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 

BottleRock Napa Valley 2024 Festival Journal, Day 3

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

The last day of BottleRock Napa Valley 2024 started out warm and clear. Despite arriving at the Napa Valley Expo a bit later than the two days preceding, I had a full day planned. First up was The Beaches at the JaM Cellars stage. I almost missed this set because the band name didn’t ring a bell. Fortunately, another photographer mentioned that they were an all-girl band, which caused me to take a minute to look them up. As soon as I did, I realized that this was a band I’d been hearing recently (“Blame Brett”), so I tagged along to check them out. They’re a fairly high-energy pop-rock band serving plenty of attitude, and their set was a good time. The ladies of the band were cracking me up as they first took the stage, talking about wine hangovers and being “so ready to crush some grapes later!” They were trying to function after one hour of sleep, guitarist Leandra Earl explained, due to having played Red Rocks the previous night. “Who’s ready to be hungover again tomorrow?” lead vocalist Jordan Miller asked as they began “Grow Up Tomorrow.” BRNV is pretty good at putting the right bands at the right times, and this was no exception. You can find their entire setlist here. Continue reading “BottleRock Napa Valley 2024 Festival Journal, Day 3”