A Long Time Comin’: Radio Company Live

Exceptional music comes to those who wait and wait and wait

Christine Carmichael
The Riff

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Radio Company on the Analog marquee
Something surreal about seeing your heroes' names in lights ( image © and courtesy of Twitter user __ellie)

Music is well said to be the speech of angels. — Thomas Carlyle

Interior: Analog-at-the-Hutton, 8PM CST

Fans of Radio Company have been waiting years for the group to perform live. Tonight, approximately 300 of them will experience Steve Carlson and Jensen Ackles showcasing their musical prowess in person.

The rest of us are making do with a live stream via StageIt.com. (Many are praying to the IT gods that servers don’t crash and home internet connections remain stable.) Obtaining permission to quote chat participants is challenging due to the speed at which folks are logging on, hitchhiking, or merely squee-ing about the upcoming concert.

Louden Swain takes the stage first, and they are dynamic. They released a new album in October, Feelings and Such, and are fresh off of an eventful weekend at #SPNNash, Creation Entertainment’s Salute to Supernatural Convention — Nashville. It’s tough to tell who is more excited: Rob, Billy, Stephen, and Michael, or the crowd. Then the camera pulls back a bit, and we can see the Analog.

It’s a breathtaking venue. Seductive lighting causes velvet curtains at the back of the stage to alternate…

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Christine Carmichael
The Riff

Academic librarian passionate about sharing knowledge. Old enough to know better, young enough to say, “Why not?” @ccarmich52 for more.