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MYLES KENNEDY (“Year of the Tiger” Storyteller Solo Tour) at Baltimore Soundstage, May 16th, 2018

I’ve seen Myles Kennedy sing and play guitar live with Alter Bridge three times within the past four years. I’ve even been lucky enough to see him sing along side Slash and The Conspirators between tours with AB! However, I’d yet to see Myles break out on his own, with nothing but his voice and his arsenal of guitars… until last Wednesday.

On a dreary and drizzly afternoon in “Charm City,” I stood in line with my mom and my sister outside Baltimore Soundstage, waiting to enter Myles’ VIP Soundcheck/Meet and Greet. Umbrellas quickly popped open throughout the line as the downpour continued, as no one dared to leave their spot in line and risk missing the strict 3pm deadline for our VIP Check-In!

Since I’ve already discussed at-length what my experience was like at a very similar VIP session last year with Myles’ primary band, Alter Bridge, I won’t bore you with a play-by-play of how this session went down. Instead, I’ll encourage you to check out a video I filmed of the only key difference between the VIP meetings: a Q&A session, where Myles answered any questions the attendees wanted to ask him! The topics ranged from Nuno Bettencourt and Eddie Van Halen, to marching band uniforms and other questionable fashions.

The M&G went off without a hitch, and my trio were the last in line. (If you want to see my latest VIP photo with Myles, awkwardly slow-dance your way to this link right here!) We waved and said “See you later!” to Myles, who did the same as he walked towards the dressing rooms, and made our way back into the rain for the second round of queuing up of the day.

I chatted excitedly with my new partner-in-crime for the night, who was also similarly forced to sit apart from the rest of her friends due to Ticketfly’s confusing ticket-purchasing process for this gig. My new friend and I were gabbing so much that we barely noticed how much time had passed before our VIP re-entry line started moving again!

After receiving our “Golden Circle” wristbands, we bolted straight to the front of the room and secured two seats in the second row. It felt both strange and extremely relaxing to be seated so close to the stage for a show with Myles Kennedy as the headliner, with no barrier rail between the audience and the stage’s edge. (I’m talking “signs that said ‘NO DRINKS ON THE STAGE’ were taped to the edge”-close!)

An afternoon with a double-dose of queue rainfall meant that the only acceptable antidote would be an evening of acoustic performances by the world’s busiest rock star! Mr. Kennedy took the stage exactly at 8pm, one hour after Thomas Wynn and his sister, Olivia, sang a hearty opening set of their band’s blues and rock tunes, acoustic-style.

Myles slowly strummed the Latin-style intro chords of his opening number, “Devil on the Wall.” Before he could even finish singing the first line (“Devil unkind, always creeping in the blind”), the whole crowd was singing right along with him! Kicking the song into its faster rockabilly tempo, a wide smile slyly crept up on Myles’ face as he watched the audience clap along and dance in their seats.

The singer checked in with the crowd after the first song, telling everyone that the 500-person-capacity Soundstage felt “like a nice, big party in [his] living room — although, [his] living room’s not this big!” Myles kept true to his promise of a “Storyteller”-style evening, as he made room between each number to give Baltimore an exclusive peek inside of his mind.

His stories helped to direct the diverse setlist into a (semi-)logical flow, as some tales helped the audience learn about Myles’ early career …while others just turned into an excuse for Myles to do the “Hammer Dance!” (I know I’ve joked in the past that Myles’ stage persona makes him come off like a goofy uncle, but on this night in particular, he became EVERYONE’s goofy uncle!)

The set spanned from his days in the Mayfield Four; hits and rarities from both Alter Bridge and SMK&C; a good helping of songs from his debut solo album, Year of the Tiger; and even peppered in the occasional unexpected cover tune! Even an unplugged-yet-still-metal-AF version of Iron Maiden’s “The Trooper” wove its way into the setlist!

About a third into the set, Myles welcomed his manager/guitarist/“van driver,” Tim Tournier, to the stage, as the two turned the low-ended bluegrass ditty, “Haunted by Design,” into an impressive acoustic duet. Tim and Myles’ close friendship was fun to watch during the performance, as they would often give quick smirks to each other and nod along to the beat of the song’s rapid-fire riffs! The writing process for this song may have been “caffeine-induced,” but the performance left me with a warm, jitter-free feeling.

To showcase his ever-developing and genre-spanning skill-set, Myles occasionally broke out a resonator guitar. Songs such as “Blind Faith” (from Year of the Tiger) and “Traveling Riverside Blues” (a classic by Robert Johnson) lent themselves well to the sliding and twanging of the instrument by the solo artist. However, the standout song transformation of the night went to Myles’ solo rendition of “World on Fire,” the title track off of Slash, Myles, & The Conspirators’ 2014 LP. The new arrangement unexpectedly turned the polished rock ’n’ roll fist-pumping tune into a slower, grittier, and wilder blues-tinged number, which made the “Carpe Diem”-themed lyrics feel even more urgent!

Myles’ set ended with a (predictable, yet absolutely fitting) standing ovation! An encore with an one-two emotional punch of both the ethereal “Love Can Only Heal,” as well as his solo album’s title track, made me forget that I was on my feet… or that I even had feet!

Even after seeing Myles as many times as I’ve been lucky enough to see him live in my life so far, I still fail to fully comprehend how such a brilliant vocalist, guitarist, philanthropist, and all-around nice and goofy individual can be rolled up into the singular person that is Myles Kennedy. Yes, even after the fifth time.