Spotlight On:
The Subjects

QRO's spotlight goes back again to Brooklyn for the most unusual high school band, The Subjects.

Name: The Subjects

Associated act(s): Caveman, Glass Ghost

Hometown: Brooklyn, New York

Members: Jimmy Carbonetti, Matthew Iwanusa, David Sheinkopf, Joseph Smith

Albums: The Subjects EP (2005), With the Ease, Grace, Precision, and Cleverness of Human Beings (2007)

Has toured with: Beach House, Black Tie Revue, The Dig, Drug Rug, The End of the World, The Epochs, Frances, Frankpollis, French Kicks, Harlem Shakes, The Long Blondes, Low vs. Diamond, Mannequin Men, Maps & Atlases, Peter Bjorn and John, Miles Benjamin Anthony Robinson, Tapes 'n Tapes, The Walkmen, White Rabbits, Wild Light, Bad Veins (upcoming), Land of Talk (upcoming), The Soft Pack (upcoming)

If the band was an animal, they'd be: a school of fish, from turtle to Nemo

Or if they were a food, they'd be: a school of Swedish Fish

What about a piece of furniture?: a flippable chalkboard used in Three Stooges routines

Okay, how about something to wear?: dunce cap - or mortarboard

The SubjectsRelated Articles:

Live review from Music Hall in Williamsburg in Brooklyn, NY on September 14th, 2007

Photo gallery from Music Hall in Williamsburg

Photo gallery from Bowery Ballroom in New York, NY on December 13th, 2007

Interview with entire band, Part I

Interview with entire band, Part II

Photo gallery from Music Hall in Williamsburg on June 7th, 2008

Review of The Subjects as part of CMJ 2008 Day Five at Lit Lounge in New York, NY on October 25th, 2008

Photo gallery from Lit Lounge

Photo gallery from The Red Door New Year's Eve party, 2008

Review of The Subjects as part of SXSW Day Four at Submerged in Austin, TX on March 21st, 2009

Photo gallery from Submerged

Tour dates:

9/25/09 - Brooklyn, NY - Music Hall in Williamsburg
9/26/09 - Cincinnati, OH - Midpoint
10/3/09 - Boston, MA - Middle East Upstairs*
10/5/09 - Pittsburgh, PA - Club Cafe#
10/6/09 - Bloomington, IN - The Bishop#
10/7/09 - Detroit, MI - Lager House#
10/8/09 - Chicago, IL - Empty Bottle#
10/9/09 - Lincoln, NE - tba
10/10/09 - Denver, CO - Hi Dive#
10/12/09 - Salt Lake City, UT - Kilby Court#
10/13/09 - Boise, ID - Reef#
10/14/09 - Seattle, WA - High Dive#
10/15/09 - Portland, OR - Rotture#
10/16/09 - Eugene, OR - Sam Bond's Garage#
10/17/09 - Sacramento, CA - Luigi's
10/19/09 - San Diego, CA - Soda Bar#
10/20/09 - Los Angeles, CA - The Echo#
10/21/09 - Tucson, AZ - Modified Arts#
10/23/09 - Austin, TX - Emo's Jr.#
10/25/09 - St. Louis, MO - Cicero's#
10/26/09 - Indianapolis, IN - Vollrath Tavern#
10/27/09 - Cleveland, OH - The Cambridge Room @ HOB#
10/28/09 - Washington, D.C. - DC Nine#
10/29/09 - Philadelphia, PA - Kung Fu Necktie#
11/24/09 - Hoboken, NJ - Maxwell's^
11/30/09 - New York, NY - Studio @ Webster Hall
12/3/09 - Washington, D.C. - Rock And Roll Hotel%
1/16/09 - New York, NY - Gramercy Theatre$

* = w/ The Soft Pack
# = w/ Bad Veins
^ = w/ Rain Machine
% = w/ Land of Talk
$ = w/ Elefant, The Silent League

 

The Subjects playing Time live at Music Hall in Williamsburg on September 14th, 2007:

 

The Subjects discussing the test audience reaction to Gigli backstage at Music Hall in Williamsburg on June 7th, 2008:

 

The Subjects recounting their experience at SXSW backstage at Music Hall in Williamsburg on June 7th, 2008:

 

The Subjects on making With the Ease, Grace, Precision, and Cleverness of Human Beings backstage at Music Hall in Williamsburg on June 7th, 2008:


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