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Smashing Pumpkins Live at Brixton Academy on 1993-09-25

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A project where I review one SNL episode a day, in chronological order

October 30, 1993 – Christian Slater / Smashing Pumpkins (S19 E5)

Segments are rated on a scale of 1-5 stars

COLD OPENING Coffee Talk- in a Barbra costume for Halloween, Linda takes some calls

— You probably already know my reaction to this sketch making yet another appearance… — Well, at least Linda Richman’s wearing a fairly funny costume this time. — Geez, tonight’s Coffee Talk installment has been even more catchphrase-driven than usual so far, with all the dialogue in the the entire first minute literally only consisting of an endless string of Richman’s catchphrases that never make me laugh. — In a desperation to find SOMETHING to like here, I kinda chuckled at the Andre Agassi comments. STARS: *½

MONOLOGUE host goes trick-or-treating backstage but fails to gather much candy

— Very fun premise with Christian going around backstage trick-or-treating. — Some good laughs from the “candy” Christian is being given, such as Tic-Tacs and a prosthetic nose from the makeup department. — A big laugh from David and Tim trying to get rid of an excessive amount of leftover Coneheads merchandise from the Coneheads movie that had come out earlier that year. — The baby Conehead doll among the Coneheads merchandise looks like it could be the same one that was held by Nora Dunn in the New Coneheads sketch from Steve Martin’s season 14 episode. — Very funny part with Lorne hitting on Mike still dressed as Linda Richman, thinking she’s a real woman. — Nice visual of an excited Chis Farley in a giant pumpkin costume. STARS: ****

MMMPH? — Rerun from 5/15/93. We’re only five episodes into this new season, and they’ve already repeated TWO ads from season 18. What’s up with that?

MOTIVATIONAL SPEAKER Matt Foley lectures (MEH), (DAS), (host) about Halloween vandalism

— Well, it had to happen sooner or later. Matt Foley officially becomes recurring, despite the fact that his first sketch should’ve remained a one-off, as there’s no way they can come anywhere close to topping it. However, I understand why they brought this sketch back. — You can tell they’re trying hard to recapture the magic of the first installment, with them even going so far as to reuse the same living room set and having David and Phil reprise their roles as one of the troublemaking teens and the dad, respectively. — Loved Matt Foley’s “I’m the egg man, goo goo g’joob!” reference. — Yeah, despite the amusement I’ve been getting here, this sketch is definitely not working anywhere near as strongly as the first installment. I kinda find some of the subsequent Matt Foley sketches a little better than tonight’s, partly because they put him in a completely different setting for a change. — I do like the idea of Matt Foley telling a scary Halloween story while using a flashlight in the dark. — Now they’re trying to recreate the legendary unscripted breakaway coffee table crash from the first installment, which doesn’t work as well this time as it’s not as spontaneous. At least the subsequent Matt Foley sketches change the type of breakaway prop he falls through. — Funny bit with the flaming bag. STARS: ***

SASSY’S SASSIEST BOYS host & other stars are unthreateningly rebellious

— And now here comes another sketch that was funny the first time but doesn’t seem necessary as a recurring sketch. An early sign of this season’s bad habit of frequently bringing back sketches that were better left as one-offs, as they pulled out all the stops in their first installment and have no legs as a recurring bit. — I wonder if Christian playing himself as a guest is a reference to the fact David played him in the first installment of this sketch. — Mike-as-Joey-Lawrence’s dialog consisting only of “Whoa!”s is pretty funny and oddly memorable. — Jay Mohr’s bug-eyed, out-of-it Andrew McCarthy impression is cracking me up. Only two episodes into his tenure so far, and I’ve been liking what Jay has to offer with his celebrity impressions. — Phil: “I just stepped in a big pile of sassy!” — Surprisingly, Phil’s endless “sassy” one-liners into the camera are still remaining funny tonight, despite the thin nature of the gag. I guess it’s that one-of-a-kind Phil Hartman magic that keeps it from getting old. — I like how the bit with Phil pulling out a map of Sassyland is heightening the absurdity of this sketch. STARS: ***½

