tonight, the birmingham, alabama based band "wild sweet orange" played a nice 45 (+/-) minute in-store set @ the most excellent ear x-tacy here in louisville to celebrate this week's release of their first record "we have cause to be uneasy." the band performed tonight as a 5 piece, while billed as a four piece consisting of; preston lovinggood (vocals, acoustic guitar), garrett kelley (bass), chip kilpatrick (drums), taylor shaw (electric guitar), unfortunately i didn't get the name of the other player on guitar tonight. i got to talk to them for a few minutes after they played tonight, all very pleasant, nice young men that seemed very appreciative of the support they've received.
i always hate the dreaded "what kind of music do they play" question... well, it's a nice blend of rock, power pop with a little twinge of a folkish vibe on at times. but no doubt, they can bring it, they are a really good band with a very talented vocalist. lovinggood's voice is great, very much his own but at times you'll hear a little bit of bono or maybe griffin house come out when he starts to wail. not a bad thing at all. he is the perfect compliment to their sound, which i'm sure is no accident, since he is the chief songwriter and producer.
i really enjoyed their live performance and i'm still running through the record for the first time and digesting it lyrically, sonically i'm really enjoying it, the sound is really nice. a very nice listen; "ten dead dogs," "sour milk," and "an atlas to follow" seem to be the standouts for me on the first pass thru.
my suggestion, go to wildsweetmusic.com (streaming audio link on top left of page) or www.myspace.com/wildsweetorange and have a listen for yourself, it's worth your time.
and on a side note, while i myself am a "southern boy" and grew up on the music of "allman brothers band" and the like, i always love seeing a band that comes out of the deep south that breaks that "southern rock" stereotype and dispells the theory that if you come from the south, you've gotta sound like "lynyrd skynyrd" to be successful. good on them for doing that.
photos by bill ivester
tour schedule
August 1, 2008 Pontiac,MI PIKE ROOM AT THE CROFOOT
August 3, 2008 Chicago,IL LOLLAPALOOZA Show Time- 12:30 PM
August 4, 2008 Omaha,NE THE SLOWDOWN
August 6, 2008 Minneapolis,MN THE VARSITY THEATER
August 10, 2008 Austin,TX STUBBS
August 11, 2008 Houston,TX STUDIO AT WAREHOUSE LIVE
August 12, 2008 Dallas-Ft. Worth,TX HOUSE OF BLUES
August 13, 2008 Shreveport,LA The Rustic Cowboy
August 14, 2008 Memphis,TN The High Tone
August 20, 2008 Nashville,TN Belcourt Thearter
August 27, 2008 Orlando,FL THE SOCIAL
August 28, 2008 Gainesville,FL COMMON GROUND
August 29, 2008 Athens,GA 40 WATT CLUB
August 30, 2008 Columbia,SC 5 POINTS PUB
August 31, 2008 Mt Pleasant,SC VILLAGE TAVERN
September 2, 2008 Charlotte,NC Neighborhood Theatre
September 3, 2008 Charlottesville,VA GRAVITY LOUNGE
September 4, 2008 Philadelphia,PA KHYBER
September 5, 2008 Brooklyn,NY SOUTHPAW
September 6, 2008 Hoboken,NJ MAXWELLS
September 8, 2008 Baltimore,MD FLETCHERS
September 9, 2008 Richmond,VA CANAL CLUB
September 10, 2008 Greensboro,NC GREENE STREET CLUB
September 11, 2008 Atlanta,GA THE EARL
September 12, 2008 S. Jacksonvil,FL JACK RABBITS
September 13, 2008 Tampa,FL WMNF Birthday Bash
September 14, 2008 Gainesville,FL Real Big Deal Fest
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