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Boston Globe
17-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Boston Globe
The Linda Lindas grow beyond viral fame to headline their own tour
Get Starting Point A guide through the most important stories of the morning, delivered Monday through Friday. Enter Email Sign Up Bassist-vocalist Eloise Wong (left) and guitarist-vocalist Bela Salazar perform with The Linda Lindas at Boston Calling in 2023. Ben Stas for The Boston Globe/The Boston Globe Advertisement Last year, The Linda Lindas released their sophomore album, 'No Obligation,' an apt follow-up to their debut, 'Growing Up.' The project was critically acclaimed as the group fully embraced their pop rock fervor. Songs like 'All in My Head' showcased the band's saccharine side, while the playfulness of 'Don't Think' captured their blithe yet pensive youth. Guitarist and vocalist Lucia de la Garza says that growth played a major role in their approach to making Advertisement 'For [the album], we just had a lot more touring experience under us. We knew what we wanted out of our studio album a little bit more. We knew how we wanted to sound and we had a lot more confidence in our instruments and everything,' de la Garza says. 'Even just as a younger band, being in the studio for the first time for our first album, there was a lot more fear of doing something wrong.' 'You don't wanna touch the wrong thing … and technically, we didn't really know what we were doing,' she says. 'On 'No Obligation,' we came in with a lot more confidence and intention. We knew that we wanted to write more collaboratively between the four of us. … We did live tracking where we were playing in the same room together, whereas with 'Growing Up,' we were tracking our instruments separately,' a method they had to use because of COVID isolation. As 'Racist, Sexist Boy' implied, The Linda Lindas consider themselves feminists who proudly speak out against inequality. Their brazenness immediately made acts like Bikini Kill and Yeah Yeah Yeahs some of their most notable fans. The group's fiery demeanor isn't some fleeting stunt, though — it's at the heart of who they are. 'Yeah, we're feminists, since it just means supporting everyone's basic rights to be who they are and in the way they want to be and to have bodily autonomy,' Lucia de la Garza says. 'But even outside of calling ourselves feminists, it's just basic compassion, you know?' Advertisement Her sister and the band's drummer, Mila, agrees with this sentiment. 'As long as you're just thinking about others and trying to be a nice person,' anyone can engage with feminism, she says. The Linda Lindas have also mastered the late night television scene, with performances on 'The Tonight Show With Jimmy Fallon,' 'The Daily Show' and 'Jimmy Kimmel Live!' Their stage presence is high-energy and excitingly unpredictable, but it took a little time for the girls to get there. 'I never really warmed up before going on stage. … I never stretched or anything before going on stage until the Green Day tour,' Wong says. 'That was when I realized that it was the longest tour that we had ever done. It was like seven or eight weeks. And then I would go to myself, 'Why is my ankle kind of hurting? Why does it feel kind of jammed?' I had never really thought about playing shows as exercise or a sport — and that's exactly what it is.' Eloise Wong of The Linda Lindas during The 33rd Annual KROQ Almost Acoustic Christmas 2024 on Dec. 14, 2024, in Inglewood, Audacy Wong also expressed excitement about the band's current headlining tour. 'I feel a lot more confident in our show since the Green Day tour because we've played so much. I hope people who go to our shows also dance. … Don't be afraid. You got to get those emotions out somewhere.' Audience members who demonstrate fear may be subjected to her crowd participation antics. 'Eloise will usually go in the crowd during the opener and try to get the crowd moving,' guitarist Bela Salazar divulges. 'So if you see Eloise, go out there and dance with her or she'll come back and report to us like, 'This crowd's good' or 'This crowd is meh.'' Advertisement The reason behind her actions are simple. 'Move around,' Eloise exclaims, 'because it makes everything else more fun.' THE LINDA LINDAS With Pinkshift. At Paradise Rock Club, 967 Commonwealth Ave., Boston, April 23, 8 p.m. Tickets $47.
