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The Faint Put on the Best Live Show for the Moneynew
There are a few things you need to know about the Faint live show: 1) It’s equal parts fascinating and dumb. 2) It’s become the best bang for your live-show buck. 3) Fans of the Faint don’t recognize the latter part of No. 1.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Brian McManus |
08-25-2008 |
Concerts
Vintage Dance-punk Band The Faint Still has the Movesnew
The Faint's fifth full-length release, Fasciinatiion, stands as a study in taking over the means of production—and at the same time, wrestling with the vagaries of technology.
New York Press |
Amre Klimchak |
08-18-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
The Faint Take Their Time in Search of Perfectionnew
The quintet's fifth disc, Fasciinatiion, is so perfectly danceable that it would hardly be surprising if the Faint had carefully charted each track out on a graph ahead of time.
The Georgia Straight |
Gregory Adams |
08-01-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Dance-Punk Gods Try Fame on Their Own Termsnew
The Faint's typical live audience is comprised of "goth kids and hardcore kids and regular adults that look like they just got off work," says keyboardist Jacob Thiele. "It's like this melting pot of weirdoes."
Phoenix New Times |
Michele Laudig |
11-15-2004 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: The Faint
The Faint Pads its Pants a Bit With Latest Releasenew
Wet From Birth, the third full-length from serrated synth-pop revivalists the Faint, is -- despite the title -- neither a birth nor rebirth for the Omaha-based quintet; it is a gestation.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Tony Ware |
10-14-2004 |
Reviews
Tags: The Faint, Wet From Birth
