Stars, Diamond Rings & California Wives rock the Cradle

All photos by Kevin Norris

Canadian indie pop band Stars returned to the Cat's Cradle on Wednesday night to share their latest album The North with their Triangle fans.

The band played a set heavy on the new album, opening with danceable first single "The Theory of Relativity" and they played all but one of the twelve songs during their 20-song set. The crowd belted out the lyrics to the new

Album Review: California Wives - Art History

The debut album from Chicago quartet California Wives, Art History, is a well-executed take on new wave nostalgia, but fails to leave the listener with all the warm, fuzzy feelings that accompany the genre’s quintessential records.

Art History has a familiary sound. Glamorous guitars and sheets of synths surround the nasal, hushed vocals of lead singer Jayson Kramer while he sings big melodies.

Win tickets to Stars, Diamond Rings and California Wives at Cat's Cradle

Canadian indie pop band Stars has a new album out this fall, as do both of their tourmates, Diamond Rings and California Wives. The trio will make a stop at Cat's Cradle on Wednesday, September 26, and we have a pair of tickets to giveaway courtesy of California Wives.

For a chance to win, email trianglemusiccontests at gmail dot com with "Stars tickets" in the subject line no later than 3 p.m