Nothing melts a foot of snow like a hot ass, foot stomping Bluegrass Concert; and that is what the Old Crow Medicine Show put on Saturday night at a sold out show at the Vogue. This 5 piece Bluegrass band out of Nashville, TN has been rocking the concert series for over 10 years and the heart and soul they pour into their shows give hope to the live music world, and is bringing Bluegrass Music into many peoples lives that might not listen to it. The first set was a little slower & mellow with many traditional songs, but the highlight of the first act was a dedication of “I hear them all” to Folk Legend Pete Seeger, which could have easily been a Pete song. They followed it with a great bluegrass cover of John Lennon’s “Crippled Inside” which just made my mother fucking night! The second set was an upbeat hoe down full of their more popular songs. The place was steaming by the time they played Wagon Wheel & CC Rider (Elvis Cover). The second act seemed more like one big party out in the country filled with a hot band…and hot oh have you looked at these boys photos! The whole night I felt like I was back in Nashville seeing one of many amazing acts play in a local bar, which got me thinking to why this band has made it out of Nashville with so many other great musicians there trying to do what O.C.M.S. is doing.
It was a concert jam-packed of excitement and delight, with out all the glitz and glamour that is so often needed for a live concert, just a lot of energy. Every member except for the Bass player passed around their 4-6string instruments and played them almost perfectly. While a normal Bluegrass band has a Mandolin O.C.M.S. does not have a mandolin player, but instead Ketch Secor plays a bad ass harmonica and doubles on the fiddle. Each member took their turn singing and picking their own tunes while also covering some of the most classic bluegrass around. If you want to introduce a Bluegrass Virgin to the genre I think one of their shows or albums might be a great start before throwing them into the greats of Monroe, Watson, Scruggs, Stanley and so on…
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