MUSICAL PERFORMANCE musical guest performs “Cherub Rock”

WEEKEND UPDATE Queen Shenequa doesn’t like Whoopi Goldberg defending Ted Danson this year, ADS gives cheap Halloween costume ideas that focus on the face

— Queen Shenequa had a funny slam just now about Ted Danson’s penis size. — Queen Shenequa’s overall commentary was okay. Also, IIRC, this ends up being this character’s last appearance ever, despite the fact that Ellen still has a little under two seasons left in her SNL tenure. I didn’t realize until now that, between Queen Shenequa making her final appearance here and us already having seen the last of Zoraida (not counting the latter’s appearance in a recurring character group piece at the end of this season), it’s already the end of the road for Ellen’s only two big characters. At this moment, I can’t recall her debuting any new big characters for the remainder of her tenure, though there’s her upcoming recurring-but-short-lived Jocelyn Elders impression that I remember kinda liking. — Adam’s annual Halloween costume suggestions makes its final Weekend Update appearance. (It makes a resurgence a year later as a brief part of a Ross Perot trick-or-treating sketch.) — As always with these Halloween costume commentaries, Adam is able to mine a surprising amount of charming, fun laughs out of such an overly simple, childish premise. — One of the SNL bumper photos shown of Christian Slater tonight has him holding the handle of a coffee mug in front of his eye like a monocle (screencap below) . I’d like to think that’s a clever reference to Adam’s Halloween costume routine.

— Coincidentally, the only two Update guests tonight, Queen Shenequa and Adam Sandler as himself giving Halloween costume suggestions, were also the only two Update guests in Christian Slater’s previous episode. STARS: ***

TEEN BAND (host) & fellow teens debate what their band’s name & focus should be

— David’s sotto voce “I like Loverboy” aside made me laugh. — Some pretty funny idiotic interjections and ramblings from Chris’ stoner character, such as suggesting the band call themselves Pearl Jam 2, and his story about getting crabs from his friend’s couch. — I loved Christian’s “Did you just make some money in the last five minutes?” question when Melanie again suggests “Let’s go get some pot” shortly after suggesting it a first time. — I’m conflicted on this sketch. I like the realistic, simple, slice-of-life premise, but the execution is iffy. There’s some laughs, but the sketch as a whole isn’t coming off particularly interesting, and I’m not caring at all for the running bit with Christian’s character and his off-camera mom having a shouting match. — Adam working in his goofy-voiced guitar song shtick from Weekend Update felt kinda out-of-place and tacked-on in this sketch. STARS: **

OUT OF AFRICA (host) & tribal art dealer deny marijuana possession during police bust

— Oh, dear god, no. — The endlessly-repeated “You put your weed in there!” catchphrase continues to increasingly get on my last nerve with each passing utterance. — We get a “big change” with the addition of Christian as a similar co-employee of Rob’s character, which only means we now have TWO characters saying the stupid “You put your weed in there!” catchphrase, as if that’s somehow supposed to be funnier. — Okay, I finally got a chuckle just now, from Christian’s line to Tim about how he and Rob need to keep Tim’s weed-clogged artifact overnight to get the weed out. — Why does this recurring sketch always have to conclude with cops showing up? — Poor ending. — Thankfully, this ends up being the final installment of this sketch. I think I recall once reading someone claim that a third installment of this sketch appears in the Emilio Estevez episode from later this season, but it absolutely does not. My memory of reading that false claim is admittedly very fuzzy, so perhaps the person claiming that was actually saying the sketch got cut after dress rehearsal in the Estevez episode. STARS: *½

