Past shows
09/19/2008 - w/Tim Berne’s Bloodcount @ Issue Project Room
Brooklyn, New York
Description:Bloodcount (w/ Michael Formanek, Chris Speed, Jim Black, Marc Ducret)…broadcasted on WFMU, curated by Bethany Ryker
——————————————————————————–
07/06/2008 - Columbia Radio-Live Constructions Show
Manhattan, New York
——————————————————————————–
07/05/2008 - w/ Period,Stats (Formerly Stay Fucked),No Courage @ 248 BS
Brooklyn, New York
——————————————————————————–
07/04/2008 - Weird fest @The Whitehaus
Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts
Description:Truman Peyote, Many Mansions, Great Whales, Atomfoam/Morganshaker + many more 12
——————————————————————————–
07/03/2008 - w/ Forbes Grahm, Howard Stelzer, Brendan Murray, Space Faces - Middle East
Cambridge, Massachusetts
——————————————————————————–
07/02/2008 - Cory’s Barn w/ Fat Worm of Error, Fashion People, Moscow Mule
Gill, Massachusetts
——————————————————————————–
07/01/2008 - w/Pon de Replay at Labsynthe
Montreal, Quebec
——————————————————————————–
06/30/2008 - The Avant-Garde Bar
Ottawa, Ontario
——————————————————————————–
06/29/2008 - The Boat
Toronto, Ontario
——————————————————————————–
06/28/2008 - The Trumbullplex
Detroit, Michigan
——————————————————————————–
06/27/2008 - Dreamland Theater
Ypsilanti, MI
——————————————————————————–
06/26/2008 - Lemp Arts w/Animal City/ Sleep State/ Dinofight!
St. Louis, Missouri
——————————————————————————–
06/25/2008 - The Void
Lexington, Kentucky
——————————————————————————–
06/24/2008 - Legion of Doom
Columbus, Ohio
——————————————————————————–
06/23/2008 - Tower 2012
Cleveland, Ohio
Description:w/ The X Bolex and Fluxmonkey
——————————————————————————–
06/22/2008 - Belvedere’s
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
——————————————————————————–
06/20/2008 - Photo West Gallery
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
——————————————————————————–
06/16/2008 - w/ Zs & French Erection @ The Green Line
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
——————————————————————————–
06/05/2008 - w/ DYSRHYTHMIA @ Johnny Brenda’s
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
——————————————————————————–
02/22/2008 - The Black Lodge WORKSHOP + SHOW (SOR)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Description:we will also be holding a widely open & multifaceted workshop/discussion for this event, before the actual show itself begins. also playing: dretime, ryan jewell, 7 twins, the black lodge ensemble
——————————————————————————–
02/10/2008 - w/ People, Child Abuse, and Bassoon @ Death by Audio
Brooklyn, New York
——————————————————————————–
11/10/2007 - *RECORD RELEASE SHOW* @AKA Music
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
——————————————————————————–
11/09/2007 - *RECORD RELEASE SHOW* w. Yukon, Bad News Bats, Snowstorm @PI LAM
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
——————————————————————————–
10/17/2007 w. RUINS, MADE IN MEXICO, WZT HEARTS @The Vacuum
Philadelphia, pa
——————————————————————————–
09/15/2007 - Clark Park Festival
Phila., Pennsylvania
——————————————————————————–
09/07/2007 - Siren Records
Doylestown, Pennsylvania
Description:with:THE MINOR TIMES, ENGINEER, WAR PIGS
——————————————————————————–
08/25/2007 - The Albatross’ Nest
New Brunswick, New Jersey
Description:w/Black Albatross, Dystrophy
——————————————————————————–
08/24/2007 - House Show
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Description: w/Icon Gallery
——————————————————————————–
08/23/2007 - w. CLAN OF THE CAVEBEAR @ Bela Dubby
Lakewood, Ohio
Description:w/Clan of the Cave Bear, Giants of Gender
——————————————————————————–
08/22/2007 - Bohemian National Home
Detroit, Michigan
——————————————————————————–
08/21/2007 - @Tranzac
