Back in July, Starcrawler opened for Spoon, Cage The Elephant and Beck on The Night Running Tour at The Shoreline Amphitheater. In preparation of the release of their sophomore album , Devour You (out on October 11th), the LA based, garage punk band, set forth on a North American headlining tour earlier this month.
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Starcrawler @ Bottom of the Hill 10/5/2019
photo by Marc Fong
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Starcrawler @ Bottom of the Hill 10/5/2019
photo by Marc Fong
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There isn't a more idyllic place for them to play in SF than Bottom of the Hill and on October 5th, that was the 2nd stop on their 25 show stretch. It was loud and dark with red lights washing out the band on stage. It was stuffy and warm and a little uncomfortable, the way a proper punk show should be.
The 19 year old front woman, Arrow de Wilde, brings Starcrawler’s aggressive, grungy, pop-punk to life with a chaotically, manic stage presence. Staring wide-eyed into nothing with zombie like shuffling around stage, robotic movements, hard headbanging, falling to the ground, choking herself with her mic cord and gagging herself with her microphone, she's definitely entertaining to watch. She didn’t spit on any photographers or drool fake blood on anyone at this show but those are things she’s been known to do.
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Starcrawler @ Bottom of the Hill 10/5/2019
photo by Marc Fong
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Not only does she put on a show, she is the show. You never know what she's going to do next and that's probably why Starcrawler draws such a diverse crowd.
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Starcrawler @ Bottom of the Hill 10/5/2019
photo by Marc Fong
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Bottom of the Hill was packed with twenty somethings to fifty somethings that night. Punks, Rock-a-Billys, Queers, Goths and un-approachable introverts were all there to witness Starcrawler. It was a few days before their sophomore album, Devour You, was released so naturally they played new stuff as well as stuff off of their self titled debut album, like "I love LA."
Their cover of The Ramones classic "Pet Cemetery" got a number of people singing along, even one of the bartenders chimed in as he poured drinks.
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Starcrawler @ Bottom of the Hill 10/5/2019
photo by Marc Fong
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They're heading to Nashville, to play at Jack White's infamous Third Man Records on Halloween night. What a treat that show will be! I wonder what antics de Wilde has up her sleeves for All Hallows Eve.
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Starcrawler @ Bottom of the Hill 10/5/2019
photo by Marc Fong
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Starcrawler has shows lined up before and after October 31st, too.
If there's a time of year to see Starcrawler, it's now.
Starcrawler tour dates:
October 22nd: Montreal @ Bar Le Ritz
October 23rd: Somerville, MA @ ONCE Ballroom
October 25th: Brooklyn, NY @ Music Hall of Williamsburg
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Starcrawler @ Bottom of the Hill 10/5/2019
photo by Marc Fong
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October 26th: Philadelphia, PA @ Boot & Saddle
October 27th: Washington, DC @ Pie Shop
October 28th: Pittsburg, PA @ Club Café
October 30th: Detroit, MI @ Third Man Records
October 31st: Nashville, TN @ Third Man Records
November 1st: Atlanta, GA @ Aisle 5
November 2nd: New Orleans, LA @ Gasa Gasa
November 5th: Austin, TX @ Barracuda
November 8th: Phoenix, AZ @ Valley Bar
November 9th: Los Angeles, CA @ The Fonda Theater
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