How to Dress Well at 7th Street Entry, Minneapolis (24 Sep 2016)
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How to Dress Well Setlist
Tour Dates
09/30 Boston, MA The Sinclair
10/1 Philadelphia, PA Boot & Saddle 10/4 ||New York, NY Webster Hall 10/ 6 Washington, DC U Street Music Hall 10/8 Atlanta, GA The Earl 10/9 New Orleans, LA Hi-Ho Lounge 10/10 Dallas, TX House of Blues 10/11 Austin, TX The Parish 10/13 Phoenix, AZ Crescent Ballroom 10/14 Los Angeles, CA Regent Theater 10/15-10/16 Treasure Island Music Festival 10/18 Portland, OR Mississippi Studios 10/19 Seattle, WA Neumos 10/20 Vancouver, BC Biltmore Cabaret 11/10 Paris, France Point Ephemere 11/11 Brussels, Belgium Botanique – Rotonde 11/14 Amsterdam, Netherlands OT301 11/15 Hamburg, Germany Hakken 11/16 Berlin, Germany Gretchen 11/18 Copenhagen, Denmark Rust 11/19 Stockholm, Sweden Debaser Strand 11/21 London, England Village Underground 11/23 Glasgow, Scotland Stereo 11/24 Manchester, England Band On The Wall Read More
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Ex Reyes
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Ex Reyes was the only opening act for the night. They came out on stage dressed in all white and played through a quick, twenty minute set. Their music was very indie pop but still unique. They almost had elements of psychedelic and soul music mixed in with you typical pop sound. Singer Mikey Freedom Hart seemed to be extremely soft spoken when speaking in between songs. He even seemed a bit shy at times but when he started singing his voice filled the venue.
The night was headlined by How To Dress Well. HTDW released a new CD just two days ago called Care. The lyrics are literally about how to care for one another, the world, and, most importantly, yourself. The lyrics are deep and meaningful. When you mix that with the personality of mastermind Tom Krell, you get a set full of emotions, feelings, and great music.
Even though I expected a dapper man to come out in a suit all dressed up per the band name, Krell came out in a pair of overalls. He charmed the crowd with every word he said and had us all chuckling during the Q&A sections of the show (he answered a couple of questions from the crowd between songs). He had a sense of humor about him when answering the questions and talking with the crowd but as soon as he started singing again you could tell his was all business.
Krell’s voice really stands out among the muddied instruments going on in the background. The amount of vocal effects he uses is insane but perfect. It doesn’t sound as robotic as you would think with all of the effects. You can tell the band, although sounding a bit muddied and foggy, is more than talented and really does a good job of enhancing Tom’s voice. The backing band featured Hart of Ex Reyes and the female keyboardist of Ex Reyes. The drummer was the only face other than Tom that hadn’t been seen on stage. Although half of the band had already played, it was hard to tell that the two bands had any connection because they were so different.
The softspoken vocals of Ex Reyes were replaced by the powerful vocal chords of Krell. The almost psychedelic feeling was still there but with HTDW it felt a bit more electronic due to all of the samples and vocal effects. The two bands may have been completely different but they definitely complimented each other well.
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How to Dress Well at 7th Street Entry, Minneapolis (24 September 2016)
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