Live Nation presents KENNYHOOPLA X GIRLFRIENDS live at The Dome

KENNYHOOPLA

‘Conditions of an orphan//‘ is a bold new breakthrough for Kennyhoopla. His fifth proper EP—and his final release before putting out his long-awaited debut album—finds the Cleveland-hailing singer-songwriter embracing the music that he grew up with and digging deeper than ever into his own personal experiences. The result is an exciting new chapter for Kennyhoopla, and it’s only the beginning. This new collection of music is the culmination of Kennyhoopla’s journey so far and follows this past spring’s rebirth // renaissance EP this past spring, a release that represented “a new beginning” for Kenny as his inaugural release on the Orchard. If that EP took inspiration from vintage-classic acts like the Drums and New Order, then conditions of an orphan// dives deep into the buzzsaw indie rock sound of the 2000s—think the Rapture’s spiky rhythms and Franz Ferdinand’s suave effervescence.

With a new sound comes new collaborators, including Paramore drummer Zac Farro, who handled production across conditions of an orphan// and laid down some sticks skills in his Nashville studio for “orphan//.” “I brought him that song and he made it sound even more like an actual song,” Kenny marvels. Production extraordinaire Mike Elizondo (Turnstile, 50 Cent) also assisted in production duties during conditions of an orphan’s creative process, contributing to “mona lisa we miss you//” and “too many jocks turned rockstars//”: “He was like, ‘Send me all the ideas you have right now, whether you like them or not—and we’ll pick which ones I think have the most potential.”

GIRLFRIENDS

As the exceedingly prolific pair known as girlfriends, Travis Mills and Nick Gross conjure songs that are at once pleasingly familiar and warmly unique. In less than three years, the duo created not one but two urgent, inspired, and original albums. 

 They’ve already sold out the Roxy in LA; opened for Machine Gun Kelly; toured with Mod Sun and Grayscale; and played a festival with Twenty One Pilots. SPIN called girlfriends’ self-titled debut “polished, impassioned, and commanding,” comparing their cross-genre appeal to MGK and Trippie Redd. Fans streamed the first album more than 46 million times on Spotify alone, driven by songs like “California,” “Where Were You” (ft. Travis Barker), and “Jessica.”