Yourself and a friend could be going to see Modest Mouse at the 12th Open House Festival. Enter now!
The Open House Festival first heard about Modest Mouse back in 2005 during late night sessions with Open House stalwart and supporter, Seasick Steve who, surprisingly, produced several releases for them, including their debut album in Seattle in 1996, This is a Long Drive for Someone With Nothing to Think About.
Multi-instrumentalist Tom Pelosa left the Hackensaw Boys to join Modest Mouse and was replaced by none other than Ferd 4 - former Open House artist-in-residence (and permanent annual hell raiser) ...long beard, cool hat, furious fiddler and occasional gumbo cookery demonstrator.
Aside from these connections, the Open House Festival also love the music of Modest Mouse, their peerless album titles (We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank, and Good News for People Who Love Bad News), and the fact that Johnny Marr joined the band in 2006. Awesome.
Support from Kowalski, Morgan O' Kane and Ferd 4.
Modest Mouse are playing the festival marquee at Custom House Square, Belfast on 9 September, 2010.