The Smile, a facet challenge of the famously miserable band (and that is coming from certainly one of their stans), will come to Miami on Thursday, June 29, enjoying on the James L. Knight Center.
But what precisely ought to all of us be smiling about? Last yr, Thom Yorke and Jonny Greenwood, the acclaimed rock/electronica band’s lead singer and lead guitarist, respectively, joined forces with Tom Skinner, finest referred to as the drummer for London jazz luminaries Sons of Kemet, to kind the three-piece band. The trio’s debut album, A Light for Attracting Attention, was principally a Radiohead album in all however identify, break up between dreary ballads with socially aware lyrics, rip-roaring postpunk freakouts, and dubbed-out funk jams. Even for non-Radioheads, it is a fairly good time.
But should you are a fan, this present must be even increased in your checklist of priorities. First of all, Radiohead hasn’t come to Miami since 2017, and the band hasn’t launched music as a whole unit since 2016’s A Moon Shaped Pool. Currently, all 5 members are busy with varied secondary initiatives: Drummer Philip Selway has an album on the way in which, guitarist Ed O’Brien launched one in 2020, bassist Colin Greenwood has been working as a studio musician, his brother Jonny is an in-demand movie composer famed for work with Paul Thomas Anderson and Jane Campion, and Yorke has adopted swimsuit by scoring Luca Guadagnino’s Suspiria remake along with his personal prolific solo output.
Until the band decides to return collectively yet another time, that is the closest factor to a Radiohead present you may get. Considering the Smile has reappropriated songs performed on tour by the principle band, equivalent to “Skirting on the Surface,” in addition to choosing out deep cuts from Yorke’s catalogue, it is a fairly respectable approximation. Think of it as Radiohead in miniature.
Tickets can be found now through Ticketmaster. Experimental jazz musician Robert Stillman will open for the band. Find all of the Smile’s tour dates under:
Thu Jun 22 – Mexico City, MX – Auditorio Nacional
Sun Jun 25 – Austin, TX – ACL Live on the Moody Theater
Mon Jun 26 – Austin, TX – ACL Live on the Moody Theater
Thu Jun 29 – Miami, FL – James L. Knight Center
Fri Jun 30 – St. Augustine, FL – St. Augustine Amphitheatre
Sun Jul 2 – North Charleston, SC – North Charleston Performing Arts Center
Mon Jul 3 – Asheville, NC – Thomas Wolfe Auditorium
Wed Jul 5 – Richmond, VA – the National
Fri Jul 7 – Queens, NY – Forest Hills Stadium
Sat Jul 8 – Philadelphia, PA – Franklin Music Hall
Mon Jul 10 – Pittsburgh, PA – Stage AE
Tue Jul 11 – Cleveland, OH – Agora Ballroom
Sat Jul 15 – Laval, QC – Place Bell
Wed Jul 19 – Kansas City, MO – Midland Theatre
Thu Jul 20 – Chesterfield, MO – the Factory
The Smile. With Robert Stillman. 8 p.m. Thursday, June 29, at James L. Knight Center, 400 SE Second Ave., Miami; 305-416-5978; jlkc.com. Tickets value $57.50 to $87.50 through ticketmaster.com.