Takka Takka's 2008 Concert History

Takka Takka is a foursome indie rock band from Brooklyn and Queens. Singer-guitarist-keyboardist Gabe Levine says their name comes from "writing songs about war, and it's a painting about war, with machine guns going, 'TAKKA TAKKA.'" Other band members are Conrad Doucette, Damion Jurrens, and JP Jones. They cite their influences as: the Kinks, Orange Juice (sometimes Orange Julius), Pavement, Lou Reed, Zombies, Johnny Cash, Echo and the Bunnymen, the Magnetic Fields, Brian Eno, REM, Bob Dylan, and OMD.

Takka Takka had 17 concerts in 2008

Date Concert Venue Location
Oct 24, 2008
CMJ Music Marathon
"CMJ Music Marathon" / Vivian Girls / Cut Off Your Hands / Woods / Takka Takka / The Pains of Being Pure at Heart / Picture Picture / Phosphorescent / City Center / Castanets / King Darves / Endless Boogie / Julianna Barwick / Viking Moses / virgin forest Show all bands
Cake Shop New York, New York, United States
Oct 21, 2008 –
Oct 25, 2008
CMJ Music Marathon 2008
Beach House / Passion Pit / Lykke Li / Crystal Castles / 3OH!3 / Mother Mother / STRFKR / Talib Kweli / Broken Social Scene / Coheed and Cambria / Róisín Murphy / Shiny Toy Guns / Ariel Pink / Donavon Frankenreiter / Ane Brun / Minus the Bear / David Banner / Delta Spirit / George Clinton / Wye Oak / WhoMadeWho / Classixx / The Cool Kids / Woods / Other Lives / Deerhoof / Bear Hands / Margot and the Nuclear So and So's / The Virgins / Matthew Dear / Saves The Day / Lee "Scratch" Perry / School of Seven Bells / Fujiya & Miyagi / A Place To Bury Strangers / Cotton Jones / Mirah / Anthony Green / Said the Whale / Kid Sister / Anna Ternheim / Wallpaper / Gang Gang Dance / Dungen / Marissa Nadler / The Soft Pack / Vivian Girls / Bomb The Bass / The Dears / Joe Pug / Hey Rosetta! / Emmy the Great / The King Khan & BBQ Show / The Whip / Savoir Adore / Shad / Will Hoge / Juliana Hatfield / Laura Gibson / The Rosebuds / Psychic Ills / The Aggrolites / Parts and Labor / The Octopus Project / Micachu / Envy On the Coast / Heartsrevolution / Freezepop / Ambulance LTD / Del McCoury Band / Adept / The Coathangers / Marnie Stern / High Places / Crystal Antlers / Stetsasonic / Southside Johnny & The Asbury Jukes / Chris Bathgate / The Ruby Suns / Princeton / Natalie Walker / Annuals / Cut Off Your Hands / Rainbow Arabia / Violens / Theresa Andersson / Takka Takka / The Depreciation Guild / Geneva Jacuzzi / Jupiter One / Rumspringa / Karkwa / Cloud 9 / Matt Duke / Doug Paisley / The Broken West / Amazing Baby / Wild Light / The Mae Shi / Miles Benjamin Anthony Robinson / The Music Tapes / M+A / Greg Wilson / King Khan / The London Souls / Black Taxi / CATCALL / Yo Majesty / Au / Willard Grant Conspiracy / Japanese Motors / Gliss / Pontiak / Oxford Collapse / Death Vessel / The Black Hollies / Aa / Arbouretum / Jonezetta / De Novo Dahl / Hollywood Holt / The Two Man Gentlemen Band / Die! Die! Die! / Apes / Growing / eagle seagull / Tara Jane O'Neil / Hecuba / The Life and Times / Real Ones / Brighton / No Kids / boy eats drum machine / An Albatross / Pattern Is Movement / The Canon Logic / Rebecca Pidgeon / Monotonix / Terry Lynn / Chris Brokaw / Rio En Medio / Plastic Little / Vaz / DJ Rekha / The Takeover UK / White Rainbow / Sole And The Skyrider Band / Shellshag / Fiasco / Two Spot Gobi / The Psychic Paramount / Mike Bones / Sky Cries Mary / Oakley Hall / Jay Reatard / The Hard Lessons / AIDS Wolf / Iran / Motel Motel / Nudge / Palomar / The Homosexuals / Pit Er Pat / Sian Alice Group / Tiger! Shit! Tiger! Tiger! / Mike Falzone / Canasta / Restavrant / Bailiff / Let's Go to War / Prime Time / Vitamin D / Experimental Dental School / Higgins / Team Facelift / Sundelles / Dive Index / Caroline Weeks / BM Linx / DMBQ / Magnetic Morning / Hospital Bombers / Jen Lasher / Yip-Yip / The Nouvellas / Luaka Bop / Octagon / Flying / Pegasuses-XL / Looker / The Delta Fiasco / Game Rebellion / James Jackson Toth / The Physics Of Meaning / Irata / TK Webb / Benji Cossa / The Mugs / Clearview / Chuck E. Costa / The Screens / Franki Chan / The Distraction / Tenlons Fort / Restaurant / Deanna Devore / Alan Singley / Roxbury / DJ Boo / Rocketship Park / Peephole / Unsacred Hearts / Needers&Givers / Bonne Aparte / The Rustles / Jeremy Dawson / Dirty Bath Water / Show Me Action / Tunnels To Holland / Wooden Nickle / Under Your Bed / Green Owl / Charles Burst / Arkadelphia / Lacona / Matthew Dear's Big Hands / Al James The Unfazed / Dellacane / Midfall Drive / The Black Clouds (NJ) / Myles Turney' / Team Facelift and Lord T & Eloise / MANDRED Show all bands
  Setlists
CMJ Music Marathon 2008 New York, New York, United States
Show Duplicate for Oct 21, 2008
Sep 27, 2008
Oxford Collapse / Takka Takka Mercury Lounge New York, New York, United States
Sep 26, 2008
Oxford Collapse / Takka Takka The M Room Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Sep 25, 2008
Oxford Collapse / Takka Takka Black Cat Washington, D.C., United States
Sep 22, 2008
Oxford Collapse / Love As Laughter / Takka Takka The Middle East - Sonia Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
Sep 11, 2008
Takka Takka Local 506 Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States
Sep 10, 2008
Takka Takka DC9 Nightclub Washington, D.C., United States
Sep 07, 2008
Takka Takka The Middle East - Sonia Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
Aug 07, 2008
Mates of State / Telepathique / Takka Takka
  Setlists
Highline Ballroom New York, New York, United States
Jul 29, 2008
Takka Takka Pianos New York, New York, United States
Jul 25, 2008
Takka Takka / Alina Simone / Grammar Schubas Tavern Chicago, Illinois, United States
Jul 22, 2008
Takka Takka / Peasant / Get Him Eat Him / The Black Hollies Pianos New York, New York, United States
Jul 15, 2008
Takka Takka / Uninhabitable Mansions / PWRFL Power Pianos New York, New York, United States
Jun 22, 2008
Popped! Festival
"Popped! Festival" / O'Death / Sam Champion / Gildon Works / Takka Takka / Tickley Feather / PWRFL Power / Project Jenny, Project Jan / Cheers Elephant / Daniel Johnston
World Cafe Live Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Jun 21, 2008 –
Jun 22, 2008
Popped! 2008
Vampire Weekend / Crystal Castles / The Ting Tings / Gogol Bordello / Dan Deacon / Mates of State / Daniel Johnston / Mr. Lif / Takka Takka / Cheers Elephant / O'Death / Project Jenny, Project Jan / Hoots & Hellmouth / The Swimmers / Tickley Feather / Sam Champion / PWRFL Power / Gildon Works / The Capital Years Show all bands
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Mar 14, 2008
SXSW
"SXSW" / O'Death / The Nouvellas / Chris Mills / Takka Takka / The Black Hollies / Dalek
Friends Austin, Texas, United States

Genres:

Indie
Indie Rock
Indie Pop
Alt-Country
Brooklyn Indie
Stomp Pop
Indie Fuzzpop
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Concerts Per Year:

2013 1 concert
2011 3 concerts
2010 4 concerts
2009 9 concerts
2008 17 concerts
2007 6 concerts
2006 12 concerts

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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

How many concerts has Takka Takka had?

Takka Takka has had 52 concerts.

What genre is Takka Takka?

Takka Takka is most often considered to be Indie, Indie Rock, Indie Pop, Alt-Country, Brooklyn Indie, Stomp Pop, and Indie Fuzzpop.

When was the last Takka Takka concert?

The last Takka Takka concert was on March 30, 2013 at Cake Shop in New York, New York, United States. The bands that performed were: Radical Dads / Plates of Cake / Pre War / Takka Takka.

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