Toronto, Ontario
Description:w/ Etaoin Shrdlu, I Have Eaten The City, Strachan/Vorvis
——————————————————————————–
08/20/2007 - w. Lullatone (japan) @Soundlab
Buffalo, New York
——————————————————————————–
08/19/2007 - Cory’s Barn
Gill, Massachusetts
——————————————————————————–
08/18/2007 - Lit Lounge
New York City, New York
Description:w/I Love You Airlines, I Farm, Carrigan
——————————————————————————–
08/17/2007 - w/ NAUTICAL ALMANAC, BHOB RAINEY, JIVE NATION @The Rotunda
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Description:NAUTICAL ALMANAC, NORMAL LOVE, BHOB RAINEY, BRING IT INSIDE with JIVE NATION
——————————————————————————–
08/16/2007 - @ Current Gallery
Baltimore, Maryland
Description:w/Yukon, Leprechaun Catering, Ravi Binning, Wax and Wane
——————————————————————————–
04/27/2007 with: PLOTKIN/WYSKIDA (1/2 of KHANATE) + Ettrick @Avant Gentlemens Lodge
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Description:Plotkin/Wyskida with James Plotkin, el. guitar Tim Wyskida, drums (1/2 of KHANATE) + Ettrick (Bay Area blackened free jazz assault)
——————————————————————————–
04/14/2007 - Jesse Krakow’s 30th Birthday Ganghouse Groove!!! @The Lucky Cat (Williamsburg)
Brooklyn, New York
Description: Friendly Bears, Giggle The Ozone - solo, Normal Love, George Korein - solo, Period (Charlie Looker & Mike Pride), Y2Keith - solo, Blastex - duet, Time of Orchids, Jesse Krakow - solo
——————————————————————————–
04/10/2007 - POPPED! Festival Day 2 @AVANT GENTLEMEN’S LODGE
Philly, Pennsylvania
Description:First Annual Philadelphia POPPED! Festival. Stinking Lizaveta Grandchildren Barking Spiders Normal Love Bear is Driving
——————————————————————————–
03/29/2007 - w/ Two Ton Boa & 31 Knots @Siren Records
Doylestown, Pennsylvania
——————————————————————————–
03/23/2007 - w/ Them, Roaringtwenties [chicago] (Beers lecture Hall, ESU)
East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania
Description:Billy Mack House Productions presents: March, 23 2007: Them, Roaring Twenties (Chicago) + Normal Love
——————————————————————————–
03/07/2007 - with: DAUGHTERS and CHINESE STARS @1st Unitarian Church (R5)
philadelphia, Pennsylvania
——————————————————————————–
02/16/2007 - AQUARIUS FEST ‘07 @Danger! Danger!
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Description:KING KONG DING DONG, BEAR IS DRIVING, DIVIDED LIKE A SAINT’S, NORMAL LOVE, GRANDCHILDREN, PONY PANTS, BIG A little a, WEASEL WALTER QUARTET, GENGHIS TRON
——————————————————————————–
02/09/2007 - THE STONE with Mary Halvorson Trio
New York, New York
Description: Mary Halvorson Trio: Mary Halvorson (guitar) John Hebert (bass) Ches Smith (drums) 10 pm NORMAL LOVE
——————————————————————————–
12/16/2006 - Super Avant Mega Show: w/ Ocrilim, Dysrhythmia, Zs + 5 more! @Avant Gentlemens Lodge
West Philly, Pennsylvania
Description:Dark Forces Swing Blind Punches - daylong festival devoted to visceral progressive music. performers: Ocrilim (Mick Barr of Orthrelm), Dysrhythmia, Zs, Yukon, Child Abuse, Stay Fucked, Knot Feeder (feat. Mike Banfield, ex-Don Caballero), Normal Love and Calabi Yau.
——————————————————————————–
11/05/2006 - Danger Danger w/ Jive Nation + tons of awesome touring bands
West Philly, Pennsylvania
Description:Copper Press Presents: Instrumental Quarter (Italy), PDX’s Black Elk + more BLACK ELK, INSTRUMENTAL QUARTER (Italy), MAPS & ATLASES, FATAL FLYING GUILLOTEENS, THE SOUTH JERSEY SEASHORE LIFEGUARD CONVENTION BAND, JIVE NATION
——————————————————————————–
10/28/2006 - 409 House: HALLOWEEN COSTUME PARTY SHOW!!!! w/ Voodoo Economics + more & DJ’s
philadelphia, PA
Description:Voodoo Economics, Normal Love, Accidental Occurrence, Purple Rhinestone Eagle! Puppet Show! DJs! Beer! COSTUME PRIZES!
