Old Crow Medicine Show make 2015 Stop at Jannus

Not long ago I reviewed the top sets of Shaky Knees Music Festival, and Americana group Old Crow Medicine Show had a deserved placement in the top 5 of that list. Less than a week after their Atlanta performance, I was back at Jannus to see the guys again. They had fellow folk rockers Devil Makes Three opening up for them and I scalped a ticket for half price on the rainy Friday evening.

Now the show was not advertised as sold out, but it must have been as close to sold out as possible. I don't think I've ever seen Jannus this packed. I struggled to get to the bar and waited about 20 minutes in line, missing the opening tune in the process.

I saw Old Crow for the first time at Jannus just over a year ago, and it seemed this show had twice as many people. In the year since, The Nashville group has released and toured their new album, Remedy. It was awarded Best Folk Album at this years Grammys and is full of hits. That's no doubt a big reason for the more demanded show.

The boys also mixed in plenty of tunes from their albums preceding Remedy, and displayed plenty of jam sessions to go along with those. As I've written about before, Old Crow is one of those bands where the members can almost rotate positions on the stage, with everyone playing each instrument. Every band member sings, and their way of introducing band members and connecting with the local venue really build up the community feel of their shows.

I was also most impressed with the covers OCMS put together. As they did last year, they covered classic tunes 'American Girl' and 'Seminole Wind.' This time around they even added a cover of Creedence's 'Bad Moon Rising,' with Devil Makes Three providing some help.

Overall, great folk rock show. Old Crow Medicine Show displays their musical ability better than most groups out there, and they also seem genuinely happy to see people at their shows. I'm hoping they make their May show at Jannus at annual thing.

Concert Rating: 3.5 Stars




Setlist:

1. Brushy Mountain Conjugal Trailer 
2. Alabama High-Test 
3. Take 'em Away 
4. Bootlegger's Boy
5. Brave Boys 
6. CC Rider 
7. Sweet Amarillo 
8. Humdinger
9. Carry Me Back to Virginia
10. Raise a Ruckus 
11. Caroline 
12. Seminole Wind (John Anderson cover)
13. Wagon Wheel 
14. Eight Dogs Eight Banjos 
15. Encore:
16. 15. Tell It to Me
17. 16. American Girl (Tom Petty Cover)
18. 17.  Bad Moon Rising (Creedence Clearwater Revival cover)