w. Them Wagoneers and The Good Graces
Thursday, April 17th, 2014
Vinyl
Atlanta, GA
We arrived as the second opening act, Them Wagoneers, had recently taken the stage the small Vinyl stage. The three piece band is a product of Canton, Georgia just up the road from Atlanta. It was hard to tell whom among the crowd were family and friends and who was just really feeling their great energy and sound. The outlaw folk trio is comprised of Jeremy Wayne Dean (vocals, acoustic guitar, ukulele, harmonica, and cajon), Waylon Elsberry (vocals, acoustic guitar, doboro, harmonica), and Ian Schumacher (vocals, electric guitar, and percussion). From what I've seen this was their first time performing live as a trio, though you wouldn't know from watching them. The three Wagoneers all perform as solo acts around Atlanta. Waylon sometimes adds 'w's in to his stage name and Ian has an EDM act know and Ian Live. Ian also seems to be a marathon performer as he performs 'over 250 shows a year'. It's not entirely clear which songs were each members solo performed songs and which were actually Them Wagoneers songs, but a few things were clear; they have great chemistry, control on the non-ADD portion of the crowd, and musical versatility for days.
The biggest roar from the crowd was anytime a harmonica was present, but don't be fooled they put on a great show highlighted by . I would encourage you to not only like them on facebook (linked above), check them out when they're playing, but also check out the folky story on their 'about me' of how they became Them Wagoneers. Also you can purchase their recording of this show here for a mere five dollars and you can keep it FOREVER. We hope to bring you more from these local products.
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| Kelsey applies Wild Child paint to the audience |
Wild Child has been a bucket list band for You Ought To Hear This since we first heard them looked into them researching 2013 SXSW artists. The Austin, Texas outfit got their start in 2010 and released their first album Pillow Talk in late October 2011. The six-piece indie folk band melds typical folk instruments, but in a way few are or even could. Not to mention the added dynamic of Alexander Beggins (lead vocals, barritone ukulele) and Kelsey Wilson's (lead vocals, violin) incredible stage presence and back and forth rivaled by few. The band is rounded out by the very talented group of Evan Magers (keyboard), Drew Bruetti (drums), Chris D'Annunzio (bass), and James Bookert (banjo).
As the band was finalizing their preshow set up Kelsey interacted with the crowd and applied their signature three blue streaks of face paint to fans in the first couple of rows to match the band's. The show started with the beautifully plucked 'The Escape' flowing into a night a duets. As the majority of their songs do 'Vicitim To Charm' is a reflection on fleeting relationships. In a way only they could it is hard not to grin uncontrollably even as they sing of love sinking like the Titanic. Runaround picked up the pace and the crowd moved with every note from the group and singing along. The whistle ladened 'Crazy Bird' the band's latest single of their well received second album, 2013's The Runaround. Wild Child sandwiched one of their new songs, as they're working on a new albums already, with two emotion dripping tunes 'This Place' and 'Stitches'.
After a short off-stage break, to great ovation, Alexander and Kelsey asked the crowd if would be up for hearing 'Pillow Talk' if they played it in the crowd. The answer was as ruckus as one would expect. The resulting song was intimate and a beautiful conclusion to a great show allowing the audience to go home and "sleep good and hold tight".
The Lone Star State product had played Atlanta two times over the past year and a half, but we were unable to attend. We were not denied this time and are looking forward to catching them again at Bonnaroo and FireFly!
Wild Child Setlist
1. The Escape
2. Victim To Charm
3. Runaround
4. Silly Things
5. Cocaine Hurricane
6. Bridges Burning
7. Crazy Bird
8. This Place
9. NEW SONG
10. Stitches
11. Living Tree
12 NEW SONG (three days old)
13. Left Behind
14. Tale of You & Me
ENCORE
15. Pillow Talk (in the crowd)
Tour Schedule
June 5 Wakarusa Ozark, AR
June 6 Wichita River Fest Wichita, KS
June 12 Bonnaroo Manchester, TN
June 17 Pour House Charleston, SC
June 18 Local 506 Charlottesville, VA
June 20 FireFly Dover, DE
June 22 Thunderbird Cafe Pittsburgh, PA
June 23 The Basement Columbus, OH
June 25 Bowery Ballroom New York, NY
July 25 Hillside Festival Guelph, Can
August 1 Parc Jean Drapeau Montreal, Can
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