[ATTENDED: April 1, 2022] Pinkshift
Pinkshift is from Baltimore and they play a great mix of grunge and punk all coordinated by lead singer Ashrita Kumar.
I saw them open for Mannequin Pussy last year and they were amazing. I was psyched that they were opening for Pup and made sure my son and I arrived early.
The band has only gotten better since we last saw them. Kumar remains an amazing front woman, channeling her anger and aggression into an amazing set of songs and really getting he crowd pumped.
Guitarist Paul Vallejo and touring bassist Mikey Stabekis were locked in step as they rocked. Sounds like original bassist Erich Weinroth has been let go]. And drummer Myron Houngbedji was completely intense.
Here’s a funny detail I didn’t know.
Vocalist Ashrita Kumar, drummer Myron Houngbedji and guitarist Paul Vallejo were set to become two neurosurgeons and a chemical engineer respectively if they had followed the paths laid out for them by their university degrees and parents’ expectations.
Their set was largely the same as last time. But that was fine because a) the songs are great b) it was even more fun knowing them this time and c) it was really fun learning that the song that they had called “Crapple” has now been named “nothing (in my head).”
Pinkshift is probably my favorite young, up and coming band right now and I would absolutely love to see them again.
Since this show they have released their debut album and I’m really looking forward to checking it out to see how much better they are even now.
| 2022 | 2021 |
| Toro $ | Toro $ |
| Mars $ | Mars $ |
| GET OUT | GET OUT |
| On Thin Ice $ | On Thin Ice $ |
| I’m Not Crying, You’re Crying ♥ | cherry (we’re all gonna die) ♥ |
| nothing (in my head) ♥ | nothing (in my head) ♥ [at the time was known as “Crapple” |
| i’m gonna tell my therapist on you $ | i’m gonna tell my therapist on you $ |
| Rainwalk $ | Rainwalk $ |
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