let's go to a MODERN SKIRTS concert

An alternative pop band formed in 2004 in Athens, GA, MODERN SKIRTS has quickly gained notoriety in the Athens music scene. Because of their high-energy live shows in the Athens area, the band has achieved popularity nationwide. The band consists of four members: Jay Gulley (guitar and vocals), JoJo Glidewell (guitar, piano, and vocals), Phillip Brantley (bass, guitar, and vocals) and John Swint (drums). R.E.M. bassist, Mike Mills, cited Modern Skirts as his favorite Athens band in a post Hall of Fame interview in 2007. Because of this, in 2008, the band opened for R.E.M. in Amsterdam and then again in Belgium. In 2005, they released their first album Catalogue of Generous Men. Although the album received rave reviews and was compared to that of The Beach Boys and The Velvet Underground, Modern Skirts changed up their sound with their sophomore album, All Of Us In Our Night. There new album has a more sultry feel to that of The Shins, Glasvegas, Fleet Foxes, especially the song "Soft Pedals" (which can be downloaded below).  

Modern Skirts Upcoming Tour Dates:

April 22, 2009: Charlottesville, Virginia @ Twister Branch Tea Bazaar 

All ages show

Modern Skirts on at 11PM 

April 23, 2009: Washington, DC @ Black Cat

All ages show

Doors open @ 9pm, Modern Skirts on @ 11:15pm

April 24, 2009: Brooklyn, New York @ The Bell House

18 & up show

Doors open @ 8pm, Modern Skirts on @ 9pm

April 25, 2009: New York, New York @ Mercury Lounge

21  & up show

Doors open @ 10:30pm, Modern Skirts on @ 11pm

April 30, 2009: Charlotte, NC @ The Visulite Theatre

18 & up show

Modern skirts @ 10:15pm

May 8, 2009: Savannah, Georgia @ Livewire Music Hall

21 & up show

May 9, 2009: Atlanta, Georgia @ 500 songs for Kids at Smith's Olde Bar

21 & up show

May 14, 2009: Orlando, Florida @ Orange You Glad Festival at Will's Pub

18 & up show

Doors open @ 8pm, Modern Skirts on @ 10:30pm

May 16, 2009: Tampa Flordia @ WMNF's Tropical Heatwave Festival ORPHEUM STAGE

Modern Skirts on  @ 9:10pm 

Modern Skirts' sound is a mixture of Kaiser Chiefs, The Shins and The New Pornographers. If you want to download a song to see for yourself, right click on the link below. And if you like it, go to their concert at the Black Cat this week. 

Download: "Soft Pedals" - Modern Skirts (mp3)