Concert-goers packed into a sold-out House of Blues last Wednesday night for Shakey Graves’ second Boston show of his tour. The Wild Reeds, the American indie folk band from L.A., kicked off the show with and electric performance. In a display of raw musical talent, the three main vocalists (Kinsey Lee, Mackenzie Howe, and Sharon Silva) continuously swapped instruments and spots on stage, allowing each woman to show off their various individual skills within the larger group performance. The crowd revelled in the band’s energetic stage presence. Each member played off of each other as if they were jamming out in the studio, and not entertaining hundreds of audiences members. The group ended their set with crowd-pleasers, “Everything Looks Better in Hindsight” and “Only Songs.”

Accompanied only by his famous suitcase, Shakey Graves brought the room’s energy to a new high by opening the set with his well-loved classic, “Roll The Bones.” The Austin-hailing artist combined blues, folk, and rock and roll to create some of the most audibly interesting music of our generation. After several solo songs, Shakey Graves invited band mates Chris Booshada (drums), Patrick O’Connor (guitar), and Jon Shaw (bass) on stage. The group’s added musical layers brought even more liveliness to the show. Before leaving the stage, the four-person group played an incredibly powerful rendition of “Dearly Departed,” Shakey’s highest streamed song. After this, Shaw, O’Connor, and Booshada left the stage for Shakey Graves to finish up the show with an acoustic/electric mashup of his two hits, “Tomorrow” and “Late July.”

See below for photos from the show (in order: Shakey Graves and The Wild Reeds):