When North Carolina’s noise makers Wednesday first visited Aotearoa off the back of their album RAT SAW GOD, audiences were taken by surprise in the best possible way. A 95bFM review called the band’s Whammy show “a sold out countrygaze extravaganza”, and everyone who came left with big hearts and even bigger smiles. Now, with the band’s unbelievable sixth album Bleeds out in the world, it’s high time that Banished Music and Strange News had their fun pals from Asheville down for a repeat visit, with three shows across Wellington, Lyttelton, and Auckland happening this May.
“Rock records don’t come much better than this” - NME *****
Bleeds is the album the band are calling “not only the best Wednesday record—it’s also the most Wednesday record”, with all the elements that make the Southern rock magic of this rare group so special. NME put it beautifully in their five-star review of the album, heaping well deserved praise on Wednesday’s “blown-out distortion, weirdo-country slide guitar and serrated melodies”. Fronted and founded by the fierce and fun Karly Hartzman, whose songs are at once confessional and crack-up, Wednesday have built a formidable reputation for being one of the best - and most dynamic - live bands on the circuit. Joining Karly will be the inimitable and animated Xandy Chelmis on lap steel and pedal steel, Alan Miller (drums), Ethan Baechtold (bass, piano).
San Fran holds a Supervised License. Minors are welcome to attend events at San Fran so long as they are accompanied by a legal guardian at all times whilst at the venue.
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