I shot @defender_317 & @youngwidowsband (Louisville) at #BlackCircle Brewery in Indianapolis this weekend, as they supported local noise rock band, Idiot, for their record release on @post.recordings. I hadn’t seen Young Widows since 2008 or 2009, and it’s been another decade or so since I last chatted with their singer and guitarist, Evan Patterson.
Evan and I played shows together with bands we were in back in our late teens, and is an epically talented human. Now, he's a new father, and he's beyond excited that their audience is still there after nearly a decade-long hiatus. They've been playing shows and festivals across the country recently—Seattle, Denver, and more to come.
Evan and I caught up after their set about music that isn’t too loud, fatherhood, his Goth/Blues project Jaye Jayle, and the renewed interest in Young Widows. I probably spent half the time telling him how effortlessly cool he looks on stage. Thankfully, he’s very humble about all that talent.
When I think of Louisville music, I think of bands like June of 44, Slint, Guilt, Metroschifter, and Coliseum—the post-hardcore, math-rock stuff I grew up on. Young Widows kind of embodies all that—not specifically in sound, but in the subtle elements of their look and music. To me, they’re like a perfectly worn-in pair of Levi’s, with that familiar stale cigarette smell from years in smoky bars. They fit perfectly, and much like their music... effortlessly cool.
Check Young Widows out December 5th in Louisville, KY opening for #JesusLizard info: HERE
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