The Glorious Sons at The Showbox

The Glorious Sons at The Showbox (Photo by Mike Baltierra)

The Glorious Sons are currently touring North America in support of their latest release, A War on Everything. The band made a stop at Seattle’s Showbox.

Hailing from Kingston, Ontario, Canada, the band is made up of Brett Emmons (vocals), Jay Emmons (guitar), Chris Koster (guitar), Adam Paquette (drums), Chris Huot (bass) and Josh Hewson (piano / guitar). 

The near capacity crowd was treated to a near ninety-minute set. With material what was comprised of material mostly off of A War on Everything as well as their previous release Young Beauties and Fools, fans new and old were able to rock out and sing along to some of the band’s more familiar tracks and singles.

Opening the evening were Des Rocs and Matchstick Skeletons.

The Glorious Sons Setlist
Pink Motel
S.O.S. (Sawed of Shotgun)
My Poor Heart
The Ongoing Speculation Into The Death of Rock and Roll
Wild Eyes
The Union
Mama
Kick Them Wicked Things
Josie
One More Summer
A Funny Thing Happened
Panic Attack
Shapeless Art
Everything is Alright

Encore
One Church Town
Closer to the Sky