LI's The Blue Jackets open for Coldplay
The Blue Jackets, "Valley Stream"
The Blue Jackets were "handpicked" by Coldplay to open the band's free concert at Madison Square Garden Monday night, giving the unsigned Long Island band a huge new audience for its blues-tinged indie rock.
In its half-hour set, the band introduced songs from its new EP "No Doubt About It," including the standout "Sneaky Pete," and singer PT Walkley made sure to correct WRXP DJ Matt Pinfield, who introduced them as a New York band. "We're from Long Island, New York," Walkley told the capacity Garden crowd.
The Blue Jackets have had some high-profile help before, landing on the soundtrack to the Edward Burns film "The Groomsmen" in 2006, as Walkley wrote "Four Cheers" for the movie's closing title sequence. However, landing the opening slot on one of the summer's hottest shows can only help to spread the word about their new songs, released to iTunes earlier this month.
E-mail
Facebook
Digg
Delicious
