Expectations can be a tricky thing. You can enter a venue not sure how the evening will end and get blown away or just the opposite. Walk in inflated and slowly the air gets sucked out. The Cold War Kids/The Elwins show at College Street in New Haven had a little of both. Opening act The Elwins were a pleasant surprise. This Canadian band has been on my radar for the past year. Their 2017 […]
Long Beach’s Cold War Kids are morphing. Their 2014 release Hold My Home (Downtown Records) delivered a surprised hit which reached #1 on Billboard”s Alternative Chart. “First” thrusted Cold War Kids directly into the crowded fray of indie pop bands (Imagine Dragons, Coldplay) fighting for covered radio play. Their new found glory didn’t sit well with both critics and their hardcore base who loved their quirky awkwardness and Velvet Underground feel. Cold War Kids sixth […]
