Wolf Parade ::: Ogden Theater ::: 05.22.18

Wolf Parade proved that you can break up and bounce back stronger than before. The Canadian quartet went their seperate ways for around seven years creating side projects that never really met the following that Wolf Parade created as a unit. 2017 brought their fourth album to little fan fare with “Cry Cry Cry.” What’s most people (myself included), is that their latest batch of material is their most balanced effort that punctuates the vocal talents of co-vocalists, Spencer Krugg and Dan Boeckner.

Related: RIOT FEST 2016

Tuesday night had WP opening up for Japandroids in the “co-headlining” tour that displayed some of my favorite talent from north of the border. What’s heavily understated is the extensive repetoire from four albums worth of strong material with little to no filler. What the SubPop act excels at is their signature manic start stop tempo that revved up the Tuesday night crowd into a tizzy. What’s more impressive is the ease that the fourseome handled their adjustements and timing was similar to the chainsaw I took to several dry tree branches last week.

In the hour set that started off with an explosive take on “You Are a Runner and I Am My Father’s Son,” Boechkner and the boys never let up. Not once. The guys kept accelrating with each song gaining more steam starting with a plucky “Grounds for Divorce” and ending the set with an extended jam that had Krugg sweating profusely. The poor guy struggled with the thin air and barely made it to the end of the set.

Wolf Parade is currently supporting their 2017 album, “Cry Cry Cry,” and is currently on tour.

Wolf Parade Tour

 

MAY 25
Sasquatch!- Gorge Amphitheater
Quincy, WA
MAY 26
Sasquatch!- Gorge Amphitheater
Quincy, WA
MAY 27
Sasquatch!- Gorge Amphitheater
Quincy, WA
MAY 30
Primavera Music Festival
Barcelona, Spain
MAY 31
Bogen F
Zurich, Switzerland
JUN 01
Conrad Sohn
Dornbirn, Austria
JUN 02
Sea Medow #23 (Seawiesenfest)
Kleinreifling, Austria
JUN 03
Archa Theatre
Prague, Czech Republic
JUN 05
Kino Siska
Ljubljana, Slovenia
JUN 06
K-Set
Zagreb, Croatia (Local Name: Hrvatska)
JUN 07
Orpheum
Graz, Austria
JUN 08
Flex
Wien, Austria
JUN 09
Nos Primavera Sound
Porto, Portugal
JUL 13
Wild Mountain Music Festival
Hinton, Canada
JUL 14
Wild Mountain Music Festival
Hinton, Canada
JUL 15
Wild Mountain Music Festival
Hinton, Canada
AUG 17
Riverfest Elora
Centre Wellington, Canada
AUG 18
Arboretum Festival
Ottawa, Canada
AUG 19
The Haunt
Ithaca, NY
AUG 21
Mr. Small’s Theatre
Millvale, PA
AUG 22
Ace Of Cups
Columbus, OH
AUG 23
Headliners
Louisville, KY
AUG 24
The Basement East
Nashville, TN
AUG 25
Off Broadway
St Louis, MO
AUG 26
HI-FI
Indianapolis, IN
AUG 28
Cat’s Cradle
Carrboro, NC
AUG 29
The Ottobar
Baltimore, MD
AUG 30
Space Ballroom
Hamden, CT
AUG 31
Gateway City Arts
Holyoke, MA
SEP 26
Imperial Bell
Quebec, Canada
OCT 10
The Garrick Centre
Winnipeg, Canada
OCT 11
Capitol Music Club
Saskatoon, Canada
OCT 13
Commonwealth Bar & Stage
Calgary, AB
OCT 14
Bo’s Bar
Red Deer, Canada
OCT 16
Spiritbar at the Hume Hotel
Nelson, Canada
OCT 19
Waverly Hotel
Cumberland, Canada

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