Yahoo
06-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Must-see concerts this week: Jack White, AC/DC, Grant Hart tribute
Stadium tours, tributes to Twin Cities music greats, and a whole lot of other musicians are coming through the Twin Cities over the next handful of days. Here are the concerts worth catching during the week of April 7. Monday, April 7, and Tuesday, April 8 at Palace Theatre It was just last fall that Jack White appeared at First Avenue for an underplay shortly after the release of No Name. Now, the tour is circling back around to some bigger venues. During his two-night stand at the Palace, don't expect an epically long concert. He prefers to keep audiences wanting more. While the shows are sold out, there will be low-cost student tickets available at the door. But, if past setlists are any indication, there will be plenty of White Stripes songs. Thursday, April 10 at First Avenue Alan Sparhawk (of Low) released his first solo record last year (if we're not counting 2006's Solo Guitar). A persistent experimenter, White Roses, My God wasn't uncharted territory, but it was a departure from what fans expected from Low. Now, he's announced a collaborative album with fellow Duluth musicians Trampled By Turtles. But before that record arrives, he'll headline First Avenue in a co-bill with Mount Eerie. The prolific and elastic Phil Elverum project is a nice pairing with Sparhawk. Saturday, April 12 at Fine Line The quartet has come a long way since they went viral for a performance of their song "Racist, Sexist, Boy" at the LA Public Library years ago. They came through the Twin Cities last summer, opening for Green Day, Smashing Pumpkins, and Rancid at Target Field. Now, following the release of their second album, No Obligation, they're headlining Fine Line on Record Store Day. For the record-buying holiday, they'll be doing a signing at Electric Fetus earlier in the April 10 at U.S. Bank Stadium AC/DC's first U.S. tour in a while will kick off at U.S. Bank Stadium. They may be in their '70s, but they're still at it and have, perhaps surprisingly, managed to continue ringing the bell for new generations. (See: My daughter.) Thursday, April 10 at Cloudland Theater In a benefit for LA Wildfire Relief, the long-running Twin Cities rock outfit Rank Strangers will headline a tribute to the late Hüsker Dü drummer and solo artist Grant Hart. The lineup for the night also includes Brian Herb, Nato Coles, The What Have Yous, and on Monday, April 7: Jack White at Palace Theatre Johnnyswim with Micah Edwards at The Uptown Theater Tatiana Eva-Marie & the Avalon Jazz Band at The Dakota Soul Trouvére at 331 Club (free) Wren + Wilde with Emmy Woods at The White Squirrel Bar (free) Roe Family Singers at 331 Club (free) Concerts on Tuesday, April 8: Jack White at Palace Theatre Ani DiFranco with Wryn at First Avenue Sawyer Hill at Fine Line Hiromi's Sonicwonder at The Dakota Just B at Varsity Theater Jackie Greene with Molly Maher at Turf Club Evening Elephants with Samy Sharif at 7th St. Entry Plvs Vltra, Comets Ov Cupid, and Erik's Iridescent Tent at Zhora Darling International Reggae Allstars at Bunker's Unattractive Giant Monster with Obchod Na Korze and Body Sensitive Marge at The White Squirrel Bar (free) Eldest Daughter with Kae Layne/The Daily Norm and Solomon Falls at 331 Club (free)Concerts on Wednesday, April 9: Scott Lucas (Local H) solo set with Busey at Cloudland Theater Tyga at The Fillmore Ebo Taylor and Pat Thomas at the Fine Line Hiromi's Sonicwonder at The Dakota Jazz Is Dead feat. Ebo Taylor and Pat Thomas at Fine Line Sam Blasucci and Julia Zivic at 7th St. Entry En el Momento with Medium Zach feat. Niree at Berlin The Lil Smokies with Danno Simpson at Turf Club Wednesdays with Marijuana Death Squads at Icehouse Juliet Farmer, Lexie Modica, Stone Ark, and Spencer Douglas at Green Room Zero Fox, Gossamer, and Rock Melon at Underground