2018 is the year of U.S. Girls. The band consisting of girls and boys alike led by Meghan Remy is perhaps one of the more exciting acts out right now that’s been on the grind for ten years. Some of us just started paying attention. It doesn’t hurt that the Canadian act is part of the famed record label, 4AD.
The ringleader, Meghan Remy, didn’t break character for the duration of the one hour set Wednesday night dressed in a mechanic onesie, only to undress into something clearly more comfortable. It’s easy to say that the lead vocalist is the epicenter of all things on stage, however, it was a group effort that had the Larimer Lounge popping off. In fact, there was a couple of times that some of the bandmates were almost muscled off of the modestly sized stage.
One of the real MVP’s of last night’s raucous performance easily had to have been the group saxophonist that created the cohesion needed to set the tone for the evening. I’ve looked everywhere and can’t find his name. On the last number of the night, “Time,” the whole group just put in all of their collective chips and jammed for what felt like one of those times at a jam show where one song takes twenty-five minutes, except way more enjoyable. On, “Mad As Hell,” Remy channeled her inner Debbie Harry spirit taking things back to the late ’70s heyday of CBGB’s. Between the extended riffage and disco burnout vibes, U.S. Girls owned Larimer last night.
U.S. Girls 2018 World Tour Dates
23rd – Treefort Music Fest, Boise, ID
24th – Sunset Tavern, Seattle, WA
25th – Biltmore Cabaret, Vancouver, Canada
27th – Mississippi Studios, Portland, OR
28th – The Miniplex, Arcata, CA
29th – Rickshaw Stop, San Francisco, CA
April
12th – Great Scott, Allston, MA
13th – Baby’s All Right, Brooklyn, NY
14th – Johnny Brenda’s, Philadelphia, PA
15th – Union Stage, Washington, DC
16th – Beachland Tavern, Cleveland, OH
17th – Empty Bottle, Chicago, IL
18th – Marble Bar, Detroit, MI
30th – Melkweg Theaterzaal, Amsterdam, Netherlands
May
1st – Les Nuits Botanique, Brussels, Belgium
3rd – Kantine, Berlin, Germany
4th – Here Comes The Summer, BX Vlieland, Netherlands
6th – Hotel Cecil, Copenhagen, Denmark
8th – Gewoelbe, Cologne, Germany
9th – Rote Fabrik, Zurich, Switzerland
10th – Kaserne, Basel, Switzerland
11th – Locomotiv Club, Bologna, Italy
14th – Point Ephemere, Paris, France
16th – Scala, London, UK
17th – The Hare and Hounds, Birmingham, UK
18th – Soup Kitchen, Manchester, UK
19th – Stereo, Glasgow, UK
