Fleet Foxes

At its best, Fleet Foxes is perfectly idyllic summer folk music. The first time I saw the band might’ve been the peak of that — days before the release of the band’s self-titled debut LP in 2008, the group played on a sunny afternoon at Sasquatch! Festival (#RIP). Robin Pecknold and company’s arresting harmonies carrying throughout the Gorge instantly hooked the crowd, eliciting such a passionate reaction that when a headliner was unable to play later in the day, the fest just had Fleet Foxes play a second set to more enthralled onlookers. The band only grew from there, transitioning from indie-folk faves to one of the genre’s biggest acts. The Foxes swing into town (unfortunately inside) with tunes from its most recent record, 2020’s Shore.

Fleet Foxes, Tim Bernardes • Sat, July 16 at 8 pm • $40-$45 • All ages • Knitting Factory • 919 W. Sprague Ave. • sp.knittingfactory.com • 509-244-3279