The members of Tomorrow's Problem show a connection as strong as their music, joking like brothers and finishing ideas without hesitation. They will light up the stage with their undeniable chemistry on the "Wasted Nights" tour, stopping in Columbia on Aug. 29 and Sept. 11.
Tomorrow’s Problem, an alternative rock band based out of South Carolina, will take on Columbia during its “Wasted Night’s Tour” on Aug. 29. The band consists of five members, including singers Stewart Bradley, who also plays keys, and Jack Brecher, who plays rhythm guitar. Baylor Epperson is the lead bass guitarist, Connor “Merv” Mervis is the lead guitarist and Grady Walker is the drummer.
Tomorrow’s Problem has spent the past eight weeks in Charleston, South Carolina, producing an album to prepare for the tour, Brecher said.
The band members have been going to the gym together and figuring out what to do during long drives in the van during their two months living of together, Bradley said.
“We had the trial run over the summer where we were locked in a house pretty much every day together, and so that kind of taught us how to communicate better as a group,” Bradley said. “I feel like that'll just be the same thing in a van going on the road.”
The band has previously done several gigs throughout the southeast, including the St. Pat’s celebration in Five Points. Merv said this is the band's first official tour, and they will be performing in South Carolina, North Carolina, Georgia and Texas.
The band will be performing at smaller events, such as fraternity functions, and doing ticketed gigs at venues in major cities. Brecher said he is excited to go on tour to reach new audiences in both private gigs and ticketed events.
“I think the most fun part about playing new music is when you get to see the reaction from people that don't know you and don't know what they're about to expect,” Brecher said.
Brecher said each venue will be a little different depending on the feel of the crowd. For smaller events, such as sorority functions, music will be tailored to the members' interests, such as Chris Stapleton, rather than the band's traditional rock tracks.
Ticketed shows will feature the band's original music created in Charleston this summer, rather than just covers, to give audiences a live performance of their new album. Merv said the audience can expect something new at each performance, like when the band gets in a “jam” and feeds off of each other's energy to play what feels right in the moment.
“Jack's a phenomenal front man who's able to entertain the crowd,” Merv said. “The whole band's very tight, so we can all kind of bounce off each other … Our drummer is really great, he can go crazy when asked.”
The band plans to start traveling more now that three of the five band members have graduated college. Merv said the other two members will be doing hybrid-type classes in order to stay in school while going on tour.
“We are really excited for what's moving forward and have even more new music that's been recorded that's going to be put out,” Merv said. “We are still writing more for future projects, so this is just the beginning.”
Tomorrow's Problem will be performing at the Fireflies Stadium on Aug. 29 as the post-show performance. More information can be found on its Instagram.