Modern English at Respectable Street, September 22

New-wave nostalgia hits Respectable Street hard when lauded '80s act Modern English drops by West Palm Beach. Although the band did technically get back together in the late '90s and record new material, albeit with a slightly different lineup, it's the group's mid-'80s heyday for which it's most beloved.

Wikimedia Commons/Michael Armstrong-Jones/www.eadierosephotography.com

Location Info

Map

Respectable Street

518 Clematis St.
West Palm Beach, FL 33401

Category: Bars/Clubs

Region: Out of Town

Photos

3 user reviews	Write A Review
Save to foursquare	0

Details

Modern English, with Astari Nite. 8 p.m. Thursday, September 22, at Respectable Street, 518 Clematis St., West Palm Beach. Tickets cost $12 in advance, $15 at the door; age 18 and up. Call 561-832-9999.

Related Content

• Sunfest Starts Today: Here's What To Eat!
  May 2, 2012
• Five Guys Burgers and Fries Opens Clematis Location
  April 30, 2012
• Cheap Drinks in West Palm Beach: The Bus Loop Makes Its Debut This Weekend
  April 11, 2012
• Flavors of Wellington, Local Beer Dinner at Howley's, and Other Food and Drink Events this Week in South Florida
  April 9, 2012
• Second Annual Chef's Challenge At Northwood Village
  February 23, 2012

More About

• West Palm Beach
• John Peel
• Arts, Entertainment, and Media

Like this Story?

Sign up for the Music Newsletter: Keep your thumb on the local music scene with music features, additional online music listings and show picks. We'll also send special ticket offers and music promotions available only to our Music Newsletter subscribers.

Privacy Policy Cancel Continue

Back in the day, Modern English scored critical laurels from heavyweights like John Peel for taking synth-driven postpunk and pushing it to pop audiences. Of course, the biggest of these hits is the immortal "I Melt With You," a staple of retro dance parties worldwide. But other singles, like the earlier "Smiles and Laughter" and the later "Chapter 12," were equally melodic takes on keyboard-boosted dance-punk.

These days, Modern English is touring again with an old-school lineup and is gratefully playing all the hits with some upcoming material for a new album sprinkled in. Support for the West Palm Beach show comes courtesy of Miami act Astari Nite, a foursome further updating a similar style of angular new wave, though with a little more jangly rock heft.