Aer’s “Word of Mouth Tour” – REVIEW + GALLERY

We recently attended the Chicago date of Aer’s “Word of Mouth Tour” with RDGLDGRN and New Beat Fund at The Metro in Chicago. You can check out our review and concert photos, after the break.

Metro played home to the “Word of Mouth Tour” starring Aer, RDGLDGRN and New Beat Fund.

Starting this early show off was G-punk band, New Beat Fund. This four piece band from Los Angelos is making a name for themselves with already having been on Warped Tour, performing at Riotfest, and being on different tours such as Journey’s Noise tour with 3OH!3 and now this one. I definitely see more tours in their future and hopefully even a headlining one. Listen to their songs, “Peaches”, “Scare Me”, “Get Up” and “Celibate Celebrity” to get a feel for what they are all about. They are fun guys to watch perform and plus they are always around after their set to meet with people. Their EP is free at shows so be sure to stop by their merch table to grab a copy.

Up next was RDGLDGRN. In my opinion they stole the show for the night. The crowd seemed to be super excited for them to go on and they gave that energy back. Their self-titled debut album is out now so check it out. Playing songs from said album such as “I Love Lamp”, “Million Fans”, “Double Dutch”, “All I Got Is Now”, “Bang Bang”, “Doing the Most”, and others, the crowd seemed very pleased with the set list for the night. This three-piece group had everyone singing along and cheering for them. After the show they were by the merch table taking pictures and meeting fans.

With Aer’s self-titled album out now as well, they put on a performance. David von Mering and Carter Schultz made full use of the stage and they also had a DJ that came out before they did to perform and got the crowd pumped up for them. Fans sang along with them to songs such as “Stars”, “What You Need”, ” I’m With It”, “Like the Way”, “Spades, Clubs, & Diamonds”, “Says She Loves Me”, “Pretty Lady (Around Me), and many more. Once they finished their set, the crowd didn’t budge and chanted ‘one more song’, until they came back on stage too not only do another number but two more.

This show was a great way to spend a Thursday night. If the Word of Mouth tour is coming to a city near you go grab a ticket because you will be in for a great night.

Information about this review:
Tour: Word of Mouth Tour
Bands: Aer, RDGLDGRN, New Beat Fund
Reviewer/Photographer: Ali Jimenez
Date: February 20, 2014
Venue: The Metro in Chicago, IL