The Revivalists at the Beacon Theatre

David Shaw

Transplanted from Hamilton, Ohio, David Shaw sought a music career by moving to New Orleans, Louisiana. One day in 2007, guitarist Zack Feinberg rode his bicycle past Shaw's porch and heard him singing a song called "Purple Heart." The two conversed and started playing rock and roll songs together. They became the nucleus of the Revivalists and soon started attracting local musicians to weekly jam sessions at a local club. The band's popularity grew in 2017 with the song "Wish I Knew You." The band presently consists of Shaw, Feinberg, pedal steel player Ed Williams, keyboardist Michael Girardot, saxophonist Rob Ingraham, bassist George Gekas, drummer Andrew Campanelli, and percussionist Paulet "PJ" Howard. The Revivalist's fourth studio album, Take Good Care, was released on November 9, 2018.

The Revivalists' first of two nights headlining the Beacon Theatre consisted heavily of songs from the band's two most recent albums, and concluded with a cover of the Allman Brothers Band's "Whipping Post." Breezy melodies drove many of the songs, with Shaw singing soulfully as he paced the stage and reached out many times to the fans in the front rows. Shaw was the Revivalists' charismatic focal point, but behind him, the band drove the lively songs with bluesy lead guitar riffs, swaggering keyboards, thumping percussion and boisterous horns. These musicians released the chemical combustion within the songs with smooth and vibrant instrumental breaks. The Revivalists proved that a band's live performances amount to more than a hit single or two.

Setlist:

1. It Was A Sin
2. Oh No
3. Change
4. You and I
5. Stand Up
6. Keep Going
7. Monster
8. Criminal
9. Future
10. Fade Away
11. Got Love
12. Celebration

Encore:

1. Otherside of Paradise
2. You Said It All
3. Wish I Knew You

Encore 2:

1. Whipping Post (The Allman Brothers Band cover)