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04/17 Slothrust with Weakened Friends
at Turf Club
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It was a sold-out show for Slothrust at the Turf Club, on a Wednesday night. The band is celebrating the ten-year anniversary of Of Course You Do, so of course they did “play the entire album, from start to finish, one song at a time.”
This was a great show, no matter how to slice it. Leah Wellbaum is at her goofiest, if not quirky, self, and seemed quite pleased that the show has sold out. Fans of Of Course You Do were extremely happy to hear some of the more obscure songs played live and remembering the record when they first heard it a decade ago.
Before the album was played, the duo (featuring Wellbaum and drummer Will Gorin), played a few singles such as “Cranium”. Wellbaum, during the song, asks the audience, “Are you hungry?” putting the mic to the audience, which they responded, “YES!”
Opening the show was Portland’s Weakened Friends, who was very thankful to be on the bill… especially packed shows, such as the Turf Club. They said it was very hard to headline a show, because they booked a show on September 17, 2023, at the Treasury, and “only two people bought tickets.” … To be honest, I’ve never even heard of The Treasury venue and have no idea that there are shows being booked there.
Update: A little research tells me that the all-ages venue in St Paul closed its door last October.
I actually quite like the trio, featuring singer/guitarist Sonia Sturino, with bassist Annie Hoffman, and drummer Adam Hand. Annie was pulling double-duty, as she would also play bass for Slothrust. The band seems to have a love for the Twin Cities, dubbing the Clown Lounge (underneath the Turf Club) as the “Clounge” and how Sturino, when she lived in Toronto, took a trip to Minneapolis, in hopes of a potential boyfriend… only to be burned when he had someone from the UK in mind.
During an ‘awkward’ moment on stage, Sturino started introducing “Awkward” as a popular song that “you may have heard it shopping at your grocery store.” It was supposed to be the introduction for “Torn”, the Ednaswap song that Natalie Imbruglia made famous. She realized her mistake, but they just laughed it off. No big deal, this kind of thing seems to happen all the time.
Remaining tour dates:
APR 12 - Valley Bar - Phoenix, AZ
APR 13 - Meow Wolf - Santa Fe, NM
APR 14 - Bluebird - Denver, CO
APR 17 - Turf Club - Minneapolis, MN
APR 18 - High Noon Saloon - Madison, WI
APR 19 - X-Ray Arcade - Milwaukee, WI
APR 20 - Cobra Lounge - Chicago, IL
APR 23 - Blueberry Hill Duck Room - St. Louis, MO
APR 25 - HI-FI Annex - Indianapolis, IN
APR 26 - Mahall's - Cleveland, OH
APR 27 - El Club - Detroit, MI
APR 28 - The Garrison - Toronto, ON
MAY 1 - The Atlantis - Washington, DC
MAY 2 - First Unitarian - Philadelphia, PA
MAY 3 - Music Hall of Williamsburg - Brooklyn, NY
MAY 4 - The Sinclair - Boston, MA
This was a great show, no matter how to slice it. Leah Wellbaum is at her goofiest, if not quirky, self, and seemed quite pleased that the show has sold out. Fans of Of Course You Do were extremely happy to hear some of the more obscure songs played live and remembering the record when they first heard it a decade ago.
Before the album was played, the duo (featuring Wellbaum and drummer Will Gorin), played a few singles such as “Cranium”. Wellbaum, during the song, asks the audience, “Are you hungry?” putting the mic to the audience, which they responded, “YES!”
Opening the show was Portland’s Weakened Friends, who was very thankful to be on the bill… especially packed shows, such as the Turf Club. They said it was very hard to headline a show, because they booked a show on September 17, 2023, at the Treasury, and “only two people bought tickets.” … To be honest, I’ve never even heard of The Treasury venue and have no idea that there are shows being booked there.
Update: A little research tells me that the all-ages venue in St Paul closed its door last October.
I actually quite like the trio, featuring singer/guitarist Sonia Sturino, with bassist Annie Hoffman, and drummer Adam Hand. Annie was pulling double-duty, as she would also play bass for Slothrust. The band seems to have a love for the Twin Cities, dubbing the Clown Lounge (underneath the Turf Club) as the “Clounge” and how Sturino, when she lived in Toronto, took a trip to Minneapolis, in hopes of a potential boyfriend… only to be burned when he had someone from the UK in mind.
During an ‘awkward’ moment on stage, Sturino started introducing “Awkward” as a popular song that “you may have heard it shopping at your grocery store.” It was supposed to be the introduction for “Torn”, the Ednaswap song that Natalie Imbruglia made famous. She realized her mistake, but they just laughed it off. No big deal, this kind of thing seems to happen all the time.
Remaining tour dates:
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