Kicking off their A Decade of Double Vanity Tour after a seven-year hiatus from releasing new music, BRONCHO is back and better than ever. The band celebrated the tenth anniversary of their third studio album, Double Vanity (2016), by performing the album in its entirety, and then some, at The Mil at Cannery Hall in Nashville, TN. BRONCHO decided to ditch the idea of an opener for this tour and instead project short-format advertisements for their merch, including hats and t-shirts, as well as their “all-new unscented fragrance,” only available at the merch stand. These satirical ads were on a loop and eventually led up to a screening of BRONCHO’s very own unreleased experimental documentary “Wanna Wake Up,” directed by Jaret Ferratusco, which captured the behind-the-scenes footage of the band working on their latest album, Natural Pleasure (2025). This unusual way to open the show clearly matched the band’s eccentric aesthetic. As BRONCHO entered the stage, the audience was ready, drink in hand, to vibe out to some atmospheric, indie tunes.
Opening the show by performing Double Vanity, top to bottom, the show was unexpectedly interrupted by a nuisance alarm during “Fantasy Boys,” only the second song of the night. Although it was unclear what caused the alarm, one could assume that it was due to the fog machines that were adding to the euphoric environment that BRONCHO quickly established at the Mil. After the mishap was resolved, the band quickly and professionally resumed the show with the audience cheering them on as they retook their places on stage. The energy in the room was brought to a whole new level at the back end of the set. Performing hits from Just Enough Hip to Be Woman (2014), Bad Behavior (2018), and Natural Pleasure (2025), there was a raw intensity that ignited the crowd, especially during the three-song encore. Songs like “It’s On” and “China” closed the show and left the crowd feeling revived, to say the least. Performing an impressive twenty-five song set, BRONCHO ended on an explosive note. This show felt like an exclusive house show where you had to know someone to be invited to see the most underrated, impressive, indie, garage rock band of the 21st century.
- Emma Moore
Photos Courtesy of Emily Duncko (For Bell Music Magazine)
