Chatham County Line celebrate the release of "IV"

“This is just a dream come true for us,” Chatham County Line frontman Dave Wilson told the crowd at Cat’s Cradle Friday night.

The group played their first sold out Cradle show in celebration of the release of their new album, IV, out last week on Yep Roc Records.

The group mostly played songs off of IV but also delved further back into their catalogue for songs like “Lonesome in Caroline” and “Route 23.”

For most of the show it was quite a task to tune out the chatty roar of the noisy crowd and actually listen to the music, but the group did its best to shine through the chatter. The biggest cheers from the crowd came on the acoustic numbers where band members, especially banjo player Chandler Holt, could show off their chops.

The Everybodyfields from Johnson City, Tenn. opened the show with songs from their album “Nothing Is Okay.” While the crowd had been chattering wildly before the lights dimmed, you could have a pin drop as Jill Andrews’ voice cut through the chaos.

Andrews and Sam Quinn, the group’s co-lead singer, came back on stage near the end of the night to join Chatham County Line for an amazing rendition of “Pale Blue Eyes” by The Velvet Underground.

Chatham County Line ended the evening with a trio of songs performed un-miced from the center of the audience.

The band is off to Austin for SXSW this week, but what a send off they got from the hometown crowd.