THE BEACHES TOUR DATES & NEW SINGLE!!

I’ve secretly loved The Beaches for a while now. “What Doesn’t Kill You Makes You Paranoid” is already on my shortlist for best song of the 2020s.  It’s DEFINITELY the most 2020s song of the 2020s. Two nights ago, in a fit of anxiety, I preordered the Canadian power-pop group’s upcoming record, no hard feelings, (out August 29th), and I don’t regret that investment. This morning, I lamented the fact that they haven’t announced tour dates. WELL!!!!!!!!!!!

They’ve got a full tour underway this fall! Plus a few select Summer dates and DJ Night Free Parties?!!?! Full dates below the jump, and the amazing Annie DiRuisso is joining for many of these shows!

Last Girls at the Party DJ Set Dates:

June 7 – NYC 

June 11 – Toronto

August 2 – Montréal 

 

THE BEACHES LIVE DATES

June 6 – The Governors Ball Music Festival – New York, NY

June 14 – Buffalo AKG Art Museum – Buffalo, NY

July 20 – Minnesota Yacht Club – Saint Paul, MN

July 29 – Churchill Park Music Festival – St. John’s, NL

July 31 – Kee to Bala – Muskoka, ON

August 3 – Osheaga Festival, Montreal, QC

August 7 – Sziget Festival – Budapest, Hungary

August 8 – About You Pangea Festival – Ribnitz-Damgarten, Germany

August 9 – Schanze Open Air – Hamburg, Germany

August 15 – 17th – Lowlands Festival – Biddinghuizen, Netherlands 

August 17 – Pukkelpop Festival – Hasselt, Belgium

August 29 – Rolling Stone Presents Gather No Moss @ The Salt Shed – Chicago, IL

Sept 17 – KEMBA Live! – Columbus, OH  

Sept 18 – Brooklyn Bowl – Nashville, TN

Sept 20 – Shaky Knees Festival – Atlanta, GA

Sept 21 – The Ritz – Raleigh, NC

Sept 24 – Roadrunner – Boston, MA

Sept 25 – 9:30 Club – Washington, DC

Sept 26 – All Things Go Festival – Columbia, MD

Sept 27 – Union Transfer – Philadelphia, PA

Sept 29 – Webster Hall – New York, NY

Sept 30 – Webster Hall – New York, NY

Oct 2 – Royal Oak Music Theatre – Detroit, MI

Oct 4 – Egyptian Room at Old National Centre – Indianapolis, IN   

Oct 5 – The Rave – Milwaukee, WI  

Oct 8 – Cain’s Ballroom – Tulsa, OK 

Oct 10 – Fillmore Auditorium – Denver, CO 

Oct 11 – Rockwell at The Complex – Salt Lake City, UT  

Oct 14 – The Van Buren – Phoenix, AZ  

Oct 15 – The Sound – San Diego, CA  

Oct 17 – Fox Theater – Pomona, CA  

Oct 18 – The Wiltern – Los Angeles, CA  

Oct 19 – The Warfield – San Francisco, CA  

Oct 22 – Showbox SoDo – Seattle, WA  

Oct 24 – Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre – Victoria, BC 

Oct 25 – Doug Mitchell Thunderbird Sports Centre – Vancouver, BC  

Oct 27 – Edmonton Expo Centre Arena – Edmonton, AB 

Oct 29 – Grey Eagle Resort & Casino – Calgary, AB  

Oct 30 – Grey Eagle Resort & Casino – Calgary, AB  

Nov 1 – Burton Cummings Theatre – Winnipeg, MB 

Nov 2 – Burton Cummings Theatre – Winnipeg, MB 

Nov 5 – The Arena @ TD Place – Ottawa, ON 

Nov 6 – Scotiabank Arena – Toronto, ON 

Nov 9 – Centennial Hall – London, ON 

Nov 10 – Centennial Hall – London, ON  

Nov 13 – Scotiabank Centre – Halifax, NS 

Nov 15 – Casino New Brunswick – Moncton, NB

BottleRock Napa Valley 2025 Festival Journal, Day 3

(You’re reading Day 3. Be sure to check out Day 1 and Day 2!)

The third and final day of a festival is always bittersweet: you know you’ll miss the free-spirited, listen-to-music-all-day-instead-of-the-rest-of-your-life vibes, but on the other hand, you’re tired and your feet hurt. It’s your last chance to catch some great set or discover a new artist. Continue reading “BottleRock Napa Valley 2025 Festival Journal, Day 3”

NEW WET LEG SINGLE! LISTENING PARTIES IN THE USA! YAY!

Yes. I love Wet Leg. And, since I run a music blog, I’m allowed to fanboy out whenever they do anything. So I wanted to tell you that they have another guitar-crunchy gem of a single, “CPR,” ahead of their upcoming release, moisturizer. It’s so good. 

The usual preorder/presave/range of fancy versions can be preordered here. They are also doing listening parties all around the world, complete with prizes, giveaways, and all sorts of fun stuff. You can find those stores here, but a special shout-out to our friends at 1234 Go! in Oakland! You can RSVP to their event here, which will be on 7/10 at 5 pm. I will be there! I’ll be the long haired, bearded fellow with glasses. So the guy that looks like he’s in the band. 

