ATO Records’ Brigitte Calls Me Baby Makes Late-Night Tv Debut On Jimmy Kimmel Live
WATCH THE BAND PERFORM "WE WERE NEVER ALIVE"
BAND’S DEBUT ALBUM THE FUTURE IS OUR WAY OUT RELEASING NEXT FRIDAY, AUGUST 2nd
US HEADLINING TOUR KICKS OFF SEPTEMBER 7th; FOLLOWING LOLLAPALOOZA FESTIVAL DEBUT NEXT SATURDAY, AUGUST 3rd
PRE-SAVE THE BAND'S DEBUT LP THE FUTURE IS OUR WAY OUT HERE
Friday, July 26th, 2024 - ATO Records’ “future rock royalty” (WXPN) Brigitte Calls Me Baby are owning the title following the band’s late-night TV debut last night, delivering an inspired performance of two tracks - “We Were Never Alive” and “Impressively Average” - from their forthcoming debut LP The Future Is Our Way Out, out next Friday, August 2nd.
Watch the performance:
https://youtu.be/12TBwSWJdeE?si=N1aYZvskHz-wBk9u
The appearance arrives just ahead of the band’s Lollapalooza festival debut in their hometown Chicago, the band’s largest show in the city to date following two sold-out nights at Lincoln Hall just last month, and a sold-out play at Schubas Tavern in March. Along the way they’ve been making fans of nearly every major Chicago publication including the Chicago Tribune, Chicago Magazine, and Chicago Sun-Times who writes that they have “...taken the local scene by storm in recent months, leading the pack of a new era of homegrown rock bands that are steadily gaining national attention."
Despite having yet to release their debut LP the indie rock band has also earned national acclaim from the likes of NPR, FLOOD, WXPN, and NME, who said the “Chicago romantics deliver the thrills of a bygone era.” In lead singer Wes Leavins' words, "It's all about drama and power, both in the instrumentation and the vocal approach." And as NME writes, "It’s no coincidence that the band has opened for The Last Dinner Party, Muse, and other acts that share their flair for the dramatic."
Since the release of their debut EP, This House Is Made of Corners last year, which shines with its pounding rhythms and shimmering guitar tones, Brigitte has achieved major feats such as performing on national TV. The band made their national TV debut last year on CBS Saturday Morning. They also took the stage as part of NPR’s World Cafe (who hailed Leavins’ “swoon-worthy voice and on-stage swagger that suggests he was always destined for bright lights and throngs of screaming fans”). Revisit CBS here: https://www.cbsnews.com/video/saturday-sessions-brigitte-calls-me-baby-perform-impressively-average/
Soon, on September 7th, following two sold-out hometown dates at Chicago’s Lincoln Hall and their first-ever performances at Summerfest and Lollapalooza in August, the band will kick off a string of headlining tour dates with stops in Austin, TX, and Washington, D.C. before a series of shows with the Airborne Toxic Event continuing into the fall.
ABOUT BRIGITTE CALLS ME BABY
With their name nodding to frontman Wes Leavins’ teenage pen-pal correspondence with iconic French actress Brigitte Bardot, the Chicago-based five-piece emerged in early 2023 and soon scored a breakout hit with “Impressively Average”—a sublimely shimmering anthem that shot to the Top 10 at Triple A radio, setting the band on a swift rise that’s recently included embarking on a headline tour with sold-out dates across the country. Now, with their debut LP, The Future Is Our Way Out, Brigitte Calls Me Baby share a body of work that ingeniously spans genres and eras, merging the lavish romanticism of mid-century pop with the frenetic energy and spiky intensity of early-millennium indie-rock. Centered on Leavins’ hypnotically crooning vocal work, the result is a rare convergence of sophistication, style, and unabashed sincerity.
The band’s unusual path began when frontman and songwriter Wes Leavins moved from Texas to Chicago after high school. After arriving in Chicago, he joined forces with bassist Devin Wessels, drummer Jeremy Benshish, and guitarists Trevor Lynch and Jack Fluegel; and the group began gigging locally when Graceland came calling. Leavins was recruited to record music for Baz Luhrmann's 2022 film Elvis. While on set, he met the Grammy-winning producer Dave Cobb (Jason Isbell, Brandi Carlile) and the two hit it off.
BRIGITTE CALLS ME BABY 2024 TOUR DATES
8/3/24 - Lollapalooza - Chicago, IL
8/7/24 - Reckless Records, Chicago, IL
9/7/24 - Fine Line - Minneapolis, MN
9/8/24 - High Noon Saloon - Madison, WI
9/10/24 - Resonant Head - Oklahoma City, OK
9/12/24 - Empire Control Room - Austin, TX
9/13/24 - White Oak Music Hall - Upstairs - Houston, TX
9/14/24 - Three Links - Dallas, TX
9/16/24 - Vinyl at Center Stage - Atlanta, GA’
9/17/24 - The End - Nashville, TN
9/18/24 - Upstairs at Avondale - Birmingham, AL
9/20/24 - Cat’s Cradle Back Room - Carrboro, NC
9/21/24 - XPoNential Music Festival - Camden, NJ
9/22/24 - The Atlantis - Washington, DC
9/25/24 - The Drake Underground - Toronto, ON
9/26/24 - The Stache at The Intersection - Grand Rapids, MI
9/27/24 - HI-FI Indianapolis - Indianapolis, IN
9/28/24 - Rose Bowl Tavern - Urbana, IL
10/1/24 - The Coast - Fort Collins, CO
10/2/24 - Fox Theatre - Boulder, CO
10/4/24 - Reverb Lounge - Omaha, NE
10/5/24 - The Raccoon Motel - Davenport, IA
10/7/24 - Paramount Theatre - Denver, CO *
10/8/24 - The Black Sheep - Colorado Springs, CO *
10/10/24 - Knitting Factory Concert House - Boise, ID *
10/11/24 - The Showbox - Seattle, WA *
10/12/24 - The Showbox - Seattle, WA *
10/13/24 - McMenamins Crystal Ballroom - Portland, OR *
10/15/24 - Ace of Spades - Sacramento, CA *
10/17/24 - The Warfield - San Francisco, CA *
10/19/24 - The Wiltern - Los Angeles, CA *
10/21/24 - Humphreys Concerts By The Bay - San Diego, CA *
*opening for Airborne Toxic Event
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