Anthony Green/Envy On The Coast/The Dear Hunter/Untitled Band/12-28-07

So, we got to the venue at six, and the doors opened at seven. The guy in front of us was, ehem, very cute. But then these Hollister/Abercrombie chicks ran up to them (they were obviously friends), and all I could think about is how it sucks that Envy On The Coast’s fanbase is going to be like this. I have nothing against the clothes themselves (although I certainly wouldn’t wear them), just the type of attitude that seems to come with it. ANYWAY, I’ll get back to the point.

The first band, I honestly have no idea who they were. They said that Days Away couldn’t make it and they were playing, and later Anthony said something about Days Away… I was fucking confused. And the sad thing was, I really liked them, and I have no idea what their band name is, or if they are really Days Away and they’re trying to fuck with people.

So the untitled band, was in a word, amazing. I really enjoyed their set. Oh, and for the first two bands, I was about three people away from the barrier. And I could barely see because I am fucking 4’10. Also, this dude later kept commenting on the fact that I couldn’t see, and asked if I wanted to sit on his shoulders. Obviously, I said no.

The Dear Hunter, (aka Casey doing an acoustic set by himself) was next, and holy fucking jesus he was amazing. He covered “Lilac Wine” by Jeff Buckley, (a request from Jer. And maybe Brian too because I saw him watching from behind amps with Jer) which was probably one of the greatest moments of my life. Casey ended with “Red Hands” and it was, well, incredible.

You know what I love? All of the bands came out and helped set up their equipment. BTW, Sal’s hair is incredible. I’m just saying.

ENVY ON THE COAST. Well, what can I say? Amazing, incredible, fan-fucking-tastic. The only thing I didn’t like is that they didn’t play “Lapse” or “Starving Your Friends” or “Artist and Repertoire”. They only had a limited amount of time, so I get it. About maybe, three songs in, I had the thought that I had to get to the barrier. (Realize, that I was in this crowd alone. I had the thought in the back of my mind that a pit might start during Envy, and as much as I would want to go in, my parents don’t want me to. I had to be responsible about this.) So, I basically used the “I’m a little girl” card. I got my way to the front, NOT BY SHOVING, but by asking, and oh look! It worked. I guess these brown eyes work.

So for the last couple songs I was right in front of Brian. I can honestly I acted a damn fool during “The Gift of Paralysis”.

Ryan Hunter is one the most amazing singers you could ever have the gift of hearing live. Well, actually the entire band is one of the best you could see live.

ANTHONY GREEN. He played a lot of new stuff, so I pretty much didn’t know anything he sung. (Except for “Act Appalled” which is a Circa song) Basically, I leaned against the barrier just enjoying the quirkiness that is Anthony Green. The drummer for untitled brought him out shots from time to time. And the one time he looked at me (or in my general direction), and I saw his eyes, jesus. He was so fucking stoned, it was hilarious. Oh, how I love that man. And, oh, how close I was to meeting him, but my dad made me leave.

Anyway, the last song of the night everyone came up and played. (Except for Casey) OH, and, I made eye contact with Sal several times. Fucking pointless, but he was probably was looking at me because I had the dumbest grin on my face and he was probably thinking “What the hell is wrong with this chick?” Sandee, I thought you’d appreciate that. And the fact that I thought of you when it happened. Haha.

Awesome quotes and incidents from last night:

Drummer from untitled: Now everyone say FUCK YOU ANTHONY GREEN!

Ryan: (laughing) You’re so fucking drunk.

Sal: Ch-ch-check.

Anthony: Jump on it jump on it jump on it.

Random guy from crowd: SEVEN YEARS!

Anthony: Honestly, I don’t even remember how to play Seven Years. But it makes me feel good that you could go hear it played a hundred times but you’d rather hear it from me.

Anthony: And that’s a new song that kinda hasn’t been written yet…

Same guy: And it sucks!

Anthony: Aw, thanks. (Smirking)

Anthony coming up during untitled’s set and giving the drummer a drag of his joint.

Anthony prancing around stage with Sal.

Sal’s hair. Period.

Anthony grabbing everyone on stage and hugging them.

Best concert so far.

“Throwing punches at ocean waves…”

Paramore/The Starting Line/The Almost/ 11-23-07

We got to the doors around six p.m. I had found out my friend Allie was going to the concert also, so I got to cut in line. Yay for cutsies!

Anywho, The Almost was first. I only knew three songs by them, because I have yet to get their CD. They started with "Southern Weather". Aaron's voice sounded so tired and worn out, I feel for the guy. THEIR DRUMMER IS A FUCKING BEAST. I want to BE him. I also wanted to scream out 'Kenny you fucking rule!' but I wasn't quite sure the drummer's name WAS Kenny. (I faintly remember his name being Kenny, but I didn't want to yell it out and be wrong. haha) They ended with "Say This Sooner" and "Amazing Because It Is".

The Starting Line was next. As soon as they started playing, I immediately felt sorry that I didn't know more songs by them. Hearing them live makes me want to buy all of their CDs and listen to them into all hours of the night. Kenny Vasoli (lead singer) actually came out and sung with The Almost too, which was fun. The only song I knew by them, "Island", they played next to last. Kenny sounded absolutely amazing.

And, now onto the headliner. Paramore. They started with "For A Pessimist, I'm Pretty Optimistic"

Hayley Williams (lead singer) sounded good from what I could hear. I imagine every person in the room was singing along, including moi. I screamed out 'Taylor, you rule man!' at least three times when it was quiet, hoping he would hear me, but alas, he didn't. A ton of people were screaming out 'Hayley I love you!', and me being me, I screamed out 'Hayley I don't love you!'. haha.

Uh, they also played "Fences" and "Let This Go" and of course "My Heart" and "Pressure". I think they also played "Decoy". Paramore's energy on stage is amazing. They all work so well with each other.

And OF COURSE, they played "Misery Business" as the encore. OF COURSE.

The thing was, when I bought the tickets I liked Paramore a lot more. Now, I don't like them so much. They're a fun listen sometimes, but not anything uber powerful or moving. But, whatever.

I have some crappy cell phone pictures and a couple crappy videos, which I'll post later once I go through them throughly.