Peter Bjorn and John are giving away 30 sandwiches and soda combos at Ms. Cheezious truck starting today at 3 p.m. at the Mayfair Shops loading dock in Coconut Grove. How to get the goods? "Gimme some grilled cheese" is the code.
promotes tonight's show at Bardot in Miami, part of the band's "All You Can Eat" tour.
In keeping with its foodie motif, the Swedish trio of Peter Moren, Bjorn Yttling, and John Eriksson -- AKA PB&J -- teamed up with Eater.com to promote its latest record, Gimme Some.
Peter Bjorn and John's foodcentrism reflects a growing trend of gastro-smitten musicians, including LCD Soundsystem's cheffy James Murphy, who's been taking on some high-profile cooking gigs -- namely with Le Grand Fooding -- since the band split last April. The trend is reinforced by sites such as
Food Is the New Rock and extended riffs on food as music metaphors, such as this
menu-as-playlist article by Chris Shott.
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