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"Back With You" Music Video

Tinted Windows — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 21:29:00 +0000

The band recently shot all of the footage for the "Back With You" video solely with a Flip Cam!

Check it out on our Music & Video page.

Tinted Windows Canada Release! Album Leak!

Wed, 05 Aug 2009 18:26:00 +0000

Tinted Window's Canada release is set for August 11th with MTV's The Leak now streaming the album at http://bit.ly/OM1Tp !

Tinted Windows is proud to release their self-titled debut album in Canada on Tuesday, August 11th.

MTV's The Leak is streaming the entire album!

Give it a listen at the link below!

http://bit.ly/OM1Tp

Tinted Windows Live At Q102 In Philly!

Tue, 09 Jun 2009 18:47:00 +0000

Exclusive Tinted Windows performance with Q102 in Philly.

Thursday, June 18th

For complete details and a chance to gain access to this exclusive performance, visit the Q102 website here:

http://www.q102.com/iplaylist/artist/1124120/

Philly Show Re-scheduled

Fri, 05 Jun 2009 20:06:00 +0000

Our show at Theater of Living Arts in Philly has been re-scheduled to August 1st.

Tinted Windows' June 18th show at the Theater of the Living Arts in Philadelphia has been re-scheduled to August 1st. Tickets purchased for the 6/18 show will be honored. Tickets can be purchased here.

We apologize for any inconvenience.

Tinted Windows Featured on NPR's "Fresh Air"

Wed, 13 May 2009 14:55:00 +0000

Fresh Air from WHYY, May 12, 2009 - Tinted Windows, a power-pop supergroup, consists of one member from each of four bands — lead singer Taylor Hanson hails from the brother-group Hanson; lead guitarist James Iha is from the Smashing Pumpkins; bassist Adam Schlesinger is from Fountains of Wayne; and drummer Bun E. Carlos is from Cheap Trick.

Read the rest.

New Show Dates Announced

Fri, 08 May 2009 13:33:00 +0000

Three new show dates have been released for NYC, Philadelphia and Chicago in the month of June.

Tinted Windows will be playing at the Highline Ballroom in NYC on June 18th, followed by a show at the Theatre of the Living Arts in Philadelphia on June 18th and The Taste of Randolph Festival on June 20th in Chicago. Get tickets at our events page.

Two Upcoming Television Appearances

Mon, 13 Apr 2009 15:33:00 +0000

Tinted Windows will appear on the Late Show with David Letterman (CBS) on April 21, and Late Night With Jimmy Fallon (NBC) on April 23

Win a chance to be up close to Tinted Windows on the Jimmy Fallon show.

Enter for a chance to win seats on our band benches and an opportunity to surround the stage during the Tinted Windows performance on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon.

Please make sure you include the following band code: TWI, in your entry form.

http://www.fallonbandbench.com

Video Premiere

Fri, 20 Mar 2009 20:45:00 +0000

"Kind of a Girl" full video premiere is now on MySpace.

Tinted Windows to Release Debut Album April 21St

Wed, 18 Mar 2009 15:40:00 +0000

New Band Features Taylor Hanson, James Iha, Adam Schlesinger, and Bun E. Carlos

Taylor Hanson is best known as a member of Hanson, the multi-million-selling trio of brothers from Tulsa who have been recording and touring since 1992. James Iha was one of the original members of the Smashing Pumpkins, and has also been a member of A Perfect Circle and a solo artist. Adam Schlesinger is in the bands Fountains Of Wayne and Ivy. Bun E. Carlos is the drummer of the legendary Cheap Trick, with whom he has played since the group's inception in 1974.

The band will be making several appearances at the upcoming South By Southwest Festival in March. They will also perform select club shows starting this spring, and will appear at the Bamboozle festival at New Jersey's Meadowlands. A performance on The Late Show With David Letterman is scheduled for April 20th. More dates will be announced shortly.

Taylor and Adam first crossed paths in the mid-Nineties and stayed friends ever since. "Taylor and I had always talked about trying to do something together," says Schlesinger, "maybe write some songs, or play some shows - something." Meanwhile, James' and Adam's respective bands had toured together, and the two have been collaborating on various projects for years, including guesting on each others' records, producing other groups together, running indie label Scratchie Records and co-owning a recording studio in Manhattan.

James, Adam and Taylor started kicking around the idea of writing and recording some songs that would set Taylor's unmistakable voice against some loud guitars. They also talked about fusing the sounds of power-pop, rock and New Wave of the late 70's and early 80's, which they all loved, with the more modern rock and pop sounds of their own groups. "We talked about everything from from The Buzzcocks to The Knack," says Iha. "And, of course, Cheap Trick."

When discussing possible drummers to round out the group, they thought, according to Taylor, "Who do we know that can play drums like Bun E. Carlos?" They ran through a list of names, before realizing the obvious. Both the Pumpkins and Fountains Of Wayne had shared stages with Cheap Trick over the years. Figuring it was a long shot, but worth a try, they got in touch with Bun E. and asked if they could send him a few song demos. Much to their delight and surprise, he was into it, and agreed to come to New York to work with them. Explains Bun E., "The songs are great and I'm honored to be a part of Tinted Windows."

The result is a stripped-down, high-energy record that combines the strengths and identifiable styles of all four members, and yet doesn't really sound like anything else any of the four has done elsewhere. And with three of the four band members contributing songs, there is a real band vibe in the diversity of the material. They have shot videos for two songs on the album already, with plans to do more in the coming weeks.

S-Curve Founder/CEO Steve Greenberg noted: "When we first heard about Tinted Windows, we were intrigued by the lineup, since we've done projects with most members of the band in the past. But when we heard the music, we were absolutely blown away. This album is going to make a lot of music lovers very happy and we're honored to help bring it to the world."

For more info, go to myspace.com/tintedwindows or tintedwindowsmusic.com