Music Venue Twine at Bunker's Molly Maher & Her Disbelievers at The White Squirrel Bar (free) Concerts on Thursday, April 10: AC/DC with the Pretty Reckless at U.S. Bank Stadium Alan Sparhawk and Mount Eerie at First Avenue Grant Hart Tribute with Rank Strangers, Ryan Smith, False Agave, Brian Herb, Nato Coles, The What Have Yous, and Wowsville at Cloudland Theater, a benefit for LA Wildfire Relief Bill Murray and His Blood Brothers with Dave Hill at Orpheum Theatre Matt Hansen with Steinza at Fine Line The Newest Olympian at Turf Club Toilet Rats album release with Immortal Girlfriend and Lazenlow at Zhora Darling Fust and Merce Lemon with Nona Invie at 7th St. Entry Yagódy at The Dakota The Front Porch Swingin' Liquor Pigs at Palmer's Bar (free) Cléa Galhano, recorder; Tulio Rondón, cello, and Tim Lovelac, piano at The Landmark Center (free) Concerts on Friday, April 11: OsamaSon at Fine Line hey, nothing with Worry Club at Amsterdam Bar & Hall Toys That Kill, Panel, and Miracle Debt at Cloudland Theater Canaan Cox with Jake Simon at 7th St. Entry The Weather Station with Sister Ray at Turf Club Dylan Salfer at Bunker's The Public Missile Crisis, Virgin Whores, Wilbur, and Only Tim at Mortimer's Bar Nubya Garcia with Magi Merlin at The Dakota Sunken Planes, the Customers, and Peony Park at Palmer's Bar Forty Watt Bulb Reunion and vinyl release with Erik Koskinen at Hook and Ladder Bryan Nichols & Bryan Murray at Berlin (no cover) Reverso at Berlin Unstable Shapes with Lovely Dark, Battery Eyes, and Tender Comrade at Zhora Darling A Spring Evening Sound Bath at The Cedar Cultural Center TV Moms, Speed Riders, Mean Magic, and The Boot RnB at Underground Music Venue Glass Eyed Brother, Sleepy Eye, and The Conduits at Day Block BrewingConcerts on Saturday, April 12: The Linda Lindas with Pinkshift at Fine Line Zeds Dead with Barclay Crenshaw, Cool Customer, Sippy, Skeleton, and Don Jamal at The Armory Ruger at The Cabooze F.Y.P., Mary Jam, and Gay Witch Abortion at Cloudland Theater Andrew Walesch and His Orchestra at The Dakota Malamanya at Uptown VFW GB Leighton at Bunker's Voxspex at Amsterdam Bar & Hall Visions of Atlantis with Seraina Telli at Turf Club FINICK album release with Emmy Woods and Eldest Daughter at Icehouse Kevin Atwater with Aubory Bugg at 7th St. Entry Bird Cop, Atomic Lights, Curve, and Garf at Palmer's Bar BZ3 Organ Trio at Berlin Anothernight album release with Careful Gaze and Whispered the Rabbit at Green Room Festival de Las Calaveras presents El Mató a un Policía Motorizado at The Cedar Cultural Center Threads Electric album release with Hyooman, Son/Boy, and DJ Noah Dela at Zhora Darling Ninja Sex Party with TWRP at First Avenue Reventón: Reggaeton Party at Green Room The Art of Medicine: Lines We Hold, Lines We Cross at The Parkway Theater Cody Steinmann Trio at Berlin (no cover) Thirsty River vinyl release show at The White Squirrel Bar Paper Beast album release with MAY and Warcake at 331 Club (free) Concerts on Sunday, April 13: Papa Roach and Rise Against at Xcel Energy Center Shordie Shordie at Fine Line Wheatus with Rematch and Scorched Waves at 7th St. Entry Della Mae at The Dakota Sarah Kinsley with Charlotte Rose Benjamin at Amsterdam Bar & Hall Griffin William Sherry with The Holy North at Turf Club Em Beihold at Green Room James McMurtry with BettySoo at Fine Line Psychedelic Sundays with Dream of the Wild, Funk N' Spuds, Majoon Travellers, and Egotruck at The Cabooze Mixed Company Singers: A Cappella Spectacular at The Parkway Theater StoLyette with sans le systeme at Berlin Chris Silver at Badger Hill Brewing in Shakopee (free) Emmy Woods and Taylor James Donskey at 331 Club (free) Art Vandalay with Leslie Rich & the Rocket Soul Choir at The White Squirrel Bar (free) Church of Cornbread: Cornbread Harris and Friends at Palmer's Bar (free)Just announced concerts: April 24: Oister Boy, Pullstring, and Golden Satellite