The Cribs News

THERE are no heroes on this year's NME Awards Tour; no bands you see and instantly adore, and will on to as much deserved success as they can possibly amass over the rest of the year.

A LOCAL band has rocked its way to the regional finals of a national band contest.

My week in Portland began with a visit to a friend's practice space. That's not entirely true, it actually started with an Americano at the Stumptown on Belmont.

The Thermals are putting the finishing touches on their next album. Kill Rock Stars announced The Thermals' next album, tentatively titled Personal Life will be on shelves Sept.

WHEN THE CRIBS' fourth album, Ignore the Ignorant , came out last fall, a special edition with a bonus live disc and DVD was released in three select areas: Yorkshire, UK, the home county of the band's founding trio of brothers; Lancashire County, UK, where the band's newly adopted guitarist Johnny Marr grew up; and Portland, Oregon, the current ...

Hey Marseilles , The Crocodile, 8 p.m., $10, 21+ Seattle band Hey Marseilles has been described a number of ways--cabaret pop, lit rock, and "Li'l Decemberists" are among my favorites--but "Starbucks rock" maybe isn't a title that would be accepted with thanks.

SF Concerts Examiner rates this: Photo Cred: Ben Smith "We're The Cribs from Wakefield, West Yorkshire!" was the emphatic introduction that twin lead singer, and yes as in twin like two but also they're twin brothers, Ryan Jarman gave the amped crowd at Bimbo's Wednesday night one song deep into their set.

The Cribs with new addition Johnny Marr: Can you tell any of us apart? Every day The Oregonian Music Blog will post a song of the day for you to enjoy.

Can you imagine a better pairing of bands than the Thermals and the Cribs? The former tourmates are supposedly good friends and all, but I'd love to see a MTV Celebrity Deathmatch style smackdown.

In 2005, Marr began a collaboration with Modest Mouse that led to a Portland residency and a chance meeting with fellow relocated British rocker Gary Jarman of the Cribs.

ARCTIC MONKEYS will lead the Shockwaves NME Awards this year with six nominations, including best album and best British band.

The Cribs With Jemima Pearl. ShowBox at the Market, 1426 First Ave., showboxonline.com . $15. 21 and over.

Sheffield rockers Arctic Monkeys lead this year's Shockwave NME Awards with seven nominations, including Best Live Band and Best Album.

The shortlists for the Shockwaves NME Awards 2010 were announced tonight . Arctic Monkeys , Kasabian , Muse , Oasis and Biffy Clyro are among the nominees.

The Cribs Granada Theater January 22, 2010 Better than: Missing the show entirely.

Back on the air after about a month's absence, had a lot of memorials to take care of for those who had died in the intervening weeks, including Teddy Pendergrass, Buddy Charles, Kate McGarrigle and Vic Chesnutt.

With former Smiths guitarist Johnny Marr joining their ranks, Britain's most dangerous band, the Cribs, have stopped breaking stuff long enough to deliver the album of their careers with "Ignore the Ignorant." Fronted by twins Gary and Ryan Jarman, with their younger brother Ross on drums, on its fourth full-length release the band brilliantly ...

Anglophile alert! This weekend is tailor-made for your needs. Men's Needs, Women's Needs, Whatever .

Sort of UK, sort of Portland band The Cribs were on Late Night w Jimmy Fallon last night .A They sounded great, Johnny Marr was awesome AND the bass player decided to rock a Conan T-Shirt in support of the embattled Tonight Show host.

Already critical darlings and fan favorites in the U.K., the British sibling trio known as the Cribs seems poised for greater success in the U.S. with the recent addition of former Smiths guitarist Johnny Marr to the lineup.