Live Review: Emily Wolfe at the Metro
Chicago, Illinois — It’s a cold Friday night in Wrigleyville… the kind of night where you don’t want to stand in line outside for a show. Luckily, it’s early and getting into the Metro tonight is a breeze. J Roddy won’t be going on until 9:30 and it’s only 8:30. Tonight not many people have shown up to see the opener. That would prove to be a mistake.
Emily Wolfe is the opener tonight, a 27-year-old singer/guitarist from Austin, Texas. Emily’s sound would best be described as Heart meets BB King. Her guitar style is similar to a blues mixed with southern rock. Combine that with her powerful voice and you have one awesome performer. When Emily took the stage she tore into her first song with a heavy guitar riff that caught the crowd off guard. To be fair I’m not sure that anyone knew just exactly what to expect or how hard this woman was about to rock out. Throughout her 45 minute set, Emily managed to keep the crowd thoroughly engaged. By the end, she had built up a nice crowd that was now perfectly primed for J Roddy Walston and the Business.