Throwing Muses live in concert.
ON TOUR

Throwing Muses

21
critic concert reviews
rock

How Good Are They LIVE?

Live Rating  

74
%
Based on 
21
critic concert
reviews
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Critic Consensus

Based on 21 concert reviews, the critic consensus is that Throwing Muses is rated as an enjoyable live performer, with decent shows overall. Throwing Muses concert reviews describe live shows and performances as emotional.

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Latest Release

Bywater (Alternate Version) - Single (11 February 2021)

Artist Info

Genre
rock
Origin
Newport, United States (1981 - present)
Bio
Throwing Muses is a post-punk alternative rock band formed in 1981 in Newport, Rhode Island, United States, that toured and recorded extensively until 1997, when its members began concentrating more on other projects.
Has Performed With
Tanya Donelly, 50 Foot Wave

Critic Concert Reviews

The Guardian (UK)

September 26, 2014
80
%
Pixies became the city’s musical talisman only after supporting the Muses who were the first to cross over from Boston’s insular college-rock circles to the wider world.

The Skinny (UK)

September 22, 2014
80
%
Oran Mor, Glasgow, Scotland on September 17, 2014

The Scotsman (Scotland)

September 20, 2014
80
%
Throwing Muses Live In Concert In Scotland

Buzz Magazine (UK)

November 10, 2011
80
%
They did stop touring in the late 90s as it was costing too much but continued to play infrequently and were eventually coaxed back to the Primavera-type end of the festival circuit.

The Guardian (UK)

November 7, 2011
60
%
Formed around the duelling vocals and angular guitars of Kristin Hersh and step-sister Tanya Donelly much of their creativity was associated with Hersh's bipolar disorder which gave her hallucinations and personal demons.

musicOMH (UK)

November 2, 2011
80
%
The crowd of enthusiastic Generation X-ers illustrated perfectly the loyal fan base that this Rhode Island band have maintained over the years.

The Quietus (UK)

October 3, 2014
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London, UK

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