[ATTENDED: October 27, 2022] Starcrawler
I found out about Starcrawler in 2018, a few months after they played their first Philly show at Johnny Brenda’s. They had also played the Non-Commvention a few months later, which where I decided I really wanted to see them live.
Their stage show was supposed to be insane with lead singer Arrow de Wilde being a force to be reckoned with (who seemed to always end up bloody–fake or otherwise). I was super excited to see them open for The Distillers in 2019, but Brody Dalle hurt her back during warm up and the show was cancelled a few minutes before the show started. Later Distillers shows had other opening acts.
They played a show in 2019 at Boot & Saddle, but I had other plans for that night. Then they were supposed to open for Red Fang in 2021, but that show was cancelled. So, basically, I’ve been wanting to see them for a pretty long time.
I actually don’t know a lot of their songs. I absolutely love two of them, but as for the rest, I was there more for the spectacle than the actual songs. I was concerned that the 2022 Starcrawler would be different from the 2018 version. And, well, it was. This version of the band is all dressed up in tuxedos. Not a drop of blood to be seen. (more…)