I first fell in love with Huntington Beach’s Hellogoodbye in 2004 after hearing their oh-so-sweet track “Dear Jamie… Sincerely Me” off their self-titled debut EP. I was a college undergrad with emo tendencies, they were a sentimental pop band with emo tendencies…needless to say, we were a perfect fit.
Fast forward six years: Hellogoodbye has found their way back on my radar with their November 2010 release Would It Kill You? Listening to this record was like running into a boyfriend from high school and realizing, damn, he’s gotten even better looking and more awesome than he was when we were conspiring to sneak Boones Farm into our junior prom. Why did we stop seeing each other again?
The general theme of the new album won’t surprise fans of HGB (love!), but the group’s songwriting has matured, and though frontman/primary songwriter Forrest Kline is the only remaining member of the 2004 incarnation of the band, the album still retains the classic Hellogoodbye feel. I will definitely be attending the band’s show at the Troubadour on the 22nd, and you should too. We can dance like Charlie Brown characters together. It’ll be a grand time.
Check out the video for “When We First Met,” the first single off Would It Kill You? below!
Hellogoodbye Tour Dates:
01/21 – SLO Brewing Company in San Luis Obispo *
01/22 – Troubadour in Los Angeles, CA *
01/23 – Martini Ranch in Scottsdale, AZ *
01/25 – The Cambridge Room @ House of Blues in Dallas, TX *
01/26 – Stubb’s Bar-B-Q in Austin, TX *
01/27 – Warehouse Live in Houston, TX *
01/28 – The Parish @ House of Blues in New Orleans, LA *
01/29 – Phineas Phogg’s in Pensacola, FL *
01/30 – The Masquerade in Atlanta, GA *
02/01 – The Social in Orlando, FL *
02/02 – Common Grounds in Gainesville, FL *
02/04 – New Brookland Tavern in West Columbia, SC *
02/05 – Greene Street Grill in Greensboro, NC*
02/07 – Jammin Java Music Club & Cafe in Vienna, VA *
02/08 – First Unitarian Church in Philadelphia, PA *
02/09 – Highline Ballroom in New York City, NY *
02/10 – Brighton Music Hall in Boston, MA *
02/11 – School Of Rock in Hackensack, NJ *
02/12 – Mr Small’s Theatre in Pittsburgh, PA *
02/13 – The Mod Club Theatre in Toronto, CAN *
02/15 – Grog Shop in Cleveland, OH +
02/16 – Eagle Theatre in Pontiac, MI +
02/17 – The Bottom Lounge in Chicago, IL +
02/18 – The Blue Moose in Iowa City, IA +
02/19 – The Bottleneck in Lawrence, KS +
02/20 – Marquis Theatre in Denver, CO +
02/22 – The Complex in Salt Lake City, UT+
02/23 – The Venue in Boise, ID +
02/25 – El Corazon in Seattle, WA +
02/26 – Hawthorne Theater in Portland, OR +
02/28 – Slim’s in San Francisco, CA +
03/02 – Chain Reaction in Anaheim, CA +
* w/ Gold Motel, You Me & Everyone We Know, and Now Now Every Children
+ w/ Jukebox The Ghost, Gold Motel, Now Now Every Children
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