OCMS

Ms. X and I went to The Old Crow Medicine Show concert at The Fabulous Fox Theater, here in Atlanta, last night.  They put on one heckuva show for a packed house.  The fiddle player, Ketch Secor, has boundless energy and it's a joy to watch someone so clearly enthusiastic to be playing.  You get the feeling he would be bouncing off the walls no matter where he was playing, whether busking for spare change, which is how they were discovered way back in Boone, North Carolina, or at the biggest venue in town.
And the Milk Carton Kids and The Lumineers both brought their own special brand of music with them.
Both sounded terrific and both were met with warm response by the crowd.  I strongly suspect that most of the audience went home as new fans of both bands if they weren't sure beforehand.
The highlight was at the end of the show when all three bands joined up on stage for a round of "Sweet Virginia" by The Rolling Stones and "The Night They Drove 'Ol Dixie Down" by The Band.  Fantastic.
If you weren't there, you really missed something special.

http://themilkcartonkids.com/

They made a point of saying that you can download their music free from the website.  You'll want to do that.

http://thelumineers.com/

These guys had such a great energy and unique sound, it was hard to stay seated, but we didn't try all that hard to be honest.

http://www.crowmedicine.com/

I saw OCMS for the first time a couple years ago on their first headlining tour when they came around to the Fox - one of my all time favorite shows.  Seriously.  It's rare to see a band with such sweetness, enthusiasm, and skill.  Go find them.