Tokyo Police Club Play Good Cop
It Happened Last Night
Tokyo Police Club took the stage at Schuba's with colorful spray-painted cardboard signs by way of introduction before diving into an assured, spirited set that tapped out in less than 30 minutes. Fresh-faced lead singer David Monks tapped a few punchy bass lines and led fans in his version of a sci-fi high school pep rally cheer, complete with lyrics about barbarous robots and an imagined Armageddon. With cloudless melodies and rigorous drumming, songs like "Citizens of Tomorrow" and "Box" proved infectious on the dance floor. Keyboardist Graham Wright screamed backup vocals without making much use of his microphone, and by the time the quartet played lead single "Nature of the Experiment," Wright had plenty of help with the yowls from the buoyant crowd. EMILY YOUSSEF / PHOTOS BY ROY GARDINER
We asked: Since A Lesson in Crime is the title of Tokyo Police Club's EP, what have you learned from the law? COMMENT
Name: Ciaran Daly
Age: 28
Hometown: Sydney, Australia
Occupation: Idle Hands vocalist/guitarist
"To avoid it whenever humanly possible."
Name: Eileen Omizo-Whittenberg
Age: 26
Hometown: Minneapolis, MN
Occupation: Idle Hands keyboardist
"Not a damn thing!"
Name: Natalie Martinez
Age: 22
Hometown: Blue Island, IL
Occupation: Chiropractic assistant
"You can run, but you can't hide."
Name: Ian Curtis
Age: 27
Hometown: Waursaw, WI
Occupation: Printer
"Don't fuck wid it."
Name: Jennifer Witt
Age: 23
Hometown: Columbus, OH
Occupation: In entertainment
"When you have a party, you should not post a sign that you're selling cups."
Name: Dan West
Age: 27
Hometown: Elmhurst, IL
Occupation: Copywriter
"I've learned to pay my parking tickets on time."
Name: Mike Cunningham
Age: 26
Hometown: Geneva, IL
Occupation: Law clerk
"Steer clear of people with tasers."
Name: Christopher Michael-Grubb
Age: 23
Hometown: Chicago, IL
Occupation: Self-employed carpenter
"I plead the fifth."
Name: Joe Miller
Age: 23
Hometown: Chicago, IL
Occupation: Painter/student
"The boundaries are there for us to break outside of."
Name: Sam Hoffman
Age: 18
Hometown: Crystal Lake, IL
Occupation: Retail manager/student
"I'm a good kid."
Let's hope two other band members are still holding signs reading "Tokyo" and "Police"
Monks and Wright bang through the Club's set
We wish our kicks were so sick
Wright takes a break from yowling to concentrate on keys
