Wednesday, July 16, 2014

My favorite concert experience so far.... attention, Local 101!

This post will be focusing on the best concert experience I've seen so far, which took a lot of thought! I've gotten to see some pretty incredible performers over the years so this was definitely a challenge. I'd have to say that my favorite concert experience I've had was when I saw Wild Belle at the Metro last October. Since I've previously posted on this show, I won't be posting pictures/videos but I'll be focusing on the show itself including the venue. I happened to discover Wild Belle while browsing my Facebook feed last summer. I follow Nylon magazine and they posted about this new band that were on the verge of becoming well-known. I love discovering new music, so naturally I checked them out. After hearing "Keep You", I was sold! I can't even describe their sound, it's that unique. The genre it's most similar too though is reggae, but it's so much better.They're from Barrington, which is really cool because it's local. Another interesting aspect about them is that the incredible vocalist (Natalie) and the equally incredible sax player (Elliot) are siblings. So many instruments are used in their music, including tambourine, keyboards, kalimbas, the list goes on! I absolutely love it when a group has a wide variety of sounds in their music. I had been wanting to see them live for the longest time since discovering them so when I found out they would be playing the Metro, I made the decision to come home from school that weekend. I had never been to the Metro before so also that contributed to the experience. I've been to all the main venues in the Chicago area, but this venue is at the top of my favorites list. It has such a history and so many great performers have played there! The concert itself was phenomenal and I loved that it wasn't anything fancy, just a group of talented musicians playing great songs. Natalie has such a unique voice, I haven't heard anything like it. They played songs from their debut album, Isles, as well as a few others. I love every song on the album, but a few of my favorites are "Shine" and "Twisted". I also like an older song called "Mrs. Franklin". I found a video of Natalie performing it acoustically and it's unbelievable how good her voice is! The opening act was a band called Saint Rich and they also put on a great show. All of the band members looked really young but it turns out they're in their mid-20's! I can't wait until Wild Belle go on tour again and put out a new record. If you like music you can groove to, check out this band and I promise that you won't be disappointed!

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