I had the privilege of attending an amazing concert with my boyfriend yesterday, of one of our favorite bands, Houndmouth. I don't know how to describe their genre, other than good, but Wikipedia seems to call them folk rock and Americana. The concert was held at the Madison theater in Covington, KY at 8 pm on November 21st. The band includes four 20somethings from Louisville, who have managed to hit it big with their most popular song Sedona, and their two EPs that were released in 2013 and earlier this year.
The concert was general admission, standing room only, and the aesthetic is the only thing I would have expected for one of their concerts. The Madison was packed with a combination of underage hipsters with Xs on their hands, tipsy hipsters in cowboy boots, and completely drunk men with man buns who came with their girlfriends in fringe tops. The band members were actively having a beer or two while on stage, increasing the level of comfort between the audience and the band. They had been on tour in other states for a while, and made it known that they were incredibly happy to be in their old Kentucky home.
The technical aspects of the concert were a little bit hilarious. The bands costumes range from a tee and jeans, to a red fringe dress, to the lead singer Matt who wore a loose shiny gold top, tight jeans, and some Jordans. At one point the band had the venue turn down the lights to sing their rather slow song Palmyra.
The band performed all of their songs from their more recent EP with energy and responsiveness from the audience. It was evident that everyone who was there was excited to be, drunk or not. Unfortunately my boyfriend fell very ill during the concert since he was battling a fever and cold all week, and we chose to leave with about 45 minutes left, so I could nurse him back to health. We are both sad we didn't get to see the entire show, but forcing him to stick through it wasn't even a thought in my mind.
I enjoyed every second of the concert, and I would give it a solid 9/10.
Also, here is a crappy 10 second snapchat video of when they sang Palmyra.
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