The Virgins come straight out of the New York art scene and make sexy indie rock that is almost disco. They are not aloof pricks, as one might expect. They are just about the sweetest guys you could ever meet.

Donald (centre) and Wade (right) form the core of The Virgins, and they met at a Ryan McGinley photoshoot. For those of you who don’t know McGinley’s work, he is known for portraits of young hot naked people.

One of McGinley’s photos was used for the cover of the Sigur Ros 2008 album.

As the story goes, Donald and Wade went to Mexico where the photographer shot them (and their friends) cavorting on the beach. A dozen or so naked guys and girls cavorting on a beach for two weeks. Pretty cool origin story for a band.

Right now The Virgins have an “it” song “Rich Girls.” (But you may have heard most of their current album featured on the TV show, Gossip Girl.)

The best part of the interview is where Donald and Wade tell me how to seduce and then end things with a rich girl. The answer is not what you’d expect.

Catch the guys on tour this summer. Yup, they will be here May 15th!

11 May 2009 20:00	Bluebird Theater	Denver, Colorado
12 May 2009 20:00	Kilby Court Gallery	Salt Lake City, Utah
14 May 2009 20:00	Chop Suey	Seattle, Washington
15 May 2009 20:00	Biltmore Cabaret	Vancouver, British Columbia
16 May 2009 20:00	The Wonder Ballroom	Portland, Oregon
18 May 2009 20:00	Harlow’s	Sacramento, California
20 May 2009 20:00	Great American Music Hall	San Francisco, California
21 May 2009 20:00	El Rey Theatre	Los Angeles, California
22 May 2009 20:00	Belly Up Tavern	Solana Beach, California
23 May 2009 20:00	Beauty Bar	Las Vegas, Nevada
26 May 2009 20:00	The Loft	Dallas, Texas
27 May 2009 20:00	Emo’s Alternative Lounge	Austin, Texas
28 May 2009 20:00	Rudyards	Houston, Texas
30 May 2009 20:00	Alabama Music Box	Mobile, Alabama
1 Jun 2009 20:00	The Social	Orlando, Florida
24 Jun 2009 20:00	Hove Festival	Tromoy, Norway
27 Jun 2009 20:00	Solidays	Paris, France
28 Jun 2009 20:00	Rock-A-Field	Roeser
2 Jul 2009 20:00	Electric Ballroom	London, UK
4 Jul 2009 20:00	Beauregard Festival	Caen, France
9 Jul 2009 20:00	Hultsfred Festival	Hultfred, Sweden
11 Jul 2009 20:00	T in the Park	Kinross, UK
12 Jul 2009 20:00	Oxegen	Punchestown Racecourse
17 Jul 2009 20:00	Melt Festival	Ferropolis, Germany
21 Jul 2009 20:00	Festival de Nimes	Nimes, France

the interview show is everywhere! (interviewshow [at] gmail.com)

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and soon

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