'The War on Drugs' @ First Avenue
The War on Drugs played two sold out shows at First Avenue, and I had the pleasure of attending the first night. Not typically the type of music that I gravitate towards, but the Philadelphia band's third album, Lost in the Dream, from this year was difficult to not get behind. If you enjoy great guitar music, the live show would not disappoint you.
The show opened with Adam Granduciel under a single spot light, with just his guitar, singing the intro to "In Reverse," then the rest of the lights came up and the rest of the band (David Hartley, Robbie Bennett, Charlie Hall)  joined in for the remainder of the song. It was a powerful way to open the show.  That flowed into "Under the Pressure" which was one of the songs I was most excited to see. The carefree feeling of the song was like a giant hug on the audience, it was a beautiful song to hear live.

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