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A Place to Bury Strangers: loud enough to necessitate their own line of effects pedals, sure, but loud enough for a brushup with John Law? According to the band's publicist, that's just the handcuff-rattling loudness attendees at last Thursday night's (October 18) CMJ show in NYC were up against. Observe:

"Six policemen stormed A Place to Bury Strangers' set at Loisaida after just two songs following noise complaints from local tenants. The promoter, Vacancy Records' Louise Fenton, was escorted by the officers toward the back of the building to have a word." [See photo above]

Fenton somehow convinced the cops to allow the band one more song, so APTBS did "Ocean", the epic closing track from their self-titled album. "Police officers then reported back to their dispatch to say they were in the process of shutting the event down, but that they were letting the band finish their song first, because, (directly quoted from the officer): 'This band is sick.'"

Dude! That is pretty sick. Saturday's APTBS gig at The Delancey, meanwhile-- at least, as our Marc Hogan told it-- seems to have gone off without a hitch. Another set that day at Glasslands, however, saw the band blowing the power out, according to PR. Easy, guys!

You can catch the entirety of the A Place to Bury Strangers' thing on vinyl tomorrow, or-- if your rap sheet's clean enough-- in person on their smattering of recently announced shows this fall. Those dates after the jump.

A Place to Bury Strangers:

10-25 Memphis, TN - New Daisy *
10-27 Philadelphia, PA - Pi Lam #
11-03 Waltham, MA - Chums Coffee House
11-07 New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom ^
11-08 Cambridge, MA - Middle East Upstairs ^
11-17 New York, NY - Abrons Art Center (Crown Point Festival)

* with Black Rebel Motorcycle Club
# with the Vandelles
^ with the Black Angels, Spindrift