Concert Review: Wilderado Give Me Blessings And Beers At MHOW
Wilderado sound as if Jesus did a pub crawl. There is something simultaneously sacred yet nostalgically boisterous about their sound and style. While some may think it blasphemous to imagine Jesus at a pub crawl, this man turned water into wine to keep a party going. At MHOW Wilderado did the same, but they used your sorrows, and transformed them into beers and cheers.
Led by Maxim Rainer, I knew I was pretty spot on with my “Jesus At A Pub” reference when he spoke to how blessed he felt at by our presence. “Blessed” was a word he repeated often, and he certainly needed a prayer of patience when dealing with an annoying heckler. After nearly every song, the heckler felt compelled to yell, “Sorrow! Play Sorrow!,” despite knowing it was the final track of their set list. While the guy thought he was hilariously charming, everyone hated him. Yet, those are the moments that teach you about a band as personalities: not just musicians. They kept their cool, laughed on, and even spoke of their growing love for Sure Sure; who came out to watch their set. You know there is “band to band” love when you are watching each other’s sets, despite being on the road together. Still, how could you not love Wilderado?
Actual Footage of Me Judging The Heckler!
“Siren,” “You Don’t Love Me,” and, yes, “Sorrow” played to the straws of hope we sip on when life feels, particularly, bitter in taste. Rainer’s voice could compare to Thom Yorke’s in having this beautiful mournfulness that hold wounds in its vocal grasp and heals them with its range. When he belts a note, you swear its like a bell ringing; it is so clear and awakening. Thus, you welcome the hints of melancholia and the kicking optimism of Wilderado’s music because it feels real to you. Hope is not, exactly, a favored virtue; nor is it one that avoids disappointment. We feel hope because we want to think that good will soon return to our life, but we feel sad when it does not meet that time requirement.
Wilderado – “Sorrow” Live at Sunset Sound
Wilderado roar wisdom for its beauty; using their guitars like golden trumpets to announce its arrival. Moreover, I love the humility of their essence; with even their guitars seeming stained and scratched by the many “on the road” lessons they have had to learn. Thus, in both performance and record, Wilderado are the band you listen to when you want to feel like something good can come from a bad day: even it is only a lesson on how to be better. For More Information on Wilderado Click Here.
Wilderado – “Siren” (Official Audio)
