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Violent Femmes 10th studio album, HOTEL LAST RESORT, resides among the groundbreaking band’s finest work, simultaneously refining and redefining their one-of-a-kind take on American music, mingling front porch folk, post punk, spiritual jazz, country blues, avant garde minimalism and golden age rock ‘n’ roll into something still altogether their own. Founded and fronted of course by singer/ guitarist Gordon Gano and acoustic bass guitarist Brian Ritchie, the Milwaukee-born combo remains as warm, wise and weird as ever before, with such new favorites as “Another Chorus” and “Everlasting You” continuing to mine the vast range of ideas, melodic complexity and organic sonic craftsmanship that has characterized the band’s body of work since their landmark self-titled 1983 debut.
“I think it’s probably the best [album] we’ve made since HALLOWED GROUND,” Ritchie says. “We didn’t really know that we had something to say, but it turns out that the songs are really good and we were able to sink our teeth into them and come up with something which is just as good as anything we’ve ever done. I’m even a little bit surprised myself.”
Violent Femmes are undeniably one of the most inventive and original bands of this or any other era, constantly pushing forward with their singular blend of folk and punk, sarcasm and spirituality. Founded in 1981, the originally Milwaukee-based band’s remarkable three-decade-plus career has produced a series of truly iconic singles – among them such classics as “American Music,” “Gone Daddy Gone,” “Nightmares,” “Add It Up” and of course, “Blister In The Sun” – along with cumulative worldwide album sales in excess of 10 million, with 1983’s VIOLENT FEMMES awarded RIAA platinum eight years after its initial release.
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Tink: Thanks 4 Everything Tour
Thursday, March 30, 2023
Doors: 7:00pm / Show: 8:00pm
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Gracie Abrams: The Good Riddance Tour
Tuesday, April 11, 2023
Doors: 7:00pm / Show: 8:00pm
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CCP Presents: Friends of Friends Fest
Thursday, April 13, 2023
Doors: 6:00pm / Show: 7:00pm
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Los Autenticos Decadentes
Saturday, April 15, 2023
Doors: 7:00pm / Show: 8:00pm
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Enslaved & Insomnium
Friday, April 21, 2023
Doors: 6:00pm / Show: 7:00pm
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Carcass
Friday, April 28, 2023
Doors: 6:00pm / Show: 7:00pm
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CHAOS & CARNAGE 2023 w/ DYING FETUS, SUICIDE SILENCE + PLUS SPECIAL GUESTS
Saturday, April 29, 2023
Doors: 4:00pm / Show: 4:30pm
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L7
Thursday, May 4, 2023
Doors: 7:00pm / Show: 8:00pm
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Djavan
Friday, May 5, 2023
Doors: 7:00pm / Show: 8:00pm
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Tribal Seeds
Saturday, May 6, 2023
Doors: 7:00pm / Show: 8:00pm
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Antibalas
Sunday, May 7, 2023
Doors: 6:00pm / Show: 7:00pm
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Bi-2 LIVE IN CONCERT
Friday, May 12, 2023
Doors: 7:00pm / Show: 8:00pm
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The Black Dahlia Murder
Saturday, May 13, 2023
Doors: 6:00pm / Show: 7:00pm
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Obituary
Thursday, May 18, 2023
Doors: 6:00pm / Show: 7:00pm
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Gary Numan
Friday, May 19, 2023
Doors: 7:00pm / Show: 8:00pm
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Phantogram - Bottle Rock After Dark
Thursday, May 25, 2023
Doors: 7:00pm / Show: 8:00pm
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Lulu Santos
Sunday, May 28, 2023
Doors: 7:00pm / Show: 8:00pm
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Tinariwen
Friday, June 2, 2023
Doors: 7:00pm / Show: 8:00pm
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Jazz is Dead: Hermeto Pascoal
Sunday, June 4, 2023
Doors: 6:00pm / Show: 7:00pm
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AFRO-CUBAN ALL STARS
Saturday, June 10, 2023
Doors: 7:00pm / Show: 8:00pm
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EELS - Lockdown Hurricane Tour
Sunday, June 11, 2023
Doors: 7:00pm / Show: 8:00pm
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TARJA: Living the Dream Tour
Friday, June 30, 2023
Doors: 7:00pm / Show: 8:00pm