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Whitney at First Ave
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Chicago band Whitney headlined First Avenue in Minneapolis on October 17.
Opening up was Lala Lala, the music project of songwriter Lillie West. The interesting thing about West is that she was raised in London, but her family relocated to Los Angeles, when she was a teenager. She got deeply involved in the Illinois music scene, while attending the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.
We first saw Lala Lala in October 2017 and said, “The band had a DIY girl rock sound to them and their music seemed to fit in really well with the Girlpool audience. They ended their brief 30-minute set featured many songs from their debut record Sleepyhead, ending with ‘Future Flower’, a song that they’ve confessed had never been attempted to play live before.”
We saw them again earlier this year, in March 2019 and wrote, “The band’s downtempo sound amid often dark lyrics is still evolving and hearing the new single early in the set, helped prove that. West reminisced after playing it, about coming to Minneapolis just after forming the band, and playing a memorable house party, marked by someone casually walking around in a Mozart costume.”
Lala Lala played a combination of their 2016 debut Sleepyhead and their new album The Lamb (Hardly Art), including single “Siren 042” on their 40-min set.
Whitney closed out the show. The most interesting thing about this Chicago band is that their singer is actually their drummer, Julien Ehrlich. We saw the group in May 2016, stating “The second they took the stage, there was something familiar about them. Come to find out that two members of this band (Max Kakacek and Julian Ehrlich) are actually former members of The Smith Westerns (RIP). These guys had joined forces with members of a few other Chicago groups to form Whitney.”
We soon realized that, in fact, the band is actually from the ashes of Smith Westerns… who we saw in August 2013: “Smith-Westerns took to the stage after 10 pm and kicked in to “Fool Proof,” off of Soft Will. The guys played well despite the oppressive heat (lead singer Cullen Omori, who was dressed in an ultra-thin, billowy shirt, looked like he might melt under the stage lights) and end-of-tour fatigue.”
Still relatively new in their 2019 tour for their brand new album Forever Turned Around (Secretly Canadian), the band seemed eager to play on stage. They were all handsomely dressed, complete with a full backing band.
Looking at their setlist, you can see that they played their new single, “Giving Up” early, with a nice cover of Neil Young’s “Only Love Can Break Your Heart”, midway in their set.
Remaining tour dates:
Opening up was Lala Lala, the music project of songwriter Lillie West. The interesting thing about West is that she was raised in London, but her family relocated to Los Angeles, when she was a teenager. She got deeply involved in the Illinois music scene, while attending the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.
We first saw Lala Lala in October 2017 and said, “The band had a DIY girl rock sound to them and their music seemed to fit in really well with the Girlpool audience. They ended their brief 30-minute set featured many songs from their debut record Sleepyhead, ending with ‘Future Flower’, a song that they’ve confessed had never been attempted to play live before.”
We saw them again earlier this year, in March 2019 and wrote, “The band’s downtempo sound amid often dark lyrics is still evolving and hearing the new single early in the set, helped prove that. West reminisced after playing it, about coming to Minneapolis just after forming the band, and playing a memorable house party, marked by someone casually walking around in a Mozart costume.”
Lala Lala played a combination of their 2016 debut Sleepyhead and their new album The Lamb (Hardly Art), including single “Siren 042” on their 40-min set.
Whitney closed out the show. The most interesting thing about this Chicago band is that their singer is actually their drummer, Julien Ehrlich. We saw the group in May 2016, stating “The second they took the stage, there was something familiar about them. Come to find out that two members of this band (Max Kakacek and Julian Ehrlich) are actually former members of The Smith Westerns (RIP). These guys had joined forces with members of a few other Chicago groups to form Whitney.”
We soon realized that, in fact, the band is actually from the ashes of Smith Westerns… who we saw in August 2013: “Smith-Westerns took to the stage after 10 pm and kicked in to “Fool Proof,” off of Soft Will. The guys played well despite the oppressive heat (lead singer Cullen Omori, who was dressed in an ultra-thin, billowy shirt, looked like he might melt under the stage lights) and end-of-tour fatigue.”
Still relatively new in their 2019 tour for their brand new album Forever Turned Around (Secretly Canadian), the band seemed eager to play on stage. They were all handsomely dressed, complete with a full backing band.
Looking at their setlist, you can see that they played their new single, “Giving Up” early, with a nice cover of Neil Young’s “Only Love Can Break Your Heart”, midway in their set.
Remaining tour dates:
10/19/2019
Slowdown
Omaha, NE
10/21/2019 Ogden Theatre Denver, CO
10/23/2019 Metro Music Hall Salt Lake City, UT
10/24/2019 Knitting Factory Concert House Boise, ID
10/25/2019 Columbia City Theatre Seattle, WA
10/25/2019 The Neptune Seattle, WA
10/26/2019 Venue Nightclub Vancouver, BC
10/27/2019 Revolution Hall Portland, OR
10/30/2019 Big Room Chico, CA
11/01/2019 Revolution Hall Portland, OR
11/02/2019 The Wiltern Los Angeles, CA
11/21/2019 Le Trabendo Paris, France
11/23/2019 Whitney SWX Bristol Bristol
11/25/2019 Cambridge Junction Cambridge
11/26/2019 The Rescue Rooms Nottingham
11/28/2019 Albert Hall Manchester
11/29/2019 Roundhouse London
12/01/2019 The Academy Dublin, Ireland
12/05/2019 Thalia Hall Chicago, IL
12/06/2019 Thalia Hall Chicago, IL
12/07/2019 Thalia Hall Chicago, IL
12/08/2019 Thalia Hall Chicago, IL
10/21/2019 Ogden Theatre Denver, CO
10/23/2019 Metro Music Hall Salt Lake City, UT
10/24/2019 Knitting Factory Concert House Boise, ID
10/25/2019 Columbia City Theatre Seattle, WA
10/25/2019 The Neptune Seattle, WA
10/26/2019 Venue Nightclub Vancouver, BC
10/27/2019 Revolution Hall Portland, OR
10/30/2019 Big Room Chico, CA
11/01/2019 Revolution Hall Portland, OR
11/02/2019 The Wiltern Los Angeles, CA
11/21/2019 Le Trabendo Paris, France
11/23/2019 Whitney SWX Bristol Bristol
11/25/2019 Cambridge Junction Cambridge
11/26/2019 The Rescue Rooms Nottingham
11/28/2019 Albert Hall Manchester
11/29/2019 Roundhouse London
12/01/2019 The Academy Dublin, Ireland
12/05/2019 Thalia Hall Chicago, IL
12/06/2019 Thalia Hall Chicago, IL
12/07/2019 Thalia Hall Chicago, IL
12/08/2019 Thalia Hall Chicago, IL
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