THE VALLENCOURT BOYS New Englanders (ADS) & (KEN) drink & take calls

— Adam appears to be playing a variation of his Boston-accented Tony Vallencourt character from the What’s The Best Way gameshow sketch from season 18, only this time he’s named Bobby Vallencourt and has a mullet and flannel jacket that he didn’t have last time. To make things even more confusing, the next time this character appears, which is in the cold opening of the following season’s Bob Saget episode, he goes back to having the Tony Vallencourt name from his first appearance while still having the mullet and flannel jacket from tonight’s appearance. — It is just me, or does Kevin’s Boston accent sound lousy and unnatural? — I recall once reading a spot-on comment made back at this time in 1993 (within this post here ) that basically said this sketch feels like a bad attempt at a Boston-themed version of SCTV’s McKenzie Brothers sketches. — Oh, talk about lousy Boston accents, here comes Tim. While there’s an affable goofiness in Tim’s presence here that usually works for me in other Tim Meadows performances, it’s not doing a thing for me here. — Man, this sketch is DEAD so far. No real laughs from me (nor the audience) at all. — Wait, did Kevin just say “Before we bring out our next guest”? Ugh, I thought this boring sketch was mercifully about to end. Turns out they’re bringing out a guest now? So you mean I still have a few more minutes to put up with this snoozefest? — Unfortunately, the interview with Christian didn’t make this overall sketch any better. I’ve gone through this entire overlong sketch without finding a single worthwhile aspect. STARS: *

MUSICAL PERFORMANCE musical guest performs “Today”

THE HEADLINE STORE joke headline shop owner (host) belittles choices of Canteen Boy & others

— Tonight’s episode continues to die a long, miserable death. This sketch is pure one-joke material; a joke that wasn’t funny to me to begin with. — A rare flub from Phil, as he accidentally blocks the newspaper headline Christian holds up (the third above screencap for this sketch) and doesn’t realize it until towards the end of the shot. — A random Canteen Boy walk-on? Not so happy to see him so soon after that awful Garage Sale sketch he starred in just two episodes ago. — I recall an SNL fan once saying that this sketch would’ve worked had Norm Macdonald played Christian Slater’s role. I can definitely see that. Something about this sketch’s material does seem like something that only Norm could sell with his unique delivery. — Chris tries to breathe some life into this dead sketch, but I just see it as one of way too many Screaming Chris Farley Roles that we’ll be bombarded with over the course of both this and (especially) next season. — A lame, dumb ending. STARS: *

TRENT MARKHAM, LUNG DOCTOR cigarettes escape blame in the ’50s

— Ah, thank god Phil Hartman has come to save the day after an endless string of horrible sketches. — Phil always succeeds in these authentic 1950s-era black-and-white pieces, and this sketch feels like a nice throwback to his first season where SNL often did sketches like this. While tonight’s sketch feels slightly empty not seeing Phil being surrounded by the castmates he always used to perform these black-and-white sketches with, like Jon Lovitz, Dana Carvey (who probably would’ve worked an “I oughta pound yooouuu!” into this sketch), and Nora Dunn, Phil’s still receiving nice support from Julia and Christian. — Pretty funny ad-lib from Christian when Julia unexpectedly has trouble lighting his cigarette. — I loved the dark humor of Phil handing a cigarette to a newly-pregnant Julia and telling her “Take a big pull; you’re smoking for two now!” STARS: ***½

IMMEDIATE POST-SHOW THOUGHTS — The worst episode of the season so far, and the weakest episode I’ve reviewed in quite a while. The first half of this episode, while not terrible, was dominated by lazily rehashed material, one of which was a recurring sketch I typically don’t like and went particularly heavy on the catchphrases tonight (Coffee Talk), and two of which were newly-recurring sketches that were probably better left as funny one-off pieces last season despite still producing some laughs tonight (Matt Foley and Sassy’s Sassiest Boys, though the latter ended up being better tonight than I thought it would). And the second half of this episode? Yikes. It already started off iffy with the somewhat-promising but uninteresting Teen Band sketch, and only got worse and worse with each passing sketch, some of which produced literally no laughs from me AT ALL, and some of which felt like a sneak preview of what we’ll typically see next season. Thankfully, the night ended on a high note with a solid and classy Phil Hartman sketch showing up out of nowhere. Other than that sketch, the only real highlights of the overall night were the monologue and a portion or two of Weekend Update.

