Life of Jalee: Wild Child (not me)

I first heard Wild Child play when I went to the first Blues on the Green of this summer. Blues on the Green is a free summer concert series presented by KGSR. This summer's lineup included Alpha Rev, The Wheeler Brothers, Bob Schneider and many other exceptional bands worth checking out. I was particularly excited to see Alpha Rev perform. I listen to their track "Phoenix Burn" on repeat and enjoy many of their other songs; so when I heard that they would be the first band performing in this summer's series, I immediately made plans to go. It was on this first night of Blues that I heard Wild Child perform. I was not initially very excited about this band; I guess based on their name, I assumed they were a rock band or something, not really my taste in music. However, they turned out to be one of my favorite acts of this summer's entire lineup, if not my absolute favorite, so I was of course thrilled when I heard that they would be playing for free on campus.

Despite how obviously fantastic it is that Blues is free and features tons of tremendous and well-known bands, these aspects are not those that I value most within the event. The greatest aspect of Blues is the atmosphere. Picture this: tons of friends, couples and families laying on blankets in the grass or sitting in lawn chairs, dogs by their sides; frisbees and footballs being thrown in every direction; people hula hooping; picnics made up primarily of food from Whole Foods; hipsters; wine; and many individuals reading books or journaling. This is what I love most about Blues, this picturesque atmosphere that happens to be accompanied by great music.

Back to Wild Child, not only were they coming to campus for free, but the event was to be held on the lawn in the South Mall- a small scale replication of Blues! I got so excited; but on the day of the event, the drought was broken and rain poured from the sky for hours! Luckily, and I suppose primarily because Wild Child is local, the event was rescheduled for today.

I am very thankful for the rain, but you know.....

After dinner, I headed down to the South Mall with Sara and our friend, Madlin. Madlin, by the way, is also one of those great friends I am so lucky to have found here! So is Elly, her roommate, who met us there towards the end of the performance. Locals on the Lawn met my expectations exceptionally, I just wish I would have remembered to take a blanket. Wild Child played a song they have just released and many songs from their new album which will be released soon. I absolutely love everything they produce and particularly enjoy their incorporation of a large variety of instruments (especially the cello-my favorite!). Opening for Wild Child, was another unique band, Marmalakes, which I very much enjoyed. Altogether, it was a fantastic night. I had a lot of fun with some great friends, listening to great bands. AND, I took home a free frisbee and track from the Marmalakes.