Best Coast w/ Bully at First Avenue, Minneapolis (08 June 2015)

Best Coast Setlist     Intro: Metallica's "Battery" The Only Place Heaven Sent Fine Without You The End Do You Love Me Like You Used To Crazy for You No One Like You So Unaware California Nights When I'm With You I Don't Know How Dreaming My Life Away Fade Away Fading Fast In My Eyes Feeling OK Goodbye Jealousy When Will I Change -- Encore -- Boyfriend Read More Best Coast Best Coast is currently touring in support of their latest, California Nights, out now on Harvest Records. .... Bully The band is fronted by producer/engineer Alicia Bognanno and from what I've heard from their debut album Feels Like, I quite like it! The record comes out June 23rd. ....

California's Best Coast is currently on tour for their critically acclaimed album California Nights (Harvest Records), stopping by First Avenue's mainroom in Minneapolis last night, June 8th.

Bully

Opening up the show was Nashville's Bully, lead by singer Alicia Bognanno .... who revealed to us that she's actually from Minnesota. Although the band has been in Minneapolis a few times (with JEFF the Brotherhood in April 2015 and Drowners in September 2014), this was their first time at the glorious mainroom at First Avenue.

Bully previewed quite a bit of music from their debut album Feels Like, which is coming out June 23rd on on StarTime International (Columbia), including set intro "I Remember", "Brainfreeze", and "Trash". From the sound of the live songs and also listening to the Steve Albini-produced album, I have to agree with critics comparing the band to 90s alt-rock like Dinosaur Jr and Pavement.

Best Coast came on stage to the introduction song of Metallica's "Battery". Apparently, I've read that Metallica is also a huge Best Coast fan, and have picked the band to play at their music festival in 2012.

Bethany Cosentino

Best Coast's fanbase are young and passionate - and they clearly love the band. For example, by the time "Crazy for You" was played, a fan named Adriana gave singer Bethany Cosentino a jean jacket that read "Running Through with Best Coast". Then later on prior to "Fading Fast", another fan gave Cosentino a vodka martini (previously they asked if they can buy her a drink). Cosentino said her mother told her not to accept drinks from strangers. Just so they weren't strangers, Cosentino asked the fan what her name was (Chelsea) and she joked, "I hope you didn't spike the drink."

The fans who filled the dancefloor would often sing along to the more popular song, causing Cosentino to go "emo for one second". She explained that she sometime feels like "sh**", but when she hears people singing back her lyrics, she felt suddenly uplifted.

Highlight of the night will likely be their encore song, "Boyfriend". This is perhaps their best known song, the lead single from their debut studio album Crazy for You from 2010.

Best Coast's California Nights is out now on Harvest Records, the band continues on their tour:

6/09: Waiting Room - Omaha, NE
6/10: The Ready Room - St. Louis, MO
6/12: Paradise - Boston, MA
6/13: Northside Fest - Brooklyn, NY
6/14: Union Transfer - Philadelphia, PA
6/16: 930 Club - Washington DC
6/17-19: Pitchfork Music Festival - Chicago, IL
6/18: Newport Music Hall - Columbus, OH
6/19: Majestic - Detroit, MI
6/23: Emo's - Austin, TX
6/24: Granada Theater - Dallas, TX
6/26: Observatory North Park - San Diego, CA
6/27: The Wiltern - Los Angeles, CA

All dates with Bully

Best Coast at First Avenue, Minneapolis (08 June 2015)

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