The Franklin Electric

The concert featured a lot of new songs for their upcoming album, so many of the early songs were ones no one would have heard before which makes it a challenge for the band to get an audience totally engaged. The new songs sound good, but will likely take a few listens to really get into them.

One thing that was noticeable was the lack of trumpet in the new material. The show was at its best when he played the horn, and I will be disappointed if the horn is going the way of the Mumford & Sons banjo. It is a unique feature that makes their sound so special.

The sound at the Horseshoe was poor. Relative to recent live shoes I have seen at other venues, it was clearly an issue there. I have seen Franklin Electric before, and they are such good musicians, but you just didn't get to appreciate it with the sound as muffled as it was.

Noisy conversations at the back of the room were distracting as well but perhaps more evidence that the audience was just not engaged with so much new material early in the set. The audience was far more engaged for the last 3 or 4 recognized songs.

In short, love the band, lots of energy, not the venue, sound was poor, and as Chirstopher Walken might say, "I need more trumpet".

Still a great band with beautiful lyrics and music
Have been with them since their beginnings
But I have to say
Last nites show was not really a great one
I think Jon went from mr unbelievably humble to we are now super big to the point of seeming a lot less humble of where and how they have grown
I’ll keep looking forward to their new music but I hope they never perform like last nite
Sound was also pretty cheap
Too bad I still think he is an incredible talent

Amazing concert!
The Franklin Electric sounds even better live than they do on their already amazing albums
They put on a great show with a wide variety of instruments including the trumpet and the french horn.
Loved it <3