Bowling Green, Kentucky’s finest, Cage The Elephant stopped by the Altsounds HQ during their recent UK tour. They performed two brand new, exclusive and unheard acoustic tracks and chatted to Altsounds.com about life and music.

The 8 minute feature was Produced and Directed by Chris Maguire (Ben’s Brother, Fiction Plane, Fightstar) and was filmed after spending a complete day with the wild and crazy Cage The Elephant boys and showcases the real personalities that make up the band!

Discover all the glorious grit and grime and find out exactly what happens backstage at a Cage The Elephant show after they have successfully torn the venue apart with their unique and raucous stage show.

Watch Cage The Elephant “A Day In The Life Of” video feature

There is a completely exclusive Altsounds.com acoustic track which underlies the feature, showcasing a completely different and more intimate side to what people have come to expect from this Kentucky quintet. The track “Cover Me Again” was written and arranged one day prior to it being recorded and produced at Screamadelica Studios in Cardiff and subtly demonstrates one of Matt’s biggest influences, Bob Dylan. For critics that have, or are looking to pigeon hole Cage The Elephant as “just another dumb rock band” this 8 minute insight shatters all of these pre-conceived opinions and proves there is a lot more to Cage The Elephant than meets the eye.

With a slew of UK dates ahead of them and many more audiences to scintillate, Cage The Elephant prove that “There Ain’t no Rest for The Wicked”!

Cage The Elephant will also be hitting up the Camden Crawl over the weekend (April 18 & 19, 2008). Chris Maguire was asked to direct and animate a 45 second looping video only art installation that will be shown in it’s full glory across 8 TV’s all weekend at the Camden Crawl. We have also included this video to give all you Cage The Elephant fans a quick sneak peek into what you can expect to see from this Art Installation this weekend:

Watch Camden Crawl Art Installation video

Cage The Elephant bring their incendiary live show back to the UK in May and June as main support on The Pigeon Detectives‘ upcoming tour as well as their own headline dates.

May/June UK tour dates:

Dates could be added or changed! Go to Cage The Elephant’s Official Website for the latest tour dates and information.

May 2008:

Thursday 15th Brighton, The Great Escape @ King & Queen
Friday 16th Brighton, The Great Escape @ Audio
Saturday 17th Glasgow, Academy w/ The Pigeon Detectives
Sunday 18th Newcastle, Academy w/ The Pigeon Detectives
Monday 19th Lincoln, Engine Shed w/ The Pigeon Detectives
Wednesday 21st Sheffield, Academy w/ The Pigeon Detectives
Thursday 22nd Glasgow, King Tuts
Friday 23rd Manchester, Apollo w/ The Pigeon Detectives
Saturday 24th Cambridge, Corn Exchange w/ The Pigeon Detectives
Sunday 25th Nottingham, Dot To Dot Festival
Tuesday 27th Liverpool, Sound City @ Korova
Wednesday 28th Bristol, Academy w/ The Pigeon Detectives
Thursday 29th Plymouth , Pavillions w/ The Pigeon Detectives
Saturday 31st Bridlington, Spa Theatre w/ The Pigeon Detectives

June 2008

Sunday 1st Birmingham, Academy w/ The Pigeon Detectives
Tuesday 3rd London, Monto Water Rats
Wednesday 4th Southampton, Joiners
Thursday 5th Brighton, Freebutt
Friday 6th London, Brixton Academy w/ The Pigeon Detectives
Saturday 7th Inverness, Rockness
Tuesday 10th Leeds, The Cockpit
Wednesday 11th Manchester, The Roadhouse
Thursday 12th Sheffield, The Boardwalk
Saturday 14th Aberdeen, Cafe Drummonds
Tuesday 17th Birmingham, Bar Academy
Wednesday 18th Northampton, Roadmender
Friday 20th Cambridge, Barfly

Cage the Elephant are:

Matt Shultz – Vocals
Brad Shultz – Guitar
Jared Champion – Drums & Percussion
Daniel Tichenor – Bass/Vocals
Lincoln Parish – Lead Guitar

The debut album ‘Cage the Elephant’ is out in the UK June 16th, 2008 proceeded by new single “Ain’t No Rest For The Wicked” on June 9th.

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Out of the bedroom and onto the stage, Red Bull Bedroom Jam is proud to be creating the Camden Crawl’s only venue for 2008 that will also be open to under 18’s on the 18th and 19th April 2008. Expect to see some of the UK’s most talented young bands from both the Red Bull Bedroom Jam network and the Camden Crawl’s esteemed roster.

Red Bull Bedroom Jam is a site that allows young bands and musicians, who would otherwise struggle to get an outlet for their music due to venue age restrictions, to upload their videos and have the opportunity to have one of their gigs live streamed across the Internet, helping them gather that all important fan base.

This month, April 2008, Red Bull Bedroom Jam have an opening for a slot on the Red Bull Bedroom Jam stage at the Camden Crawl and are looking for talented musicians to upload their jam videos to the Bedroom Jam site, one of which will be cherry picked and chosen by the Red Bull judges to play on stage at the event.

The Bedroom Jam site is also a place to discover new talent, so users can submit their votes on which bands they rate are the best.

Latest: Camden Crawl weekend tickets have now sold out but for those under 18, Red Bull will be running a special guest list for access to the Red Bull Bedroom Jam venue.