MY PERSONAL CHOICE OF “BEST OF” MOMENTS FOR THIS EPISODE, REPRESENTED WITH SCREENCAPS

HOW THIS EPISODE STACKS UP AGAINST THE PRECEDING ONE (John Malkovich) a huge step down

My full set of screencaps for this episode is here

TOMORROW Rosie O’Donnell

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I might be mistaken, but is that the Coffee Talk sketch where Linda refers to dressing up like Streisand in What’s Up, Doc? The outfit is actually a parody of her look in The Owl and the Pussycat. https://akns-images.eonline.com/eol_images/Entire_Site/201239/293.owl.cm.4912.jpg

I wonder if Mike got some mild ribbing/criticism from the real Linda Richman (who would presumably know the difference).

Nice job of highlighting just what a disappointment this episode was.

I had the same thought you did about Coffee Talk. I don’t think Linda actually says she’s wearing something from What’s Up Doc, just that this is that era for Barbra, but it was strange they didn’t actually mention the name of the movie the costume was from. This sketch felt particularly padded out and overbaked with shtick. I did like the part where Linda pined for Barbra to find a good man she’d be happy with, as it sort of unintentionally previewed her settling down at the end of the decade.

Goo goo g’joob???

Isn’t “Goo goo g’joob” the official spelling in the song Matt Foley was referencing? I know Farley pronounced it “coo coo ca-choo”, but I was just spelling it like how I’ve always seen it spelled (example here: https://genius.com/The-beatles-i-am-the-walrus-lyrics ).

Oh my gosh, I never heard it that way. So weird.

This whole season is just a weird mix of personalities and comic sensibilities that no longer work together. You can already see it this early in the season. They don’t really have an ensemble anymore. They just have a collection of voices.

Agree that it’s a bad ep (the Vallencourt Boys – oof), but this first couple Matt Foley retreads are pretty solid. This one is way better than you’re suggesting. I really love the Sassy Boys sketch too, some nice levels of absurdity on this one.

Sandler’s Halloween costume bits are my favorite pieces he ever did.

I’ll always remember this episode for a few reasons. It was the day before my 14th birthday (well technically I turned 14 during the show) and it occurred the same night/early morning that River Phoenix died. I swear I remember NBC announcing River’s death in a news update after this show but it must have been on Sunday night.

I’ve always liked the band sketch. Farley inane rant about getting crabs just kills me. I thought Melanie played a pretty convincing stoner as well. Pretty sure Spade wrote that sketch

Is it me or is Kevin Nealon just doing his Hans and Franz accent in the Vallencourt Boys?

The monologue is very sweet, and the last sketch is good. The rest is a recurring hellscape and a few original pieces of mostly forgettable quality. The band sketch is decent enough, and I actually think Christian Slater’s performance somewhat keeps the idiot sketch going, but that’s the best I can say.

The overrelliance on recurring characters and the bad boy focus has completely shut out the women even earlier than I realized – it’s just mothers, wives, girlfriends, and nurses (or, depending on the episode, prostitutes).

Jay Mohr’s impression of Andrew McCarthy is so distracting to me as it doesn’t really remind me of him at all. Otherwise, I agree this Sassy was fine.

