Best Coast @ Union Transfer.

Text and images by Grace Dickinson.

Best Coast traveled to the opposite coast to play a sold out show at Union Transfer Monday night.

“Yeahhh, east coast sweat!” yelled singer and guitarist Bethany Cosentino, outfitted in a summery, white cotton dress.

On tour from L.A. with cohort Bobb Bruno, Cosentino remarked that Philly was the largest stop yet for the band. This news drew a large cheer from the packed crowd whose steady bopping added to the sultriness of the night.

Best Coast recently released their second full-length album, The Only Place, though a good portion of the songs they played were plucked off their first album, Crazy for You. Both surf pop records idolize their coastal home, and with lyrics describing the ocean, babes and sun (see the video below), it was hard not to wish you lived there, too.

After a full set mixing slow jams and dancy beats, the band delivered a several song encore, ending with a cover by Fleetwood Mac (gettingback together for a for a tour in 2013). Best Coast will be traveling up the east side over the next few days before heading abroad for a
few shows. We’re hoping for a shout out on their next album.