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Movements / Mannequin Pussy / Softcult / Heart to Gold (The Fillmore, Philadelphia, PA, September 23, 2023) [DID NOT ATTEND]

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[DID NOT ATTEND: September 20, 2023] Movements / Mannequin Pussy / Softcult / Heart to Gold

I actually didn’t know about Movements until Mannequin Pussy announced that they were opening for them on this tour.   I love Mannequin Pussy and am excited to hear their newer songs live.  So I grabbed a ticket–even though I knew I had a ticket to the sold out Death Grips show the same night.

I figured there was a pretty good chance that Death Grips wouldn’t play (they tend to be flaky about tours, but apparently not this one), and maybe I’d get to go to this show which seemed likely to sell out (it hasn’t yet).

Then I discovered that Death Grips doesn’t have an opener and their shows are fairly short (90 minutes or so).  And I realized there was a chance I could still see some of this show (the venues are less than ten minutes apart).  So it all depends on how long Death Grips play for and how late they start.

Then a few days before the show, I decided that I didn’t want to see Death Grips anymore.  After a couple of rough, pushing a shoving shows, I realized that I didn’t want to spend 90 minutes in a crowd at Franklin Music Hall with abrasion and aggression non-stop for 90 minutes while the crowd slam danced all around me and the stage was bathed in red.  Maybe had I not seen Igorrr and Boris this week, I would have been more up for it, but it just felt not fun.

So then I thought maybe I’d go to this show.  But then things were going on at home and I realized that based on when Mannequin Pussy said they were going on (8:55) that Softcult, who I really wanted to see, wouldn’t be playing for very long.  And I didn’t think MP would get a very long set either.  So I just said meh to the whole thing and stayed home. (more…)

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Destroy Boys / Jigsaw Youth / Pinkshift / Softcult (Theatre of Living Arts [TLA], Philadelphia, PA, September 10, 2022) [DID NOT ATTEND]

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[DID NOT ATTEND: September 10, 2022] Destroy Boys / Jigsaw Youth / Pinkshift / Softcult

This was an amazing bill for great punk.  I only found out about it after I had tickets for Neko Case that evening.  It turns out we wound up going to Lunar Faire this night anyhow.  But I would see any of these bands when they come back.

Destroy Boys play fast. lo-fi punk, but with really clear (and excellent lyrics).  I also enjoy the titles which have very little to do with the lyrics like:

“I Threw Glass at My Friend’s Eyes and Now I’m on Probation” with lyrics like

You’re ruining my life day by dayThe butterflies you give me are literally making me nauseousThis is disgusting, like seriously dudeWhat do you think you’re doing?You’re like way older than meAnd you’re gross and I don’t wanna do that

  • Alexia Roditis – lead vocals (2015–present), guitar (2018–present)
  • Violet Mayugba – guitar, backing vocals (2015–present)
  • Narsai Malik – drums (2018–present)

Jigsaw Youth is a punk band from Staten Island with a seriously heavy low end.  I listened to a few songs and liked some.  I preferred their newer stuff to their older songs.  I’m sure they would have kicked ass.

  • Maria Alvarez – bass, vocals
  • Nastacha Beck – guitar, backing vocals
  • Alex Dmytrow  – drums

I have seen Pinkshift twice and they are dynamite, both on record and especially live.  I would see them any chance I get.  And their new music is even better.

They are down to a trio now, but they always have a bass player on stage with them.

  • Ashrita Kumar – vocals
  • Paul Vallejo – guitars
  • Myron Houngbedji – drums

Softcult is the one sonic exception to the punk evening.  Softcult is a duo from Canda.  Their number one song on Spotify, “Love Song” is a soft woozy shoegaze song–it’s wonderful.  Their other songs play more with a hard/soft dynamic and grungy attitude.  The band comprises twin siblings Phoenix and Mercedes Arn-Horn who are also in the band Courage My Love (who are a bit more punk).  The three or four Softcult songs I heard were great.

  • Mercedes Arn-Horn – vocals, guitar, bass guitar, keyboard, cello
  • Phoenix Arn-Horn – drums, vocals keyboards

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