Made time to get down to the brand new House of Blues near Fenway Park. Damn that place is nice and with 3 balconies and top-of-the-line sound system, it's huge in every way possible. But that's not why I was there...
Crime In Stereo: ...Is Dead has been one of the records I've listen to most this year so I was stoked to get to see them live. Ripping through tracks, the band played literally every song I wanted to hear ("XXXX (The First Thousand Years of Solitude)", "Small Skeletal" and "Third Atlantic".) Vocalist Kristian Hallbert was hit or miss but guitarist Alex Dunne's riffs/screams saved the day and drummer Scotty Giffin stole the show thundering fill after thundering fill.
Glassjaw: Playing with lights down brought out in Daryl Palumbo and Co. Still, delivering a brutally funky set lined with an urgent take on "Ape Dos Mil", a bombastic version of "Pretty Lush" and even all 7 minutes of "The Gillette Cavalcade". Daryl despite all his lunacy can still scream and croon seamlessly with the best of 'em.
Brand New: Any one who has read this blog more than once know my gushing love of Brand New. Still, they tried me last night taking 40 minutes to set up. However, when they came on...all was forgiven. Beginning with a couple tracks from Daisy, the band actually showed love to their older tracks...even dusting off "Quiet Things That No One Ever Knows" and "Mix Tape". Stunning visuals and ample improvisation of each track (including Jesse impromptu changing "Sowing Season (Yeah)" to "Sowing Season (No)") made it a truly special performance.
Long Island brought it and a sick feeling in me says this maybe the last time Brand New ever tour so I'm glad I could say I was there.
For anyone not able to check this tour out, hit the link below to download some high quality MP3s of Brand New's set at another House of Blues. And for any of ya'll living in the splash section of the nation that this tour comes through, don't miss out on a great show and get yourself there...ya heard?
Download: Brand New- Live at the House of Blues 2009
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