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

Single of the Week: “Last Girls At The Party” by The Beaches

Howdy! It’s another week in hell in the United States, and I’m forever stuck on the story of the US citizen that was sent to a labor camp in El Salvador “accidentally,” and “Ooops! We can’t do anything about it!” and fuck. So, yeah, The Beaches from our friendly neighbors to the north have gifted us something purely fun. “Last Girls At The Party” is a bubbly little dance-rock number here to show us that Canada will probably win in all this nonsense. 

“Last Girls At The Party” is the first single off The Beaches upcoming record, No Hard Feelings. I can’t wait. But I’ll have to because it’s coming out August 29th! And if you presave, you can enjoy The Beaches on their DJ-set tour (Yup! I’m surprised too): 

April 16 – Los Angeles 

May 17 – London, UK

May 20 – Amsterdam

May 21 – Brussels

May 23 – Berlin

June 7 – NYC 

August 2 – Montréal 

Film Review: “No Hard Feelings”

Limp sex comedy offers few laughs

Percy (Andrew Barth Feldman) and Maddie (Jennifer Lawrence) share a moment together.

Actress and producer Jennifer Lawrence’s new film No Hard Feelings is being promoted as a sex comedy. The big problem, though, is that the picture features almost no sex and even less comedy. The film was directed by Gene Stupnitsky (Dirty Grandpa; Good Boys), who co-wrote the screenplay with fellow comedy writer John Phillips. They both were nominated for a Worst Screenplay Razzie in 2017 for their Dirty Grandpa script, and I wouldn’t be surprised if they receive similar honors for this lackluster comedic attempt.

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