Oh- and don’t forgot to buy tickets to moisTOURizer ASAP since most shows are sold out: Continue reading “NEW WET LEG SINGLE! LISTENING PARTIES IN THE USA! YAY!”

Show Preview: Lords Of Acid with Carla Harvey at DNA Lounge

Lords of Acid at DNA Lounge – May 27, 2025
featuring Carla Harvey  of Butcher Babies, with special guests Little Miss Nasty

Get ready to sweat. Lords of Acid are bringing their filthy, high-octane blend of industrial techno sleaze to DNA Lounge on May 27, and this time, they’re packing extra punch. None other than Carla Harvey of Butcher Babies taking over lead vocals for a night of raunch, rhythm, and pure chaos.

If you’ve been in the game since the early days, you know Lords of Acid as one of the filthiest, fiercest acts to come out of Belgium’s late-’80s new beat scene. Led by the ever-provocative Praga Khan, the band broke through with club hits like “I Sit on Acid” and “Rough Sex”—tracks that blurred the lines between dancefloor euphoria and pure sonic debauchery. Their 1994 album Voodoo-U is a cult classic, dripping in distortion, distortion, and double entendre. While lineups have shifted over the decades, the mission remains the same: shock, seduce, and stomp.

And as if that wasn’t enough spectacle, Little Miss Nasty opens the night with their signature blend of burlesque and rock ‘n’ roll. Think high heels, high drama, and hard riffs—this isn’t your typical dance troupe. They’ve toured with everyone from Marilyn Manson to In This Moment, and their DNA Lounge sets are the stuff of local legend.

Whether you’re a veteran of the goth-industrial trenches or just looking to surrender to a night of sex-positive sonic mayhem, this show’s a sure shot. It’ll be sweaty, strange, and unforgettable. Don’t wear your good pants.

BottleRock Napa Valley 2025 Festival Journal, Day 2

(You’re reading Day 2. Be sure to check out Day 1!)

Saturday started off warm and bright at BottleRock. I started my day at the Verizon stage for Kate Hudson‘s set. Continue reading “BottleRock Napa Valley 2025 Festival Journal, Day 2”

BottleRock Napa Valley 2025 Festival Journal, Day 1

Friday was a beautiful day in Napa, and a great day to kick off BottleRock 2025. 72 and sunny with a nice breeze is exactly what I want, and this weekend shows up for us every single year. My day started with Ultra Q on the JaM Cellars stage. Continue reading “BottleRock Napa Valley 2025 Festival Journal, Day 1”

Show Review: Simple Minds + Soft Cell @ Toyota Amphitheatre, Concord CA, 5/20/25

On a breezy spring night in Concord, the Toyota Amphitheatre filled with time travelers, goths of all generations, synth-pop disciples, and lifelong fans ready to worship at the altar of eyeliner, analog synth, and big, cinematic choruses. The lineup? A dream bill that might’ve once been scribbled in a Trapper Keeper or posted in a record store window: Modern English, Soft Cell, and Simple Minds. For anyone who ever slow-danced in combat boots or found transcendence in a John Hughes soundtrack, this was a pilgrimage. Continue reading “Show Review: Simple Minds + Soft Cell @ Toyota Amphitheatre, Concord CA, 5/20/25”

Show Review: Perfume Genius with Urika’s Bedroom at The Fillmore, 5/13/25

Walking into The Fillmore on a sold-out night is a special kind of thrill. You know you’re about to take part in a San Francisco tradition, trying your luck at what your free Fillmore poster will be and who designed it. It turned out pretty cool in fact: folk art tulips and foppish block lettering in delicate Easter pastels. It fit the mood in that uncanny Fillmore way, soft on the surface, full of intention underneath. Continue reading “Show Review: Perfume Genius with Urika’s Bedroom at The Fillmore, 5/13/25”

Single of the Week: “Elderberry Wine” by Wednesday

You don’t get a lot of country music on Spinning Platters. I don’t *dislike* the genre, but it takes something really great to connect me. Great country music is vivid storytelling that brings you someplace else. “Elderberry Wine” takes you to someplace very warm and inviting and inclusive- the kind of place that everyone wants to find for themselves, but is often unattainable. This song is a thing of beauty, and I can’t stop listening. The fact that Wednesday have historically given us Sonic Youth-level thunder makes this song even more surprising. But you need the loud with the soft to survive. 

Show Review: Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds at Bill Graham Civic Auditorium, 5/14/25

Walking into the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium always brings a pulse of memory with it. Named for the fearless impresario who gave the Bay its psychedelic sprawl, the space has a reverent hum. But the crowd outside this time wasn’t so much buzzing as bracing. A black mass of required patience, funneled in slowly, tension rising as the early hour ticked on. This wasn’t just another show; it was the final stop of the U.S. leg of the Wild God tour. Continue reading “Show Review: Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds at Bill Graham Civic Auditorium, 5/14/25”