Back in January, The Living Street announced dates for their West Coast tour and immediately; their Amarillo, TX date caught my eye since I live in Texas and it was the ONLY Texas date of the tour. However, I originally opted for their Maumee, OH date - as I was supposed to be in Cincinnati at the time for a Greta Van Fleet concert.
Flash forward to early March, I realized I was not able to make Cincinnati happen. After gifting my ticket to my friend and fellow BANDED writer, Evie (mind you, this was before Greta Van Fleet postponed their tour) - I decided I was going to make a trip to Amarillo to see The Living Street instead. This would be my first time seeing them in a year, so I was so beyond pumped and ready to see them again after - what felt like - a long time.
Finally, April came and I traveled to Amarillo with a smile on my face and the feeling of excitement took over me. The following day, was show day and my excitement only increased throughout the day.
Just like the last time I saw them, I decided I would go to the place they were performing at over an hour early before their performance that way I could spend some time with them and catch up.
So I get there and it didn’t even feel like it was only my third time being around them in person. It felt more like I had been lifelong best friends with them and I think that’s what made seeing them the last couple of times feel so special.
After chatting awhile and even helping them unload some stuff from their car to bring inside the coffee shop, the show began. If there’s one thing I’m always certain of, it’s when it comes to performances by The Living Street - Nick and Edward always have an immaculate best friend-band mate chemistry when performing together.
Their passion for what they do and the songs they sing never goes unnoticed. It really shows when they perform together; the harmonies that blend so well along with the lyrics in their music. In fact, one guy shouted something along the lines of, “This got me in the feels!” And honestly, same dude.
Their performance lasted an hour and I swear, each show I go to gets better and better every single time. There is truly nothing I love more than watching my friends do what they love doing the most in life. There was not one moment where I was not smiling or singing along - well, except to the newer songs they’ve written but I loved those too. I was especially grinning ear to ear when they sang my favorite, “Couldn’t Say” and also when they told the story of how I challenged them to learn a new song when I interviewed them and alas, their most popular song, “Jealous Ghosts” was born.
After the performance, I spent another hour or so just hanging out with them. I couldn’t help but think of how important friendships/connections like the one I have with them are. That night was filled with a lot of smiles, fun, laughter, and of course - music and it made my trip so beyond memorable.
Watching them evolve more and more as musicians the last couple of years has seriously made me feel so beyond proud of them. I was especially proud of them this time around. I’m looking forward to seeing where the rest of their tour takes them and will continue to watch them grow more and more as musicians.
To quote their song, “Home On The Road”: “There’s a reason I go back to what I know.”
Catch The Living Street on their West Coast tour!