[ATTENDED: November 27, 2021] The Scouts
I didn’t know if there were any opening bands for The Districts, and it turned out there were two.
The Scouts (a difficult search term, especially when combined with The Districts) are from The District’s home town of Lititz, PA.
They came out as a five piece and won me over immediately with some really solid guitar rock. Their songs were all pretty long–about five minutes each with lengthy intros and multiple sections.
Lead singer Nathan Yager has long hair and a big beard but has a relatively restrained vocal sound (powerful but not overpowering). He plays guitar as well and when he and Tom Hartman played together, they really brought in a nice mix of quiet and loud guitar.
I really liked the way the guitars crashed in after the verses in “So Quick So Soon / Holding on Tight.” And with their harmonies and overall sound, there was a definite vibe like The Districts (although that’s probably a lazy comparison).
The band is rounded out by brothers Justin Buckwalter on Bass and Josh Buckwalter on drums. They had added a new keyboardist for this tour although he didn’t have a ton to do, he did add some sounds and a sample or two.
They’ve got some songs on bandcamp, although it was hard to cobble together a setlist from what I found there.
They were a great opening act and I’m glad I got there early enough to see them.
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