Chairlift Model Marc Jacobs

9:07 AM EDT on August 31, 2009

The music/fashion overlap's a natural one, so no big surprise that Chairlift's donning Marc Jacobs' fall line for Saks.com and the store's four-part video series "MARC BY MARC JACOBS Ready-To-Wear and Accessories Collections." (Amrit, Scott, and I are doing part two.) To launch the campaign, the Brooklyn trio played Saks Fifth Avenue's New York store on Saturday. You can take a look at this run through of "Evident Utensil" sans VMA-nominated eye and pixel-warping: Their straight-up performance is inter-cut with the band enjoying Marc Jacobs, variously. They enjoy Jacobs even more in three other non-performance clips, one called "For The Love Of Tacos." Ironically, the video spots are much less fashionably smooth than previous visual treatments for "Bruises" and "Ceiling Wax."

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For the clothes horses amongst you, you'll find more info on the threads and bags at Saks.com. The trio heads out on tour soon with John Maus as a guest fourth member. Maus will also open for Chairlift in some cities. Occasionally, the band's opening for Phoenix and/or the Killers.

09/05 - New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom %
09/06 - Philadelphia, PA @ Kung Fu Necktie
09/07 - Washington, DC @ Black Cat
09/08 - Chapel Hill, NC @ Local 506
09/09 - Atlanta, GA @ Drunken Unicorn
09/10 - Baton Rouge, LA @ Chelseas
09/11 - Austin, TX @ Emo's
09/12 - Denton, TX @ Hailey's
09/14 - Phoenix, AZ @ Rhythm Room
09/15 - La Jolla, CA @ The Loft (UC San Diego)
09/16 - Los Angeles, CA @ Troubador
09/17 - San Francisco, CA @ Bottom Of The Hill
09/18 - Portland, OR @ Holocene
09/19 - Seattle-Tacoma, WA @ The Vera Project
09/22 - Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue #
09/23 - Chicago, IL @ Aragon Ballroom #
09/24 - Madison, WI @ UW Madison Memorial Terrace
09/25 - Chicago, IL @ Schubas
09/26 - Cincinnati, OH @ Midpoint Music Festival
09/28 - Philadelphia, PA @ Electric Factory #
09/30 - Atlanta, GA @ Variety Playhouse #
10/01 - Orlando, FL @ UCF Arena $
10/02 - Tampa, FL @ USF Sun Dome $
10/03 - Miami, FL @ American Airlines Arena $
10/04 - Pioneertown, CA @ Pappy And Harriets
10/13 - Montpellier, France @ Le Rockstore #
10/14 - Lyon, France @ Le Transbordeur #
10/15 - Strassbourg, France @ La Laiterie #
10/16 - Lille, France L' Aronef #
10/17 - Caen, France @ Le Cargo #
10/19 - Paris, France @ Zenith #
10/20 - Bourdoux, France @ Rock School Barbey #
10/21 - Touloues, France @ Le Bekini #
10/22 - Nantes, France @ l' Olympic #
10/24 - Birmingham, UK @ Academy 2 #
10/25 - Glasgow, UK @ Arches #
10/26 - Bristol, UK @ Academy #
10/27 - Manchester, UK @ Academy 2#
10/28 - London, UK @ Brixton Academy #