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Good guys wear black: Plain White T’s will perform at Warsaw in Greenpoint on Dec. 13 with the Mowgli’s
and New Politics.
By Jessica Parks
for Brooklyn Paper
Hey here, Delilah!
The band behind the 2007 megahit
“Hey There, Delilah,” will return
to Brooklyn this week for the first
time in nearly a decade. The frontman of
the Plain White T’s, playing at Greenpoint’s
Warsaw on Dec. 13, said that
the show might include a sighting of the
New York City resident who inspired
his most famous song.
“Something about playing ‘Hey
There, Delilah’ in New York is awesome,”
said Tom Higgenson. “She used
to come to all of our shows there. You
never know, she may make an appearance
again.”
Plain White T’s had the number one
hit in the country in July 2007 with “Hey
There, Delilah,” a quadruple-platinum
single about a woman Higgenson had
been introduced to and was hoping to
MUSIC
impress with a song — one that was later
nominated for two Grammy Awards.
Since then, the Chicago band has released
four more albums. Its most recent,
“Parallel Universe,” strays from
the band’s distinctive acoustic sound to
incorporate electronic undertones and
synthesizers. It walks a fine line between
futuristic and retro, which Higgenson
described as an experiment for
the five-piece.
“‘Parallel Universe’ is more adventurous
than our other music,” he said.
“We decided to just have some fun finding
some new sounds and getting out
of our comfort zone.”
Plain White T’s will play a mix of
its classic hits and songs from the new
album that have proved popular on the
music-streaming service Spotify, which
Higgenson said typically turns out to
be the band member’s favorite songs
as well.
“The songs we like the most usually
end up being the songs that the
fans like the most,” said Higgenson.
“It makes it easy to play those songs.
We love this song and we are glad you
guys love it too.”
The upcoming show is part of the
“Three-Dimensional Tour,” featuring
Plain White T’s, Los Angeles rock band
the Mowgli’s, and Danish dance-rock
group New Politics — with all three
bands named co-headliners on the tour
and rotating slots for each show, said
Higgenson.
“We are doing it as co-headliners,” he
said. “No band is more important than
the other bands. Each band has really
good songs and its own good unique
live show.”
Before landing on the title “Three-
Dimensional” tour, Higgenson said the
triad pondered names like “three-headed
monster” and “three-way tie” to find
a title that highlights their co-headlining
status.
“We were looking for a cool name
that emphasized there are three different
looks to the tour, but we are all doing
it together equally,” he said.
Men in White
Plain White T’s ready to
play Warsaw in Greenpoint
Photo by Colin Lane
“The Three Dimensional Tour” at
Warsaw (261 Driggs Ave. between
Leonard and Eckford streets in
Greenpoint, www.warsawconcerts.
com). Dec. 13 at 7 pm. $30. (VIP
$149).
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