Tokio Hotel-LIVE in NewYork

Feb 18th & 19th

If you had found yourself on Irving Place on Monday afternoon you might have noticed a few hundred amped-up & eager fans (maily young, almost exclusively female) standing in a line.  And you might have wondered what was going on.

The occassion was the first New York performance by Tokio Hotel, a German band that scrambles musical categories in a way that feels ideally suited to the currant era.  Why shouldn't fans go nuts for a Goth-Punk-Rock-Shock pop band?  Could be the sexy lead with spectacular hair, Bill Kaulitz?  The suductive, B-boy guitarest with blondish dreadlocks, Tom kaulitz (Bill's identical Twin)?  The broad shouldered, muscled bassist, Georg Listing?  Or, the drummer, cutest teddy bear with sticks around, Gustav Schäfer.  Possibly.  But these boys are more then thier looks.  The talent of this band brings that to attention right quick!

In April they plan to release their first American album, "Scream" (Cherrytree/Interscope).  Their Monday performance was one of a few concerts, including one in LosAngeles last Friday designed to introduce the band in this country.  Tokio Hotel regularly tops the charts in Germany and has had hits throughout Europe.  On Monday night no introduction was needed, most of those fans had already discovered the band online.

also see:

http://bestuff.com/stuff/my-experience-at-the-tokio-hotel-concert