[DID NOT ATTEND: November 17, 2021] Tokyo Police Club / Nobro
This was the tenth anniversary tour of Tokyo Police Club’s Champ album. I’ve never seen them live, but I’ve heard their shows were amazing. Plus, they were playing The Foundry, one of my favorite small clubs.
I was pretty psyched to see them, but it turned out that this show was scheduled for the same night as a Starset show that I would be taking my son to. Sometimes schedules just don’t align nicely.
One of the openers for this tour was the Toronto punk band with the great name of Pkew Pkew Pkew. But on our leg was Nobro.
I had never heard of Nobro and was dismissive of the name until I read how they came up with it:
“When we first started looking for female guitar players, there were a bunch of dudes that were like, ‘Oh, I’ll play guitar in your band or whatever’ and it was like, ‘No, bro,’” bassist Kathryn McCaughey said. “It was a joke, [and] now it’s our name.”
The band is rom Montreal and play a mix of garage and pop/punk. Sounds great.
I don’t know how often Tokyo Police Club tours, but I hope they come back next year.
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