I’m a Believer: Thomas Wynne and the Believers

During Bragg Jam I attempted to cover as many bands as I could, I think I made it to about 10 acts. That’s kind of stupid to do all in one night. My article will appear later in the Mercer student newspaper, The Cluster, however there was one band I was just pissed off to miss and that’s Thomas Wynn and the Believers.

In the craziness that is Bragg Jam, I did my research before hand and I knew there was a band at Grant’s that everyone wanted to see- but somehow just got my schedule crossed and missed them. Then Roger Riddle tweeted to me about how much he really enjoyed them and they pretty much brought down the house at Grant’s Lounge:

@MakeItWorkMolly I'm at Grant's right now. This was the only band on my list to see and they are not disappointing me.

— OccupyYouriPod (@OccupyYouriPod) July 27, 2013

You probably can’t see the whole thread, but regardless everyone was raving about them. Luckily, myself and everyone else who missed them get another chance because they will be playing for Weaver’s Weekend on August 24th at The Crazy Bull. I’ll blog more about the event itself later but for now it’s about the music.

I’m not really a music writer per se, but I did grow up with music very much being a part of my life. My dad was “the cool dad” who would, like, CRANK UP the radio and my brother and I would scream and laugh and run around and dance. There are also some stories of dad attending the, um, Byron Pop Festival. (Let me add- I was well in to my adulthood before I really understood what all went on there.) Dad frankly raised me right- DON’T TELL HIM I SAID THAT- when it came to music. It was all Allman Brothers and Three Dog Night and CCR…. so when I sat down to really listen Thomas Wynne and the Believers I was hooked. I’ve listened to their entire Spotify list two times through in a row (also been distracted in a Twitter ass beating with Roger Riddle versus someone who shall remain nameless for his own sake).

Lead singer Thomas Wynne seriously at times sounds just like CCR’s lead singer John Fogerty- but to put it to the real taste I had my dad come downstairs and listen to “Brothers and Sisters”. From the first note out of Thomas Wynne’s mouth my dad said ” It sounds like CCR”. Boom. I told Dad more about the band and their story and he went on to say that he didn’t know a lot about the backstories of the bands and all he did was drive up to hear the Allman Brothers play and all he did was listen- rather than really study them. But that’s another post for another time (Dude – I’m learning a LOT right now).

The point of all this? I’m a convert, I’m a believer for reals yall. Hell so are both of my parents. Get out to Weaver’s Weekend, I’ll blog more later about that. But yeah- Thomas Wynne and the Believers have, in my own humble opinion, brought back the rise of Southern Rock.

Love to all yall,

Molly