Concert Review- Florry

As a fan of Dari Bay’s debut album, I was excited to see Dari Bay in concert. This was going to be the last night of their tour as opener for Philadelphia band Florry. 

My introduction to Florry was as a selection on Uncut’s Best of New West Volume 7 from their October 2025 issue. That band is produced by MJ Lenderman/Wednesday producer/band member Collin Miller, and just released their third album, Sounds like Florry I have to admit that I wasn’t that taken away by the band’s recorded output though I appreciated that they seemed to have a similar feel to Dr Dog and really were mining a bunch of different genres. Plus, though I had barely heard of them, they had got the highest of plaudits from places like Pitchfork, Bandcamp, Brooklyn Vegan, Paste and Sterogum. 

So I was going to see the opener but seeing Florry would be a bonus. Seeing Florry in concert brought to my mind the smell of 1970s Records. They still weren’t “my thing” but I sensed Running on Empty, Rust Never Sleeps and The Best of the Band. Hey wait, I own all those albums on vinyl! Maybe I am more of a fan than I thought. 

When I heard about the concert, I was interested in seeing a six piece band that has a steel guitar player. That’s not something that you see everyday. Here’s the spoiler, I am never going to be a huge fan of Florry. They are one of those hippy dippy bands that probably have strong opinions on THC. But unlike the jam bands of the 90s I survived that would noodle endlessly, Florry can kick up a holy hell. Florry has less to do with those 90s bands that started to sound the same and more like the actual Rolling Thunder Revue, Crazy Horse or Anthem of the Sun- era Grateful Dead. 

The band’s encore was a cover of NRBQ’s “It Comes to Me Naturally” which shows they kind of know their stuff. They were a fun time. A band that could really rock out. Fame is hard to predict, but it wouldn’t be surprising to see Francie Medosch become a big star. The potential is there. She’s got a bit of Dylan, a bit of Courtney Barnett, and maybe even a bit Lucinda Williams. Again, I didn’t walk away a convert, but they never were going to be my thing and I never regret going to a live show. 

(Side note: The selected video performance is not the concert I was at, but it is taken from a show 2 days after I saw them)