I’ve always really liked the band names sketch because it’s exactly what being in a high school band in the 90s was like. That said, Slater’s whole “shut up Mom” thing gets very very irritating. It would have ruined the sketch, but it’s balanced by the various bits with Sandler/Spade. Also, ironically, Slater doesn’t seem to be trying to play a teenager. He comes off like the other characters’ older brother, visiting from college. Also, did Spade slip up with the whole “Won’t Get Food Again” thing? Sandler’s chuckle makes me think perhaps he did, which makes Spade’s response a very good adlib. Jay Mohr seems to be arousing a lot of interest in the comments. It dawned on me that I don’t think he’s ever been included in any projects from the SNL alumni of this era… things like Adam Sandler’s movies, Norm Macdonald’s podcast, Sarah Silverman’s shows; he’s not even on late night talk shows much, is he? From what I know of his book, he was critical of the show itself, but he’s always been pretty complimentary of his co-stars, right? Why the rift? Is it the infamous incident in season 20? The estrangement seems to have started from the moment he left/was fired.

I haven’t read Mohr’s book but someone who did told me that in the book he is mostly complimentary of Chris Farley and Phil Hartman, and he also credits Rob Schneider for helping him (although they had their issues at the show). I think he mentions some conflicts with Adam Sandler, like one about an Aerosmith impression (I think that sketch airs next season). Given that Sandler is the main one making big movies I suppose that’s why we haven’t seen them together.

Here’s what he said a few years ago:

https://www.thedailybeast.com/jay-mohr-on-burning-snl-bridges-all-i-want-out-of-life-is-more-at-bats

“In fact, several former cast members have told Mohr that they appreciated his openness about his growing pains on the show, including Rachel Dratch and Brooks Wheelan. “The only blowback I got was at a Clippers game… I was holding my son, a baby, and I went up to [Adam] Sandler and he said, ‘I hear you took a shit on me in your book, no thanks,’ when I went to shake his hand. But I didn’t take a shit on him… so I’m like, ‘Alright.’” Meanwhile: “I’ve seen Rob Schneider and we’re genuinely friendly—I gut him in the book.” “

I think I always conflated this episode with the other, superior Christian Slater Halloween episode.

Really bad sign too that a fairly talented (and experienced) host in Slater gets thrown into a lot of thankless roles here, especially in all the recurring sketches.

I think just as how only Phil could pull off the one-joke Sassy stuff so well, you’re right that somebody like Norm (or maaaybe peak Sudeikis) could pull off that headline sketch. I guess we should be thankful Spade wasn’t the lead there. I think the insulting headlines probably needed to be funnier or more absurdist.

Not that they were great characters, but I’m surprised this is the end of the line for Ellen’s recurring characters and that she is still on for a while. Not that any female cast member is getting any recurring character play.

I think the Sassy sketch here is a big improvement over the first one. Mainly because Phil has some better lines “I just stepped in a big pile of sassy” and “sprechen sie sassy?” I love Phil in this sketch.

As for Matt Foley, it’s good, but nothing special. It definitely hurts that it’s such a carbon copy of the first sketch, but the Egg-man Beatles reference is hilarious and the flaming poo bag/Matt falling backwards through the window is also a great sight gag.

I think Wayne’s World is derivative of the McKenzie brothers. Phill would later use the “you’re smoking for 2 line” on the Simpsons as Troy Mclure in a Fish Called Selma.

Indeed, this Halloween show aired the night/early morning of River Phoenix’s death….but the truly scary part is this…Phoenix was about to take the part of “The Interviewer” in the 1993 film adaptation of Anne Rice’s “Interview With A Vampire” with Tom Cruise, and Christian Slater replaced him in the role.

One could therefore easily argue that this is without a doubt the single most haunted (and haunting) episode in all of SNL history, and has hardly been recognized as such.

I agree with most, this episode is straight up bad, pretty un memorable. Highlights would be the cute trick or treat monologue, esp w Farley as a pumpkin and Phil Hartman in the Sassy sketch and the lung Doctor. I preferred the sassy sketch that aired with Luke Perry more, & thought the CS sketch was a particularly good one to highlight some of the new talent (in this episode the hardly used Mohr did a spot on Andrew Mcarthy impression, whereas I really can’t take his Christopher Walken seriously), but I think that Sandler could have done a better Joey from blossom, didn’t think Myers looked like him at all, and how hard is it to say “whoa!?”

