Jake Bugg was exceptional; The Weeks impressed
by AGBear on 2/5/14Ryman Auditorium - NashvilleWhen you get a three band billing, it is sometimes offsetting to the main act. Not tonight. The Skins got things moving, swaying and shaking with some good original tunes that made you smile and move. The Weeks came out next and really blew the room away. They had some strong support that traveled from Jackson MS to see them play the Ryman and they turned up the energy nicely. Great tunes and a band I expect to hear more from. Jake Bugg. Well, I've liked him since I first heard him about 2 years ago and my then 12 year old - now 14 year old son loves his songs and style! Really nice to have a few artists we both like (and Jake leads the way!) We've both been wanting to see him live and this was the right place/time for it to occur. Jake's energy on stage is solid, he has showman charisma and his songs, although true to studio form in some ways, get that jolt of energy and improv you hope for in a live show. His renditions of Trouble Town, Taste It, Slumville Sunrise all were awesome. His acoustic solo version of Broken is still haunting me to the core - it was spellbindingly beautiful and sad, all at once. As my son said "he ruined any other version of this for me..." One other nice surprise was covering Neil Young's "Hey Hey My My" - which he rocked out as part of a 3 song encore.