{"id":2115,"date":"2025-10-23T18:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-10-23T22:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/arouseosu.com\/home\/?p=2115"},"modified":"2025-10-21T18:58:23","modified_gmt":"2025-10-21T22:58:23","slug":"peach-pit-play-kemba-live-on-saturday-september-20th-with-support-from-miya-folick","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/arouseosu.com\/home\/index.php\/2025\/10\/23\/peach-pit-play-kemba-live-on-saturday-september-20th-with-support-from-miya-folick\/","title":{"rendered":"Peach Pit Play Kemba Live! On Saturday, September 20th with support from Miya Folick"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Canadian indie rock band Peach Pit played a colorful show for an eager Kemba Live! crowd on the evening of Saturday, September 20th. The show is the latest in the band\u2019s global tour in support of fourth album Magpie,<\/em> released on October 25th of last year to Columbia Records. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Vancouver-based band\u2019s lineup includes singer Neil Smith, guitarist Chris Vanderkooy, bassist Peter Wilton, and drummer Mikey Pascuzzi. Founded in 2016, Peach Pit have come to be known as one of the biggest names in 2010\u2019s indie with genre staples such as \u201cAlrighty Aphrodite\u201d, \u201cTommy\u2019s Party\u201d, and \u201cShampoo Bottles\u201d, and they continue their steady climb with this solid release.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to Magpie<\/em>\u2019s press release, via Sony Music Canada, the album\u2019s name originates from an experience on tour in Australia, where the band witnessed flocks of wild magpies. On his songwriting, via the album\u2019s press release, Smith stated that he \u201c\u2018thought it was interesting how these birds can be good and<\/em> bad omens,\u201d\u2019 which he connected to the drastically different directions in which his life could have turned based on different crucial decisions. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Peach Pit pulled another classic inspiration for Magpie<\/em> from The Beatles\u2019 discography, especially present in the album\u2019s more psychedelic flair, with \u201cthe end result [of] Peach Pit\u2019s most sonically kaleidoscopic record yet,\u201d according to their press release.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Peach Pit\u2019s live presentation subtly reflected this kaleidoscopic nature with a colorful light show. The Peach Pit live experience was overall quite pleasant and approachable. The stage was set in a podium-esque configuration, both satisfyingly symmetric and conveniently staggered so that each player was optimally visible. Their lightshow featured side lighting which cast huge, enchanting shadows of band members onto the color-washed walls beside them.   <\/p>\n\n\n\n

My one true qualm with the experience had nothing to do with Peach Pit themselves, but rather the venue\u2019s weaponization of the band in their continued war against Columbus\u2019 ear health. While I am no acoustics shark and mostly unbothered by the minutia of live sound quality, at the risk of sounding old, there is no reason that drums should be so loud, especially for a somewhat soft rock band such as Peach Pit. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nevertheless, a consummate professional and overcomer, Pascuzzi\u2019s skilled playing distracted from the volume. If anything, the inordinate volume put a spotlight on Pascuzzi, and he rose to the challenge, with his drumming making songs such as \u201cAlrighty Aphrodite\u201d, \u201cGive Up Baby Go\u201d, and \u201cMagpie\u201d self-titled really come to life. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The band as a whole sounded great; there is really no better description than to say that they sounded like Peach Pit but live, which I mean as high praise. Smith\u2019s vocals were nice and consistent, and Wilton held it down. Vanderkooy\u2019s expressive playing was a wonder to watch, similar to AC\/DC\u2019s Angus Young at times, but rocking more politely. He, Smith, and Wilton all had a way with the crowd, and were engaging performers\u2014 so engaging that they were worth assuming a humbling tiptoed stance for much of the concert to catch glimpses over tall men\u2019s heads. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Beyond being great performers and players, Peach Pit seemed down to earth. I was taken off guard by the band\u2019s touching cover of \u201cWhat Once Was\u201d by tragically departed Liverpool duo Her\u2019s. Because of their shared iconic status in 2010\u2019s soft indie, Peach Pit and Her\u2019s fanbases overlap quite a bit. Peach Pit seemed humbled to honor the fallen legends as fans themselves, and there was a general sense of connection through shared grief. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Peach Pit are easy to enjoy, and easy to root for. Their live experience is comparable to that of Vampire Weekend, with underlying sentiments of goodness and the kind of stability that makes me inclined to think they will be around for the foreseeable future, continue to release good music, and probably play a greatest hits tour in 30 years or so\u2014 which I would certainly attend. If you ever get the chance to see them, Peach Pit are worth the evening. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Show Review: 9\/10<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Setlist:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. War Pigs \/ Magpie<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Drop the Guillotine<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. Black Licorice<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. Brian\u2019s Movie<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  5. Give Up Baby Go<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  6. Outta Here<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  7. Tell Me You Love Me<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  8. What Once Was<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  9. Techno Show<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  10. Wax & Wane<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  11. St. Mark\u2019s Funny Feeling<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  12. Shampoo Bottles<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  13. Not Me<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  14. Alrighty Aphrodite<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  15. Private Presley\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    Encore:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    1. Peach Pit – Neil Solo<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    2. Everything About You<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    3. Tommy\u2019s Party<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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