Highlight for me though was watching a full head of hair Billy Corgan play from the smashing pumpkins, two great songs from Siamese Dream. So that in itself saves the episode a bit,

Also interesting/erie that River Phoenix died that night/Sunday morning, and Slater took his place on IWAV. I loved him “In My Own Private Idaho” it’s too bad he never got to host the show…

Headline Store sketch was written by Fred Wolf per Fly on the Wall

I like this Matt Foley sketch better than his first appearance in the Christina Applegate episode. Falling through the window is impossible to top.

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‘Is She Sure?’ How the Breeders Joined Olivia Rodrigo’s Guts Tour.

The ’90s alt-rock icons hit the Madison Square Garden stage for the first time Friday night, after the 21-year-old pop star invited them to join her on the road.

By Jenn Pelly

Olivia Rodrigo remembers her life in two parts: before she heard the Breeders’ “Cannonball,” and after, she told the crowd at Madison Square Garden on Friday night, when her Guts World Tour arrived in New York.

And that is how the ’90s alt-rock idols came to play the New York arena for the first time last week, 31 years after that song from their platinum 1993 album, “Last Splash,” charted on Billboard’s Hot 100.

Rodrigo’s camp initially approached the Breeders in September about opening some dates on the tour supporting her second album, “Guts .” “My first reaction was, Wow, that seems kind of odd,” the band’s bassist, Josephine Wiggs, said in an interview. “But after I’d thought about it for a while, I thought, ‘That’s actually really genius.’”

Kim Deal, the singer-guitarist who leads the band with her twin sister, Kelley, said she was surprised when they got the invite. “I’d heard ‘Drivers License,’ and I liked that a lot,” she said, referring to Rodrigo’s breakout 2021 smash.

Kelley wondered if it might be a mistake. “I thought, ‘Is she sure? Do they really mean us?’”

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“And said, ‘Really happy to hear that you’re going to do this,’” Wiggs added. “Very classy.”

Aside from Kim, who played Madison Square Garden in 1992 when her earlier band, Pixies, opened for U2, no one in the group had ever performed at the venue before. Kim hadn’t been back since, and said she had no memory of that previous gig: “I usually remember the bad shows, so it’s a good thing that I really don’t remember that one.”

With the first date in the books, the Breeders spent part of Saturday afternoon glimpsing Rodrigo’s soundcheck — she was belting “Ballad of a Homeschooled Girl” to an empty arena — and then briefly chatting with her. “So easy to talk to!” Kim reported as the Breeders headed up to the stage to adjust their own amps and pedals. The lights were up; two men vacuumed the previous night’s pink and purple star-shaped confetti.

“How about we do a piece of ‘Cannonball,’ like when everything comes in?” Kim asked the band, which also includes the drummer Jim Macpherson. They had already tested the distorted ahh-ooohh-ahh vocalizations that open the song. Kim blew a whistle to emulate the record’s microphone feedback.

Rodrigo was born a decade after the release of “Cannonball,” but the 21-year-old heard it as a teenager and remembers “instantly falling in love with the Breeders,” she wrote in an email. “I thought Kim was the coolest girl in the world,” Rodrigo said. “I’m very inspired by them and everything they stand for. They are absolutely iconic, and playing these shows with them has been a surreal honor.” (The Breeders have joined the tour for four shows at the Garden that wrap on Tuesday, and four more at the Kia Forum in Los Angeles later this summer.)

Mischief, wryness, confidence and camaraderie feel encoded into the poised riffs and bass line of “Cannonball,” and it’s easy to imagine girls gently headbanging along to it for eternity. Rodrigo went louder and crunchier on “Guts,” long inspired by artists who are “not trying to recreate a version of rock music that guys make,” as she told The New York Times last year.

Soundcheck proceeded like a supercut. “Should we do half of ‘Do You Love Me Now’?” Kim asked before crashing the song open and letting its twin harmonies ring out. “A little piece of ‘Drivin’ on 9’?” signaling the aching country tune. “Should we throw in ‘Gigantic’?” Kim asked before unleashing the titanic anthem she co-wrote and sang as a member of Pixies. (She dedicated its “big, big love” to Rodrigo during the show.)

