Sam Beam sang at Brooklyn Steel with his band last Tuesday, Nov. 14th. I braved this concert alone since most of my friends were busy/going to other concerts. I got there promptly at 7pm. Brooklyn Steel is a pretty cold, open venue- a warehouse type of feel. They were selling these amazing mozzarella sticks and fried chicken parmesan balls?! ...incredible. I walk in and grab a Lagunitas IPA and read my book until the opener, Ohmme, started playing at 8. The place was relatively full for Ohmee, which was cool. They played some awesome stuff. Look up: Fingerprints
Sima Cunningham and Macie Stewart got together in 2014 to start their “experiment in voice and sound”. Both are extremely talented vocalists and musicians. Their music is interesting in that it reminds you of everything good you’ve ever heard, but it is also uniquely different and quite original. Look up: Woman
They are unreal live. So so talented. Can’t wait to see more of what they do because it seems like they are just getting started. I love going to a concert to see someone I’ve been a lifelong fan of only to discover an amazing new band along the way.
Sam started playing at 9:15. The place was PACKED! Amazing for a Tuesday night concert. He opened with The Trapeze Swinger from his album Around The Well. This was an amazing opener for all of his long-time fans. Very sentimental and beautiful. I almost cried. He then continued to play for the next two hours with an encore. He is so much fun live- so kind, he interacts very well with the audience. There was a dude next to me who was screaming all night at Sam about how much he loved him. Sam responded well, even when it got to be a bit much. He mostly played songs from Beast Epic, his most recently released album. One thing about Sam is that he continues to produce amazing music after many years. I know lots of good artists that have come out with maybe one album that was pretty awesome, but Iron & Wine pretty much has nailed every release they’ve had.
Playlist: Highlights of songs from the concert!
