I always try to go see my favorite band when they come into town, and tonight’s special Halloween show at the 9:30 Club was a night to remember. It’s always much better when Anberlin headlines than when they open, as their set time is far longer and they get a chance to delve deeper into [...]

In short, it was a painfully short performance from openers Anberlin, who happen to be my favorite band of all times. They rocked out a six- or seven-song set and had to leave the stage, making way for the All-American Rejects, who played second. AAR lead singer Tyson Ritter looked and acted blazed out of [...]

I’ve been to several Anberlin performances now, but this was probably the best I’ve ever seen them play live. They now have five full-time band members with a touring keyboard player, and although I can’t say I dig their latest album, New Surrender, as much as I’ve liked their previous three studio efforts, it’s pretty [...]

On November 29th, a band called mewithoutYou rocked a local music scene at Guzman’s in Harrisonburg, Virginia. Half restaurant, half concert space, Guzman’s is a solid venue. The concert space half of the building is wide open, like a warehouse, except for the stage at one end which is dwarfed by the stacks of a [...]

I came for the Anberlin, and then I left. Metro Station was horrible, their guitarist pranced around like an elf on stage and the rest of the band was dressed like girls. They had a fake bassline going on in the background (at least there was no bassist on stage) and I wasn’t impressed at [...]

Another amazing Anberlin show at the 9:30 Club. This time Bayside opened up for them (two other bands, Jonezetta and Meg + Dia played too, but we didn’t get there until after their sets). Bayside is a pretty good band and I thought they played well, but you just can’t compare to Anberlin for a [...]

Two of the most ravishingly good-looking musicians I’ve ever laid eyes on, John Mayer and Sheryl Crow came to Nissan Pavilion on the Sunday evening before Labor Day. It looked like John Mayer would be the headliner (the guy who plays last), but in a startling turn of events he came out on stage just [...]

The house was packed at the 9:30 Club on a Monday night as the Tooth and Nail tour came through town. Anberlin played second-to-last, just before co-headliners Emery and after three other bands: The Fold, The Classic Crime, and Jonezetta. The show was longer than crap with five bands each having between thirty minutes and [...]

I saw BTE at Celebrate Fairfax, Fairfax County’s annual spring/summer festival. What a great 90’s band! Just listening to all their old radio hits from my teenage years brought tears to my eyes, a feeling of nostalgia to my heart, and a warm, tingly sensation to my loins. Just kidding about the loins part. If [...]