead single "Move" on The Today Show Oct. 21.
"We don't have a specific theme of the album. I think all the songs on the album are standalone, but they all work together in this album experience," he said.
Saint Motel will also be performing songs from its upcoming album such as "You Can
"We can play with the term 'retrofuturism," Jackson said. "We're mixing and combining things to hopefully come up with something novel and unique."
Photo courtesy of Atlantic Records
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This isn't something new for Saint Motel. Its music videos, which are self-directed, have consistently used technology to add hints of nostalgia that pervade through into their music. Examples include 2009's "Butch" and 2012's "Benny Goodman."
The band has recently performed the single on "The Late Late Show with James Corden."
Susannah Mitchell, a sophomore from Kansas
"We're not making music in the moment, we're hopefully making music that can exist forever," Jackson said. "We try to make music that you just like and are passionate about, and hopefully in it there's a sound that people will recognize as Saint Motel."
The music video, which features a 360-degree viewing experience compatible with virtual reality headsets, is one of the technological innovations Saint Motel is using to advance its music.
City, Mo. and passionate Saint Motel fan, seconds that notion. For her, there is a "high-energy" feeling in its music that even promotes a camaraderie within the concert-goers.
"I've made plans to go with about 20 different people, so the socialization aspect is something I'm really pumped about," she said. "I also really like Saint Motel because their music is pretty accessible to anyone who's into indie rock, or anything you'd hear on 96.5 The Buzz, and it's really lively and just easy to dance and sing along to."
Doors will open at 7 p.m. Tickets are available through The Granada's website and more information can be found on the event's Facebook page.
Album art for "saintmotelvisision," Saint Motel's newest album, due out Oct. 21.
Photo courtesy of Atlantic Records
Photo courtesy of Atlantic Records
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