Earlier, the band sat in a green room processing its Guts experience so far. Kelley had been impressed by the emotional arc of Rodrigo’s songs the previous night. “I was texting somebody, ‘I’m so empowered right now!’” She later reached out to praise Rodrigo’s voice as “really special,” observing, “Her tone and control are spectacular!”

“She performs with a really good sense of humor,” Kim added.

Wiggs said she could hear some Breeders commonalties in a Rodrigo chord progression, while Macpherson detected a bit of the band in “Jealousy, Jealousy,” from her first album, “Sour.” “The bass riff was almost like a ‘Hag,’ ‘Hellbound’ -ish kind of thing,” he said.

The Breeders expressed shock at how young Rodrigo’s fans were, and the collective decibel of their screams on Friday night. “You’re going to be surprised by how loud it was,” Kelley said. Weren’t their own amps loud, too? “Not louder than 30,000 tweens,” she said.

Kim roasted her bandmates for withholding stage banter the night before. “Looking out at the sea of 7- and 8-year-olds, I had no idea what to say,” Wiggs said, deadpan. “I could just about manage to say something to people who are obviously teenagers. I was like, OK, maybe I’ll try to make eye contact with the dads.”

The Deal sisters are no strangers to parental accompaniment at gigs. “My dad used to have Ray Charles in his headphones, watching us play, when he drove us around in the r.v. with Nirvana,” Kim said, referring to the band’s 1992 tour with what was then the biggest band on Earth. “He’d have his cassette Walkman,” Kelley added. “He was a big supporter, but he’d heard us a million times.”

In Kurt Cobain’s liner notes to Nirvana’s 1992 compilation “Incesticide,” he detailed the recent life experiences that had meant the most to him since “becoming an untouchable boy genius,” including “playing with the Breeders” on the list. “Nirvana and Foo Fighters would really curate their opening bands, which is I think what Olivia is doing in a way, curating new music that she wants fans to get to know,” Kelley said.

Most of the young people watching from the front rows on Saturday were not familiar with the Breeders — who are all in their 50s and 60s — though there were exceptions. “My parents know who they are!” exclaimed an 18-year-old fan named Mack. “My dad said they had some jams back when he was younger. He didn’t know if I would like them, but I trust Olivia.”

Another fan, Elle, 16, was with her father, who saw the Breeders at Lollapalooza alongside Smashing Pumpkins and the Beastie Boys. “For me, this was really cool,” he said. “I don’t know the tour’s other openers as well, but I’ve loved the Breeders since ’94 when I saw them last.”

Rodrigo’s fans were decked out in sparkling skirts, purple bows and platform boots in honor of their heroine, who took the stage in a series of short, glittering skirts. The Breeders are known for more understated sartorial choices. Had they given any thought about to what to wear?

“I sent out a ‘help’ text to a friend of mine,” Kelley admitted. “I said, I’m trying to upgrade my look from my T-shirt and jeans that I typically wear, but staying in my comfort zone. He said, ‘I find glitter or sequins to always be the answer.’ I just waited for him to laugh or something. That was no help to me at all. So I went with a T-shirt and jeans.”

“Like she’s been dressing since seventh grade,” Kim said.

Alt-rockers the Smashing Pumpkins bring 'The World Is A Vampire Tour' to Iowa in August

Save yourself from infinite sadness when veteran alt-rockers the Smashing Pumpkins come to Waukee in August.

Spanning dream pop, progressive rock and psychedelic, the band led by Billy Corgan brings “The World Is A Vampire Tour” to the Live Nation-owned Vibrant Music Hall on Aug. 20.

Some of the band’s most popular albums remain “Siamese Dream” to “Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness,” both released in the 1990s. Billboard Hot 100 chart-toppers include “1979,” “Tonight, Tonight” and “Ava Adore.”

