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9/24/12

The Lumineers - Riverside Theater, Milwaukee - 9/23/12


The Lumineers came to Milwaukee on Sunday night, playing the Riverside Theater.  The band, walking on stage to Fleetwood Mac’s “The Chain”, started off the evenings sing-a-longs.  These people came to sing, singing along with pre-recorded Fleetwood Mac!  The Lumineers (a five piece for the concert) hit the stage as the sold out crowd went crazy, started with my personal favorite “Submarine”.  Right from the start you knew they were here to play and entertain, catchy rhythmic vocals along with tight instrumentation, they had the crowd in their hands.  “The Big Parade” with its simple laid back vocals leading up to booming drums and hammering acoustic guitar had a southern church revival vibe.  The most emotional moment of the night was during “Slow it Down”, a song Wesley Schultz introduced about the band having their gear stolen while on the road, was very sparse and powerful.  The strangest part of the evening was their cover of Bob Dylan’s “Subterranean Homesick Blues”.  It seemed out of place with the rest of the crowd pleasers and gave the audience no chance to sing along.  Everyone seemed a little confused.  “Stubborn Love” was played twice, once acoustically with no mics or amplification (a al Mumford and Sons) and then a full on rave-up.  Sixty minutes later it was finished.  Not bad for a band with one album, selling out theaters on a Sunday night.