The Wild Reeds at the Bootleg Theater

The Bootleg Theater was packed on a Monday night as fans were their to catch The Wild Reeds.

Opening up was Johanna Samuels. She has that singer-songwriter style. She showed her wordsmith style with a couple on stage quips:

"This song is sad, but it sounds happy, but that's okay."

"I'm so happy to smell the perfume that Allie has."

Johanna Samuels

The Wild Reeds was the middle band. They were doing a free show in preparation of their upcoming tour.

What did I notice: one of the musicians wanted a drink of water. Her band mate had a water bottle next to her feet. She tried to get the attention of her band mate who didn't see her. So she made a grab for the water bottle with a look of guilt.

I do believe one of the lyrics that they sung went like this, "It hurts babe when you smear my name." After the song, one of them said, "It's good we feel things."

The Wild Reeds, they definitely go wild on stage.

The Wild Reeds

Allie Buckley closed out the night. She's the residency musician for the month of March. She had The Wild Reeds and Johanna Samuels join her on separate songs. One amusing moment was when Johanna Samuels was supposed to join her on stage. "Johanna? Johanna?" She didn't show up. Well, the show had to go on so Allie began singing the song. In the middle of the song, Johanna finally showed up in the stage area. She made a move to go on the stage, but hesitated. A friend had to convince her to go on stage.

Allie Buckley

Of interest: The last time I saw The Wild Reeds was way back in 2013 at The Satellite. Apparently, I've been catching up with bands that I haven't seen in years. I also recently saw Summer Twins for the first time since 2012. Time does fly.

Seen in the house: Jenny O.