By Matt Kiernan
Indie rockers OK Go are to perform at Toad’s Place Wednesday night, having just released their third album, Of the Blue Colour of the Sky, and are being supported by the classic rock sounding acts of Earl Greyhound and The Booze.
Seeing as OK Go combines many influences from the ’60s and ’70s into their music, it’s not a surprise that they would be backed up by bands that are fans of similar bands.
OK Go became an Internet sensation with the music video for their song, “Here It Goes Again,” a video that features the band dancing on treadmills with innovative choreography. The video eventually won them a Grammy Award in 2007 for “Best Short Form Music Video.”
The band ended their deals with record labels Capital and EMI Records last month to form their own label, Paracadute Recordings, and re-released their newest album, Of the Blue Colour of the Sky.
Earl Greyhound bases their sound in the music of the 1970s, while The Booze have music like that of the early Rolling Stones in the 1960s.
Tickets are $15 in advance and on the day of the show, with the doors opening at 8 p.m. and the show starts at 9 p.m.
All three bands are on tour together until mid-May throughout the northeast and south with their next stop in New York, N.Y. on Thursday.