From C4AJOH:

NEW YEARS @ THE PAVILLION
LIVE FROM MERRIWEATHER POST PAVILLION, COLUMBIA
01-01-2011



It’s almost 9am and the first act on the bill today is a rather unknown entity, Brandon Caulfield yet to release an album but there seems to be a little bit of buzz around him, already garnering fans like Glamazon, Radio Vine and JR Rhythm, he steps out onto the Merriweather, Post Pavilion stage on a freezing cold January morning, he sits at the piano located towards the left of the stage and speaks into the microphone.

“Well … this is kinda … intimidating. Guess now that I’m here I can’t just leave. This is called Into The Wild.” he explains to the pretty sizable crowd, evidently the biggest crowd he has played in front of, usually performing to maybe 35 people at most in small café’s and bar’s.
He then begins to play into his first song, Into The Wild. It’s slow and eerie piano intro seemingly a very low energy start to what will no doubt be a long day. It’s lyrics are about escapism and I imagine it’s pretty close to how Brandon himself feels. The fans begin to liven up mid-way through the song as the pace starts to pick up and although they’ve heard of the song before, (it’s unreleased as yet) they manage to enjoy it enough.

After the first song, He stops briefly to take a mouthful of water before adjusting the microphone and speaks to the audience, “So this is the first song I ever wrote, it’s been tampered with and changed in so many ways over the years but this is my current adaptation of it, It’s called Sketches In The Form Of Words.” Another haunting piano introduction adds to the mystery and intrigue of this guy, It’s a song about going crazy, destroying everything in your path without worrying about the consequences.

He steps away from the piano and picks up his acoustic guitar before stepping up to the microphone, “This is a song about finding good in a world of bad, it’s called Tim.” He plays the song with the freedom which the prior songs just didn’t allow, the fans are more than pleased with the sudden change of pace.
It’s lyrics reference the difficult past 10 years the world has had to endure and ends in a positive mood, I don’t want to give too much away for people who haven’t heard it yet but it’s a surprising ending to the song.

He stops briefly again before heading over to the microphone, “So Ummm, my music is inspired by a lot of bands and artists no more so than The Beatles. So for this next I’m gonna need a little bit of help from a friend, please welcome … Hannah Beth.”
They both smile at each other before Brandon plays a guitar intro to The Beatles Don’t Let Me Down sharing vocals and the crowd join in, finally some music they can sing along to, as the song comes to a close Brandon heads over to the piano to begin another two Beatles songs, Let It Be and I Want To Hold Your Hand, providing a injection of energy into the crowd so early in the morning and as the medley draws to a close he heads over to Hannah and they share a hug before she heads off backstage again.

He switches from an acoustic to an electric guitar for the final three songs. “This is called Dream On, Young One.” the crowd cheer as he plays an almost recognizable intro to the song and he provides a very unexpected rock frontman type of vocal and uses the stage well for the first time today, clearly becoming more comfortable in front of the large crowd now, often making his way back and forth across the stage. He ends the song on his knees following an almost Zeppelin-esque solo before making his way back onto his feet.

He returns to centre stage, “This is probably the most autobiographical song I’ve written so far, so please bare with me. It’s called Overdue Dreams.”
He performs the song like a pro until mid-way through the song he puts the guitar down and finishes the song accapella encouraging the crowd to sing along to the chorus with him, creating a gospel like sound and atmosphere.

He sits at the piano once more for the final song of his set, Fireflies In The Garden. Performing the song as if he’s been doing it for twenty years but in reality it’s the first time he’s ever performed it live. A Rousing finale of the song is enough for him to have made an impression on the crowd today and his could be a star on the rise.

Setlist
Into The Wild
Sketches In The Form Of Words
Tim
Don’t Let Me Down/Let It Be/I Want To Hold Your Hand (The Beatles Medley)
Dream On, Young One -
Overdue Dreams
Fireflies In The Garden