——————————————————————————–
10/16/2006 - the Avant Gentlemen’s Lodge w/ Cheer Accident and Make a Rising
philadelphia, PA
Description:Cheer Accident / Make a Rising / NORMAL LOVE / + one more TBA
——————————————————————————–
10/15/2006 - The Red and Black w/ Cheer Accident and Make a Rising
Washington, DC
Description:Cheer Accident / Make A Rising / NORMAL LOVE
——————————————————————————–
08/26/2006 - The Red Room @Normal’s Books & Records
Baltimore, MD
——————————————————————————–
08/25/2006 - Lava Lounge
Philadelphia, PA
Description:NORMAL LOVE / SNACKS (b-more) / DRUMS LIKE MACHINE GUNS / CLOWN FOOD
——————————————————————————–
06/19/2006 - Big Pink
Philadelphia, PA
Description:Animental, Pyramid $keem, Dave Fishkin + A.T (buddyship), Mother Mime, NORMAL LOVE
——————————————————————————–
05/26/2006 - DANGER! DANGER!
Philadelphia, PA
Description:THE AMOEBA MEN, ROCKET SURGERY, CARS WILL BURN, DEATH MATTEL, NORMAL LOVE
——————————————————————————–
05/05/2006 - Broad Street Ministry
Philadelphia, PA
Description:
The Philadelphia Composers Society Presents: SOMETHING NEW: An Evening of New Works By Philadelphia Composers
new works by: Alex Nagle, Joseph Whitt, Dustin Hurt, Mark Jurcisin, Benjamin Blazer, and Michael Galganski
1. Alex Nagle’s FLITTERMICE OF ELD alex nagle, e. guitar evan lipson, e.bass dave smolen, electronics —
2. Benjamin Blazer’s SUSTENANCE for UNACCOMPANIED DOUBLE BASS tim knowles- double bass —
3. Mark Jurcisin’s PNEUMOPLASM composition for electronic sound —
4. Joseph Whitt’s 33RD PARALLEL dan peterson, sax patrick hughes, trumpet larry toft, trombone joe whitt, double bass eli litwin, batterie —
5. Michael Galganski’s TONALITEM , Movement 1 flute, rachael smith clarinet, erica bloznik oboe, laura ann ross bassoon, colleen hood horn, amanda smith —
6. Dustin Hurt’s SEVERE CONFECTION performed by NORMAL LOVE carlos santiago, violin alex nagle, electric guitar amnon freidlin, e. guitar evan lipson, e. bass eli litwin, percussion
Signal to Noise article
We have a small feature in the new issue of Signal To Noise (issue #50, Summer 2008). It’s out now. Here is the link to our article by Shaun Brady: Normal Love in Signal To Noise
0COMMENTS
In a Violent Way: Paperthinwalls review
Paperthinwalls.com has written up a track review of “Severe Confection” — read it. If you don’t know the jam, you can stream and/or download it there.
1COMMENTS
CSection CD release!
Our own Alex Nagle’s solo CD, under the CSection monitor is coming out at the end of the year on Malleable Recs.
A free show to celebrate the release is set for Saturday, Dec. 29 in Philadelphia.
0COMMENTS
Album is on iTunes
After a slight delay, our album is now available via iTunes.
CD buyers, can get it directly from High Two.
0COMMENTS
Phawker tells the truth
… about “Fried Jello”, Jew-Ricanism, and Lou Ferigno0-ishness.
Go to Phawker.com for the Five You Aren’t Supposed to Know About Normal Love.
0COMMENTS
CD out today!
Our self-titled debut is out now on High Two! Ask your local store.
You can go to High Two’s web site to buy it, or click the links below. High Two is offering a sale on its two new releases; buy the Normal Love CD with the brand-new His Name is Alive for $20.
 |
His Name Is Alive & Normal Love $20 Both new CDs for @20! |
 |
Normal Love $13 Normal Love |
0COMMENTS
CD Release Weekend!
We are playing two shows this weekend in Philadelphia to celebrate the release of our album. On Friday, Nov.9 we are playing at the Pi Lam House in West Philly. On Saturday, we are playing a free show at A.K.A. Music in Olde City at 7 p.m.
0COMMENTS