After a huge gain of loyal fans through the three well known tours Bamboozle, AP Tour, and Warped Tour, The Summer Set took opening bands The Downtown Fiction, ModSun, and Stereo Skyline out on a headlining endeavor that they called “The Travelin’ Show”. The tour began on October 18^th and ended recently after over a month of stupendous shows. With the goal of creating an intimate show that fans will create a stronger connection between band members of fans in mind, The Summer Set took on a very successful headlining tour. Although the tour is now over, it was an incredible event and I encourage you to see each act that was a part of it. Austin Gibbs was unfortunately ill during the date of the tour I attended, however I have heard nothing but excellent reviews about his performance as well.

Making a grand entrance to the all time favorite "Pump It" by the Black Eyed Peas, The Downtown Fiction showed a crowd of unfamiliar faces that they were there to put on an awesome show from the very start. Singing most songs off their latest EP "Best I Never Had", The Downtown Fiction Shad crowd membersall around the gymnasium warmed up with their hands in the air during their entire set. With lead singer Cameron Leahy providing an insane stage presence filled with countless eye locks and hand holds to ensure that each fan in the audience was having an awesome time, it was nearly impossible to be less than ecstatic to watch this talented rock/pop band put on an outstanding performance. Effortlessly taking control of a crowd containing very few people who had heard of them previously, The Downtown Fiction did an excellent job of making sure to put on a flawless performance in order to suck in as many new fans as possible. Even with a few technical difficulties towards the end of their set, bassist David Pavluk was unphased as he nonchellantly communicated with those invoved in the difficulties to ensure that the problem would be fixed when it was time to proceed into the next song. After an outstanding set filled with nonstop dancing and fan girl shrieking, The Downtown Fiction ended with a song that everyone in the crowd seemed to know. This track is "I Just Wanna Run" and it was made very clear that it was the favorite from the crowd by the way they sang to every word as an instant reaction. Dancing around harder than before, because they clearly knew the song very well, left and right the crowd was going absolutely insane for this band that they had once been fooled to believe they had ever heard before. The Downtown Fiction put on a powerful performance that proved they are a force to be reckoned with when it comes to their genre in the music scene.

Morgan YoungDecember 4, 2010Live Review, modsun, stereo skyilne, the downtown fiction, the summer set, the travelin' showComment

STREETS OF GOLD TOUR - LIVE REVIEW

Since releasing their third full length album under the Photo Finish record label titled “Streets of Gold” in late June, 3OH!3 has kept busy by traveling across the United States and Canada on a headlining tour with Down With Webster and HelloGoodbye, which started on October 14^th and recently concluded on November 24^th. With the huge success of their previous album “Want” under their belts, members Sean Foreman and Nathaniel Motte take the stage night after night to prove to fans all around how much of a good time they can put on once they hit the stage. They did just this, night after night.

Morgan YoungNovember 27, 20103OH!3, Live Review, down with webster, hellogoodbye, streets of gold tourComment

LIVE REVIEW - HEY MONDAY FALL TOUR 2010

After taking on the three month long tour with almost unbearable weather and thousands of people that we all love so much, being Warped Tour, Hey Monday headed out on a headlining tour on October 20^th with Cartel, The Ready Set, This Century and We Are The In Crowd. This Fall Tour 2010 is jam packed with excellent bands that put on the performance of a life time night after night. Although they share a similar sound, they all manage to put their own twist to the genre, making each band strong in its own way. The tour is now near over, but the performances are stronger than ever. I got an opportunity to attend this show on Friday and my mind was blown. If you live in Texas or Florida, I highly recommend seeing this show!

Morgan YoungNovember 20, 2010Cartel, Hey Monday, Live Review, The Ready Set, This Century, We Are The In CrowdComment

LIVE REVIEW: 'OMG TOUR'

Selling out arenas that hold thousands of people worldwide, Usher, accompanied by hot artist Trey Songz and upcoming artist Miguel, have begun the month long journey that they call the OMG Tour. Whether it be teeny boppers who love his new singles or long time fans who have been listening to him since the early 2000’s, women and men all around the country are traveling to the nearest location in order to see this outrageous concert packed with as much talent as possible. The tour started out in Seattle, WA and hit Las Vegas on the third day of the tour, and I was lucky enough to be one of the life long fans present.

Starting the show off by opening with a robot-like introduction,Miguel eased each audience member in the large events center into a huge smile. Using his soothing but powerful voice to awe a crowd full of Usher fans, Miguel was very capable of creating a memory in each persons mind of who he is and what his music is like. Opening up for such a worldwide known artist as Usher, Miguel really had a great opportunity to begin building a strong base of very loyal fans. Through his powerful performance, he did just this. Using unique dance moves to really shock the crowd, Miguel had women left and right standing up and screaming for him in hopes to grasp his attention for just one second. With such a strong stage presence, it would be nearly impossible for one to sit down or not want to sing along the second Miguel hit the stage. Using his powerful and mesmerizing voice in combination with his insane stage presence, Miguel exits the stage, after a performance that seems all too short, leaving crowd members shocked at what this little known artist brought to the stage. He is surely an artist to look for in the future, especially after putting on such an incredible opening performance for two very well known artists. His new album is released on November 30th and I recommend you pick it up when you get the chance.

Morgan YoungNovember 15, 2010Live Review, miguel, omg tour, trey songz, usherComment

LIVE REVIEW: The Vultures Unite Tour

With two summer long endeavors on the Vans Warped tour under their belts, the Florida based band VersaEmerge head out on their first headlining tour two short months later. VersaEmerge released their first full-length album titled "Fixed At Zero" in late June, producing hundreds of new loyal vultures over the course of the past four months. Recently, they were featured on the hit television show "World Of Jenks", in which lead singer Sierra Kusterbeck was followed around by cameras during four dates of Warped Tour, unveiling some of her deepest secrets. Since then, swarms of new fans have been heading out to their nearest venue in order to catch a glimpse of what VersaEmerge is really about in an intimate performance on the Vultures Unite Tour.

The Paper Melody, a local band from Yuba City, CA, was given the wonderful opportunity to act as an opening band on this tour for the show at The Boardwalk in Orangevale, CA. Although they appear to be your typical four-piece band, The Paper Melody has something that is not common in the music industry. All four members sing on each track, creating a unique sound with as much power packed into it as possible. With this being said, they also put on one hell of a performance. Whether it be Jill slamming notes on her bass or Sean screaming into his mic while playing the drums, they got a crowd full of vultures to transform instantly into being interested in the music that they were pitching. Even with playing a very short set, The Paper Melody put on a live performance that was very powerful for a local band, gaining many more fans by the time the night was over.

Morgan YoungNovember 1, 2010Anarbor, Conditions, Live Review, The Dangerous Summer, The Paper Melody, VersaEmerge, Vultures UniteComment