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Foo Fighters
Also Playing: Silversun Pickups
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Thu Jun 28
7:30 pm
Foo Fighters and Silversun Pickups at Marcus Amphitheater (Summerfest Grounds)
Foo Fighters are kind of like Tom Petty, in that they churn out song after song that becomes part of the rock ’n’ roll weather without sounding especially monumental in any way. They’re easy to take for granted, as they often are, but what is Dave Grohl if not a demon when it comes to writing hooks that fly out of a radio like so many winged horses in magic-hour sun? The Foos’ 2007 full-length, Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace, picked up a Grammy for Best Rock Album. The most recent, Wasting Light, is a return to Foo Fighters’ specialty—melodic, hard-hitting rock with soaring choruses. Silversun Pickups frontman Brian Aubert has likened his band’s newest album, Neck Of The Woods, to a horror movie. That description reaches far beyond the record’s evocative title; while 2006’s Carnavas and 2009’s Swoon found the L.A. group heavily indebted to My Bloody Valentine and Smashing Pumpkins, Neck Of The Woods roughs that sound up a bit and comes away with something darker and more brooding.
Marcus Amphitheater (Summerfest Grounds) 200 N Harbor Dr, Milwaukee, WI
Foo Fighters are kind of like Tom Petty, in that they churn out song after song that becomes part of the rock ’n’ roll weather without sounding especially monumental in any way. They’re easy to take for granted, as they often are, but what is Dave Grohl if not a demon when it comes to writing hooks that fly out of a radio like so many winged horses in magic-hour sun? The Foos’ 2007 full-length, Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace, picked up a Grammy for Best Rock Album. The most recent, Wasting Light, is a return to Foo Fighters’ specialty—melodic, hard-hitting rock with soaring choruses. Silversun Pickups frontman Brian Aubert has likened his band’s newest album, Neck Of The Woods, to a horror movie. That description reaches far beyond the record’s evocative title; while 2006’s Carnavas and 2009’s Swoon found the L.A. group heavily indebted to My Bloody Valentine and Smashing Pumpkins, Neck Of The Woods roughs that sound up a bit and comes away with something darker and more brooding.
Updated 06/21/2012
