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In The Loop On The Road Series Presents: Live Review, Cracker at State Theatre in Falls Church Virginia
By Fleurette Farley Estes
On Thursday, 16 January 2025, Cracker played to a sold-out crowd at the State Theatre in Falls Church, Virginia on a very cold night. Not surprised it’s a sold-out show since this is their home turf. The demographic comprised largely of Gen Xers out for the late weeknight show to hear the soundtrack to some of their best times in the 1990s.
On this night and tour, the band included David Lowery on rhythm guitar and vocals, Johnny Hickman on lead guitar and vocals, Bryan Howard on bass, and CoCo “El Tractor” Owens on drums. Cracker’s Johnny Hickman opened the show. And both Cracker and Hickman were joined by Chicago-based violinist/fiddle player Anne Harris, who just may have stolen the show with her talented musicianship, energetic stage presence, and undeniable charm.
To the uninitiated, Cracker are known for a string of 1990’s rock radio hits that include “Teen Angst (What the World Needs Now),” “Low,” “Get Off This,” and “Euro-Trash Girl.” But make no mistake, this band is more than just a few catchy songs with some great lyrics, they’re what you get when you combine punk, country, blues, folk, and psychedelia with great songwriting, smart lyrics, and positive energy.
The band delivered a no holds barred onslaught of their back catalog, even dipping into Lowery’s Camper Van Beethoven songs, and none of that was lost on the crowd who danced, sang, drank, and celebrated a night that made them young again even if for just a few hours. Harris performed a solo where she played and sang a beautiful piece that the crowd delivered a huge round of applause before Cracker ended the show with three encore songs.
Be sure to catch Cracker in Athens and Woodstock, Georgia in March followed by Morrison, Colorado in June.
Photos of the show: click here
Link to the band website: click here
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Setlist:
Dr. Bernice
St. Cajetan
King of Bakersfield
Sweet Potato
Teen Angst
Sunrise in the Land of Milk and Honey
Wedding Day
Pictures of Matchstick Men
Take the Skinheads Bowling
Get Off This
Another Song About the Rain
Anne Harris Solo Dong
Euro-Trash Girl
Low
Loser
Club Med Sucks
- band, Concert, cracker, david lowery, falls chruch, falls church, live, review, state theatre, virginia
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