[ATTENDED: May 4, 2023] The Walkmen
When I got a ticket to this show, I was swept up in the excitement of this reunion tour. I didn’t really know The Walkmen, but I knew of them. I mostly knew Hamilton Leithauser from his solo work. But I was also very familiar with their hit “The Rat.”
They announced two shows at Union Transfer and then added a third one because the first two sold so quickly. So I was caught up and bought a ticket. Although I’m quite certain this last night did not sell out.
As the day approached, I wasn’t even entirely sure I was going to go to this show because I was going out tomorrow night as well.
But I decided to head out and not feel like I missed anything.
I got there much earlier than I intended so I was right up front, which was cool.
After a time, the band came out and wow were they different from the wild chaos of Liily.
So the band was the classic lineup: drummer Matt Barrick, guitarist Paul Maroon, and multi-instrumentalist Walter Martin [all former members of Jonathan Fire*Eater–I had no idea] and bassist/organist Peter Matthew Bauer and singer Hamilton Leithauser [who playd in The Recoys]. (more…)