at Zhora Darling April 26: Brandon Lake at Xcel Energy Center April 29: Finesse, Ronnie Stone, Healng, and Wolfbabycup at Zhora Darling May 9: The Belfast Cowboys at The Dakota May 10: Brother Ali with DJ Abilities at Icehouse May 11: Dessa at Icehouse May 13: Southside Aces: A Night in New Orleans at The Dakota May 25: Wiz Khalifa with Chevy Woods, Fedd the God, and DJ Bonics at First Avenue May 30: LAAMAR album release with Lady Midnight at Icehouse June 1: Goodbye Work: The Gated Community album release with Rich Mattson and Germaine Gemberling at The Parkway Theater June 3: Peelander-Z at Turf Club June 4: Matteo Mancuso at The Dakota June 16: Will Wood at First Avenue June 16: Janis Siefel (of Manhattan Transfer) at The Dakota June 18: Darlingside at The Dakota June 25–26: Stanley Clarke N 4Ever at The Dakota July 2: Wavves at 7th St. Entry July 5–6: Taste of Minnesota w/ Joan Jett & the Blackhearts, Ludacris, Cheap Trick, and more in Downtown Minneapolis July 11: Sonny Landreth Trio at The Parkway Theater July 11: Turnpike Troubadours with Old Crow Medicine Show at The Ledge Amphitheater July 15: Built to Spill and Yo La Tengo at Palace Theatre July 26: Night Moves at First Avenue July 28: Glass Beams at First Avenue Aug. 2: Fitz and the Tantrums with Ax and the Hatchetmen at First Avenue Aug. 4: Doolin' at The Cedar Cultural Center Aug. 11: Architects with Erra & Holy Watr at The Fillmore Sept. 12: Durry at First Avenue Sept. 20: Sparks at The Fitzgerald Theater Sept. 21: Lamb of God at Grand Casino Hinckley Sept. 23: Giacomo Turra at The Dakota Oct. 9: Richy Mitch and the Coal Miners at First Avenue Oct. 22: Herbie Hancock at Orpheum Theatre
Yahoo
20-03-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
The Linda Lindas Dance in a Kaleidoscope of Color in ‘Don't Think' Video
The Linda Lindas have released a music video for 'Don't Think,' a technicolor-tinged video with lyrics that critique the pressure of conforming to societal norms. The Kiki Banta and Marlowe Taylor-directed clip was filmed over two weekends in the backyard and home of one of the bandmates. 'This video was really fun because we got to work with filmmaking friends who are also our age,' drummer Mila de la Garza said in a statement. She added that the video they released was the directing duo's first draft. ''Don't Think' is about being lost in identities, and Kiki and Marlowe's video reflects that with all these different surreal elements.' More from Rolling Stone The Linda Lindas Are Bringing 'No Obligation' on 2025 North American Tour The Linda Lindas Are Still the Champs of Teenage Punk Rock The Linda Lindas Release 'No Obligation' Title Track Ahead of New Album 'Don't Think' appears on the Linda Lindas sophomore album, No Obligation, which the band — guitarists Bela Salazar and Lucia de la Garza, bassist-pianist Eloise Wong, and drummer Mila de la Garza — wrote and recorded during scheduled school breaks and weekends. The LP draws inspiration from Sleater-Kinney, Jawbreaker, the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, and Paramore, with one single, 'Lose Yourself,' reminiscent of 'Green Day by way of Blondie,' per Rolling Stone's review of the album. The Linda Lindas embark on their tour in support of No Obligation on Thursday in Berkeley. Their tour includes stops in Portland, Oregon, Vancouver, Salt Lake City, Chicago, Nashville, Atlanta, Pittsburgh, Brooklyn, Boston, Montreal, and other North American cities. It concludes on April 26 in Toronto. Special guests throughout the trek include Be Your Own Pet and Pinkshift. 'Don't Think' follows No Obligation's previously released singles 'Too Many Things,' 'Resolution/Revolution,' 'All in My Head,' 'Yo Me Estreso,' 'No Obligation,' and 'Nothing Would Change.' Best of Rolling Stone The 50 Greatest Eminem Songs All 274 of Taylor Swift's Songs, Ranked The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time
