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An alt-rock pairing of Spoon (from Texas, active since the early ‘90s) and The Beths (from New Zealand), June 21 at College Street Music Hall.
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Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 30 Apr. 2026
Dubbed the Flannel and the Fury, the tour brings together the alt-rock giants for the first time, with dates in New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Philadelphia, and other cities.
—Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 28 Apr. 2026
This autumn, though, the feminist alt-rock icons are finally giving us one hell of a sonic supernova.
—Devon Ivie, Vulture, 28 Apr. 2026
Songs here that start off surprisingly bracing resolve into big, sleek choruses, the work of firm believers in the power of heroic, high-protein mainstream alt-rock as a salve against encroaching darkness.
—Jon Dolan, Rolling Stone, 22 Apr. 2026
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Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 30 Apr. 2026
Dubbed the Flannel and the Fury, the tour brings together the alt-rock giants for the first time, with dates in New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Philadelphia, and other cities.
—Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 28 Apr. 2026
This autumn, though, the feminist alt-rock icons are finally giving us one hell of a sonic supernova.
—Devon Ivie, Vulture, 28 Apr. 2026
Songs here that start off surprisingly bracing resolve into big, sleek choruses, the work of firm believers in the power of heroic, high-protein mainstream alt-rock as a salve against encroaching darkness.
—Jon Dolan, Rolling Stone, 22 Apr. 2026
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“Alt-rock.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/alt-rock. Accessed 14 May. 2026.
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