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Heavy Young Heathens Plays NYC With Sleigh Bells, 9/8

By: Aug. 30, 2010
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Los Angeles based Heavy Young Heathens announced an NYC show on September 8 with Sleigh Bells and two California Fall shows, including a date with Jon Spencer, featuring the music from their recently released EP 'Make Room For the Youth.' 

For more information on the band, visit Johnny Cash) the Make Room For the Youth debuted at #3 on FMQB's Specialty Radio Charts. Listen to FMQB Top 5 Single "Shine"! "There's a great crop of new young bands ready to explode out of LA and Heavy Young Heathens are right there with the best" Nic Harcourt More music and press praise below! Heavy Young Heathens in LA and NYC Sept 8 - Don Hills - NY, NY w/ Sleigh Bells Sept 18 - The Mint - LA, CA w/ Taylor Locke & the Roughs, Electric Touch Oct 3 - Belly Up Tavern - Solana Beach, CA w/ Jon Spencer Blues Explosion More music from Heavy Young Heathens "Sha La La La La" from their self titled debut LP was featured as one of Buzz Band LA's Top Local Tracks of the Year - watch the video and grab the MP3! Another video from the debut, check out "Drawn From Memory" and watch HYH's live Groupee Session! Love for Heavy Young Heathens "Ladies and Gentlemen: Heavy Young Heathens" feature on MTV.com "Heavy Young Heathens recently came to my attention with a new EP that is just fantastic." WXPN "I was amazed by their skill and that two brothers, Aron and Robert Mardo, could deliver so much intense, face-melting rock. Go see Heavy Young Heathens. They'll kick your ass." The Vice Network "Every once in a while I'm rewarded for my diligence with an album that rises above the relentless stream of mediocrity digitally flowing my way. Heavy Young Heathens' self-titled debut is an aggressive attack of rock and/or roll tinged with a dash of psych here and an amphetamine blues riff there." Tankboy “Who cares who the other bands are, just go see this band that's finally back from a long US tour, so their chops will be up.” Future Sounds “American Primal Scream vibe.” Future Sounds - Record of the Week Who are Heavy Young Heathens? Brothers Aron and Robert Mardo have been making music together in various incarnations practically their whole lives. Feeling change in the air, they decided to do things a little bit off the beaten path they had become accustomed to, and they decided to record as a duo of just bass and drums. What at first felt odd to them quickly turned in to something that was more familiar then they could imagine. Heavy Young Heathens was born right then and a few months later, a record was finished and a U.S. tour was booked. The album independently made it’s way to the Top Spot of the FMQB Specialty Radio charts, and songs “Sha La La La La” and “Drawn From Memory” both charted Top 5. Just recently, the song “Jackie Come Lately” has been selected as the main theme song for MTV’s Ultimate Parkour Challenge. (Free Download: http://www.heavyyoungheathens.com/lp) New EP Make Room For Youth pairs Heavy Young Heathens with producer JP Bowersock (The Strokes, Julian Casablancas) and Mixer Ryan Hewitt (Red Hot Chili Peppers, Avett Brothers Johnny Cash). The pairing seemed to be the perfect match. Upon release in April of 2010, the 5-song e.p. debuted Top 5 on the FMQB Specialty Radio Charts and Top 20 on the Mediaguide Radio Charts. (Free Download: http://www.heavyyoungheathens.com) Forced to forge the Do-it-Yourself path of record making, touring and merchandising the appeal and ethics of this group is overwhelming, and infectious to all who come across them live and on record. http://www.heavyyoungheathens.com/ www.myspace.com/heavyyoungheathens " target="_blank">http://www.HeavyYoungHeathens.com.

Heavy Young Heathens' new video for "Jackie Come Lately" was named the "fiesty freshman" winner on mtvU last week.

Produced with the band by JP Bowersock (The Strokes/Ryan Adams/Julian Casablancas) and mixed by Ryan Hewitt (Red Hot Chili Peppers/Johnny Cash) the Make Room For the Youth debuted at #3 on FMQB's Specialty Radio Charts.

Heavy Young Heathens in LA and NYC
Sept 8 - Don Hills - NY, NY w/ Sleigh Bells
Sept 18 - The Mint - LA, CA  w/ Taylor Locke & the Roughs, Electric Touch
Oct 3 - Belly Up Tavern - Solana Beach, CA w/ Jon Spencer Blues Explosion

Brothers Aron and Robert Mardo have been making music together in various incarnations their whole lives. Feeling change in the air, they decided to record as a duo of just bass and drums. What at first felt odd to them quickly turned in to something that was more familiar then they could imagine.

Heavy Young Heathens was born right then and a few months later, a record was finished and a U.S. tour was booked. The album independently made it's way to the Top Spot of the FMQB Specialty Radio charts, and songs "Sha La La La La" and "Drawn From Memory" both charted Top 5. Just recently, the song "Jackie Come Lately" has been selected as the main theme song for MTV's Ultimate Parkour Challenge.

New EP 'Make Room For Youth' pairs Heavy Young Heathens with producer JP Bowersock (The Strokes, Julian Casablancas) and Mixer Ryan Hewitt (Red Hot Chili Peppers, Avett Brothers Johnny Cash). 

 

 




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