By Mike McKenney, Rock At Night New England
Venue: Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncaseville, Connecticut-Monday May 28, 2018
With a fog machine set on full blast and a backlit stage, Brothers T.J. (lead vocals),and John Osborne (lead guitar) could barely be seen at times but they certainly could be heard. T.J.’s bottom heavy baritone plays well against brother John’s shredding guitar riffs on songs “Down Home”, “Greener Pastures” and a honky tonk influenced , “Drink Like Hank”. But these brothers showed they can play more than country as evidenced with anthem “Na Na Hey Hey”, a funky “Papa was a Rolling Stone”, and a fantastic guitar instrumental of The Beatles “Hey Jude”. The Brothers Osborne continued with their best known hits “Rum” and “It Ain’t My Fault” bringing the crowd to their feet.
After their 15 song set, they thanked the audience and attempted to leave but the sold out crowd would have none of that. The band seemed genuinely surprised when they were called out for an encore. They apparently didn’t have anything prepared. so T.J . simply asked the audience what they wanted to hear and proceeded to do a four song encore, sending the satiated crowd home singing a John Denver cover of “Take Me Home, Country Roads”.
Set List:
Shoot Me Straight
Na Na Hey Hey
Down Home
Rum
Greener Pastures
Hey Jude (instrumental)
21 Summer
Heart Shaped Locket
Whisky River
Goodbye Earl
Loving Me Back
Weed, Whisky, & Willie
Drank Like Hank
Papa Was A Rolling Stone
It Ain’t My Fault
Encore:
A Couple of Wrongs Makin’ It Alright
Pawn Shop
Pushing Up Daisies (Love Alive)
Take Me Home, Country Roads
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Mike McKenney is an award winning professional photographer and current New England Correspondent for Rock At Night magazine.
With his years of experience and passion for Concert Photography, Mike has photographed many of the famous acts in the world today.
Rock Icons such as Sting, Peter Gabriel, Dave Matthews, and Fleetwood Mac along with Country artist Blake Shelton, Kenny Chesney,and Jason Aldean have all appeared before Mike’s camera.
"My goal is always to present the experience truthfully so fans can feel the energy and emotions the Artists convey. It’s a tremendous honor and responsibility to be allowed to create art while blending my two passions, music and photography”
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