Wild Sweet Orange

Well, it's been a while since my last post. It's taken me this long to come back down after seeing Tom Waits. But now I'm back, and concert season is only getting started. Last Saturday I got to witness for the second time the greatest band to come out of Birmingham (that I know of). I'm talking, of course, about Wild Sweet Orange.

The guys have been gaining some attention across the country and even appeared on Letterman about a month ago. They had their cd release party at Workplay in Birmingham with other local bands, The White Oaks and Monarchs, opening. I have to say that all three bands were impressive. Extremely talented and fun to watch. WSO always play long sets, giving their fans every bit of what they paid for.

The band was in top shape, but the crowd almost made the concert unbearable. Apparently the band has a following of high school kids from the city where they grew up. These kids were obnoxious and obviously cared nothing about the music. They started a mosh pit and pushed people around like idiots. Toward the end of the show, one guy actually jumped from a fence onto the stage before ripping his shirt open and diving into the crowd only to find that no one wanted to catch him. So he hit the floor pretty hard, but jumped back up quickly so as not to tarnish his reputation as a moron.

In summation, the band was awesome, but should consider making their shows 18+. At least for my sake, anyway.