Jesse Lacey, Kevin Devine, Grace Read | Maxwells | 7.29.07

After a long and exhausting day of moving out of my apartment and into a storage space, leaving me homeless for the next month -- the last thing I wanted to do was trek to Jersey. But seeing that I have always been fond of Mr. Kevin Devine, and my dear friend Katie quite likes Jesse Lacey of the band Brand New. So the fact that they were touring together was basically our version of perfection.

The show was pretty stellar, with Kevin sounding top-notch as ever, and using his friend Jesse for harmonies. But seeing Jesse Lacey for the first time was a bit of a treat. I'm not too familiar with Brand New but apparently this show was a bit out of the ordinary for the usually recluse singer. He had an interesting Q&A session half-way through the set, urging bands not to sign with a label, for his CDs to be burned and shared, and what its like to have "old men" telling you about music.

After the set, I caught up with Kevin and was lucky enough to snap a photo of the three performers at the show. Apparently this is also unusual for Jesse as he rarely takes pictures, let alone smiles.

Kevin Devine CONTEST! Woo!

[photo by the amazing wes]

Okay, you know by now I have a bit of a musical crush on Kevin Devine. Here's my chance to share the love. All you gotta do is email underratedmagazine (at) gmail (dot) com with "Kevin Devine Contest" in the subject and at the end of next week I will randomly choose a winner. And what does that winner receive? Why thanks for asking.

1 autographed 7" vinyl copy of "Just Stay" + "Me and My Friends"

1 poster

Copy of Kevin's new album Put Your Ghost To Rest

Speaking of Kevin Devine, he just announced yesterday that he is touring with Brand New. If you remember, I posted some videos of Kevin and Jesse Lacey performing earlier in the week. Should be a pretty sweet tour. Dates below.

Good luck!

Mar 15 2007 7:00P @ Town Ballroom, Buffalo, New York
Mar 16 2007 7:00P @ Newport Music Hall, Columbus, Ohio
Mar 17 2007 7:30P @ Royal Oak, Royal Oak, Michigan
Mar 18 2007 7:00P @ House of Blues Cleveland, Cleveland, Ohio
Mar 20 2007 6:30P @ House of Blues Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
Mar 21 2007 6:30P @ The Vic Theatre, Chicago, Illinois
Mar 22 2007 6:00P @ First Avenue, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Mar 23 2007 7:30P @ The Rave, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Mar 24 2007 7:00P @ Beaumont Club, Kansas City, Missouri
Mar 25 2007 7:00P @ Ogden Theatre, Denver, Colorado
Mar 27 2007 7:00P @ In The Venue, Salt Lake City, Utah
Mar 29 2007 7:30P @ The Fenix, Seattle, Washington
Mar 30 2007 8:00P @ Roseland, Portland, Oregon
Mar 31 2007 8:00P @ Warfield, San Francisco, California
Apr 3 2007 7:00P @ Avalon Hollywood, Los Angeles, California
Apr 4 2007 7:00P @ Avalon Hollywood, Los Angeles, California
Apr 5 2007 6:30P @ House of Blues Las Vegas, Las Vegas, Nevada
Apr 6 2007 8:00P @ SOMA, San Diego, California
Apr 7 2007 8:00P @ Marquee Theatre, Tempe, Arizona
Apr 9 2007 7:00P @ Ridglea Theatre, Fort Worth, Texas
Apr 10 2007 7:15P @ Stubb's, Austin, Texas
Apr 11 2007 7:30P @ Warehouse Live, Houston, Texas
Apr 12 2007 7:00P @ House of Blues New Orleans, New Orleans, Louisiana
Apr 13 2007 8:30P @ House of Blues Orlando, Lake Buena Vista, Florida
Apr 14 2007 7:00P @ Revolution, Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Apr 16 2007 7:00P @ Jannus Landing, St. Petersburg, Florida
Apr 17 2007 8:00P @ Center Stage, Atlanta, Georgia
Apr 19 2007 7:30P @ House of Blues Myrtle Beach, Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
Apr 20 2007 8:00P @ The NorVa, Norfolk, Virginia
Apr 21 2007 8:00P @ Ram's Head Live, Baltimore, Maryland
Apr 22 2007 7:00P @ Irving Plaza, New York, New York
Apr 24 2007 7:00P @ Avalon Ballroom, Boston, Massachusetts
Apr 25 2007 8:00P @ Electric Factory, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Kevin Devine & Jessie Lacey Performed in Staten Island

This post is dedicated to my friend Katie, who is perhaps the biggest Brand New fan I know. It works that I'm the biggest Kevin Devine fan I know as well. (I don't know a lot of people)

Jesse Lacey from Brand New performed with Kevin Devine for the "Monty Love Christmas Spectacular" show at Dock Street, Staten Island on December 22, 2006. Kevin posted three videos from the event, including one Brand New song, a Modest Mouse cover, and one of his own. Here's the two performing "Cotton Crush".

Find the Modest Mouse cover of "Trailer Trash" here and the version of Brand New's "Jesus Christ" here.