Australian rock band Wolfmother took the stage in front of a packed 9:30 Club to promote its fourth album "Victorious", which was released last month. Formed by singer and guitarist Andrew Stockdale and featuring keyboardist and bass player Ian Peres along with touring drummer Alex Carapetis, Wolfmother takes 80s heavy and 70s hard rock and reimagines the genres with cheeky lyrics, punchy claps and artful guitar.
Wolfmother fans are unabashed in their love of rock: this was a head-banging, fist-pumping concert where the energy of the crowd was matched only by that of the band. Lengthy guitar riffs gave Stockdale and Peres the freedom to traverse the stage, and they took advantage of the space, engaging with the audience or hopping up on Carapetis’ podium.
The group played classics "Colossal" and "Dimension" and crowd favorites "White Unicorn" and "Woman". The set featured songs from the new album including "Pretty Peggy", "Gypsy Caravan" and title track "Victorious".
Wolfmother fans are unabashed in their love of rock: this was a head-banging, fist-pumping concert where the energy of the crowd was matched only by that of the band. Lengthy guitar riffs gave Stockdale and Peres the freedom to traverse the stage, and they took advantage of the space, engaging with the audience or hopping up on Carapetis’ podium.
The group played classics "Colossal" and "Dimension" and crowd favorites "White Unicorn" and "Woman". The set featured songs from the new album including "Pretty Peggy", "Gypsy Caravan" and title track "Victorious".
Throughout the show the band maintained both the energy of rock stars playing music they love and the swagger of performers who knew the audience loved it too. The performers’ enjoyment was evident from grins that left their faces only when replaced with emphatic grimaces or eye contact with audience members.
Stockdale played most of the show with his signature sneer, successfully eliciting an enthusiastic response from a completely enthralled audience: upper lip curled and guitar in hand he’d lock eyes with someone a few rows back and nod his head as if to say, “come on”.
The band came back amidst chants of “Wolf-moth-er” and “One-more-song” to perform a quick two-song encore beginning with "Vagabond". As the lights wound down and the last chords faded, Stockdale teased the crowd with, “Well, there’s only one place to go from here.” Fans shrieked in anticipation of the band’s most popular song, "Joker and The Thief". Stockdale implored them to get involved: “Let’s blow the roof off this joint.” And blow it off they did.
Stockdale played most of the show with his signature sneer, successfully eliciting an enthusiastic response from a completely enthralled audience: upper lip curled and guitar in hand he’d lock eyes with someone a few rows back and nod his head as if to say, “come on”.
The band came back amidst chants of “Wolf-moth-er” and “One-more-song” to perform a quick two-song encore beginning with "Vagabond". As the lights wound down and the last chords faded, Stockdale teased the crowd with, “Well, there’s only one place to go from here.” Fans shrieked in anticipation of the band’s most popular song, "Joker and The Thief". Stockdale implored them to get involved: “Let’s blow the roof off this joint.” And blow it off they did.
