These United States ::: Hillbilly Prom @ Hi-Dive ::: 03.27.09

After many missed opportunities, I have finally gotten a chance to see one of DC’s best! The group plays like a rollicking bar band without the abrasive chicken wire for protection. The guys played to a hillbilly crazed crowed and the stage was smaller than the band. It contained them a bit, but the guys played a very appropriate Tom Petty cover, American Girl, that sent everybody into a mass frenzy. The night was a resounding success and make sure you catch TUS on tour.

These United States-Honor Amongst Thieves [mp3]
(Photo Cred: Gigbot)

Mar 29 2009 8:00P
@ The Dusty Bookshelf, w/ We Are Voices, McCoy Manhattan, Kansas
Mar 30 2009 9:00P
@ Slowdown, w/ Oui Bandits, Laura Burhenn Omaha, Nebraska
Mar 31 2009 8:00P
@ The Nomad, w/ Michael Morris Minneapolis, Minnesota
Apr 2 2009 5:00P
@ KRUI Live In-Studio Iowa City, Iowa
Apr 2 2009 9:00P
@ The Mill, w/ Shame Train, Cartright, Macon Greyson Iowa City, Iowa
Apr 3 2009 9:00P
@ The Hideout, w/ Anni Rossi Chicago, Illinois
Apr 4 2009 8:00P
@ Founders, w/ TBA Grand Rapids, Michigan
Apr 5 2009 4:00P
@ P.J.’s Lager House, w/ Great Lakes Myth Society, Lightning Love!, Big Mess Detroit, Michigan
Apr 5 2009 9:00P
@ House, w/ Matt Jones, Wild Years, Basement Spiders Ann Arbor, Michigan
Apr 6 2009 8:00P
@ Village Idiot, w/ TBA Maumee, Ohio
Apr 7 2009 8:00P
@ Scene Metrospace, w/ Hezekiah Jones, Falcorps East Lansing, Michigan
Apr 8 2009 9:00P
@ Canal Street Tavern, w/ Jesse Remnant Dayton, Ohio
Apr 9 2009 12:00P
@ My Old Kentucky Blog live session Indianapolis, Indiana
Apr 9 2009 8:00P
@ Locals Only, w/ TBA Indianapolis, Indiana
Apr 10 2009 8:00P
@ The Comet, w/ M. Shelton’s Picnic Cincinnati, Ohio
Apr 11 2009 5:00P
@ Transylvania University Lexington, Kentucky
Apr 11 2009 9:00P
@ Al’s Bar, w/ Coralee & the Townies Lexington, Kentucky