Concert Preview: Oberhofer @ Spokane A Club

On April 4th New York city indie band Oberhofer will be hitting the stage at the Spokane A Club late at night. After playing a bunch of shows at SXSW and playing “Away From You” on Late Night with David Letterman their North American tour is heading it way closer to Spokane WA.

Drawing on influences ranging from Brian Wilson to Descartes, the 21 year old is fixated on the idea of making philosophically minded, energetic melodies that just make people smile.

“Music is this thing I just inherently do and psychologically, I have a desire to make as many people happy as possible. Music helps you think about stuff, it helps you feel, you know?”

With an unforgettable way of speaking directly from the heart, Brad Oberhofer’s songs have a pulse that form the very core of what makes Oberhofer, Oberhofer. To put it quite simply, a great Rock & Roll band.

Referring to his songwriting as “a time capsule of exactly how I’m feeling at a particular moment”, each song on his forthcoming debut, Time Capsules II, is a clear, unrestrained look inside the head of Brad Oberhofer. “Gold” is a reflection on two magical weeks spent with a first love that inadvertently initiated his musical endeavors. “Away Frm U” is an upbeat pop song about saying goodbye to that love.

North American Tour Dates

3/27 – Lincoln Hall – Chicago, IL *
 3/28 – Taylor University Student Union – Upland, IN *
 3/29 – Mission Creek Festival – Iowa City, IA
 3/30 – Cactus Club – Milwaukee, WI * 
3/31 – Maintenance Shop – Ames, IA * 
4/02 – 7th Street Entry – Minneapolis, MN *
 4/04 – A Club – Spokane, WA * 
4/05 – Sunset Tavern – Seattle, WA * 
4/06 – The Biltmore Cabaret – Vancouver, BC * 
4/07 – Jinx Arts Space – Bellingham, WA * 
4/08 – Squeak & Squeak Music Festival – The Space – 729 Court C – Tacoma, WA *
4/09 – Mississippi Studios – Portland, OR * 
4/11 – Rickshaw Stop – San Francisco, CA * 
4/15 – Coachella – Indio, CA 
4/22 – Coachella – Indio, CA 
4/25 – Hi Dive – Denver, CO +
 4/26 – Replay Lounge – Lawrence, KS +
 4/27 – The Luminary Center for the Arts – St. Louis, MO +
 4/28 – MOTR Pub – Cincinnati, OH +
 4/29 – The Basement – Columbus, OH +
 4/30 – Beachland Tavern – Cleveland, OH +
 5/01 – Andy Warhol Museum – Pittsburgh, PA +

* with Pond
# with DIVE 
^ with A Place To Bury Strangers
+ with Young Man

This will be a show not to miss out on. Below is a Youtube clip of my two favorite song of theirs. If you like these then be sure to check out Oberhofer on April 4th 2012 at the Spokane A Club.

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