Jerrod is one hell of a performer. Caught him at Northern Lights in Clifton, NY. Specifically chose this venue because it is smaller and much more intimate. I brought my mom with me, and we ended up scoring actual seats for the whole show with a great view of everything!
The man definitely knows how to put on the show and interact with the crowd. We did nothing but smile and sing along. He performed a great arrangement of songs from both albums, as well as a bunch of classics. You can tell he loves what he does and appreciates all of his bandmate's talants.
A highlight was definitely getting to hear all the brass instruments on the album LIVE!! The version of Ring of Fire he did was a wonderful homage to Mr. Cash. Nothing but fun.
I especially loved his encores, by performing Sublime's Santeria and Bob Marley's Everything's Gonna Be Alright.
A Jerrod Niemann concert is just what you need to see, if life has been handing you nothing but rotten tomatoes. He picks you up and makes all the blues disappear. Just a great, uplifting, spectacular performance. Honestly 5million times better live than on his album. My mind is still blown.
Given the atmosphere (club setting) and the intensity of his performance, my mom and I left there feeling like this was the best live show we had EVER been to. And I've seen a whole lot of live music.
Highly recommended.