Pop-rock group, Little Fevers, performed with Jenna Huston Saturday night at the Bluestem stage.

Huston opened the night with her keyboard while playing a cover of Pearl Jam’s “Black.” Her range in her voice could easily be heard right from the start of the show.

She continued with another cover, “The Wedding Song,” which had a different tone from “Black” by being more of a sweet, love song. Her style changed between these two songs, but she proved she could sing a darker song with emotion and was able to turn around and make a love song emotional as well.

Then Huston got up from her keyboard and took out her guitar and played an original song called “Waking up Slowly” which was based off a song her Dad sang to her. 

While keeping her guitar, she played The Avett Brothers song “When I Drink.”  The song had an interesting tone as it was about a depressing issue talking the problems with addiction but yet it felt upbeat and hopeful.

Huston returned to the piano to play a cover of Pink Floyd’s “Shine On You Crazy Diamond” which focused on the hard parts of life and why it’s important to pull through them.  She showed off her piano playing skills in this song with all of the intricate parts heard in the song.

She followed it up with the Tove Lo song, “Habits” which felt more personal than the original with her voice and the piano being the only elements.

“Indianola” was another original song by Huston. This song is an interesting take on a heartbreak song, as it was sang and written as if she were talking to a friend who is in a bad relationship.

Huston ended with a cover of the Radiohead song “Creep” which was all about trying to fit in and how hard it can be. The original song is a heavier rock song but the same as Huston did with “Habits” she did with this adding her own style as well making it sound more emotional.

After a brief intermission Little Fevers took the stage with lead singer Lucy Michelle saying, “We’re gonna play some music for ya, you can dance if you want!”

They started off with “Can’t Get Enough,” their first of many songs that they would play off of their new album “Field Trip.” This song instantly showed off the group’s fun pop rock style that would be a trend for the rest of the night.

After that, the group played “Make it Easy” which created a mix between the guitar and bass while they lyrics were about making love easy.  The song also featured a back up part sang by bass player Eamonn Mclain, which added an echo to Michelle’s lead lyrics.

The band was also very engaging with the audience by always talking to them between songs and having fun on stage.

“We went and saw a movie today, it was a band date.” Michelle said as she got a laugh from the audience.

“Party’s We’ve Missed” was all about not missing important things life and making the most of it. This song also featured a cool bass solo that had some high notes that are typically not heard from a bass.

A cover of Daniel Johnston’s “True Love Will Find You In The End” was played which encourages people to keep looking for love no matter what happens. The lyrics are very uplifting but the song was played in a softer matter all while Little Fevers put their fun style into it.

“Apple Tree” started out slow but then grew into a much louder song as the drums were the true high light providing a fast beat to back up the lyrics.

Another nice drum beat continued in the song “Stones” which was another very encouraging song telling the audience to not let the heavy things in life bring them down. 

Next, perhaps one of the mellowest songs of the night was played entitled “Sleep.”

“Which, when I wrote this, I wasn’t getting enough of because I had a six month old child.” Michelle joked.

It was a different type of song than the previous based on tone as it was slower but it was still very engaging.

Little Fevers closed off the night with “Bones” which started out mellow but still mixed in that fun style they have as it grew into a faster song as it went along.

Both artists brought emotional and fun songs to Bluestem on Saturday night. Little Fevers and Huston have opposite styles but it made for a dynamic and unique show.