Local Natives finish off tour with incredible show at the Note

Photos by Kenzie Bruce

Every one in Columbia and their cousin was at The Blue Note last night. And as soon as Local Natives took the stage after the phenomenal opener Moses Sumney, the entire venue pretty much lost it and the next couple of hours were like a fever dream of dancing, screaming and that Local Natives-esque beachy-wave alternative rock. If that wasn’t a genre of its own before, it is now.

Local Natives’ songs are unusually dynamic. They don’t believe in catchy choruses or repetitive melodic verses and that makes for an exciting live show that keeps the audience on their feet. Perhaps that’s why Local Natives have grown so much since their first album, Gorilla Manor. When the band was in Columbia four years ago, it played Mojo’s at $8 a ticket. Since then, they’ve played festivals and shows all around the country and released the wonderful album Hummingbird. They are certainly a band that pulled themselves up out of obscurity with hard work and great music if ever there was one.

Though Local Natives are nearing the end of their tour now, they revealed last night that they would be going home to their Los Angeles abode to begin working on their third album. We can’t wait, boys.

This post was written by Chantelle Moghadam, a contributing writer at The Blue Note.

6 reasons Local Natives are even cooler than you thought (which was pretty cool to begin with)

Where: The Blue Note
When: April 29, 2014, 8:30
Ticket cost: $20
Openers: Moses Sumney

So Local Natives are coming to Columbia. You should be over the moon about it, because their album, Hummingbird, is beautiful and you should see them live because:

1. Mixing it up

They really support remixes of their work, and you can listen to their favorites and can submit your own remix if you’re into that, here.

 2. Bodacious bloggers

They have a great blog.

3. National name

Hummingbird was produced by Aaron Dessner (of The National) who is brilliant.

4. Mad-Eye Moody

They’re making their own music videos, like “Breakers,” and it’s moody and kind of dark and beautiful.

5. String theory

Their acoustic/impromptu shows are just as good as their recorded album, which not every band can pull off.

6. Men on Fire

They also did a tribute to Johnny Cash with other wonderful people (Brandon Flowers, Dawes) and they fucking kill it:

Buy tickets here for the show — They’re selling out quick! 

This post was written by Amanda Mainguy, contributing writer for The Blue Note.