“I love pop hooks, but I have this truly weird and shaky voice. “If something is ear catching and interesting, I’m drawn to it,” says Sturino. A wiry, whimsical, and wild fusion of disarmingly pop hooks and fuzzed-out riffery that wouldn’t be out of place on the Reality Bites soundtrack or in a modern Brooklyn bar fueled this quiet rise. Gigs followed with everyone from CHVRCHES and Silversun Pickups to Beach Slang and Juliana Hatfield as they made their 2017 debut at SXSW and earned praise from Vanyaland, CBS, If It’s Too Loud, and many more. As they released two independent EPs, Gloomy Tunes and Crushed, they stirred up a palpable buzz (between consuming sour spaghetti and causing trouble). Sonia had recently relocated from Toronto and holed up in a house with Cam and a bunch of other dudes before witnessing Annie play live and asking her to join the band. Three alternative rock wiseasses and snack food connoisseurs, the trio-Sonia Sturino, Annie Hoffman, and Cam Jones -first congregated in their adopted hometown during 2014. It also makes perfect sense as HQ for Weakened Friends.

Suffice it to say, the town possesses all kinds of character and charm. Tickets: $10/Adv, $13/Door available online hereġ00 or so miles north of Boston, you’ll find Portland, Maine.Īmong its many awesomely quirky attractions (beyond dope AF lobster rolls, of course), the mini-metropolis boasts the International Cryptozoology Museum and even served as the site of the nation’s first chewing gum factory.

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