Live Shows: Hallelujah the Hills, USS Constitution, Boston, MA 7/24/21
Photo by Ken Sears Hallelujah the Hills are a Boston institution at this point, so when they play their first show back, it has to be big, right? Somehow they booked a show this past Saturday to play in front of the USS Constitution, aka Old Ironsides, the oldest ship of any kind still afloat. It was kind of a big deal, and one of the coolest places I may have ever seen a show. Although this was my third show back to live music, this is the one that got me emotional. Maybe it was seeing a band I've seen fairly regularly for the first time, or maybe it was just seeing so many familiar faces at this one. Or maybe just seeing a show in Boston for the first time in what felt like forever. But, yeah... this one was special. For a band that hasn't played a live show in eighteen or so months, Hallelujah the Hills rocked it. They may not have been as tight as they were two years back, but that just added to the special and laid back feel. Plus, their blend of indie rock meets folk soun...