The Grammy-winning act will be joined by Canadian rockers the Glorious Sons behind “Heavy” and “Everything Is Alright.”

How to get tickets for the Smashing Pumpkin’s 2024 concert in Waukee

The concert starts at 7:30 p.m. at Vibrant Music Hall, located at 2938 Grand Prairie Parkway in Waukee.

Tickets go on sale to the general public on Friday, April 5 at 10 a.m. on livenation.com .

Paris Barraza is a trending and general assignment reporter at the Des Moines Register. Reach her at  [email protected] . Follow her on Twitter @ParisBarraza.

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The Smashing Pumpkins to play the Illinois State Fair grandstand

Alternative rock band The Smashing Pumpkins will perform this summer at the Illinois State Fair.

The influential band formed in Chicago in 1988. Since then, the group has sold over 30 million albums worldwide and garnered two GRAMMY® Awards, two MTV VMAs, and an American Music Award.

Their catalog includes seminal offerings such as the platinum Gish [1991], the quadruple-platinum Siamese Dream [1993], the diamond-certified Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness [1995], the platinum Adore [1998], and the gold Machina/The Machines of God [2000].

“The Smashing Pumpkins defined a new sound in the 90s and have continued to evolve through the years,” said Illinois State Fair Manager Rebecca Clark. “This show is sure to draw an eclectic and enthusiastic crowd, and we are excited to bring The Smashing Pumpkins back home to Illinois.”

Rolling Stone cited both Siamese Dream and Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness among its “500 Greatest Albums of All Time.”

The band released its eleventh full-length double album CYR [2020] and more recently ATUM [2023], the sequel to 1995’s Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness and 2000’s Machina/Machine of God.

Opening act PVRIS (pronounced Paris), has appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live, brings artistry and storytelling to their genre-defying music with hits like, “Animal” and “Anywhere But Here.”

Tickets for this event, featuring The Smashing Pumpkins, will be on sale Friday, April 5 th at 10 a.m. via Ticketmaster .

Tier 3 - $55 / Tier 2 - $60 / Tier 1 - $70 / SRO Track - $70 / Blue Ribbon Zone - $125

*A $30 Pre-Show Party ticket is offered as an additional upgrade for all paid concerts.

Tickets for all other announced shows are on sale via Ticketmaster .

Flexible online payment options may be available to qualified buyers through Klarna, a company that partners with Ticketmaster. To learn more about Klarna, visit klarna.com .

The 2024 Illinois State Fair runs from August 8-18 .

The Smashing Pumpkins announce additional shows for The World Is A Vampire concert tour

Save yourself from "Infinite Sadness" when The Smashing Pumpkins come to a venue near you.

The veteran alt-rockers, led by frontman Billy Corgan , are adding a slew of new shows to their upcoming The World Is A Vampire Tour, the group shared on social media Monday. The band announced dates for the European leg of the tour , which kicks off July 6 in England, earlier this month.

The Smashing Pumpkins will open the North American leg of the tour in Washington, D.C., on July 29. The Grammy-winning band is to set to play in cities such as Philadelphia, Minneapolis, Atlanta and Los Angeles before wrapping the tour in San Diego, California, on Sept. 28.

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The band will be joined by Canadian rockers The Glorious Sons and pop rock group Pvris.

Many of the Pumpkins' tour dates are part of their joint summer tour with pop-punk outfit Green Day , which begins July 29.

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A tour pre-sale will take place Tuesday at 10 a.m. local time, during which fans can use the passcode "Vampire" to gain ticket access. Tickets go on sale to the general public on Friday at 10 a.m. local time on livenation.com .

Spanning dream pop, progressive rock and psychedelic, some of the band’s most popular albums remain “Siamese Dream” to “Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness,” both released in the 1990s. Billboard Hot 100 chart-toppers include “1979,” “Tonight, Tonight” and “Ava Adore.”

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