West 22nd, Pretty Jane, Montclair

House of Blues Cambridge Room, Dallas, TX

May 18, 2025

Review and Gallery by: Grace Forrester

As their tour finishes its last Texas date before traveling across the country, West 22nd brought the Nowhere To Be Tour 2025 to the heart of Dallas at The House of Blues. Bringing along Montclair and Pretty Jane to open up the show, the night felt like one big party. From stage dives to covers of iconic songs, there was surely not one dull moment.

Starting off the night was Montclair, performing songs from their album Heart Is Alive! Although short, their seven-song setlist was just enough to get the ever-growing crowd moving. Seeing the passion ooze from frontman Casen Hutton was a joy to watch, the band really putting their all in each song.

Next up was the Nashville-based Pretty Jane. Shutter shades, saxophone solos, and jumping into the crowd is all in a day’s work for Pretty Jane. The camaraderie between them was easy to see, not wasting a second to show all of those in the ballroom what they came to do while playing songs like “under your tongue”, “Stand so Close”, and “Too Few Tattoos”. As their set ended, they didn’t forget to show the crowd some love by passing out their setlist written on paper plates to several lucky fans on the front row.

To say the crowd roared when West 22nd took the stage would be an understatement. Bringing their turn on indie rock with a Texas twist, each member took the stage one by one as they opened with “Can’t Help It”. Although the fans knew every single lyric, they especially cheered and screamed along to their covers of “Kids” by MGMT and “Dogs Days Are Over” by Florence + The Machine. Closing out the night with an encore, West 22nd played “Road Trip”.

Although the tour has come to an end, you can still support West 22nd by streaming their newest album and tour namesake Nowhere To Be on all major streaming services.