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Dear Hunter Setlist
Tour Dates
09/16 - St. Louis, MO - The Ready Room^
09/18 - Lawrence, KS - Granada Theatre^ 09/19 - Denver, CO - Marquis Theatre^ 09/22 - Seattle, WA - The Crocodile^ 09/23 - Portland, OR - Doug Fir Lounge^ 09/25 - Orangevale, CA - The Boardwalk^ 09/26 - San Francisco, CA - Slim's^ 09/27 - Fresno, CA - Strummer's^ 09/29 - West Hollywood, CA - Roxy Theatre^ 10/01 - Santa Ana, CA - The Observatory^ 10/02 - San Diego, CA - The Irenic^ 10/03 - Phoenix, AZ - The Crescent Ballroom^ 10/06 - Austin, TX - The Parish^ 10/07 - Dallas, TX - Gas Monkey Bar N' Grill^ 10/09 - Nashville, TN - Exit/In^ 10/10 - Atlanta, GA - Vinyl^ 10/11 - Newport, KY - Thompson Home^ 10/13 - Washington, DC - Rock and Roll Hotel^ 10/15 - Philadelphia, PA - Union Transfer^ 10/16 - Asbury Park, NJ - The Stone Pony^ 10/17 - Boston, MA - The Royale^ 10/21 - New York, NY - Irving Plaza^ ^ - Support from CHON & Gates Read More
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Rhode Island's The Dear Hunter recently stopped by a very packed Triple Rock Social Club in Minneapolis last Sunday.
Opening up the show was Gates. The New Jersey-based band started playing at exactly at 8pm, even though fans were still standing in line to get in. This was the band's second time in Minneapolis, and their 30-minute set ended with a Matt Pryor (The Get Up Kids) collaboration song "Not My Blood."
Instrumental band Chon was jaw dropping and astonishing last Sunday night. I was stopped in my tracks, I was stunned... I saw these guys last March with Animals as Leaders and I remember they were awesome but for some reason I never kept up with them it's almost like they blended in too much at that show due to so many other instrumental bands on the bill. Sunday night Chon was sandwiched in between two bands with vocals which, I think, helped make them shine even brighter.
Chon is a fairly new band to the scene having only released one full length, studio album Grow (Sumerian Records) and only having toured a couple of times now. Regardless, they had the near sold out crowd of The Triple Rock completely captivated with their pure talent. The way these boys can play is unreal. There are sweeping guitar parts that you get dizzy from just listening to, let alone watching. I'm all about movement at a show but I couldn't help but to just stand there with my jaw on the ground, not moving an inch.
Their style is like none other that I've heard. It's metal one second with the drummer doing a blast beat but over said blast beat is a jazzy guitar riff that sounds straight out of something my dad would listen to. It was chaos in the best way. The guitars don't match the beat of the drums, the bassist is in the corner doing his own thing, nothing makes sense, but it works, and it works brilliantly.
The headliner for the night was The Dear Hunter. The Dear Hunter is Casey Crescenzo's brain child that I don't think anyone expected to take off like it did. Crescenzo is the singer for The Receiving End of Sirens (R.I.P). He has the kind of voice where when you hear him sing, you know exactly who it is.
I'm conflicted after last Sunday. I was, and always will be, a huge TREOS fan and never really listened to The Dear Hunter. I guess I was a little bitter and I tend to hate side projects because I'm always wanting that original band. Sunday night made me feel like a complete idiot. How have I not been listening to The Dear Hunter non-stop?!
The Dear Hunter's sound is completely different than that of TREOS but it's amazing. It has much more of a theatrical sound and is much more animated in a way. Even though The Dear Hunter has six different full length albums out, they did an awesome job of playing both old songs from back in 2006 all the way up to songs off of their newest release that just came out last week. No matter what album the song was from, it was catchy, it was great, and most of all, it was fun.
Their songs are heavy, but not too heavy. You could call their music indie, progressive rock, experimental rock, post-hardcore.. whatever you can think of, they fit it. It keeps you on your toes because every song sounds completely different but Crescenzo's voice stays constant. It didn't matter if they were playing a fast or slow song, everyone's head was bobbing and I'm sure the toes were tapping.
The members of The Dear Hunter seemed to be completely shocked at the size of the crowd. The Triple Rock is not a huge venue by any means, but it is a decent sized club and it was a Sunday. The show was only a handful of tickets away from selling out. I hope that this means they will be back to visit again soon!
The Dear Hunter's latest Act IV: Rebirth In Reprise is out now on Cave & Canary Goods / Equal Vision Records.
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Gates
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Chon
photo: vu
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Chon is a fairly new band to the scene having only released one full length, studio album Grow (Sumerian Records) and only having toured a couple of times now. Regardless, they had the near sold out crowd of The Triple Rock completely captivated with their pure talent. The way these boys can play is unreal. There are sweeping guitar parts that you get dizzy from just listening to, let alone watching. I'm all about movement at a show but I couldn't help but to just stand there with my jaw on the ground, not moving an inch.
Their style is like none other that I've heard. It's metal one second with the drummer doing a blast beat but over said blast beat is a jazzy guitar riff that sounds straight out of something my dad would listen to. It was chaos in the best way. The guitars don't match the beat of the drums, the bassist is in the corner doing his own thing, nothing makes sense, but it works, and it works brilliantly.
The headliner for the night was The Dear Hunter. The Dear Hunter is Casey Crescenzo's brain child that I don't think anyone expected to take off like it did. Crescenzo is the singer for The Receiving End of Sirens (R.I.P). He has the kind of voice where when you hear him sing, you know exactly who it is.
I'm conflicted after last Sunday. I was, and always will be, a huge TREOS fan and never really listened to The Dear Hunter. I guess I was a little bitter and I tend to hate side projects because I'm always wanting that original band. Sunday night made me feel like a complete idiot. How have I not been listening to The Dear Hunter non-stop?!
The Dear Hunter's sound is completely different than that of TREOS but it's amazing. It has much more of a theatrical sound and is much more animated in a way. Even though The Dear Hunter has six different full length albums out, they did an awesome job of playing both old songs from back in 2006 all the way up to songs off of their newest release that just came out last week. No matter what album the song was from, it was catchy, it was great, and most of all, it was fun.
Their songs are heavy, but not too heavy. You could call their music indie, progressive rock, experimental rock, post-hardcore.. whatever you can think of, they fit it. It keeps you on your toes because every song sounds completely different but Crescenzo's voice stays constant. It didn't matter if they were playing a fast or slow song, everyone's head was bobbing and I'm sure the toes were tapping.
The members of The Dear Hunter seemed to be completely shocked at the size of the crowd. The Triple Rock is not a huge venue by any means, but it is a decent sized club and it was a Sunday. The show was only a handful of tickets away from selling out. I hope that this means they will be back to visit again soon!
The Dear Hunter's latest Act IV: Rebirth In Reprise is out now on Cave & Canary Goods / Equal Vision Records.
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The Dear Hunter at Triple Rock Social Club, Minneapolis (13 September 2015) photo: vu
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