This is a Public Service Announcement. With guitars.

[davids]

Last night in Boston I saw Sleater-Kinney do what they do. It was overwhelming, it was sublime.

This won't be the same, but I suggest you set aside 90 minutes tomorrow night: Live Tuesday: Sleater-Kinney In Concert : NPR

Here's the url for the show: http://www.npr.org/event/music/38819...ney-in-concert

Then make a generous donation to your local NPR station.

[ron l edmiston]

-- tammy and i strongly support local NPR.., not many other events we watch outside of national geo & extra virgin..
what a waste in $'s we have with bright-house and all the junk..

ronnie

[zetroc]

Best thread title in recent memory.

[rowdyhillrambler]

me so love the Sleater Kinney. havent had a chance to get the new record, but i heard the interview. Gonna get it when i get home.

[davids]

There's some vids from the show popping up.

First performance of "End of You" in ten years. Carrie flubbed a line but, good lord, it didn't matter:

[Cameron]

Being from Portland, I had a lot of opportunity to see them live when they were first starting out in the mid-nineties. So good live. Saw them several times in Portland at La Luna and other small venues. Best though was a show in someone's basement in about 1996 I think with about 50 other people. They played a few then asked us what songs we wanted to hear. They all absolutely shred, and watching it from 5 feet away was impressive to say the least.

[SteveP]

plus one

[davids]

me so love the Sleater Kinney. havent had a chance to get the new record, but i heard the interview. Gonna get it when i get home.

So here's one from the new record, also from last night. Whoever shot this was no more than a few feet from me. I couldn't have held a camera still - I couldn't hold myself still:



The record is great. Nothing like anything they've done before (which is pretty much par for them) - tight, hook-filled, and ferocious.

[Todd Amunrud]

Did you see Lizzo open for them?

She puts on a great live show.

Sleater-Kinney’s Carrie Brownstein and Janet Weiss on Lizzo and ‘A New Wave’ of empowerment | Local Current Blog | The Current from Minnesota Public Radio

[davids]

Did you see Lizzo open for them?

She puts on a great live show.

Sleater-Kinney’s Carrie Brownstein and Janet Weiss on Lizzo and ‘A New Wave’ of empowerment | Local Current Blog | The Current from Minnesota Public Radio

Yeah, she was a lot of fun, and really sweet.

I'm an old guy and just don't completely get the whole pre-recorded music/DJ thing for a live show. Plus the photographer wandering around onstage and occasionally joining in the dancing.

[nash]

Yeah I heard the new album kicks ass. Thanks for the heads up.

[Todd Amunrud]

Locals here in Minnesota have been thrilled she's opening for such a dynamic band. I missed Sleater-Kinney's sold out show at First Ave. Thanks for the video post above. Great stuff!

[ericpmoss]

Thank you so much for the KEXP links. I'm on hour 3 of white might be a 14 day binge...

[ericpmoss]

Holy mole, the soil-cheddar on Safari sucks. I meant "I'm on hour 3 of what might be..."

[davids]

I hope a lot of you watched.

I thought it was great - the sound was solid and the camerawork mostly didn't suck (not enough Janet by far though). It was easily half as good as being there.

[brc]

I'm gonna see them in May at The Masonic. So excited!!!!! I've seen the Corin Tucker Band and Wild Flag, but never all three of them together as Sleater-Kinney, so this will be awesome.

[davids]

Good news! If you missed it, you didn't miss it.

Watch the whole show here, at you leisure: Sleater-Kinney In Concert : NPR

Watch it again after your heartrate slows down.