Divine Fits at Taste of Randolph 6/14 + 21st birthday!

Since I first heard Spoon front-man Britt Daniel's new band Divine Fits, seeing them live was on the top of my concert list.The members are Britt, Dan Boeckner (from Wolf Parade and Handsome Furs), Sam Brown (from New Bomb Turks) and Alex Fischel. When I found out they were playing Taste of Randolph it was a given that I was going, especially since I had missed them twice due to being at school. My Mom's friend Cathy's son Sam is the drummer (He's unbelievable! Seriously the best drummer I've ever seen.) so that made seeing them even more important! Since Cathy had never been to Chicago, she came for the concert and brought her daughter Candace (Sam's sister). We had so much fun! Before the show, we got to hang out with the band for awhile. They were so easy to talk to and extremely nice! We talked about cities they'd been to so far and their upcoming shows. They were leaving for Bonnaroo the next day and then I found out they played at Third Man Records 2 days later. Being a massive Jack White fan, I was so excited for them and can only imagine how cool that must've been! We also got to go backstage during the show, which was awesome because I'd never gone backstage before except when I worked the concert at school. My 21st birthday was on the 16th, so I told them that and Dan said Happy Birthday to me on stage later in the show! It was also Candace's birthday the next day, so he said Happy Birthday to her too, which was really cool. They played all of the songs from their debut album, A Thing Called Divine Fits, as well as two covers including You got Lucky by Tom Petty and Lost by Frank Ocean. After the show, we hung out with Dan and Sam more and they said that this was one of their best shows in awhile. It was clear that all of them connected well and they seem to get along with each other.  I got pictures with the band and also some from their set. The entire weekend was great because it was my 21st birthday weekend and it was filled with good music! On Sunday (my actual birthday) I saw the Heavy at the Double Door, which was cool since it's a 21+ venue and I could get in. I had never been there so I didn't know what to expect besides what other people had said about it. It was a bit grungy and old, but it was still fun to experience it on my birthday! I'd definitely go back and see other bands there because it was a nice sized place and there's a small balcony where you can sit down and still see. Anyways, both concerts were great and if you have the chance to see Divine Fits, DO IT. They're incredible and it's cool to see members of other successful bands get together and have a great time playing incredible music!

 

 Dan and I.

 Sam aka the best drummer on the planet.

 Britt!

 View from backstage