Last night the dirty south made an appearance at Mercury Lounge in NYC. Newcomers Cage The Elephant are an old fashioned breed; hailing from Bowling Green, Kentucky their sound is reminiscent of the late 70’s era of rock and roll and their performance style is distinctly Iggy Pop.
Making up for the sparse turn out of their NYC debut, the young five-piece is talented enough to fill the spaces in-between. Their music is loud and rich-perhaps a bit too much so for the tiny confines of Mercury. However, I can see it translating geniusly to an outdoor arena and truly believe they will be a crowd favorite at Bonnaroo.
After seeing them live there is no doubt that these boys love their music. Their show includes very little audience interaction, which is fine because it’s not for lack of performance skill; but rather because they obviously go inside their lyrics, and riffs, and drum lines. Keep an eye open for these guys, the buzz is only going to keep growing…written by B
8 responses so far ↓
1 // Jun 25, 2007 at 5:58 am
this band fucking sucks
2 Lily // Aug 31, 2007 at 7:19 am
Oooooohhhhh, I love that song! Those guys just rock! I would promote myself much more online if I were them (like the Arctic Monkeys ;-))
Cheers, grand stuff!
3 Jett White // Sep 11, 2007 at 4:03 pm
Cage the elephant is the answer everyones been looking for…. ” who’s gonna put a stop
to all this crap on radio and music tv…. the answer my friend is .. ” Cage the elephant “
4 Coach U // Sep 19, 2007 at 2:18 am
I believe in this band, their ‘brotherwood’, their work ethic, their show.
Go rock!!! You’ve earned it. All others, enjoy the ride on the Elephant. Only the name is ‘Caged’!!!
U
5 Melissa // Oct 13, 2007 at 12:57 am
Yay Cage The Elephant!!!
They’re finally making a name for Bowling Green!!! =D
I can’t wait for a home town show. =]
6 Melissa // Oct 13, 2007 at 1:14 am
Also, please don’t refer to BG as the “dirty south” we’re not THAT southern.
7 Ramsey // Dec 17, 2007 at 5:38 pm
AWESOME - Love cage the elephant - even better live - SEE THEM NOW
8 joey1001 // May 18, 2008 at 10:00 am
the song is really good just cant get a good copy can some one recomend a web site or somthing
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