Death Valley Dreams 9/24

The cover is an inspired choice for Death Valley Dreams, whose own music thrives in the same space between darkness, desire, melancholy, and tension. Shimmering guitars, pulsing textures, and an intoxicating sense of suspense amplify the song's underlying ache, turning a familiar classic into something seductive, modern, and unmistakably their own.

There's an undeniable nocturnal quality to Death Valley Dreams’ rendition: Unsettling yet beautiful, like stumbling into a tantalizing late-night scene from a Quentin Tarantino film where you know something dangerous is about to happen. The song feels drenched in neon, shadows, desire, and mystery, capturing the magnetic pull of the original while heightening its cinematic allure. Rather than simply recreating "Wicked Game," DEATH VALLEY DREAMS tap into what made the song so enduring and reimagines it through their own dark-alternative lens.

"It's one of those songs that’s just hauntingly beautiful and dark," offers the band's singer and keyboardist. "I've always gravitated toward that kind of mood, and ‘Wicked Game' has always been one of those songs that stuck with me. It fits the world we've built as a band so naturally that it just made sense to take our own approach to it."

9/6 — Chicago, IL — Bottom Lounge

9/8 — Toronto, ON — The Opera House

9/9 — Montreal, QC — Le Studio TD

9/10 — Allston, MA — Brighton Music Hall

9/11 — Quebec City, QC — Salle Montaigne

9/13 — New York, NY — Racket

9/14 — Philadelphia, PA — Union Transfer

9/16 — Flint, MI — The Machine Shop

9/17 — Louisville, KY — Louder Than Life Festival

9/19 — Minneapolis, MN — Varsity Theater

9/20 — St. Louis, MO — Delmar Hall

9/22 — Hidalgo, TX — Payne Arena

9/23 — Dallas, TX — The Studio at The Bomb Factory

9/24 — Houston, TX — Bad Astronaut

9/25 — Austin, TX — Come and Take It Live

9/27 — Englewood, CO — Gothic Theatre

9/28 — Salt Lake City, UT — The Grand at The Complex

9/29 — Grand Junction, CO — Mesa Theater

10/1 — Portland, OR — Hawthorne Theatre

10/2 — Boise, ID — The Shrine Social Club

10/3 — Seattle, WA — El Corazon

10/4 — Vancouver, BC — Rickshaw Theatre

10/6 — Sacramento, CA — Ace of Spades

10/7 — Reno, NV — Cargo Concert Hall

10/8 — San Francisco, CA — August Hall

10/11 — San Diego, CA — House of Blues

10/12 — Los Angeles, CA — The Regent Theater