Posts Categorized: News

A Very Bowery Christmas

All the pieces are in place for our Bowery Ballroom show on Thursday December 20th. This marks our second Bowery appearance of 2007, and this time we are co-headlining the bill with Knockout Drops. Both bands will be playing full sets, and Lifeguard Nights has just been added in the opening slot. The evening will… Read more »

Evel Knievel R.I.P.

Self-described as “the last gladiator in the new Rome,” today we mourn the passing of Evel Knievel (1938-2007).

CMJ Showcase

Many thanks to those who attended our opening night showcase at the CMJ Music Marathon. A modest live performance video of our song Sleepy Jane is posted here.

Four Star Album Review

A four-star review of our album just rolled off the presses at Anti Music. And the accompanying interview includes a compromising revelation worthy of Page Six.

Boston Show

We’re back from our first-ever Boston show, and there’s nothing but good news to report. Except for the fact that we seem to have left behind an amplifier (fingers crossed it’s locked away safely in a back room at the club). Otherwise the turnout was great. We played new songs and some WB classics, saw… Read more »

Thursday, August 2nd at The Mercury Lounge

Many thanks if you helped pack the house at The Mercury Lounge last week. And thanks to Action Painters for such a stellar performance co-headlining the bill with us. You can read a great review of the show here. This Fall we’re taking our act on the road to Boston and more. Dates are still… Read more »

Latest Radio Play

Wormburner’s romance with internet radio continues through these warm summer months. Our songs Little Things and Skinny Leather Tie were just added to the playlist at Cake, a free-form online station programmed by A&R legend Howard Thompson. Howard is a tastemaker notorious for signing acts like Adam Ant, 10,000 Maniacs, Garbage and countless others.

Rare Outdoor Acoustic Show

Thanks for getting all pagan with us as we celebrated the summer solstice last nite. We played a rare, outdoor, entirely-unplugged acoustic set in the West Village. It was a sidewalk show right out front of the otheroom, part of a one-day event called the Make Music New York Festival which converted public spaces all… Read more »

Escape From Bellevue

If you’ve been to any one of our New York shows over the past few years, chances are you’ve seen the mighty Chris Campion join us onstage to add his signature harmony vocals to our “indie hit” song SLT. Starting Thursday May 31st, Chris Campion launches his new Escape From Bellevue show, which ran sold-out… Read more »