![]() The follow-up single to “S.O.B” was the tender ballad “Wasting Time,” awash with piano, electric guitars and introspective lyrics.Īn eight-song EP called “A Little More From…” followed in 2016, and this March the full-length album “Tearing at the Seams” was released, with the single “You Worry Me.” As “S.O.B.” did, it reached the top of the Billboard Adult Alternative Songs chart. Here’s the Blues Brothers inspired video for “S.O.B.” It’s a retro rock tune with a huge refrain, and Rateliff’s fervent voice comes close to a growl on the lines “My heart was breaking, hands are shaking, monsters crawling all over me.” I remember the first time I heard it on the radio thinking it sounded like something that could have been on the soundtrack of “O Brother, Where Art Thou?” It has that old-timey, foot-stomping feel to it. 1 on the Billboard Adult Alternative Songs chart, and understandably so. The single “S.O.B.” shot all the way up to No. Five years ago, the combo Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats was formed, and in 2015, its self-titled debut album was released. Rateliff, 39, from Colorado, has been singing for many years and has released two solo albums and one as Nathaniel Rateliff and The Wheel. Now onto headliners Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats. I can’t think of a better act to kick the night off with. Do yourself a favor and leave your house in plenty of time to figure out parking and get in line because you don’t want to miss a second of Sister Sparrow’s set. I like “Ghost” plenty, but boy, do I love “Gold.” It’s bursting with horns, and Kincheloe’s voice is tremendous on this funky, easy-to-love song. As I was writing this, a press release arrived announcing the second single, the album’s title track. 12, and the first single is “Ghost.” The song is pulse-quickening pop with a throwback feel. Sister Sparrow is set to release its fourth album, “Gold,” on Oct. “We will be playing some songs from the new album as well as some Sister Sparrow & The Dirty Birds classics.” “Thompson’s Point has to be one of my favorite venues, and I can’t wait to play for my home crowd,” he said. I asked Graham what it means to him to play in front of a hometown crowd on such a huge stage. The band is based in Brooklyn, New York and has a Maine connection through sax player Brian Graham, who lives in Portland. She’s got a set of epic pipes that serve the band’s rock-soul sound superbly well. Sister Sparrow & The Dirty Birds is fronted by sensational vocalist Arleigh Kincheloe. Both acts are outstanding, and memories of this show will carry you through the brutal winter months when we’ll all live for concert announcements for the summer of 2019. The venue is going out with a bang with Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats and openers Sister Sparrow & The Dirty Birds. Thompson’s Point is, in fact, where I’m sending you for a last hurrah of the season. Two other huge highlights of the summer were shows from Lake Street Dive and Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit with Brandi Carlile outside at Thompson’s Point in Portland. The five bucks I gave him as a thank you for the dazzling music was some of the best money spent this summer on live music. I can’t remember his name, but he told me he was homeless and had hit a few rough patches lately. He sat down at an old upright and started playing, and it was mesmerizing watching his fingers fly across the keys as he played a complicated classical piece. And I got quite a thrill in Monument Square a few months ago when I walked by a young man who asked if I wanted to hear him play the piano that was set up as part of the Pianos in the Squares Project. I also caught some local and national acts at places like Slab, One Longfellow Square, Port City Music Hall, Aura, Portland House of Music and Stone Mountain Arts Center, to name a few spots. Highlights included a trip to Bangor, where I stood in the rain to watch Neko Case open for Ray LaMontagne. ![]() Here in Maine the live offerings were also pretty great. How was your summer in terms of live music? Mine included first-time trips to the Newport Folk Festival and Red Rocks Ampitheatre in Colorado.
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