Nice Purse

Nice Purse, the brainchild of Ian Nygaard and France Camp, may not take themselves seriously, but they take not taking themselves seriously very seriously. It’s this attitude that creates the infectious music that can be found on their recorded material, and that creates an incredibly energetic live show. And it’s that live show that’s brought them the most intention. Don’t mistake the fun loving attitude – Nice Purse knows how to play. Bandmate James Wolfeatens says, “It’s like going and watching a group that doesn’t know what they’re doing, but they’re having fun with it, and are surprisingly tight."

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For a band that willingly admits they rarely practice outside of their live show, Nice Purse is more than willing to admit they care about style as much as anything else. Even with their gear, it’s just as much about keeping it fun and stylish as it is related to performance, sometimes even more so. “Jay uses some old stuff; he’s got one pickup and it’s tinny. I play a hollow body box from the ’60s and it sounds like shit, but it’s cool,” Nygaard says. It’s not what they have, though, it’s how they use it.

In regards to the newer material, bandmember Jeff Lorentzen says, “We’re louder. Really loud now. It’s kinda weird how that happens – we were like a folk band, kinda. Now, we’re super loud, in-your-face. Jay’s songwriting is still singer/songwritery and poppy.” And with the new album being more “instrument oriented,” according to Lorentzen, this follows their logical progression from a cute indie rock band who could easily have opened for Kimya Dawson to a band that’s actually trying to do something new and different. It’s this evolution that will likely be the most apparent as they progress and grow. [Performer, August 2011]

Past Shows


Nov
20
th
2012
7th St Entry
Nov
20
th
2012
7th St Entry

The Babies

with Nice Purse and Crimes
Sep
1
st
2012
7th St Entry
Sep
1
st
2012
7th St Entry

TIGER VS.

with Dust Buns and Nice Purse
Jan
12
th
2012
7th St Entry
Jan
12
th
2012
7th St Entry

Dom

with Squares and Nice Purse
May
30
th
2011
7th St Entry
May
30
th
2011
7th St Entry

The Growlers

with Nice Purse and THE ENIGMATICS
Apr
28
th
2011
7th St Entry
Apr
28
th
2011
7th St Entry

Howler

with Night Moves, Nice Purse and Gospel Gossip
Mar
20
th
2011
7th St Entry
Mar
20
th
2011
7th St Entry

The Constellations

with Nice Purse
Nov
10
th
2010
7th St Entry
Nov
10
th
2010
7th St Entry

Colder in Moscow

with Disaster Bird and Nice Purse
Sep
5
th
2010
7th St Entry
Sep
5
th
2010
7th St Entry

Nice Purse

with Red Pens, Gospel Gossip and Teenage Moods

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