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The Dead Man’s Bones Spooktacular

It's Trent, Bitch! — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 19:11:44 +0000

Last night my friend Josh and I attended a live performance by Dead Man’s Bones, the band made up of actor Ryan Gosling and his partner Zach Shields, at the Echo in Silverlake, CA. I’ve been really looking forward to this show for weeks now and last night was the night:

Dead Man’s Bones was joined on stage by the Silverlake Conservatory Children’s Choir and because of the spooky nature of their music, the kiddies were all dressed up in costumes … as was much of the audience. After the jump, check out some of the photos that I snapped at the show last night …

I must admit, I initially became interested in this band because of Ryan Gosling’s involvement but I really did fall in love with the music after I purchased the album a couple of weeks ago. As cool as the tunes sound on the album, they sound much better live. Gosling not only sings but he also plays guitar, piano and percussion on many of the songs which his partner Shields switched between guitar and percussion and provided backing vocals. The performance was more than a concert … it was a whole show. There was a theme of life and death thruout the performance that worked very well as a whole. I was very impressed. The band will play another show tonight at the echo here in LA and then their tour ends. I urge all y’all to check out their music HERE and, if you ever get the chance in the future, to see Dead Man’s Bones live in concert.

Today is Hallowe’en and David and I have a great day ahead of us. Because David’s original Hallowe’en costume was stolen (long story, don’t ask) he will no longer be Dr. Horrible :( Instead, we managed to find him a new costume which is just as fun and very … involved. Watch my Twitter account for the big reveal of our costumes. First we are heading to a party thrown by our friends Alyson and Alexis and then we are heading out to Pasadena, CA to a party thrown by our friends Gillian and Tim before coming back to LA for a party thrown by our friends Tam and Rob. Long fun, bizzy day! Happy Hallowe’en!!!

Dead Man’s Bones Want YOU To Come See Their Tour

It's Trent, Bitch! — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 17:54:29 +0000

Ryan Gosling and Zach Shields are Dead Man’s Bones and they are hittin’ the road. After releasing their self-titled debut album last week, the band are now promoting their first-ever concert tour. The guys made a short video to inspire folks to come out and see their shows … here is a screencap:

As you may recall, we saw photos of Ryan prepping for the tour with band rehearsals a few weeks ago and now the lads are ready to perform! After the jump, check out the video in full and see why YOU need to see Dead Man’s Bones live in concert …

I’m sold. I’ll be checking out the band when they play LA on October 30 … are any of y’all planning to see DMB on tour this month?

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Dead Man’s Bones Announces A US Tour

It's Trent, Bitch! — Sat, 22 Aug 2009 17:24:22 +0000

Last week we learned that Dead Man’s Bones, the band made up of Ryan Gosling and Zack Shields, will be releasing their debut album this Fall and we also got to hear the first single from the album, a song titled My Body’s A Zombie For You. Today we learn that Dead Man’s Bones will be hittin’ the road on a US tour that will feature performances with children’s choirs in each of the cities as well as a talent show as the opening act made up of local performers. How freakin’ cool is that?

When Ryan Gosling and Zach Shields bring their Dead Man’s Bones project to your town, they aren’t coming alone. Oh no. On their very first tour, scheduled for this October, the actor/musician duo will bring the songs of their debut album to life with the help of a local choir in each of the twelve spots they’re hitting. As Gosling and Shields explained to us, their self-titled debut (out October 6 on Anti-) was recorded with the Silverlake Conservatory Children’s Choir. But they can’t bring all those kids on the road with them. Hence, a new group in every city. To make the experience even cooler, the opening act for the shows will be a talent show, organized by the band and featuring local talent in each city. Wow.

Damn, that is very cool. I’m hoping to be able to catch these guys on tour. If I see them in LA they’ll prolly be performing with the Silverlake Conservatory Children’s Choir and I would LOVE to see that. After the jump, check out the full list of tourdates to see if DMB will be comin’ your way …

10-14 Cambridge, MA – Brattle Theatre
10-15 New York, NY – Le Poisson Rouge
10-16 Philadelphia, PA – First Unitarian Church Sanctuary
10-17 Washington, DC – Sixth & I Historic Synagogue
10-19 Montreal, Quebec – Le National
10-20 Toronto, Ontario – The Music Gallery
10-21 Chicago, IL – Schubas (early show)
10-21 Chicago, IL – Schubas (late show)
10-23 Seattle, WA – The Triple Door
10-24 Vancouver, British Columbia – Venue
10-25 Portland, OR – Mississippi Studios
10-27 San Francisco, CA – Swedish American Hall
10-30 Los Angeles, CA – The Regent

OMG … I love that some of the venues are churches! I love what I’ve heard of Dead Man’s Bones’s music so I’m sure their live shows will be just as entertaining. Can’t wait to see them … I’d suggest you check ‘em out if they’re comin’ your way.

