Brothers Osborne Bless Chicago With An Acoustic Show
It only took 20 minutes for tickets to sell out for the Brothers Osborne’s show at Joe’s on Weed Street in Chicago. Chicago’s leading country radio station US99.5 has been bringing prominent named artists to smaller venues at low prices all year long and Chicagoland cannot get enough of it. These shows have been intimate mostly acoustic sets with some of the biggest names in country music right now all for under $30 a ticket.
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The latest “low dough” show was TJ and John Osborne better known as Brothers Osborne. These boys provided face-melting guitar solos, self-deprecating humor, and a damn good time. There is a reason why their performances are Grammy Award-winning. They opened with a recent release, “Nobody’s Nobody.” However, I do miss the good old days when they would open with “Love The Lonely Out of You” which is still my favorite of the duo’s songs and I highly recommend checking out that deep cut from their first EP.
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They interacted with the crowd by reading signs, singing Happy Birthday, and telling stories. TJ dedicated “Pushin’ Up Daisies” to a couple in the crowd celebrating their anniversary and to his boyfriend who was in attendance. TJ’s voice is smoother than melted butter and just as hot. The audience got to hear not only TJ, but John as well. John sang the second verse of “Not For Everyone.” I would love for them to put out a song where John is the lead singer to really confuse people.
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I have seen an audience get so rowdy over a guitar solo than I did for “Stay A Little Longer.” You can clearly tell they are brothers not just by their height, but by their guitar-strumming synchronization. Their guitar solos are a must-see. They sang other crowd favorites such as “Rum,” “Shoot Me Straight,” and “Burning Man.” My personal favorite of the show was “Weed, Whiskey, and Willie” which is a deep cut off their “Port Saint Joe” album. And all hands were up for the closer, “It Ain’t My Fault.”
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I saw Brothers Osborne open for Brett Eldredge and Little Big Town in 2014 and I already knew they were going to be something big. I am kicking myself because I had the opportunity to meet them back then, but I was in my teenage angst phase and didn’t think it would be cool to meet the band. I wish I could go back and shake 17-year-old me. At least this show I didn’t leave empty-handed and ended up with one of TJ’s guitar picks that was thrown into the crowd and landed on my sandal.
TJ and John are on their way to being as iconic of a duo in country music history as Brooks & Dunn or The Judds. Their songs are meant to be seen live and you will not regret attending one of their shows if you get the chance. Keep an eye out for their new self-titled album that will be released on September 15th.
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