05/31 Buffalo Daughter with babybaby_explores and Balloon Race
at 7th St Entry
Buffalo Daughter Setlist
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Opening the show was local band Balloon Race, playing songs from their latest SLIMETIME. The four-piece band said they were influenced by bands such as King Crimson and Battles.
Near the end of their set, they dedicated their song to “that guy in the T-Shirt, Jacob Gallagher.” I’m not sure if it was a joke, but I also heard, “We’re in love.”
Next up was Rhode Island’s babybaby_explores, an odd low-tech trio (Lids B-day, Sam M-H, and Gabe C-D). Lids does most of the singing and funky dance moves, while Sam in the hat, plays electric guitar, and rounding out Gabe on the drum machine.
Not really sure if you can classify the band’s music… let’s just say they’re quirky. Their music doesn’t flow how you would expect and often it makes an abrupt left turn, but you just go with it.
babybaby_explores’s new album Food Near Me, Weather Tomorrow is out now on No Gold.
“It’s been a long time since we last came here. Nine years ago with Cibo Matto… I hope you were also there,” said Buffalo Daughter’s SuGar Yoshinaga. We weren’t there but we wrote about the 2014 tour, mentioning that the band played the Turf Club on March 4, 2014.
As we previously mentioned, Buffalo Daughter was “discovered” by Luscious Jackson, who introduced them to the Beastie Boys… and they were quickly signed to Grand Royal Records. They’re also friends with Cibo Matto and Butter 08, so if you like 90s Japanese bands, Buffalo Daughter is right up your alley.
Their English was very good, as many of their songs are in English… but also they might have a bigger English-speaking audience having spent most of the 90s on Grand Royal Records.
With their records being re-issued on double vinyl, they also mentioned that they’re actually celebrating their 30th anniversary as a band. What a way to celebrate it with this 2023 tour.
Remaining Tour dates:
Jun 4 Portland, OR, US Doug Fir Lounge
Jun 6 Los Angeles (LA), CA, US Resident
Jun 7 San Francisco, CA, US Café du Nord
Jun 25 Shibuya, Japan WALL&WALL
Jul 5 Nagoya, Japan Tokuzo / 得三
Jul 7 Kyoto, Japan Metro
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Buffalo Daughter at 7th Street Entry, Minneapolis (31 May 2023) |
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