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Canadian punk band White Lung (Mish Barber Way, Kenneth William, and Anne-Marie Vassiliou) just headlined the Triple Rock Social Club last night, Saturday, August 6th... touring in support of Paradise (Domino Records).
According to Mish the songs for this record are more story-centric and that the older songs have taken on more of a meaningful insight.
Toronto’s Greys (Shehzaad, Cam, Braeden, Colin) opened up the show, touring in support of their sophomore album Outer Heaven (Carpark Records).
It was hard to say who was more excited about a good old fashioned punk rock, the guys or the gals. The Greys came out and said hello and then erupted into a frenzy of some head banging tunes ‘No Star’, ‘Guy Picciotto’ and ‘The Voyeur’ rocked the Triple Rock crowd. The dancers in front were just banging away.
Some High points in their set for me was ‘If It’s All the Same’ and ‘I'd Hate to be an Actor’, just some fun good time on those two songs. They ended the set with ‘Complaint Rock’, with the singalong chant “I hate it, I want it, I need it, I love it”. Overall a very good set, kept the crowd interest going and wanting more.
Post script: they played a 45-min set of the power punk rock music. The band has the day off today (Sunday) and contemplated on seeing Suicide Squad. Then they asked if anyone in the audience had weed... to, you know, help them get through the movie. Update: from their Twitter account it does look like they got to watch the film on Sunday.
Also worth mentioning, it is cool to name a song after the guitarist from Fugazi.
White Lung’s fourth album Paradise has been on various ‘Best Albums of 2016 So Far’ lists (including Consequence of Sound, Stereogum, Spin, and Bandcamp). Based on the title, her dance moves/hand gestures, and their recent cover of Guns N’ Roses’ ‘Used To Love Her’ on SiriusXMU, singer Mish Barber Way definitely is drawing a lot of inspirations from a young Axl Rose.
There were some technical difficulties at first, but that was soon fixed with some outstanding songs. You can't help but be mesmerized by Mish’s hand gesturing and dancing... she moved to the sound of the amazing guitar playing from Kenneth. They opened up the show with ‘Face Down’ and that set the stage for the growing crowd banging on the floor to be prepared.
After the lights were turned down per secret signals, the stage had a darkened mood. By the time ‘Below’ came out, the floor was dancing all over. After that song, Mish asked why does it always open up on this song. She also stated that they love coming to Minneapolis and enjoy playing here.
Some other highlights of the night were the three song ‘Take the Mirror’, ‘Paradise’, and ‘Bag’. These songs just stood out for me because of Mish’s dance and movements and gestures.
Another interesting thing I like about the band is their name is “White Lung” (which was probably named as opposite of black lung disease from coalminers). By the time ‘Demented’ and ‘Drown with the Monster’ Mish demonstrated she has a wonderful set of ‘white’ lungs. Many of the singers I know today would not be able to keep the smooth sound that she has throughout the show. It’s just beautiful and the way she moves, you can tell she wants to be a part of the festivities on the floor. I have to say overall it was very enjoyable to watch and be a spectator of the dance going on the floor.
Also wanted to say that Anne-Marie that was some awesome drums going on in the back ground.
Paradise is out now on Domino Records. White Lung continues their current concert tour on the West Coast then they hit the Festival Circuit in September and October.
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Greys
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It was hard to say who was more excited about a good old fashioned punk rock, the guys or the gals. The Greys came out and said hello and then erupted into a frenzy of some head banging tunes ‘No Star’, ‘Guy Picciotto’ and ‘The Voyeur’ rocked the Triple Rock crowd. The dancers in front were just banging away.
Some High points in their set for me was ‘If It’s All the Same’ and ‘I'd Hate to be an Actor’, just some fun good time on those two songs. They ended the set with ‘Complaint Rock’, with the singalong chant “I hate it, I want it, I need it, I love it”. Overall a very good set, kept the crowd interest going and wanting more.
Post script: they played a 45-min set of the power punk rock music. The band has the day off today (Sunday) and contemplated on seeing Suicide Squad. Then they asked if anyone in the audience had weed... to, you know, help them get through the movie. Update: from their Twitter account it does look like they got to watch the film on Sunday.
Also worth mentioning, it is cool to name a song after the guitarist from Fugazi.
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Mish Barber Way |
There were some technical difficulties at first, but that was soon fixed with some outstanding songs. You can't help but be mesmerized by Mish’s hand gesturing and dancing... she moved to the sound of the amazing guitar playing from Kenneth. They opened up the show with ‘Face Down’ and that set the stage for the growing crowd banging on the floor to be prepared.
After the lights were turned down per secret signals, the stage had a darkened mood. By the time ‘Below’ came out, the floor was dancing all over. After that song, Mish asked why does it always open up on this song. She also stated that they love coming to Minneapolis and enjoy playing here.
Some other highlights of the night were the three song ‘Take the Mirror’, ‘Paradise’, and ‘Bag’. These songs just stood out for me because of Mish’s dance and movements and gestures.
Another interesting thing I like about the band is their name is “White Lung” (which was probably named as opposite of black lung disease from coalminers). By the time ‘Demented’ and ‘Drown with the Monster’ Mish demonstrated she has a wonderful set of ‘white’ lungs. Many of the singers I know today would not be able to keep the smooth sound that she has throughout the show. It’s just beautiful and the way she moves, you can tell she wants to be a part of the festivities on the floor. I have to say overall it was very enjoyable to watch and be a spectator of the dance going on the floor.
Also wanted to say that Anne-Marie that was some awesome drums going on in the back ground.
Paradise is out now on Domino Records. White Lung continues their current concert tour on the West Coast then they hit the Festival Circuit in September and October.
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White Lung at Triple Rock Social Club, Minneapolis (06 August 2016) |
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