Foster the People, Grouplove, and We Barbarians at 7th Street Entry, Minneapolis (04/01/11)
Tour Dates
04/07/11 Boston, MA – Brighton Music Hall
04/08/11 New York, NY – Mercury Lounge 04/09/11 Brooklyn, NY – Knitting Factory Brooklyn 04/10/11 Philadelphia, PA – Kung Fu Necktie 04/11/11 Washington, DC – Red Palace 04/13/11 London, UK – Camp Basement 04/14/11 London, UK – Hoxton Bar and Kitchen 04/17/11 Indio, CA – Coachella 05/30/11 Quincy, WA – Sasquatch 05/31/11 Vancouver, BC – Venue 06/01/11 Portland, OR – Crystal Ballroom 06/02/11 Sacramento, CA – Harlows 06/07/11 Salt Lake City, UT – Urban Lounge 06/08/11 Denver, CO – Bluebird Theater 06/10/11 Lawrence, KS – Bottleneck 06/11/11 Minneapolis, MN – Fine Line 06/12/11 Chicago, IL – Lincoln Hall 06/13/11 Cleveland, OH – Grog Shop 06/14/11 Columbus, OH – Newport Music Hall 06/17/11 Montreal, QC – Club Lambi 06/18/11 Toronto, ON – The Mod Club 06/20/11 Brooklyn, NY – Music Hall Of Williamsburg 06/21/11 New York, NY – Bowery Ballroom 06/22/11 Washington, DC – 9:30 Club 06/28/11 Philadelphia, PA – TLA 06/29/11Nashville, TN – Mercy Lounge 06/30/11 Atlanta, GA – Masquerade 07/02/11 Austin, TX – Emos 07/03/11 Dallas, TX – The Loft 07/05/11 Tucson, AZ – Club Congress 07/07/11 Los Angeles, CA – El Rey |
We Barbarians, Grouplove, and Foster the People stopped by 7th Street Entry on April 1st to play to a sold-out show.
Everyone in line were eager to see either Grouplove or Foster, one young lady mentioned that they were on Carson Daily and she decided to head down to see Grouplove.
We Barbarians played Minneapolis before, but claimed otherwise, jokingly stated,
“This is our first time in Minneapolis!”
They were heavy on the rhythm and the highlight of their set either the David
Byrne/Brian Eno song, “Strange Overtones” or their song “Warning”.
Grouplove is based out of Los Angeles, and their debut self-titled EP was released on
January 25th via Canvasback Music. They were handpicked to open for Florence + The Machine last year and with the recent television appearance mentioned earlier, they certainly have a lot of buzz going for them.
The not-so-secret origin of this band seems to be about five strangers who took up residency in a home in Greece. After living together for a Summer, they grew and bonded together as Grouplove.
Lead singer Christian Zucconi explains it: “We all understood how rare it is for five
strangers to feel as close as family and create passionate music together. We couldn’t just return to Brooklyn and let the music we all made fade into a memory of that summer we had in Greece.”
Watching the band live, it looks to me to be between Hannah Hooper and Zucconi, who looked and sounded quite happy and cheerful. Every photograph I have from that night shows them laughing and smiling, it’s pretty infectious.
What I liked about them is the harmony of girl/boy pop vocals. Their
songs seems fun (note: no depressing Morrissey sadness here).
I didn’t know their music, but I’m certain they played all the tracks off their self-titled EP, including “Gold Coast” and the closer, “Colours”.
The strong performance was
“How Love Will Save Your Soul”, which I know is not on their EP.
I didn’t know anything about Foster the People, other that they are quite a new
band, also based out of Los Angeles.
Apparently the band hit a chord with Australia by appearing on Triple J’s
Hottest 100 of 2010 for “Pumped Up Kicks”. The irony: as Sally, from Sydney, have explained in the past, they don’t drink Foster down there.
The other thing you should know about Foster the Band is that they have a lot of synths in their band. We’re talking like three majors and two minor keyboards!
As for the performance, lots of intense singing and hand waving-action. As I’ve previously mentioned, I didn’t know any of the songs played, but it sure looks like the audience knew all the songs (and were singing along).
They are returning to Minneapolis, so who knows, maybe I’ll see them yet again.
Everyone in line were eager to see either Grouplove or Foster, one young lady mentioned that they were on Carson Daily and she decided to head down to see Grouplove.
We Barbarians played Minneapolis before, but claimed otherwise, jokingly stated,
“This is our first time in Minneapolis!”
They were heavy on the rhythm and the highlight of their set either the David
Byrne/Brian Eno song, “Strange Overtones” or their song “Warning”.
Grouplove is based out of Los Angeles, and their debut self-titled EP was released on
January 25th via Canvasback Music. They were handpicked to open for Florence + The Machine last year and with the recent television appearance mentioned earlier, they certainly have a lot of buzz going for them.
The not-so-secret origin of this band seems to be about five strangers who took up residency in a home in Greece. After living together for a Summer, they grew and bonded together as Grouplove.
Lead singer Christian Zucconi explains it: “We all understood how rare it is for five
strangers to feel as close as family and create passionate music together. We couldn’t just return to Brooklyn and let the music we all made fade into a memory of that summer we had in Greece.”
Watching the band live, it looks to me to be between Hannah Hooper and Zucconi, who looked and sounded quite happy and cheerful. Every photograph I have from that night shows them laughing and smiling, it’s pretty infectious.
What I liked about them is the harmony of girl/boy pop vocals. Their
songs seems fun (note: no depressing Morrissey sadness here).
I didn’t know their music, but I’m certain they played all the tracks off their self-titled EP, including “Gold Coast” and the closer, “Colours”.
The strong performance was
“How Love Will Save Your Soul”, which I know is not on their EP.
I didn’t know anything about Foster the People, other that they are quite a new
band, also based out of Los Angeles.
Apparently the band hit a chord with Australia by appearing on Triple J’s
Hottest 100 of 2010 for “Pumped Up Kicks”. The irony: as Sally, from Sydney, have explained in the past, they don’t drink Foster down there.
The other thing you should know about Foster the Band is that they have a lot of synths in their band. We’re talking like three majors and two minor keyboards!
As for the performance, lots of intense singing and hand waving-action. As I’ve previously mentioned, I didn’t know any of the songs played, but it sure looks like the audience knew all the songs (and were singing along).
They are returning to Minneapolis, so who knows, maybe I’ll see them yet again.
)GROUPLOVE |
WE BARBARIANS |
FOSTER THE PEOPLE |