Once upon a time, a moderately well-known band named Luna released a moderately well-received album entitled Romantica. The album was released back in 2002, and happened to hit stores the same year that the best damn music magazine out there began publication.
Two years later, the gorgeously named album inspired singer/songwriter Ben Kyle, an Irishman-cum-Midwesterner, to name his just-formed band Romantica. Three years later, Paste, the magazine birthed the same year as Romantica the album, named the band Romantica's sophomore effort America as number 58 of its Top 100 Albums of 2007.
Was it fate that things came in a full circle as they did? Was it happenstance? Regardless of whether coincidence or predestined, Paste and Romantica found each other last year, and it was love at first sight.
Now, Paste proudly presents a spring tour with our new music loves Romantica, along with Nashville, Tenn., folk-rock band The Bittersweets. Although it's already obvious that we love both of these bands (we are endorsing their tour), we're here to encourage our loyal readers to check them both out, and, if you happen to be in the Southeast this April, check them out at one of the venues listed below.
Take a peek at the video below to get a hint of how amazing Romantica sound live.
April:
10 - Nashville, Tenn. @ 3rd and Lindsley
11 - Spartanburg, S.C. @ The Show Room at Hub-Bub
13 - Mt. Pleasant, S.C. @ The Village Tavern
15 - Winston-Salem, N.C. @ The Garage
16 - Decatur, Ga. @ Eddie's Attic
17 - Charlotte, N.C. @ The Evening Muse
18 - Knoxville, Tenn. @ Manhattan's
19 - Greenwood, S.C. @ Music on Maxwell
20 - Raleigh, N.C. @ Berkeley Cafe
Related links:
RomanticaMusic.com
The Bittersweets on MySpace
Paste: Romantica: America review
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