Win Tickets ($80): Silversun Pickups @ Crystal Ballroom | Alternative Rock
We are giving away a pair of tickets to Silversun Pickups @ Crystal Ballroom on February 14. To win, comment below on this post why you’d like to attend. Winner will be drawn and emailed February 5.
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From our sponsors:
Silversun Pickups
February 14, 2024
6:30PM, 8PM Show | $35-$40 ADV, $40-$50 Doors
More info: crystalballroompdx.com
Crystal Ballroom
1332 W Burnside St, Portland, OR 97209
Silversun Pickups’ sixth album Physical Thrills came together as a serendipitous accident during a dark time. The LA band began 2020 by touring in support of their record released the previous year, Widow’s Weeds. But the pandemic halted those plans, with the members including guitarist and singer Brian Aubert, bassist Nikki Monninger, drummer Christopher Guanlao, and keyboardist Joe Lester, finding themselves stuck at home. In that resting period, Aubert wasn’t focused on Silversun Pickups; instead, he channeled his energy into taking care of his son, Nico, while his wife Tracy worked.
But as much as his focus initially shifted from the band, he couldn’t escape the new melodies germinating in his head. “I would sneak off and start writing these songs, and I didn’t know what they’re for because I didn’t really think about Silversun on any level. I was just doing it to keep myself calm and keep myself company,” says Aubert. The songs were so different from what he’d previously written for Silversun Pickups that he initially thought he was writing a musical. There were “dream shanties,” gentler vocals, horror-inspired sounds, and other exciting new elements coming to mind.
Once the band began working on Physical Thrills together, they made some of Silversun Pickups’ most stunning songs yet. The record doesn’t depart drastically from the sound the band’s fans know and love, but rather enhances it with previously-unexplored fixtures at play.
Physical Thrills was colored by the pandemic, but isn’t meant to be solemn; instead, Aubert explores his own comfort in the temporary, newfound isolation. There’s a juxtaposition of playfulness with angst from having so much time to process untapped emotions. That’s something that comes through in the album’s instrumentation, too, with wide-ranging sounds that transform according to the weight of the lyrics.
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Oh my gosh, one of my favorite bands!!!! Would LOVE to see them live!
This would be a great concert!
Great band!
Sounds like a great way to spend valentines day
Would really love to see these guys! Wife’s bday would make an awesome gift.
OMG! YES! These guys are so amazing! I would love to see them! And I’d really like a rock-solid date for Valentine’s Day! That would be a refreshing change…lol
I f’ing love the creativity of this band. The androgynous quality of the vocals transport me to my idealistic childhood brain. I would love to take my bff and introduce them to one of my happy places.
We would love to see these folks play live on ❤️ day!
Fun times!
I would love to take my girlfriend to this concert and show her a great time for Valentines Day and what a great band and venue to make it special.
Would love to see the Silversun Pickups live, especially in the depths of a Portland February!
This would be a fun time
Can’t miss it!
Would be so fun!
Would love something to look forward to in February & haven’t seen this band in over 10 years!
I see myself in this crowded room
my fingers itch when he plays that riff
And will you pick me to step in line, or release the glitch?
I think I’ll sleep with the panic
And I’ll try to hold on tight until we get closer to picking the winners. I would love to take my fiancée with me
My wife and I love this band!
amazing band!!
Now THIS is how you spend VDay!
Love this band!!! Would love to be selected to win tix!
Great band
This would make the best Valentine’s date ever! I love The Silversun Pickups. 🙂
I very much enjoy this band! Haven’t seen them in about three years.
Would love to go 🙂
They are from my hometown and I have never seen them. This would be a lovely valentines gift to my husband!
My husband saw them years ago and would love to see them again. I’d love to be able to take him.
Super fun band, would love to see them live.
Cool!
I’d love to attend and see this alternative scene classic to add it to my list of favorite shows in Portland.
Love the Silversun Pickups!! This will be a great show!
I love these peeps! I’d love to see them again ….
Would love to see them!
Hello! I would like to because these guys are amazing and enjoy the Crystal Ballroom.
Silver Sun
In the cold light of dawn…
Or the dim fire of sunset…
Silver sun burns through
As Physical thrills do 🙂
Please pick me
What a fun Valentine’s date this would make. Thanks for the chance!
I’ve really enjoyed discovering this band with my teenage daughter loving them too.
Oh my gosh, this would be such an incredible show!!
This would be such a fun show!
This should be a good show
I love this band, kind of a post hardcore pop spin always gives me good vibes.
Even though they are getting less airplay, it takes nothing away from their talent.
So glad these guys are still around and touring!
Fun way to spend Valentine’s Day! Yes, please!
Gonna Slap–and that’s the last time I’ll ever use the term I promise. If I get the ticks.
Love their music!