Photos: Real Estate And Heavy Lights At Flying Dog Brewery

By Matt Condon

Real Estate at the Flying Dog Brewery

Last Saturday, on a beautiful fall evening in Frederick, Maryland, Flying Dog Brewery ended its 2014 Summer Sessions concert series with a visit from New Jersey mellow-rock quintet Real Estate. Beginning with “Had To Hear,” the opening track from the group’s latest album Atlas, the band led a crowd of both devoted fans and new converts through a 16-song set of tunes including “Talking Backwards,” “It’s Real” and deeper album cuts. The band closed with an encore performance of “Beach Comber” from its 2009 self-titled debut.

While singer Martin Courtney quipped that the brewery was the most industrial setting the band had ever played, the stage setup on the brewery’s lawn felt like a natural environment for Real Estate’s tuneful wanderings.

Frederick-based indie rockers Heavy Lights opened the show, playing songs from their recently released album, Mad Minds.

Heavy Lights at the Flying Dog Brewery

Heavy Lights at the Flying Dog Brewery

Heavy Lights at the Flying Dog Brewery

Heavy Lights at the Flying Dog Brewery

Heavy Lights at the Flying Dog Brewery

Real Estate:

Real Estate at the Flying Dog Brewery

Real Estate at the Flying Dog Brewery

Real Estate at the Flying Dog Brewery

Real Estate at the Flying Dog Brewery

Real Estate at the Flying Dog Brewery

Real Estate at the Flying Dog Brewery

Real Estate at the Flying Dog Brewery

Real Estate at the Flying Dog Brewery

Real Estate at the Flying Dog Brewery

Real Estate at the Flying Dog Brewery

Real Estate at the Flying Dog Brewery

Real Estate at the Flying Dog Brewery

Real Estate at the Flying Dog Brewery