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Video: Team Spirit – “Teenage Love”
Team Spirit has released the fourth installment of its five-part animated video series. The video for “Teenage Love” picks up where “Fuck the Beach” left off. The guys have been sent into space, and they have a pretty gnarly encounter with some extra-terrestrials.
Check out our interview with Team Spirit’s Ayad Al Adhamy for more on the video series.
Brooklyn indie-rockers smell like Team Spirit
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Photo gallery after the jump
When we finally arrived the band was in the middle of its soundcheck and it was immediately clear that this would be an interesting interview. As we waited toward the back of the venue, we had a brief exchange with Peace’s tour manager. After learning we were there to interview Team Spirit, her response was ominous: “Oh, lucky you. They’re characters.”
We could have gathered that much based on the band’s lighthearted, yet sometimes devious music. It is even more obvious when you watch the band’s set of tripped-out animated videos for the tracks off its recent EP.
Team Spirit’s frontman, Ayad Al Adhamy, has already accomplished quite a bit in his relatively short career. Al Adhamy was a founding member of Passion Pit, and–after graduating from Berklee College of Music–he started Black Bell Records and released the Joy Formidable’s acclaimed debut EP. That kind of early success usually leaves musician-types with a jaded, pretentious disposition, but Al Adhamy has an infectious enthusiasm about him and is one of the nicer guys you will encounter in this industry.
The band wrapped up its soundcheck, and the guys headed back to the green room to mack on some chicken wings. We got a chance to rap with Al Adhamy about the band’s upcoming full-length and Michael Jackson’s Moonwalker. Check it out after the jump.
Best Bets: Concerts you should probably check out
Shark Week will perform with Paperhaus at Rock & Roll Hotel Friday, June 7.
So, this week starts out pretty slow, but come Thursday, there are a ton of awesome shows to check out. Notably absent from this week’s Best Bets is Steez Promo’s Moonrise Festival. The EDM festival was due to rock Baltimore’s Sun Park this weekend, but permit issues forced the cancellation of the festival last week. Steez Promo has indicated that they are working to reschedule some of the Moonrise artists at different venues in the area this weekend, we will let you know when/if more information becomes available.
- Mon. 6/3 – Charli XCX @ U Street Music Hall, Washington, D.C.
- Tues. 6/4 – Best Coast @ 9:30 Club, Washington, D.C.
- Wed. 6/5 – Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs @ U Street Music Hall, Washington, D.C.
- Thurs. 6/6 – Beach House @ 9:30 Club, Washington, D.C.
- Thurs. 6/6 – Dirty River Boys @ Hill Country BBQ, Washington, D.C.
- Thurs. 6/6 – Mobb Deep @ Howard Theatre, Washington, D.C.
- Thurs. 6/6 – The National w/ Dirty Projectors @ Merriweather Post Pavilion, Columbia, Md.
- Fri. 6/7 – Andrew W.K. @ Empire, West Springfield, Va.
- Fri. 6/7 – Cut Copy @ 9:30 Club, Washington, D.C.
- Fri. 6/7 – Face to Face @ Black Cat, Washington, D.C.
- Fri. 6/7 – Paperhaus w/ Shark Week, Young Rapids @ Rock & Roll Hotel, Washington, D.C.
- Sat. 6/8 – Lissie @ U Street Music Hall, Washington, D.C.
- Sat. 6/8 – Peace w/ Team Spirit @ Rock & Roll Hotel, Washington, D.C.
- Sat. 6/8 – Portugal. the Man @ 9:30 Club, Washington, D.C.
- Sun. 6/9 – Solid Gold w/ Marijuana Deathsquads @ DC9, Washington, D.C.
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