The Pains of Being Pure at Heart + Suuns // 09-28-11 // Lo Pub

The Pains of Being Pure at Heart in Winnipeg
Photo by Mike Chiasson at the Lo Pub in Winnipeg.

The Pains of Being Pure at Heart were recently in Winnipeg to play an amalgamated show with Montréal’s Suuns at the Lo Pub. Opening for these two would-have-been separate shows were Jersey’s Big Troubles and Montréal-based Valleys. Tons of the Stylus fam was on hand to take in this faux Battle of the Bands: National Edition that saw each act compliment one another as if it were a single renegade tour of rising face melters.

Buuuut as far as I’m concerned Suuns’ upstaged everyone that evening.. and here’s hoping those Québécois had a chance to check out the Wisconsin Dells on their tour down south… and then across the big pond… and then eventually returning to Winnipeg as soon as they bloody can.

The night was not so young by the end of this event and here’s some shots by Mike Chiasson for those that had to miss it:

The Pains of Being Pure at Heart:
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The Pains of Being Pure at Heart in Winnipeg

Suuns:
Suuns in Winnipeg
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Be sure to catch both all these bands on tour this fall.

The Pains of Being Pure at Heart:
Oct 11 // Bluebird Theater // Denver, CO
Oct 13 // The Bottleneck // Lawrence, KS
Oct 14 // University of Oklahoma // Oklahoma City, OK
Oct 15 // Hi Tone Cafe // Memphis, TN
Oct 16 // Mercy Lounge // Nashville, TN
Oct 18 // Ottobar // Baltimore, MD
Oct 19 // Halifax Pop Explosion // Halifax, Canada

Suuns:
10/14/11 — Reykjanik, IS – Gakuar á Stöng
10/22/11 — Halifax, NS – Olympic Hall w/ Chad VanGaalen + Miracle Fortress
11/15/11 — Cork, IE – Cyprus Avenue
11/16/11 — Dublin, IE – Crawdaddy
11/17/11 — Galway, IE – Roisin Dubh
11/18/11 — Manchester, UK – Deaf Institute w/ Besnard Lakes
11/19/11 — Glasgow, UK – King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut w/ Besnard Lakes
11/20/11 — Birmingham, UK – Hare & Hounds w/ Besnard Lakes
11/21/11 — Bristol, UK – Thekla w/ Besnard Lakes
11/22/11 — London, UK – Scala w/ Besnard Lakes
11/23/11 — Paris, FR – La Maroquinerie
11/24/11 — Brussels, BE – Autumn Falls Festival
11/25/11 — Brugge, BE – Cactus
11/26/11 — Utrecht, NL – Le Guess Who? Festival
11/28/11 — Lyon, FR – Marche Gare
11/29/11 — Luzern, CH – Sudpol
11/30/11 — Ravenna, IT – Bronson Club w/ Handsome Furs
12/02/11 — Lisbon, PT – Musicbox
12/03/11 — Porto, PT – Casa Da Musica w/ Battles
12/10/11 — New York, NY – Webster Hall w/ The Antlers

Andrew Mazurak for Stylus Magazine

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