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First Listen: Dead Man’s Bones, ‘My Body’s A Zombie For You’

It's Trent, Bitch! — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 16:02:37 +0000

Dead Man’s Bones, the band made up of actor Ryan Gosling and his buddy Zach Shields, have announced that their self titled debut album will be released on October 6 on Anti- records and today we get our first listen at a song off the album. Firstly, here is the album artwork for the new album along with the disc’s tracklist:

The debut album from actor Ryan Gosling’s Dead Man’s Bones is set to be released on October 6. Gosling collaborated with fellow thespian Zach Shields on the project, and the pair recorded the self-titled album with Silverlake Conservatory Children’s Choir in Los Angeles, reports Pitchfork. The band describe their musical inspiration as “Disney haunted mansion, doo wop and 60s girl groups”.

The tracklisting is:

‘Intro’
‘Dead Hearts’
‘In the Room Where You Sleep’
‘Buried in Water’
‘My Body’s a Zombie for You’
‘Pa Pa Power’
‘Young & Tragic’
‘Paper Ships’
‘Lose Your Soul’
‘Werewolf Heart’
‘Dead Man’s Bones’
‘Flowers Grow Out of My Grave’

As you may recall, late last year Dead Man’s Bones released their first music video for the song In the Room Where You Sleep which had a creepy look and sound to it. After the jump, you can listen in FULL to the song My Body’s a Zombie for You and get another taste of Dead Man’s Bones …

What a great sound. I wouldn’t necessarily call it goth tho it does have a goth feel to it. I guess it could fall under the rock label but they deffo have a sound of their own. The band has a very unique sound, one that I like very much. I’ve heard from a few Pink readers who have seen Dead Man’s Bones in concert that the band really delivers when they perform live … I cannot wait to see them for myself. I am really looking forward to the release of this debut album. If this track is any indication, I think I’m gonna really love the whole album. So … what do y’all think?

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Ryan Gosling’s Band Releases A New Music Video

It's Trent, Bitch! — Sat, 27 Dec 2008 18:19:23 +0000

A couple of weeks ago we learned that Ryan Gosling is in a band called Dead Man’s Bones with his BFF Zach Shields when a couple of “promo” pics of the band were posted to the band’s official My Space profile. At the time, I wasn’t sure what sort of music the band produced as the My Space page was totally devoid of music and information. Today we get to see the first music video from the band for their song titled In The Room Where You Sleep … here are a few screencaps from the vid:

Dead Man’s Bones collaborated with The Silver Lake Conservatory of Music Children’s Choir, who appear in the vid, for this first single. It’s deffo a sound that I wouldn’t expect from Ryan Gosling … and I had no idea that he could play the piano so well. Sigh … it reminds me of The Notebook. After the jump, check out this new music video in full …

Yeah, I’m not exactly sure how I feel about the song …but I do love that the Children’s Choir are featured in the vid. Altho it’s not a clubbanger, it’s deffo an interesting song. To be quite honest, just seeing Ryan Gosling in the vid ups its appeal significantly … wouldn’t y’all agree?

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Ryan Gosling Is A Hottie In Wolf’s Clothing

It's Trent, Bitch! — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 18:59:52 +0000

Did y’all know that Ryan Gosling has his own band? Did you know that band is made up of only two guys (Ryan and bandmate Zack Shields)? Did you know the band is called Dead Man’s Bones? Well, now you do. Here are a couple of promo pics of Dead Man’s Bones that have been posted to the band’s official My Space profile:

According to the profile page, the band describes their music as “Gothic / Gospel / Showtunes” lists the band as “unsigned” and promises “someday we’ll make an album”. Um. Yeah, I don’t even care about any of that … I’d just love to see Ryan Gosling all hot and sweaty up on a stage somewhere either singing, or playing or dancing around — whatever it is that his forté in the band may be. Unfortch, the My Space page offers no music or any other pertinent information beyond these pics and these highlights. I’m not entirely sure this band is a real thing or not but … it sounds fun nonetheless. Any guess as to which guy in these photos is which? We might need a pecs expert to weigh in.

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