YOUNG THE GIANT
The Cuthbert Amphitheater, 2300 Leo Harris
Parkway, provides a chance to enjoy the sunny weather
and live music simultaneously this summer. Here are
three shows to look forward to at the venue along the
river later this summer:
YOUNG THE GIANT WITH COLD WAR KIDS
AND JOYWAVE (AUG. 20)
California’s indie pop outfit Young the Giant is touring
after the release of its 2016 LP Home of the Strange.
With soaring indie rock and sly vocals by Sameer
Gadhia, the band’s sound is sure to complement the
mid-August heat. Fellow California band, Cold War Kids,
brings a bluesier sound to the package with songs off
its newest release, LA Divine. East Coast kids Joywave,
best known for their spot on “Dangerous” by Big Data,
will bring their infectious indie pop to round out the late
summer show.
like “S.O.B” is the perfect cathartic expression that,
"damn, summer is almost done." Indie folk act Lake
Street Dive opens.
MICHAEL FRANTI AND SPEARHEAD (SEPT. 7)
NATHANIEL RATELIFF AND THE NIGHT
SWEATS WITH LAKE STREET DIVE (AUG. 25)
Nathaniel Rateliff and the Night Sweats capitalize on
the nu-folk Americana revival in the best way possible.
The band stomps and claps, but it never becomes too
generic like The Lumineers or too hippie like Edward
Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeroes. The Night Sweats find
a happy medium, somewhere in-between accessible
and unique. Rateliff’s yelping in stomp-worthy songs
Michael Franti will bring the “Sound of Sunshine” and
other songs to this frequently rainy state in September.
Franti, a musician, humanitarian and spoken word artist
among other titles, is known for his joyous folk inspired by
world music styles. With his infectious joy and shoeless
stage presence, Franti will be the perfect artist to wind
the summer down and say goodbye to the sun for the
next couple months. “That’s the sound of sunshine,” he
sings as it goes away. — Sararosa Davies
NATHANIEL RATELIFF
AND THE NIGHT SWEATS
PHOTOS BY TODD COOPER
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