In Photos: Mt. Joy, Bikini Kill, and Suki Waterhouse in Boston

n late September, Crimson photographers attended concerts across Boston, including indie-rock band Mt. Joy’s sold-out show at TD Garden on Sept. 19, punk band Bikini Kill’s performance at Roadrunner on Sept. 22, and British singer-songwriter Suki Waterhouse’s show at MGM Music Hall, also on Sept. 22. Across the three venues, each artist brought a distinct sound and visual style to the stage.

Los Angeles-based indie folk band Mt. Joy performs at TD Garden on Saturday as part of its 10th Anniversary Tour. Originally formed in Philadelphia in 2016, the five-piece has since released four studio albums featuring a mixture of indie, folk, and rock-inspired tracks.

Frontman Matt Quinn and fans along the barricade sing to “Sheep,” Mt. Joy’s charting single from their 2018 self-titled debut album. The song – which has accumulated over 65 million streams on Spotify – energized the Boston crowd early in the set as the evening’s second track.

Pianist Jackie Miclau and Quinn rock out as the band works through an expansive set at TD Garden. With no opening act, Mt. Joy played 21 songs over the course of the evening, moving through well-known fan favorites, popular covers, and an acoustic encore.

Matt Quinn takes in the crowd while strumming the guitar, drenched in colorful, vivid lighting. Throughout the show, Mt. Joy paired its music with stunning visuals, ranging from backdrops related to various causes to maps of cities along the tour. The band closed its main set with breakout single, “Silver Lining,” which peaked at number one in the Billboard Triple A Chart, before switching to a B-stage for a three-song encore.

Suki Waterhouse ignites the stage on her second-ever headlining tour, Loveland. Waterhouse is an English model, actress, and singer who has captivated fans since releasing her viral single “Good Looking” in 2017.

Waterhouse performed at MGM Music Hall at Fenway, playing her latest album Loveland as well as some of her most popular songs from the past. During the concert, Waterhouse played guitar and piano, engaged the crowd in hand waving, and had multiple outfit changes.

Waterhouse’s magnetic performance was set against the backdrop of an elaborately decorated stage featuring a silver chrome heart, punctured by arrows. The piano on the stage was also pierced with arrows and featured draped curtains and colorful romantic lighting.

At the conclusion of her electrifying concert, Waterhouse asked the audience to share a weird piece of “Boston lore” to remember the concert. Moments later, a brief history of the Great Molasses Flood of 1919 was shared by a fan with the crowd. Waterhouse ended the concert by playing “To Love” from her latest album and promising to Google the Great Molasses Flood after the show.

Bikini Kill gave a fiery performance at the Roadrunner Boston on Tuesday night. Formed in 1990, the American punk rock band pioneered the underground Riot Grrrl movement, championing feminism and empowerment through their songs. Over the past 36 years, the band’s membership has slightly shifted. This tour includes original members Kathleen Hanna and Tobi Vail, with newer additions Kathi Wilcox and Sara Landeau.

The band’s co-founder and lead singer, Kathleen Hanna, accompanied songs with her passionate vocals and jaunty dance moves. Between songs, she embellished the performance with comedic relief and political calls-to-action. The band even took a short intermission to sing “Happy Birthday” to a crowd member, 15-year-old Soleil, who’s birthday gift was attending her first punk show with her Mom.

Bikini Kill played numerous fan favorites, including Carnival and Double Dare Ya, and closed out with their all-time hit, Rebel Girl. Towards the end of the concert, Hanna conveyed their collective gratitude for performing and nostalgia for how far the’ve come. Hanna noted that their first concerts included an audience of “one girl in the back holding 3 coats.” As the band left the stage, the crowd was electric, chanting for one more song.