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Read More Her songs are introspective, so it's kind of weird to hear such upbeat songs from her debut solo five-track EP called Sparks, out on May 3rd.
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Prior to last night's all-ages show at the 7th Street Entry, I got a press release stating that Breanne Düren's debut EP, Sparks, was on the Billboard Heatseekers Chart at #5 (#3 on the iTunes Pop Charts), and she'll be hitting the road with her pal, Owl City, to play some massive stadiums (even as support band on some of the dates). I'm glad I got a chance to catch her at such a small and intimate setting as the 7th Street before she blows up.
Starting off the early evening was Hillary Howard, with her dad on acoustic guitar. She played a few new songs, including "Creep" and a yet-to-be-titled song that she just wrote a few days ago (the lyrics were written on her arm). She ended her set with "Miss World". Apologies for the dark photo, I believe the 7th Street's center lights are broken. It was as dark on stage as it was off the stage.
Dustin Hatzenbuhler spent most of his set behind his keyboard, except for two songs on his ukulele (I believe they were for his ex-band Ferris' song, "I Don't", and Sam Cooke's "A Change is Gonna Come" - which many folky artists have covered, including Ben Sollee). He ended his set with "Love Me Until Tomorrow".
So, you know the story, I saw Breanne Düren play support for Passenger at the Hollow in 2008, so I was eager to see how far she's come since then. The big change is, of course, the full backing band she has on stage. They played with her until "Lenses" and "Black Cofee", which saw Düren by herself on the keyboard.
Highlight from her show was a cover of Jamie Lidell's "Another Day". As you can see from her cute notes, written on the setlist (see scan), she tried to get people in New York dancing, but all they could muster was the shoulder shuffle.
Basically all five tracks from her Sparks EP, plus a few old songs were played. She didn't have too many songs under her belt, but that's okay, she's still young.
Now, for some tour announcements - these are dates with Owl City, (*) will indicate that Breanne will open these shows for Owl City. I would like to see them at The Roy Wilkins Auditorium, but since I criticized Owl City for overusing autotune in my review, I don't think they like me very much.
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HILLARY HOWARD |
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DUSTIN HATZENBUHLER |
Dustin Hatzenbuhler spent most of his set behind his keyboard, except for two songs on his ukulele (I believe they were for his ex-band Ferris' song, "I Don't", and Sam Cooke's "A Change is Gonna Come" - which many folky artists have covered, including Ben Sollee). He ended his set with "Love Me Until Tomorrow".
So, you know the story, I saw Breanne Düren play support for Passenger at the Hollow in 2008, so I was eager to see how far she's come since then. The big change is, of course, the full backing band she has on stage. They played with her until "Lenses" and "Black Cofee", which saw Düren by herself on the keyboard.
Highlight from her show was a cover of Jamie Lidell's "Another Day". As you can see from her cute notes, written on the setlist (see scan), she tried to get people in New York dancing, but all they could muster was the shoulder shuffle.
Basically all five tracks from her Sparks EP, plus a few old songs were played. She didn't have too many songs under her belt, but that's okay, she's still young.
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BREANNE DUREN |
Now, for some tour announcements - these are dates with Owl City, (*) will indicate that Breanne will open these shows for Owl City. I would like to see them at The Roy Wilkins Auditorium, but since I criticized Owl City for overusing autotune in my review, I don't think they like me very much.
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06/13/11 Nashville, TN - Ryman Auditorium
06/14/11 Atlanta, GA - The Tabernacle 06/16/11 Lake Buena Vista, FL - House of Blues 06/17/11 Charlotte, NC - Fillmore Charlotte 06/18/11 Baltimore, MD - Pier Six Pavilion 06/20/11 Montreal, QUE - Olympia de Montreal 06/21/11 Toronto, ONT - Kool Haus 06/23/11 New York, NY - Roseland Ballroom* 06/25/11 Philadelphia, PA - Mann Center 06/26/11 Boston, MA - House of Blues 06/28/11 Indianapolis, IN - Egyptian Room 06/29/11 Detroit, MI - The Fillmore Detroit 06/30/11 Milwaukee, WI - Henry Maier Festival 07/01/11 Columbus, OH - Lifestyle Communities 07/02/11 Shirleysburg, PA - Agape Farm 07/11/11 Kansas City, MO - Uptown Theatre 07/12/11 Detroit, MI - The Fillmore Detroit 07/13/11 Orem, UT - UCCU Center 07/15/11 Seattle, WA - Paramount Theatre 07/16/11 Vancouver, BC - Centre In 07/17/11 Portland, OR - Roseland Theatre 07/19/11 San Francisco, CA - Warfield Theatre 07/21/11 Los Angeles, CA - Club Nokia* 07/23/11 Pomona, CA - Fox Theatre Pomona 07/25/11 Houston, TX - Verizon Wireless Theatre 07/26/11 Grand Prairie, TX - Verizon Theatre 07/27/11 Austin, TX - The Moody Theatre 07/29/11 Chicago, IL - Aragon Ballroom 07/30/11 St. Paul, MN Roy Wilkins Auditorium 08/12/11 Auckland, NZ - Auckland Town Hall |
08/15/11 Brisbane, AU - The Tivoli
08/16/11 Sydney, AU - Metro Theatre 08/17/11 Melbourne, AU - Billboard The Venue 08/18/11 Melbourne, AU - Billboard The Venue 09/05/11 Dublin, IE - The Academy 09/07/11 Glasgow, UK - ABC 09/08/11 Manchester, UK - Manchester Academy 09/09/11 London, UK - Shepherd's Bush Empire* 09/12/11 Leeds, UK - Leeds Academy 09/13/11 Birmingham, UK - HMV Institute 09/15/11 Tilburg, NL - O13 09/16/11 Brussels, BE - Ancienne Belgique 09/17/11 Paris, FR - Bataclan* 09/19/11 Madrid, ES - Ramdall 09/20/11 Lisbon, PT - Campo Pequeño 09/22/11 Barcelona, ES - Apolo 2 09/24/11 Milan, IT - Milano Magazzini Generali 09/26/11 Zurich, CH - Abart 09/27/11 Munich, DE - Theatrefabrik 09/28/11 Vienna, AT - Arena Vienna 09/30/11 Berlin, DE - Postbahnhof 10/01/11 Cologne, DE - Gloria 10/02/11 Hamburg, DE - Gruenspan* 10/04/11 - Copenhagen, DK - Vega 10/05/11 Stockholm, SE - Berns 10/21/11 Nagoya, JP - Club Quattro 10/22/11 Tokyo, JP - Stellar Ball* 10/24/11 Seoul, KR - AX Hall 10/26/11 Manila, Philippines - Trinoma Hall 10/28/11 Jakarta, ID - Tennis Indoor Senayan* |
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