{"id":7518,"date":"2016-02-17T14:17:10","date_gmt":"2016-02-17T20:17:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/beintheloopchicago.com\/?p=7518"},"modified":"2016-02-17T14:19:21","modified_gmt":"2016-02-17T20:19:21","slug":"the-receiver-to-play-the-whistler-in-march","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/beintheloopchicago.com\/?p=7518","title":{"rendered":"The Receiver To Play Dates in Chicago This Spring"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Receiver<\/a>\u00a0is comprised of brothers Casey (keyboards, bass, vocals) and Jesse Cooper (drums, vocals). Formed in 2005, the brothers quickly expanded on ideas composed the previous year by Casey for his senior thesis in music composition studies at The Ohio State University. After a few live performances, the band was picked up by New York-based Stunning Models On Display Records.<\/p>\n

With the label\u2019s support, the band finished the recording of their debut album \u201cDecades\u201d in 2006 and celebrated its release later that year with extensive touring throughout North America.<\/p>\n

Formed in 2005 at The Ohio State University, The Receiver released its debut album,\u00a0Decades, in 2006 on the New York-based, Stunning Models On Display Records. The\u00a0duo returned with the sophomore offering, Length of Arms, in 2009 through Vital Music\u00a0Records.<\/p>\n

The Receiver is an incredibly active touring partnership, having played throughout North\u00a0America and sharing the stage with notable acts such as St. Vincent, Midlake, The Album\u00a0Leaf, Mono, Dawes, Royal Canoe, Maserati, Telefon Tel Aviv, Mr. Gnome and\u00a0Operators to name a few, as well as performing at 2014\u2019s CMJ Festival in New York.<\/p>\n

The brothers have been featured on MTV2\u2019s \u201cBands on The Rise,\u201d and have songs\u00a0included on the FX Network’s series, Dirt, as well as a number of independent shorts and\u00a0films.<\/p>\n

Once home, Casey began the near 2-year writing process for their follow-up album \u201cLength of Arms\u201d. The sophomore effort had its soft (digital-only) release in late 2009 on Vital Music Records.<\/p>\n

The band just released their latest album, “All Burn” in the summer of 2015 via Kscope Records (UK) to critical acclaim.<\/p>\n

The Receiver, has launched\u00a0a new music video for the track \u201cTo Battle an Island,\u201d taken from its recently released\u00a0full-length, All Burn, out now on Kscope. Stream the \u201cTo Battle an Island\u201d music video,\u00a0directed by M.J. Smith (https:\/\/www.mjsmithcamera.com\/), at:\u00a0https:\/\/youtu.be\/pXp120qg6O4<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Commented vocalist\/keyboardist, Casey Cooper: \u201cI had the pleasure of jumping\u00a0into freezing water wearing a hazmat suit multiple times, which gave me the sensation of\u00a0being water boarded. Jesse conveniently sat that part out. Even so, working with M.J.\u00a0Smith was a blast. We didn’t have anything specific in mind for the video, so he\u00a0conceptualized and we all just ran with it. And I love giving other artists the chance to\u00a0reinterpret our music. So while in the song I tried to make being rejected by my girlfriend\u00a0sound as cool as possible, the video sort of twists and plays with that concept with the\u00a0main character trying to escape the entire time. Add in a few sci-fi elements for good fun,\u00a0and there you have it.\u201d<\/p>\n

In addition to the music video, The Receiver has also announced an extensive\u00a0U.S. headlining tour, set to kick off this month. \u00a0They will be performing live here in Chicago on March 3rd at the Whistler and again in May at Moe’s Tavern on the 25th.<\/p>\n

For more on The Receiver, click here<\/a><\/p>\n

For tickets to the The Whistler show, click here<\/a><\/p>\n

For tickets to the Moe’s Tavern show, click here<\/a><\/p>\n

To find out more about the new album, click here<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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