As with any supergroupy assemblage of rock stars, Jack White and Alison Mosshart et al's Dead Weather get the benefit of automatic headline status. But along with the instant attention comes the heightened is-it-more-about-the-sum-or-the-parts scrutiny. Their Bowery show seemed to thrill most, but mostly for the combustion of White and Mosshart's oversized charisma. As for the music itself: try your ears on the whiplashing "Treat Me Like Your Mother." It's a stock rocking Jack riff, some snarls from Alison, some clumsy but obligatory lead vocal trade-offs, with the climax ostensibly coming via some punning on the word "manipulate." They're all playing like they mean it, but there isn't much meaning to what they're playing. Chalk this one up to being more interesting for the associated tag set than the song it produced.
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Whatever, should be a fun tour:
06/11 - Louisville, KY @ City Block
07/13 - Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club
07/14 - Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club
07/16 - New York, NY @ Terminal 5
07/18 - Boston, MA @ House Of Blues
07/19 - Ottawa, Canada @ Ottawa Blues Festival (Rogers Stage)
07/21 - Montreal, Canada @ Olympia De Montreal
07/22 - Toronto, Canada @ Kool Haus
07/24 - Detroit, MI @ The Fillmore
07/25 - Columbus, OH @ The LC Pavillion
07/27 - Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue
07/28 - Chicago, IL @ Vic Theatre
07/29 - Chicago, IL @ Vic Theatre
07/30 - Nashville, TN @ War Memorial Auditorium
08/17 - Denver, CO @ Ogden Theatre
08/18 - Salt Lake City, UT @ The Depot
08/20 - Seattle, WA @ Paramount Theatre
08/21 - Vancouver, B.C. @ Commodore Ballroom
08/22 - Vancouver, B.C. @ Commodore Ballroom
08/23 - Portland, OR @ Roseland Theater
08/25 - Los Angeles, CA @ Wiltern Theatre
08/27 - Pomona, CA @ Glasshouse
08/29 - San Diego, CA @ San Diego Street Scene
08/30 - San Francisco, CA @ Outside Lands Music & Arts Festival
10/04 - Austin, TX @ Zilker Park (Austin City Limits Festival)
