Thursday, March 15   9:00 p.m.
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NEW VIOLATORS


New Violators is a newly formed 5-piece from Trondheim, Norway, which, following an already legendary first show at Oslo�s Mono Club during Summer 2006, has quickly become THE name to drop in Norway. Armed with a sound situated somewhere between �Born to Run�, �Love Will Tear Us Apart� and Bowie�s �Let�s Dance�, the band has already attracted the attention of various tastemakers including Pitchforkmedia�s Brandon Stosuy, who anointed them his favourite Norwegian find at one of this summer�s festivals.

Despite their youth, the various band members hail from previously successful Norwegian bands. Driven by a collective desire to combine anthemic choruses with memorable live performances, they have already seen their limited edition self-released track �Burma� rotated heavily on Norwegian radio.

Pitchfork is particularly impressed with lead singer Per Borten�s stage presence: �Sporting a blonde pompadour and dressed in scandalously tight white jeans, white t-shirt, and cubed eye-wear, Borten isn't just the charismatic frontman: He writes every note of the New Violator's infectiously ripe anthems. � Borten was all over the place: He sang with a finger in his ear so he could hear better, waved his arms around like he was falling into a trance or a swoon. I was told time and time again over the weekend that Norwegians don't dance, but that night, people went ape shit.�

New Violators are Per Borten (Vocals), Even Gran�s (Drums), Gjermund Landr� (Bass) Haakon-Marius Pettersen (Keyboards) and Hans Fr�nes (Guitar).

2007 will see the band record their debut album (discussions with a couple of name producers are currently taking place) and tour relentlessly across Europe and the US.