This week, a couple more of my top 5 must sees for Riot Fest. And my #1 must see (there are a couple #1s) at Riot Fest. Getting back to our wheelhouse after the oddities of Die Antwoord and The HU. The man that fronted one of the most influential punk/post-punk band to a couple that are going now.
Bob Mould is a bucketlist see for me. Husker Du was one of my favorites. And their album Flip Your Wig is one of my top 20 albums of all time. Bob Mould fronted them and with their drummer, Grant Hart, dying a few years ago this is the closest I can ever get to seeing Husker Du. But Bob Mould did a lot more. His solo stuff and his band Sugar were all over ‘HFS in the 90s, and it’s good. The setlist he’s played recently includes all of it. And the band he’s put together is a three piece a la Husker Du. They rock like any punk three piece needs to. And his current drummer? From Superchunk (“Slack Motherf….er” and “Skip Steps 1 and 3”); another fave that I saw at Coachella most recently (a banner day also included Frank Turner, Toy Dolls, and Motorhead). Bob Mould has a new album out and is doing a solo tour but I hope he brings his band and plays some Husker Du.