A few months ago, Shred Kelly released Blurry Vision, and since then they've been touring the country in segments. This week finally saw them hit the west coast, and with Vancouver's Hyaenas alongside them, they returned to the Biltmore Cabaret to celebrate their newest album.

Starting off the night, the four members of Hyaenas took the stage; Sophie Heppell on guitar & vocals, Jessie Robertson on bass, Jen Foster on drums, and Luvia Petersen on synth (with all joining in on backup vox as well). The band opened with “White Rabbit” – appropriate for Easter weekend – and weaved through songs off their album which came out a year ago. The title track “Little Trophy” and the intense “Another Level” being highlights of their punchy synth-rock.
They also teased a few new songs, including “All The Girls”, as well as chatted with the crowd between songs, sharing ‘hot goss’ about their tourmates Shred Kelly, before capping off with the stellar “Written in the Stars”, for a fun set.

It wasn't long after for Shred Kelly to hit the stage, Tim Newton (banjo & guitar) sharing vocals with Sage McBride (keyboard) backed by Ty West (guitar) & Ryan Mildenberger (drums) and joined by Nik Winnitowy (bass).

Starting with the slow burner “Lay Down Your Head”, they gradually built the energy over the first few songs, before erupting with “The Bear” and a big singalong to, fittingly, “Sing to the Night”. From there the set ebbed and flowed with their alt-folk sounds, from softer songs like “Lost With You” which spotlights gorgeous vocals from Sage, and “Days We Have Left” (shouting out their Award win from this very blog), to the more bombastic “Ghost Inside My Head” and the frenzied “Cabin Fever”, Tim’s fingers a blur over his banjo.

After the sprawling “Nothing for a While” from the new album, the main set finished off with the darker and moody “Didn't Know”. But the band was out mere moments later, bringing some friends with them as they launched into a cover of Duran Duran’s “Hungry Like the Wolf” with the members of Hyaenas. Finally, they closed out the show with the raucous and tempestuous “Tornado Alley”, leaving the crowd exhausted.

Shred Kelly always puts on an incredibly fun show, and the pairing with Hyaenas was perfect, making for a Good Great Friday at the Biltmore.

setlist
Lay Down Your Head
Jupiter (Any Other Way)
The Bear
Sing to the Night
Long Way from Your Heart
Lost Without You
Cracks in the Finish
Take Me Home
Days We Have Left
Ghost Inside My Head
Cabin Fever
Archipelago
Nothing for a While
Didn’t Know
(encore)
Hungry Like the Wolf [Duran Duran cover]
Tornado Alley