Sometimes, when you get a chance to do something you never thought you’d be able to
do, the anticipation of that moment makes it impossible to measure up when the time
arrives, but Sleater-Kinney’s Feb 26th performance at Terminal 5 is not one of those
moments, it’s more than any fan of the band could have ever asked for.
From the opening notes of “Price Tag” the band showed everyone in attendance that this
was not going to be time for nostalgia this was going to be a call to arms to rock. Over
the course of their 23 song set, the band showed that 8 songs from the excellent new LP
“No Cities to Love” fit right in alongside the fan favorites that made the remainder of the
set.
Highlights included a blistering performance of the title track “No Cities to Love,” “A
New Wave,” (one of my faves off the new album – featuring a video staring the Belcher
kids from Bob’s Burgers), and the main set closer “Jumpers.”
Planned Parenthood was also in attendance giving away the things that keep us all safe at
night, something the band thanked them for before closing out the show with the best
version of “Dig Me Out,” I’ve ever heard.
Over the course of the evening Sleater-Kinney put on the kind of show that will hold us
over until next time, and if “No Cities to Love,” and this tour are the end of the line for
them, they made sure to leave you with memories that will last a lifetime.
Also on the bill this evening was Lizzo, an artist that I hadn’t heard of before seeing her,
but after watching her perform, I can say I’m glad I had the opportunity to see and meet
her now, before she’s the big star she is destined to be. Lizzo brought an energy and
showmanship to stage that had the whole crowd going crazy. During her showstopping
number “Batches and Cookies” she and her DJ Sophia Eris donned aprons and threw
packages of cookies into the crowd from the kind of baskets you would have expected
little red riding hood to use. If you have an opportunity to see her I can’t recommend it
enough. Check out her debut LP “Lizzobangers” and remember, Johhny Spice told you
about her.
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