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On the 7th of December, the band The Boxer Rebellion will be playing at the Melkweg concert venue. The meeting with their fans in this city will be at 8pm and the tickets cost 30,80 euros per person.
The Boxer Rebellion is a musical institution for all alternative rock and indie lovers. The were formed in 2001 by the American singer Nathan Nicholson, the Australian guitarist Todd Howe and the British drummer and bassist Piers Hewitt and Adam Harrison respectively.
Despite that their music is considered an exponent of alternative rock, the influence of classic American rock is undeniable. They´re also influenced by fundamental bands of the last few decades, like Radiohead and sounds like britpop and indie rock. Their music is solid and has that charm of a well done piece of work, made with care, where distortions are in precise music tempos, reminding the spectators of the character of their interpretations.
Their latest album, ´The Cold Still´, released on iTunes in February of this year, was mixed and produced by Ethan Johns at Real Worlds Studios. This success has launched them to stardom on a global scale, despite that it´s been 6 years of production of albums and singles. Maybe one of the reasons of their success is due to the mix of their rigorous musical work with the unmistakeable voice of Nicholson, who shines both in the studio and on stage.
The story of this band is very interesting. Nicholson, after his mother´s death, went to London to meet Todd Howe, who he´d met through a musical network on the internet. This gave way to a band which attracted the drummer Piers Hewitt, who had recently graduated in the London School of Music and had concerns to get involved in a band. The first attempt of the band was Slippermen, which didn´t go far and ended up in oblivion, despite that they managed to record a single and an EP.
It was necessary that they gave themselves the job of carefully revising their music, improving it and giving sounds to their own songs, as well as creating a whole architecture of aesthetic and musical concepts, to the point where they changed their name so that it attracted their early fans and the new ones as well so that they could distinguish themselves in the competitive world of alternative rock bands. That´s how the name The Boxer Rebellion managed to install itself on the musical scene around the world.
Today, The Boxer Rebellion has a privileged spot. In 2009 they were even invited to put music to the film ´Going the distance´, filmed in New York, which stars Justin Long and Drew Barrymore, directed by Nanette Burstein. During this year, the band has had to cancel various tours due to personal problems and excess of work, so this concert in Amsterdam is one of the few that´s still on schedule for their tour.
For more information: http://www.melkweg.nl/artikelpagina.jsp?language=nederlands&batchno=7&offset=72&artikelid=222771&disciplineid=muziek&agendaitemid=222774
A great idea is to relax this end of year in a city where life goes to the rhythm of pedaling. So rent apartments in Amsterdam in good time and book your tickets for this concert. I promise you won´t regret it.
Translated by: aleixgwilliam
