Named after a Chinese friend whose name sounds like the Mandarin pronunciation of "bandstand," the Ting Tings -- a scrappy, dance-oriented indie pop duo consisting of singer/guitarist Katie White and drummer Jules De Martino -- formed in the Salford district of Manchester, England in 2006. Prior to forming the group, the pair worked together in 2001 when White was in the all-female punk-pop group TKO and De Martino wrote some songs for them. Later, the pair reunited and with another friend formed the trio Eskimo Kiss, which signed to Mercury Records but disbanded due in part to changing personnel at the label. De Martino and White regrouped, working on their own music and others' at Salford's music commune, the Islington Mill. Quickly signed to the local indie label Switchflicker Records, the Ting Tings released their debut single, "That's Not My Name," in the spring of 2007. Following the limited-edition, tour-only single "Fruit Machine," the Ting Tings signed to major label Columbia Records later that year. The flip side of the Switchflicker single, "Great DJ," was released as the duo's debut Columbia single in March 2008, followed by the reissue of "That's Not My Name" with a new exclusive B-side remix.
"That's Not My Name" rose to the top of the U.K. charts in May 2008, the same month that the duo's debut album, We Started Nothing, appeared. The Ting Tings spent the rest of 2008 and a large part of 2009 touring in support of the album, which eventually sold over two million copies worldwide, won the 2009 Ivor Novello Award for Best Album, and earned the group a Best New Artist Grammy nomination that December. Early in 2010, De Martino and White moved to Berlin to work on songs for their second album. Inspired by the city's atmosphere and the cold weather, they went in a darker, more electronic direction with their new songs. In August 2010, the Ting Tings offered a taste of their new material, premiering the single "Hands" -- which was mixed by Calvin Harris -- on BBC Radio 1 and officially releasing it that October. After extensive touring and over eight months recording in Germany and Spain, in February 2012 the Ting Tings offered their highly anticipated sophomore album, Sounds from Nowheresville, a collection of songs imbued with new perspectives and revitalized energy inspired by the exuberant freedom of the Beastie Boys' classic Paul's Boutique. ~ Stewart Mason & Heather Phares, Rovi
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The Ting Tings
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| The Ting Tings | Tue, Mar 20 7:00p | The Clubhouse, Tempe, AZ |
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| The Ting Tings | Wed, Mar 21 8:00p | El Rey Theatre, Los Angeles, CA |
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| The Ting Tings | Thu, Mar 22 8:00p | El Rey Theatre, Los Angeles, CA |
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| The Ting Tings | Fri, Mar 23 7:00p | House of Blues, San Diego, CA |
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| The Ting Tings | Sun, Mar 25 8:00p | The Fillmore, San Francisco, CA |
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| The Ting Tings | Mon, Mar 26 8:00p | Wonder Ballroom, Portland, OR |
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| The Ting Tings | Tue, Mar 27 8:00p | Commodore Ballroom, Vancouver, BC |
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| The Ting Tings | Wed, Mar 28 8:00p | The Showbox at the Market, Seattle, WA |
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| The Ting Tings | Fri, Mar 30 7:00p | Club Sound, Salt Lake City, UT |
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| The Ting Tings | Sat, Mar 31 9:00p | Ogden Theatre, Denver, CO |
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