Parquet Courts at Triple Rock Social Club, Minneapolis (06/21/13)
Tour Dates
06/23 – Bloomington, IN @ the Bishop
06/24 – Columbus, OH @ Ace of Cups
06/25 – Detroit, MI @ Magic Stick
06/26 – Buffalo, NY @ Tralf Music Hall
06/29 – New York, NY @ South Street Seaport
07/13 – Boston, MA @ TT The Bears
07/14 – Portland, ME @ Space 538
07/15 – Burlington, VT @ Signal Kitchen
07/16 – Montreal, QC @ Il Motore
07/17 – Toronto, ON @ Horseshoe Tavern
07/20 – Chicago, IL @ Pitchfork Music Festival
07/22 – Louisville, KY @ Zanzabar
07/23 – Charlottesville, VA @ Twisted Branch
07/25 – Baltimore, MD @ Ottobar
08/02-08/04 – Happy Valley, OR @ Pickathon
06/24 – Columbus, OH @ Ace of Cups
06/25 – Detroit, MI @ Magic Stick
06/26 – Buffalo, NY @ Tralf Music Hall
06/29 – New York, NY @ South Street Seaport
07/13 – Boston, MA @ TT The Bears
07/14 – Portland, ME @ Space 538
07/15 – Burlington, VT @ Signal Kitchen
07/16 – Montreal, QC @ Il Motore
07/17 – Toronto, ON @ Horseshoe Tavern
07/20 – Chicago, IL @ Pitchfork Music Festival
07/22 – Louisville, KY @ Zanzabar
07/23 – Charlottesville, VA @ Twisted Branch
07/25 – Baltimore, MD @ Ottobar
08/02-08/04 – Happy Valley, OR @ Pickathon
Friday, June 21, 2013, will not be forgotten quickly. A thunderstorm hit the Twin Cities, knocking out electricity for 250 thousand people. All the power remaining appeared to be filtered directly into the Triple Rock Social Club, in Minneapolis.
Stereo Confession was the first band of the evening. These three 16-year-old boys could really rock! They were down a member because he was out climbing a mountain, somewhere. They will be releasing their first LP called First Communion on July 2.
BNLX played next. A post punk, psychedelic trio, featuring Ed Ackerson, this local band can really pound. Nice to see a light show considering there was a lightning show going on outside. Electric! Plug in to them and who cares that you lost power at home this night. BNLX do play around the city often, so get out and dig them.
Out of Brooklyn, New York, headliner Parquet Courts, came on at midnight. The Tripe Rock was mobbed by this time. The audience was squeezed together to get close to this old school punk band. So awesome! Lead singer and guitarist, Andrew Savage, commented on the storm they just drove through to get to the Triple Rock, and was afraid that he had been blown into Oz after entering Minneapolis, so surreal it was to the band.
The external thunder could definitely be mistaken for the sound pounding from his band. The audience was blown away and went nuts! Mainly performing songs from their new album, Light Up Gold, Parquet Courts played like a good old, American punk band. The evening will be remembered for years to come, and not just because of the storm.
Stereo Confession was the first band of the evening. These three 16-year-old boys could really rock! They were down a member because he was out climbing a mountain, somewhere. They will be releasing their first LP called First Communion on July 2.
BNLX played next. A post punk, psychedelic trio, featuring Ed Ackerson, this local band can really pound. Nice to see a light show considering there was a lightning show going on outside. Electric! Plug in to them and who cares that you lost power at home this night. BNLX do play around the city often, so get out and dig them.
Out of Brooklyn, New York, headliner Parquet Courts, came on at midnight. The Tripe Rock was mobbed by this time. The audience was squeezed together to get close to this old school punk band. So awesome! Lead singer and guitarist, Andrew Savage, commented on the storm they just drove through to get to the Triple Rock, and was afraid that he had been blown into Oz after entering Minneapolis, so surreal it was to the band.
The external thunder could definitely be mistaken for the sound pounding from his band. The audience was blown away and went nuts! Mainly performing songs from their new album, Light Up Gold, Parquet Courts played like a good old, American punk band. The evening will be remembered for years to come, and not just because of the storm.
Parquet Courts at Triple Rock Social Club, Minneapolis (062113)
