Date of show: August 27, 2013
Written by: Chiara DiAngelo
Nashville, Tennessee’s The Wild Feathers were celebrating the recent release of their debut self-titled album. Playing jazzed up rock and roll combined with Southern Comfort-soaked Americana, the five-piece channeled the spirit of the traditional Southwest as they drenched the audience with the classic tones of rhythm, blues, and folk and ruffled feathers with some good ol’ foot-stomping twangy country. Singing with heart and soul on songs like “If You Don’t Love Me” and “Hard Times,” there was an electricity that riveted through the sweetness of their three-part vocals and left us weak in the knees. The real magic however was in the extended instrumental jam sessions throughout their set. While the entire band appeared to be melded to and one with their instruments, it was drummer Ben Dumas who proved to be the real “wow” factor, at one time playing with a drumstick in his mouth while his hands shook a maraca. Their set ended with a cover of Tom Petty’s classic “Listen To Her Heart” and the heartbreakingly gripping four-part vocals on “Left My Woman” before they eased into single “Ceiling.”
We’d highly recommend you keep your eyes and ears out for this band. They’ll be back in Toronto on November 18, opening for an already sold-out Gary Clark Jr. show at The Danforth Music Hall.
Vancouver, B.C’s Fine Times played the late set to close out the night. Having caught my attention during Canadian Music Week earlier this year, I was excited for the chance to catch them live again, this time with Catherine in tow. Their electropoptastic set kicked off with “Strays”, and while it was instantly catchy, problems quickly ensued. Frontman and guitarist Matt Moldowan broke a string pretty early on and without any spares to restring, he was forced to cast his guitar aside. This proved to be no matter however as it freed him up to freewheel and prance around the entirety of the stage for “Hey Judas.” A nearly dizzying ray of boundless energy, Moldowan then grabbed a pair of drumsticks to thwack away on the (what turned out to be broken) floor tom. While this is a typical move of Moldowan’s, the fact that he didn’t let up despite someone coming up on stage to try and fix it just added to the hilarity of the situation. Giving the drummer back his tom drum, their short ended quickly with the keyboard-heavy sunshiney new single “Bright Lights” and “Into the Mechanarium.”
While their set was unfortunately riddled with issues, it didn’t feel sloppy and the band managed to still show those still at the venue a fine time. Ending much too quickly, their set left everyone with a taste of what they are capable of and us wanting more.
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