At the turn of July and August, the Skogsröjet Festival once again brought hard rock and heavy metal fans to the small village of Rejmyre, […]
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Back in the oh so distant days of 2019, The Distillers announced a tour with Death Valley Girls as their supporting act. Having grown up listening to The Distillers, I knew whichever band was to open for them would most certainly be a band I’d be down with.
Unfortunately, most of that tour was canceled after The Distillers’ drummer, Andy Granelli, suffered injuries in a bike accident. I still remember that announcement like it was yesterday.. and although it was a mega bummer, I knew I had to make it a point to catch Death Valley Girls whenever the opportunity came around. And here we are 7 years later!
If I were to describe Death Valley Girls.. imagine the perfect soundtrack to a grainy, pulpy, exploitation film from the late ’60s/’70s: chicks kicking ass and taking names, muscle cars through desert highways, motorcycles in hot pursuit, and a cool ass psychedelic cult just around the bend. Death Valley Girls provide that soundtrack that Tura Satana would have loved.
Before their tour kicked off, frontwoman Bonnie Bloomgarden suffered a vocal injury, but it didn’t slow them down for a second. If anything, they played with even more heart. Don’t get me wrong, I love blasting Death Valley Girls in the car all the time, but god damn… I think they somehow sound even better live. I was blown away.
Throughout their set, you could feel the genuine love and care each band member has for one another and that warmth spilled over into the crowd.
In a music scene that is male dominated and often celebrates toughness over tenderness, Death Valley Girls showed up for us in a different, much more refreshing way.
So I’ll be honest… I intended on going to this show to catch DVG and I had absolutely no idea who the headliner was. When I got there and found out it was Man Man, I started making assumptions based solely on the crowd, which, from my observations, appeared to be made up almost entirely of Phish fans. How could I tell? Easy. Because if there’s one thing Phish fans love more than Phish, it’s telling you they’re Phish fans. Anyways!
I always say I’ll try anything once, and I’m really glad I stuck around for Man Man. I wasn’t sure what I was walking into, but watching them weave together so many different genres (and effortlessly) like avant-garde, carnival punk, cabaret, jazz, and folk into something was a pretty great surprise. Man Man, you just gained another fan.
Highly recommend if you’re into bands like: Mr. Bungle, Peeping Tom, Faith No More, Modest Mouse.
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Ariana Grande released her new album petal last Friday, but widespread public concern about the star’s health and appearance has been louder than any reaction to the music. For several years, Grande has looked emaciated, potentially to the point of danger, and that impression has only grown since the launch of her Eternal Sunshine tour and since she shared her video for “petal,” her new album’s title track. Over the weekend, Grande’s reps said that she would take “a step back from visibility” after the end of her tour. At her show in Chicago on Monday night, she gave a speech about it.
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