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Wunderhorse / Been Stellar (Union Transfer, Philadelphia PA, July 24, 2026) [DID NOT ATTEND]

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[DID NOT ATTEND: July 24, 2026] Wunderhorse / Been Stellar

Wunderhorse is a band whose name sounds like a lot of other bands that I like (or at least hat I know).  I know WXPN liked them, although when I played the song tha they had been playing a lot, I didn’t recognize it.  And I didn’t really like it.  I have nothing against the band but nothing about the songs grabbed me at all.

So, yea, I wasn’t going to see them.

I have enjoyed the band name Been Stellar for a little while now.  I’m not even sure if I knew their music, but their name gave me a chuckle.  They have opened for two bands that I was interested in seeing, but I didn’t go to either show.  Last time, when they opened for Fontaines D.C. I said I listened to a few clips and didn’t really get much of a feeling from them–fuzzy alt rock.  They’re kind of a buzz band, but I’d need to hear more.  When I first listened to them in 2023, though I really liked them.  I guess tastes change.

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Fontaines D.C. / Been Stellar (Fillmore Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, October20, 2024) [DID NOT ATTEND]

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[DID NOT ATTEND: October 20, 2024] Fontaines D.C. / Been Stellar

I’ve seen Fontaines D.C. twice and each time I’ve found the crowd to be unpleasant.  I decided that I didn’t need to see them again.  Especially in a place like the Fillmore–a huge venue that lends itself to bad behaviour.

They released a new album, though and my wife really likes the songs she’s heard and she wondered if we should go.  Then we saw that the show was on a special day for someone in my family.

So that’s THREE shows I would have gone to on one day.  And the day in question was not cool for us.

Oof.

I’m intrigued by Been Stellar and have heard good things about them.  I hadn’t heard anything by them and listened to a few clips just now and I don’t really get much of a feeling from them–fuzzy alt rock.  They’re kind of a buzz band, but I’d need to hear more.

Huh, last year I said I listened to a few songs and really liked them.  Maybe I didn’t give a good enough listen this time.

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Shame / Been Stellar (Union Transfer, Philadelphia, PA, May 13, 2023) [DID NOT ATTEND]

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[DID NOT ATTEND: May 13, 2023] Shame / Been Stellar

I hadn’t heard of Shame before this show, although apparently they are quite legendary for their live shows.  When this show was announced there was much hype.  And for a change, I didn’t buy into it.

So I didn’t get tickets, but I have heard some great things about the show.

Indeed, according to Brooklyn Vegan, their show the day before at Irving Plaza

frontman Charlie Steen in typical give-it-all performance mode, much of it spent in — and on top of — the audience. For final song “Gold Hole,” Steen climbed atop the crowd, up to the second floor balcony rail, and plunged again into the teeming mass who carried him back to the stage.

I don’t see any reviews of this Union Transfer show, but I imagine it was similarly wild.

They seem suitably energetic and fun without being unpleasantly noisy and crazy.

Been Stellar (name inspired by Ben Stiller) is a New York band that (according to Fader) plays “timeless alt-rock sound–a mix of anthemic choruses and nonchalant guitars that combine to create something both deeply considered and effortlessly cool.”  I’ve listened to a couple of songs and I really like them.

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