Flashback: Kill Hannah at Station 4, St Paul (22 Aug 2008)
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08/23/08 Metro Chicago, Illinois
08/23/08 Kill Hannah After Chicago, Illinois 09/23/08 Cabaret Voltaire Edinburgh, Scotland 09/24/08 Academy 09/25/08 Waterfront 09/26/08 Academy 2 09/27/08 Cockpit 09/28/08 Academy 09/29/08 The Phoenix 09/30/08 Concorde 2 10/02/08 Rock City 10/03/08 Melkweg 10/04/08 Lille Vega 10/05/08 Debaser 10/06/08 Brewhouse 10/07/08 Debaser Slussen 10/09/08 Nosturi 10/10/08 Pakkahuone 10/12/08 Logo 10/13/08 Knaack 10/14/08 Colos-Sal 10/15/08 Underground 10/16/08 59:1 with 10/17/08 Rohstofflager 10/18/08 Szene Wien 10/19/08 New Age 10/20/08 Sottotetto 10/22/08 La Boule Noire 10/23/08 Mod 10/24/08 Sugarmill 10/25/08 Whelans 10/26/08 Limelight 10/27/08 Garage 10/28/08 Roadmender 10/29/08 Astoria 2 10/30/08 Wedgewood Rooms 10/31/08 Academy 2 11/01/08 Academy 2
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Originally band leader Mat Devine was in a band called In A Jar UK, but when he broke up with his girlfriend, he made stickers bearing the name “Kill Hannah” and placed it on In A Jar UK 7”. That’s when Kill Hannah was born.
Their claim to fame was signing to major label Atlantic Records for their debut For Never & Ever in 2003.
Although they built up quite a massive fan following, after 20 years together, the band announced their last ever show on December 19, 2015 for “New Heart For Christmas X” show in Chicago.
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Chicago, Illinois’ Kill Hannah did not get their name from Bikini Kill‘s Kathleen Hanna, instead it’s from singer Mat Devine’s ex-girlfriend. Isn’t it kind of weird that he hates her, but yet, the band name is a tribute to her, in some ways? She must really love it.
They’re currently on their “Hope for the Hopeless” tour, with three solid bands: The Medic Droid, Innerpartysystem & The White Tie Affair. Of the three support, I thought Innerpartysystem was outstanding, they look like a rave and their stage presence is tight. They even brought in their own lighting – as did the other bands, but not as detailed as Innerpartysystem.
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The venue they played at is Station 4, a long rectangular bar that’s split in two sections: the bar and the concert area. It’s divided by a wall, with two windows that people in the bar area can watch the show in comfort. It’s been a while since I’ve been to Station 4. The last time it was for a metal band, so I’ve always been under the impression that it was a ‘metal bar’ – but having briefly talked to Steve, the owner, he said that it’s now about only 25%.
This 800 persons capacity venue didn’t sell out, but there was enough young people squeezed together that it was unbearably hot on the dance floor. Kill Hannah kept talking about the heat (which makes it worst if you ask me), and they tried their best squeezing bottled water into the audience. His goal seems to be “Kill Hannah fans looks best when wet” as he puts it.
The crowd was especially receptive to “Kennedy” and “Lips Like Morphine”. “Kennedy”‘s melody kind of reminds me of “I’m Only Happy When It Rains”. I also noted that they changed their song “Chicago” to “St Paul, Minnesota” (I’m certain they do this at different towns). It’s still pretty cool and the audience obviously loved it.
“Acid Rain”, as Devine introduced it, is a brand new song. It starts off like a Faint song, which wasn’t bad at all.
I don’t normally travel to St Paul for concerts, but it looks like the scene here is thriving that I wouldn’t mind travelling a little further to check out more shows in the future.
Also, thanks to a photo badge, I was able to sneak around on the stage to avoid the crowd to take some decent photos. I should remember to request such badges on my next concert. The background image is a weird accident, but I love the hand shadows.
Kill Hannah at Station 4, St Paul (22 Aug 2008) |