Details on how to apply for the guest list plus all the above can be found on the official site:

Red Bull Bedroom Jam

Following its expansion to a two day event last year, the 7th annual Camden Crawl relocates from midweek to weekend in 2008. As well as hosting its trademark melting pot of hotly tipped and breaking new artists alongside special guests and seminal greats each evening, the 2008 festival will grow to include an extensive daytime arts programme including acoustic sessions, live showcases, unsigned band competitions, pop quizzes, fan forums, comedy, performance art, film screenings, exhibitions and more. Furthermore, the planned addition of an outdoor stage and street closures in central Camden Town, London will add a new carnival-style dimension to this already electrifying event.

The 2008 Crawl programme kicks off from noon on Friday 18th April along the mile-long stretch from Chalk Farm to Mornington Crescent. This strip of pavement will play host to 130 artists performing across the event’s 25 official venues over 2 days and evenings and into the wee hours of the mornings. One low cost ticket, available as single or two day passes, will allow up to 15,000 music fans unlimited access to all Crawl venues, after show parties and daytime activities. The price also includes a free dbl CD programme featuring a core selection of the artists appearing at the event.

Not unlike last year, 40 bands will appear on the bill both days, alternating venues on Friday and Saturday to allow die-hard Crawlers two opportunities to see their most coveted artists. All other artists will perform on one day or evening of the event only. Upon arrival, each ‘Crawler’ will be presented with an all-access wristband and CD programme featuring a guide map and timetable for each day’s proceedings.

In keeping with the exploratory spirit and musical democracy of past Crawls, the full line-ups and stage times remain a closely guarded secret until each night. Surprise guests may appear at any time or any venue, so festival-goers are advised to arrive early.

Background Information

Prior to the sold out events of the past 3 years, Camden Town played host to a scaled down version of the festival from 1995 – 1997. Although a much smaller affair, the ethos of supporting Britain’s developing artists and live music scene through an uncompromising aesthetic, affordable tickets for music fans and by helping to build relationships between likeminded artists was entirely the same. These now legendary Crawls featured inaugural performances by Snow Patrol, Beth Orton, Mogwai and such luminaries as Echo and the Bunnymen, Moby, Tanya Donnelly and the venerable Wedding Present.

A then pending tenth anniversary acted as a catalyst to re-launch the event in 2005 and, following its overwhelming success, the Camden Crawl festival has become a permanent fixture in April’s live music diary. True to historical form, the past three year’s events showcased early performances by then rising talents who went on to make a significant impression.

These artists included: The Magic Numbers, Hard-Fi, Maximo Park, The Subways, The Kooks, Mystery Jets, The Cribs, Hot Chip, Sway, The Fratellis, Klaxons, The Automatic, Paolo Nutini, Guillemots, Plan B, The Pipettes, Lethal Bizzle, New Young Pony Club, Kate Nash, Calvin Harris and many more. Influential established artists such as Graham Coxon, Amy Winehouse, Charlatans, Babyshambles, Ash, Travis, Dirty Pretty Things and Supergrass have also made an appearance alongside seminal heroes Buzzcocks, The Damned, Billy Bragg and The Slits.

Curating Venue Hosts

1234/Sean McClusky, Adventures Close To Home, Artrocker, Bugbear, Club Fandango, Drowned In Sound, Fallout, Steve Lamacq, John Kennedy, Kerrang!, Moshi Moshi, Queens Of Noise, Rocksound, Shuffle, Stylish Riots, Transgressive Records/Rockfeedback, Turning Worm, Wichita Recordings, Young & Lost Club/Push

Participating Camden Town Venues (with many more to be added)

Abbey Tavern, Barfly, Bar Monsta, Black Cap, Bullet, Camden Tup, Cuban Bar, Dingwalls, Dublin Castle, Earl Of Camden, Electric Ballroom, Enterprise, Koko, The Monarch, NW1, Oh! Bar, Purple Turtle, Underworld

Friday 18th and Saturday 19th April 2008 12PM – 4AM
1 and 2 Day Passes Are On Sale Now Priced At £29.70 and £49.20
All ticket prices include a £1 donation to The Teenage Cancer Trust*
15% early bird discount tickets have already SOLD OUT

Tickets available from the following outlets: 24 Hr CC Hotline 0871 2200 260 or buy online: www.thecamdencrawl.com / GigsandTours

Tickets are to be exchanged for wristbands which allow free entry to each of the participating venues throughout the night as individual capacities permit. Wristbands and CD programmes announcing the full line ups and timings for the event are obtainable from 11:30 am onward each day at the Camden Crawl ticket exchange point located at: ELECTRIC BALLROOM (Back Entrance – Kentish Town Road, NW1). Please note that 2-day pass holders will need to return to ticket exchange to collect Saturday’s timetable.

Festival goers are advised to arrive early as there will be a full daytime programme on both days from 1:00 pm. Doors open for evening schedule at 5:30 pm most venues. There will be late night after show parties featuring live bands and DJs until 4:00 am both days.

*This year The Camden Crawl is supporting Teenage Cancer Trust (TCT), a charity dedicated to improving the lives of teenagers and young adults with cancer. TCT builds specialist teenage units in NHS Hospitals that are boosting survival rates. Teenage Cancer Trust is a registered charity no. 1062559. To find out more please visit Teenage Cancer Trust Official Website.

25 venues 130 new and renowned pioneering artists plus free DBL CD programme
Initial line ups to be announced January 2008
Daytime Gigs and other amusements
DJs and Aftershow Parties
Secret Special Guests and much more
One All Access Ticket
Camden Town, London

Information could change! For the latest news and up to date information, go to:

Camden Crawl Official Website
Camden Crawl on Myspace