The Head and the Heart

If you want to listen to pure, wholesome, and authentic talent I would highly recommend checking out “The Head and the Heart”. The band is made up of 6 remarkable and amazing musicians each coming from different backgrounds, but yet all having the same goal, giving their fans a memory they’ll never forget. The harmonization between Jonathan Russell, Josiah Johnson, and Charity Rose is so intense the sounds that echoes become mesmerizing you’ll find yourself with goose bumps. Their style is labeled as Indie Rock/Indie Folk, but with those who have a hard time knowing what these styles mean, let's just say their music is "catchy, hypnotic, and stimulating" wrapped into one.

Red Rocks Amphitheater in Colorado was when I knew these guys were for real. In my wildest dream I never would have fathomed I would have had a chance to walk down the same hall that many astonishing artists have walked such as the Beatles, Aretha Franklin, Dylan and so many more. But looking back my greatest memory is driving from Cheyenne, Wyoming to Salt Lake City and seeing “THATH” open up for The Dave Matthews Band. Jon was such an incredible guy he introduced me to Dave himself. In addition that evening Jon’s brother, Jeremy, whom I had the pleasure and opportunity to serve with in the United States Air Force with we stood on stage watching their entire show finding ourselves absorbed into the lyrics. Having seen hundreds of concerts before, looking into the crowd was a whole new experience for me. Staring into the crowd I realized how lucky I have become and thankful for the smaller moments in life, because music brings out more emotions than our heart can express by itself.

No matter your age, gender, ethical background each one of these guys will take the time to listen to their fans, sign photos, and take pictures even if it’s 2 o’clock in the morning. So if these guys are in the neighborhood or down the street buy your tickets. There’s no better feeling to see your favorite artist in their prime and The Head and the Heart are there.

It was a pretty poor concert, but I think this deserves some qualification - I remain a fan of The Head and the Heart.

I think the major issue for the band at the present time stems from the fact that they're missing Josiah. Consequently, they seemed to be struggling live without him, and I think his missing influence can be clearly seen in the latest album. After releasing two quality efforts, their major-label debut has been a huge disappointment for many people, myself included.

So, some of the songs weren't that great and all of them were missing a major component. Add to this the difficult venue (the acoustics at Gorilla in Manchester are nothing to shout about), and the annoying 14 year-old standing just across from me who seemed determined that every song they ever played was the best song anyone has ever played - regardless of how good it actually was - and the gig became enjoyable at times but for the most part something of an endurance test.

I remain optimistic for this band, however. They are a talented bunch, and on this night struggled without their friend and in an awkward venue. This year they have struggled without Josiah.

I think most people can tell this was largely a very forced record and, should Josiah return, I think most of these issues will be left in the past.

Although this is a poor review, don't let it stop you from seeing The Head and the Heart in future.

Seeing The Head and the Heart live at New York’s Celebrate Brooklyn! absolutely changed my life.
I must have talked about that show for weeks afterwards, gushing to anyone who would listen, swearing I’d never seen anything like it—and, to this day, I still haven’t. The band is made up of six multi-talented vocalists and instrumentalists, all switching back and forth between roles for each different song. Just as I thought the violinist was just a violinist, she broke out into a roaring, breathtaking vocal solo—and so on and so forth. Though each band member is incredibly talented in their own right, it is the chemistry between the six of them that makes the group unlike any other. In a completely unplanned fit of enthusiasm during their heartbreaking “Rivers and Roads,” all six members went airborne all at once, coming off the ground just slightly, no longer able to contain the power that was driving them to perform. I have never seen anything like it, before or since. Every time The Head and the Heart performs, they make you feel like you are first falling in love, and exactly how they’ve managed to bottle this feeling, I’ll never know. The show wrapped with band member Josiah’s solo acoustic performance of “Honey Come Home,” his gentle, gravelly voice following fans out of the venue long after the performance was through.

Ever leave a concert that was so incredibly amazing that you felt an overwhelming sense of sadness while walking out the door because it was over? That was me last night as I left my very first The Head and the Heart concert after they played at The Tower Theater in Upper Darby, Pa. Not only was their energy and vocals absolutely amazing, the whole set up and the lights that went along with the beat of their music was simply captivating. They were so involved with their audience, getting us to clap, laugh and sing along at the top of our lungs with them. Josiah Johnson even jumped off stage and ran around during the very first song, taking what looked like an extremely badass selfie of himself with the whole audience behind him. Being a frequent concert-goer I can say that I've never seen a group of artists compliment each other so well. If a band could have a fantasy draft the end result would still be every member of The Head and the Heart. After last nights performance I went from being a long time fan, to a life long fan! I will definitely be on the hunt for tickets when they tour my area again, I suggest you all do the same and then thank me later!

I’ve been a big fan of The Head and the Heart since seeing them open for The Decemberists back in 2011. Since then I’ve seen them play at a couple of music festivals but never saw them as a full headliner until a week ago. And to make it even better I had second row seats in the pit!

The band is very active on Twitter and was taking requests leading up to the show. I was happy to get my request in and hear one of my favorite vocal melodies of their’s in “Honey Come Home.”

With two albums out they definitely have enough material for their own headlining shows and I’m glad to see it happening. Their biggest hit is still their first single, “Lost in My Mind,” but they have had additional success with “Down in the Valley,” “Shake,” and most recently “Another Story.”

They do not have any tour dates currently posted, but hopefully we will see some more soon! I can’t wait to see this band again.

Just when you think The Head and The Heart can't get any better you hear them live. From the first note I was captivated by their sound - that can only be perfected by those who hold the purest form of musical talent.
When listening to their songs, you realize these are true musicians. Through their songs beautiful emotions are conveyed touching your heart. This is not a high energy, wild concert. However, it speaks to the true music lovers. The name "The Head and The Heart" is an accurate portrayal of their songs overall. You can tell they are so deeply and well thought out (the head), but carry so much meaning to themselves and their listeners (the heart). This indie-folk band has characteristics that are sure to appeal to any music lover. If planning on seeing The Head and The Heart live, I can promise from experience they will exceed all of your expectations.

The Head and the Heart is one of the last truly talented and wholesome acts out there. Charity is seriously the most talented female artist I've ever seen perform and even though her vocals aren't always 100% when performing live she is a spectacle and so outrageously rad. Everything about their performance was pure perfection and even in a crowd of 1000 people, I still felt so connected to them as artists. If The Head and the Heart is in your city to tour, there's no excuse as to why you shouldn't go see them.

Despite tech problems, the concert was intimate and the band put on an amazing performance! Loved every bit and new tunes from the new album sound even better live. definitely recommend seeing them live at some point. would have loved for them to tweak up a bit the setlist and squeeze in my favorite song but wasn't expecting anything from them. still such an amazing night! the crowd was very into them and you could tell everyone one was a fan. I think their music work even better in small places for sure.

This band is incredible and they are and always will be one of my favorites. That being said, I do miss Josiah. Although Jonathan is an incredible frontman, something I used to love about the Head and the Heart is how the three singers shared the stage, and now that Jonathan sings for both of the male voices, it's a bit unbalanced. Josiah: we're all hoping you get better soon. To the whole band: keep making music, I'll always be a fan.

Great show. Small venue, much smaller than The Head and The Heart usually play.

JS Ondora (sp) was a great opener, he was freaked out by the closeness of the audience but his between song banter was funny.

The Head and the Heart were outstanding. Fantastic to see them in a small place from about 6 rows. Josiah Johnson returned for one song and and a weirdly random Justin Bieber cover capped it all.