Absolutely incredible.
by J.B. Sneaks on 4/22/25The Southern Cafe & Music Hall - CharlottesvilleRating: 5 out of 5Lush harmonies and a comforting, solemn vibe. Gave me remnants of Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young!
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Casbah-San Diego
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Pappy and Harriets Pioneertown Palace
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Felton Music Hall
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Fruition's newest album, Broken at the Break of Day, may be hard to categorize, yet it feels complete because of their dedication to honesty as well as harmony. Influenced equally by acoustic music and rock 'n' roll, the Portland, Oregon-based band is composed of Jay Cobb Anderson (electric guitar, vocals), Kellen Asebroek (piano, acoustic guitar vocals), Jeff Leonard (bass), Mimi Naja (mandolin, electric guitar, vocals) and Tyler Thompson (drums). Their unmistakable vocal blend first revealed itself in 2008 when Anderson tagged along with Asebroek and Naja for an afternoon of busking in Portland. Since that time, they have opened shows for the Wood Brothers, Greensky Bluegrass, and Jack Johnson, and appeared at festivals like Telluride Bluegrass, Bonnaroo, and DelFest. Broken at the Break of Day follows the band's exceptional 2019 album, Wild as the Night.
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Lush harmonies and a comforting, solemn vibe. Gave me remnants of Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young!
It is beyond me that Fruition is not more widely known and loved. I don’t think there are three finer songwriters in one band. They support their amazing songs with incredible musicianship, and harmonies. So grateful to have been a fan for many years.
Fruition brought down the House, it was just too bad the place wasn’t packed. PCMH did a ticket giveaway contest via Facebook the day before and didn’t even bother to follow through with picking a winner, they did a terrible job promoting this show IMO, there was no more than 150 people there and they didn’t follow through with a giveaway LAME! I just hope this doesn’t deter fruition from coming back bc I usually have to fly to Colorado to see them....
My favorite band, and I have never seen them not rock the house. Awesome
Great band, one of the best touring. Beautiful harmonies, stellar musicianship and just nice people .