Aural Ambush: The Ting Tings

The British indie pop duo The Ting Tings provide the soundtrack to Aural Ambush this week. We sprung their single "That's Not My Name" on some music-lovers outside the Granada and along Greenville Avenue Thursday night. All liked the song's beat, but there was plenty of disagreement beyond that --...

By Patrick Michels

October 17, 2008

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The British indie pop duo The Ting Tings provide the soundtrack to Aural Ambush this week. We sprung their single "That's Not My Name" on some music-lovers outside the Granada and along Greenville Avenue Thursday night. All liked the song's beat, but there was plenty of disagreement beyond that -- one of our critics couldn't even decide if it was his wife, or his girlfriend, he'd take to see them play live.

The Ting Tings play the Pontiac Garage at the House of Blues tonight ~~-- and you can see them FREE if you're the first one to write back and ask really nicely. Put "Ting Tings" in the subject line.~~

The Ting Tings play tonight at the Pontiac Garage at the House of Blues.

To hear it in full, here's the song:

--Patrick Michels

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