Earning raves for their albums, Alvvays just as good live at Milwaukee Pabst Theater show

As soon as Alvvays frontwoman Molly Rankin had a chance to speak to the crowd at the Pabst Theater Monday, she called the place a dump. Rankin recalled saying the same thing at Alvvays’ last Milwaukee show there, back in 2018, a joke she quipped Monday “didn’t land,” before she set the record straight and praised the theater’s beauty. The truth is Alvvays may not headline places the size of the 1,300-seat Pabst — which was filled to capacity Monday — much longer. Since dropping their self-titled debut album in...