Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros Play Trustees Theater
by thinkrevelry
On Sunday July 12th, Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros performed at the Trustees Theater on Broughton St. The unorthodox band of talented musicians unleashed a night of chaos and reckless abandon.
Veterans of Bonaroo and Coachella, this folk-rolk act benchmarked the middle of their tour in Savannah.
Led by Alex Ebert, who plays the character Edward Sharp, ES&TMZ offer a reinvented sound with pensive lyrics and a folk-pop undercurrent of upbeat back up vocals.
During each song, some members sauntered on stage only to play their part. Trumpet player Stewart Cole arrived with a bloody mary in tow. After
setting his drink down and playing on cue, Cole swiftly got his beverage and left mid-song.
ES&TMZ even overcame SCAD’s poor sound management to let all their songs shine. The stand out performances came from the pianist Tay Strathairn, guitarists Nico Aglietti and Airin Older, and accordion 
player Nora Kirkpatrick. Combined with the charisma of Ebert and female lead Jade Castrinos, ES&TMZ literally left the audience wanting more.
By their last song, Ebert had left stage numerous times to sing shoulder to shoulder with the fans in the crowd.
After submitting to an uproarious demand for 
ES&TMZ to play an encore, the eccentric bunch may have already expected what would come next.
The audience stormed the stage to rock out with the band. SCAD did not anticipate the security issues and abruptly cut the sound, at perhaps one of the most enrapturing moments to happen in Savannah this 
summer.
Living up to their reputation for unconventional performances, ES&TMZ wrapped up the night with a bang. Starry-eyed members of the crowd could pick up tie-dyed t-shirts and the ES&TMZ LP on vinyl to commemorate the strange but fun occasion.
