I met the lead singer of This Wild Life and it was amazing
My experience with a band I’ve never heard of, and how now I never want to turn their music off.
On Tuesday, January 24, I traveled to the Theatre of Living Arts on South Street to see Dashboard Confessional. The alt-rock group from Florida played an amazing show hitting old songs and ending with bigger hits such as Vindicated, Stolen and Hands Down.
However, I was also very impressed by the performance of the opening act, This Wild Life. The guys in This Wild Life only performed a few songs, but it was enough to send me home anticipating binge-listening to all their music on Spotify.
Photo: Monica Mellon
I had the amazing opportunity to speak with This Wild Life’s lead singer, Kevin Jordan about what it’s like to perform. The band formed in Long Beach, California in 2010 initially as a punk band, but began playing more acoustic songs as their fans had a higher interest in the acoustic material.
Jordan told stories ranging from the song he wrote about his mother, to the girlfriend who gave him his first guitar, and even one about receiving the call that they would be joining DC on their winter tour.
TWL opened their set with a few acoustic hits, which were incredibly passionate and beautiful, then spiced things a bit with a Blink-182 cover.
The band ended their set with a couple heavier songs in which the guitarist, Anthony Del Grosso, switched over to play an amazing drum set.
Photo: Monica Mellon
After the show, Kevin Jordan was hanging out at the bands merchandise table where he signed my DC shirt and, after reminding me he wasn’t Chris Carrabba, gladly took a photo with us. I was lucky to be able to ask him a few questions and he was nice enough to answer them for me after revealing he’s not the best with interviews.
“I’m a s***y interviewee, I don’t know if you want to do this!” said Jordan.
Photo: Monica Mellon
What were the best and worse shows you’ve done, and why?
The worst was Santa Barbra. Not a lot of people showed up and we played like s**t.” He said the best show was a hometown show, and that hometown shows are always fun to play.
What’s a better feeling, right before you go on, or right after
Right after, definitely.
It was an amazing set, a great band, and I would definitely recommend checking out their Spotify or YouTube channel. While Jordan did say he was unsure of when the band would be heading back to Philly, if they do come back, and you do have the opportunity to see them play live, then definitely go.