QRO’s review of Weezer at Truist Park in Atlanta, GA on July 27th, 2021
Photos of Weezer at 2018 Riot Fest in Chicago, IL
QRO’s review of Weezer at Northwell Health at Jones Beach Theater in Wantagh, NY on July 19th, 2018
Photos of Weezer at 2017 Float Fest in San Marcos, TX
Photos of Weezer at 2017 ID10T Fest in Mountain View, CA
Photos of Weezer at SXSW 2017 in Austin, TX
Photos of Weezer at Lakewood Amphitheater in Atlanta, GA on June 16th, 2016
QRO’s review of Weezer at Warsaw in Brooklyn, NY on March 30th, 2016
Photos of Weezer at 2015 Project Pabst in Portland, OR
Photos of Weezer at 2015 80/35 Festival in Des Moines, IA
QRO’s review of Weezer at Bowery Ballroom in New York, NY on October 27th, 2014
Photos of Weezer at 2014 Riot Fest
Photos of Weezer at Vina Robles in Pasa Robles, CA on September 12th, 2014
QRO’s review of Weezer at The Paramount in Huntington, NY on November 24th, 2013
Photos of Weezer at Nikon at Jones Beach Theater on July 29th, 2011
Weezer have always been kind of a ‘summer band,’ big songs & big shows – plus a large fanbase still in school the other three seasons. Now entering Summer for the second of their four planned SZNZ EPs, after Spring earlier this year (QRO review), the group naturally goes big. If the results aren’t going to make you forget about their great days, they also don’t remind of their bad days, and make for an enjoyable EP.
Photos of Weezer at Stubb’s in Austin, TX on June 7th, 2011
QRO’s review of Weezer at Roseland Ballroom in New York, NY on December 17th, 2010
Photos of Weezer at 2010 Osheaga Music Festival in Montreal, PQ, Canada
QRO’s review of Weezer at Williamsburg Waterfront in Brooklyn, NY on July 16th, 2010
Photos of Weezer at 2010 SunFest in West Palm Beach, FL
QRO’s review of Weezer at Hammerstein Ballroom in New York, NY on Halloween ’09
Photos of Weezer at Nikon at Jones Beach Theater on August 25th, 2009
Photos of Weezer at Madison Square Garden in New York, NY on September 24th, 2008
An enjoyable EP with some kind of confusing lyrical subject matter from frontman Rivers Cuomo. “Lawn Chair” is a big kiss off… to god & the angels? “Blue Like Jazz” is a big Weezer tribute… to jazz? “Cuomoville” is a swaying song… about Roman life or something (no idea if it connects to New York’s famous, recently disgraced, Cuomo brothers). But it is a catchy album, and there are more traditional Weezer subjects like the hard luck life of “What’s the Good of Being Good”, or a tribute to records themselves in single “Records” (even if long-term old fans won’t like the classic Nirvana namecheck – the second EP to do so – being up there rhymed with “Rihanna” & “Lana,” presumably Del Rey).
The EP format does help Weezer in that it lowers expectations, and lowers what the haters can say, instead allowing for a short & sweet entry of a band that might be past their prime, but still get out there every summer.