Despite the fact that I was mud-covered and exhausted from Edgefest, I couldn’t pass up the opportunity to see the Lovely Feathers play The Horseshoe Tavern at 2:00 am Saturday…after I cleaned up a bit.

By the time I reached The Horseshoe, Hot Panda was finishing up; if their last couple songs were any indication of the rest of their set, they played a great show. During the band changes, my 10-hour day was starting to catch up with me, and I was getting tired; then The Lovely Feathers started to play. I worked my way to the stage, and was caught up in the music immediately. Within two songs, all my exhaustion was gone, and I was dancing and singing with the spastic sounds of The Lovely Feathers, along with the rest of the audience.

The band played a great show, with a decent mix of their old and new songs. I hadn’t heard much of The Lovely Feathers’ new music, but after the show, I’m excited to hear their new album, Fantasy of the Lot, in its entirety. The album was released on June 2 of this year.

The ceilings of the venue were low, which made the room extremely hot and muggy. This was probably the biggest problem with the show, but it wasn’t ridiculously packed with people, so the issue was manageable.

Despite the band being the second last act of the night, they kept the audience’s attention, and their energy up.

“Thank you guys for coming out, even though it’s 2 in the morning,” said lead singer Mark Kupfert. “Who knows, maybe the night is just getting started for some of you!”

Personally, I think it’s The Lovely Feathers who are just getting started.

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By Cashlyn Teggart