Young Man Touring Europe

Young Man: Perform at the Borderline

Young Man

Earlier this month Grass House and Les Mistons, both local bands from London, opened for Young Man. Young Man is a band all the way from my hometown, Chicago, came to London. Young Man, like all bands, has a story to tell. While the "Young Man" on the guitar and the main vocalist is Colin Caulfield from St. Paul, Minnesota, the group is composed of several talented "young men." Emmett all the way from Cleveland, Ohio did his thing on the guitar and accompanied Colin on the mic. Next up there was Joe Bailey on the bass who was holding it down all the way from Greensburg, Indiana. Then there was Jeff Graupner on the synthesizer from Milwaukee, Wisconsin. And last but certainly not least, Darien Williams from Chicago, Illinois represented my city well on the drums!

Colin, Emmett, Joe and Jeff all attended Loyola University in Chicago where they met. It was not until Colin published two solo-records that the band was formed. Darien, the most recent addition to Young Man, filled the vacant spot after the former drummer left the band, which he learned about via Facebook last November.  Shortly after in early December Darien found himself at Colin's house auditioning for the spot. A few weeks later he was told he was in the band and they began touring in January. Almost a year and a half ago, they recorded the first full band record (vol. 1) in Chicago, which was released last May. Keep your eye out for the next record, Beyond Was All Around Me (#BWAAM) which will hopefully be released in April. This record was recorded with Nicolas Vernhes in his Studio, which is known as the Rare Book Room, in NYC.

Darien on the drums

Traveling around the world is one of the most life changing experiences. "This has really been my dream since I was a kid, to be able to play music all over the world," said Darien Williams. While Darien is the drummer of the band, he also describes himself as "a traveler, explorer, and [one who] loves seeing new places and different cultures." What better way to see the world than to do so while playing music and getting paid? While this is their first time touring internationally, Darien says this certainly is only the beginning. Hopefully we will see these young men touring the UK again shortly. Keep an eye out for Young Man around Europe as they will be here until December!

One might think that touring the world playing gigs maybe a bit much for young men, however while "it can be a very tiring experience for most people... playing in a different city every night and seeing the crowd is what gives [Young Men] energy to keep going!" said Darien.

Darien's #1 Fan

Set list included: Josie, Do, Thoughts, Fate, Unfair, Scrape on A Knee, School. There was also an encore where Young Man performed 21. During the encore the crowd was so sad to see them go, at one point a man even began to throw 60 quid (nearly 100 USD) onto the stage at Darien.

Monday 12th November 2012, 7:00 pm

By: Gregory H. Brookins Hinton