Concert Review: Bandits On The Run Come To City Winery
Bandits On The Run truly live up to their name. From the minute they waltzed into City Winery with a mini-parade of masks, sing-alongs, and instruments, they set a sun dynamic of wildness. While being “wild” can be seen as a negative term, it can also be a freeing, beautiful image; someone deciding they do not care for how anyone sees them more than what they care for how they see themselves. The problem with achieving such a status is a little thing called LOVE!
Roy Dodger, Bonanza Jellyfish, and Clarissa are the Three Bandits that make you feel like having desires are the equivalent to running crime sprees on your heart. In typical, Americana folk fashion, there is a narrative style to their songs that fuse morality to the misadventures of its sonic protagonists. Whether it be falling in love or finding their truth, the sung heroes feel imaginatively relevant, which the audience loved. It was a seated event, which made the dynamic feel calm and attentive. This explains why Bonanza Jelly Fish, a.k,a Sydney Shepherd, did a little stand-up between songs. They had as much personality as their music.
“Paris” by Bandits on the Run (Official Music Video)
Bandits on The Run, immediately, set up their Western style and their approachable, good humor. They feel like friends making music more so than a band, which helps to bring out the essence of tracks like, “Love In The Underground” or “Potted Plant.” Personally, I listen more when I am having fun and I like the person before me. You genuinely like these “three amigos,” and their harmonies are stunning. They way they jump octaves together feels like the sung embodiments of three friends swimming and laughing together at the Old Creek. Their ability to emote sweet innocence is, in part, why they feel wild. You will have the most harmless fun with them.
“Loser” by Bandits On The Run (Official LIVE Video)
If there is one thing I loved most about their concert, it was the “sing-along” effect. They have a “la la la la la” quality to their songs, of which you know their hums and their verses by the first chorus. You could be hearing their songs for the first time and still feel it instantly familiar. Moreover, they break their songs down, from xylophones to cellos, as if they are the “Sesame Street” of instrumentals, which again I welcome. It is nice, every once and awhile, to feel like a big kid while listening to good music. For More Information On Bandits On The Run Click Here.
