Two Concerts This Past Week

I saw two bands this past week whom I'd seen 2-3 months prior, except in Boston. This time, each band found their way to Portland and played the State Theatre.

Up first, The Kills killed it here in Portland. Their sound and their set were awesome. They mixed up their setlist, which was great since I'd seen them in Boston. They've definitely become one of my favorite bands, quickly.


  1. Heart of a Dog
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  2. U.R.A. Fever
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  3. Kissy Kissy
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  4. Hard Habit to Break
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  5. Impossible Tracks
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  6. Black Balloon
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  7. Doing It to Death
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  8. Baby Says
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  9. Dead Road 7
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  10. Tape Song
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  11. Echo Home
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  12. Whirling Eye
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  13. Pots and Pans / Monkey 23
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  14. Encore:
  15. That Love
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  16. Siberian Nights
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  17. Last Day of Magic
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  18. Fried My Little Brains
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The following night I went to see CHVRCHES (and I was lucky enough to meet them, as well). This was my 4th time seeing them, going all the way back to about 3 years ago, when they played the Paradise in Boston before even releasing an album. I've seen them twice at the House of Blues in Boston, and now, at the State Theatre in Portland. The Paradise show was just incredible, but I'm also convinced they cannot put on a band show. A great local Portland band- Weakened Friends (worth checking out)- opened for them. 





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