Formed in 2004 in Seattle, Band of Horses is a rock outfit led by singer-songwriter Ben Bridwell. The group is known for what it describes as “gorgeously ragged epics” that now serve as a time capsule of the noughties alternative rock scene. The band’s hit debut single, “The Funeral,” released in 2006, boasts hundreds of millions of streams on Spotify and has been used in numerous films and TV shows, from “Criminal Minds” to “Gossip Girl.” Despite the song’s soaring success, Band of Horses didn’t receive Grammy Award recognition until its 2010 record, Infinite Arms, for which it earned a nomination in the Alternative Music Album category. The band’s most recent studio album, 2022’s Things Are Great, keeps things rolling with raw emotion and candor, with Pitchfork writer Evan Rytlewski describing it as “an album that restores not only the pulse of their first album but also the indelible sense of safety and coziness.”
WHO: Band of Horses
WHEN: Wednesday, July 2, 7 p.m. (doors), 8 p.m. (show)
WHERE: Georgia Theatre
HOW MUCH: SOLD OUT!
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