[DID NOT ATTEND: September 27, 2025] Shonen Knife / The Pack a.d.
I enjoyed Shonen Knife, perhaps ironically at first, back in the 90s. But I grew to really like them. Then I kind of forgot about them as younger noisier Japanese bands took over my brain space.
When they announced this tour, it sounded like a ton of fun. Even if I hadn’t listened to them in ages, their sound has remained consistent. And what a tour announcement
Shonen Knife is excited to announce their 2025 “Everyone Happy Tour” across North America. The “Everyone Happy U,S, Tour” will feature fan-favorite tracks spanning their entire career, including new songs from their latest release, Our Best Place. The “Everyone Happy Tour” promises to be an unforgettable experience, blending Shonen Knife’s iconic sound with the joy of cultural tradition. Whether longtime devotees or new listeners, fans will be treated to a vibrant, energetic show that celebrates the band’s legacy and the simple joy of music.
Destruction and melody, acid wit and bruising vocals-this is the Pack A.D. Singer/guitarist Becky Black and drummer Maya Miller have made a sound so gigantic, so fierce and raw and empowering, that it’s easy to forget there are just two people behind this brilliant, carefully constructed havoc. Shredding and pounding their way through every song, the Pack A.D. swallows you whole inside their fearless Franken-blend of heavy psychpop/garage-rock. Their lyrics are wild nests, human and complex: darkly funny disclosures about depression; indictments of digital excess; grief-stricken fire bombs; sly crusades against stupidity.
