In the time since they played our SXSW event, Blitzen Trapper have grown to be one of the most respected young bands out there. And with two widely-released, even wider-respected albums under their belt, why shouldn’t they be? Wild Mountain Nation is fantastic and Furr just might be even better. Luckily for Blitzen Trapper they’ve got the live show to back it all up.

So with as many solid songs under their belt as Blitzen Trapper has, it was hard to be pulling for too many songs in particular. If I heard “Black River Killer” (I did) and maybe a handful of songs from Wild Mountain Nation (ditto), I’d be happy. Blitzen Trapper were one of the few bands I was able to watch/listen to the entirety of their set. After I finished photographing them, I went off to the side of the stage and laid in the grass, just enjoying the sounds of a band that makes me feel happy to be alive 2009.

More photos after the break.