Tour Dates

10/01 Detroit, MI El Club *
10/02 Toronto, ON Horseshoe Tavern *
10/03 Montreal, QC Bar Le Ritz *
10/04 Burlington, VT ArtsRiot *
10/05 Boston, MA The Sinclair *
10/18 Brighton, ENG Sticky Miles
10/19 Leeds, ENG Brudenell Social Club
10/20 Dublin, IRL Whelans
10/21 Glasgow, SCT The Hug & Pint
10/24 London, ENG The Dome
10/25 Lille, FR La Péniche
10/26 Reims, FR La Cartonnerie
10/28 Paris, FR Pitchfork Festival
10/29 Amsterdam, NL London Calling

* w/ Japanese Breakfast, Rivergazer

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Porches

Co-headlining will be Porches, the project of Aaron Maine. He’s currently touring in support of his Domino Records Pool, which came out February 5th. The record was called “Best New Music” from Pitchfork, as well as Harper’s Bazaar
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Japanese Breakfast

Opening will be singer Michelle Zauner, of Philadelphia indie punk band Little Big League, under the solo moniker of Japanese Breakfast. The music showcases Zauner’s dark
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7th Street Entry was packed to the brim on Wednesday night with a young crowd, excited to see headliner Porches. The energy was electric and the music was on point throughout the night.

The first band to play was Rivergazer. This was just a two piece with vocals, keys, bass, samples, and a computer. The vocals sounded like they were straight off of an Owl City record but with background music that was off of an indie-pop record. The music was upbeat and energetic but the vocals were very soft and soothing which made it even out and turn into something quite beautiful. It was the type of music that would be perfect when just having a night in by the fire while you watch the snow fall. Rivergazer’s most recent release Only4U came out in December of last year.

Japanese Breakfast

Next was Japanese Breakfast. Last time I saw these guys it wasn’t a full band, they switched between being a duo and trio. When I saw the stage set up for a full band, I got excited.

Japanese Breakfast played their new album, Psychpomp, from front to back which was definitely a treat. These guys have a super unique and fun sound but and to be able to hear and see them play this in album in its entirety definitely raised the bar. None of the songs sounded the same which was refreshing. Each song had a different feeling to it and a different energy. There’s some slow songs, almost ballad like songs, some fast ones, and their signature closing song about falling in love with a robot that has a very electronica feel to it.

Their set was complete with a cover of ‘Dreams’ by The Cranberries which fit singer Michelle Zauner’s voice perfectly. The cover sounded perfect and almost better than the recording that The Cranberries did. Zauner shouted out to member of local group Strange Relations just like she did last time. The two groups have a strong friendship and I hope it could lead to a tour with the two of them in the future.

Last time I saw Japanese Breakfast, the crowd seemed to not really know who they were. Very few people were singing along and people were standing towards the back of the venue instead of up by the stage. Last Wednesday, the floor was crowded with people singing along to every word of every song.

Porches headlined the night. These guys had a very fun 80’s feel to them. The music was upbeat but, much like Rivergazer, the vocals seemed to calm everything out in the best way possible. The two voice of Aaron Maine, singer, and Maya Laner, bassist, came together in perfect harmony and gave me chills. It was so beautiful vocally but so funky musically and, much like Rivergazer, it turned into something that sounded like perfection.

Porches just released their new album Water earlier this month. They seemed to focus on that release throughout their set but did not neglect their older releases that date back as far as 2011.