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Lake Street Dive
KEMBA Live! — Columbus, OH
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About Lake Street Dive

Lake Street Dive is a Boston-based funk and soul band that somehow keeps getting better instead of calcifying into nostalgia. They started in the mid-2000s as a street busking group, which explains why their sound has this infectious, go-anywhere energy that doesn't care about genre lanes. Their 2013 album Bad Self Portraits introduced them to a wider audience, but it was 2015's Side Pony that made them unavoidable—tracks like 'Good as Hell' became the kind of song people who don't normally listen to funk actually sought out. Ssinger Rachael Price has a voice that can shift from breathy and intimate to absolutely commanding without breaking a sweat. The band treats every song like it's a negotiation with the listener, building grooves instead of just playing them, making arrangements that breathe and shift. They're serious musicians who refuse to sound serious about it.

Shows feel like a really good party where the musicians somehow have more fun than the audience, which is impossible but they manage it anyway. Price commands the stage without trying. Crowds move without being told to.

Known for Good as Hell, It Happened to Me, Bad Self Portraits, Side Pony, What Would a Wise Man Do

Lake Street Dive + Columbus

Lake Street Dive has built a solid relationship with Columbus crowds over the years. Their September 2024 stop at KEMBA Live! showcased why they've earned that loyalty—they played deep into their catalog, pulling out "Bad Self Portraits" and "Dance With a Stranger" alongside the obvious crowd pleasers like "Rich Girl." The setlist had real momentum, moving from the introspective "Baby, Don't Leave Me Alone With My Thoughts" to the infectious energy of "Party on the Roof." They closed with "Good Kisser," which felt earned rather than obligatory. The band's ability to string together songs that build and breathe seems to resonate particularly well in intimate venues like KEMBA.

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Live Music in Columbus

Columbus has a solid live music infrastructure and the kind of audience that appreciates funk-informed musicianship without needing everything filtered through irony. Lake Street Dive's blend of soul, funk, and straightforward groove sensibility fits the city's taste for bands that can actually play their instruments. It's the kind of crowd that shows up for the precision.

Columbus road trip to see Lake Street Dive?

Stay in German Village, where the restored brick townhouses and tree-lined streets feel like an actual neighborhood rather than a tourist zone. Dinner at Harvest Bistro on High Street for refined American food done without fuss. Spend the afternoon at the Columbus Museum of Art, then walk through the Short North corridor—the gallery district has real energy without feeling manufactured. Catch the show at Nationwide Arena, then grab drinks at Drinkery in German Village for something low-key.

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