'Brand New' and 'Thrice' put on good show
Gus Maxwell, Staff Writer
Issue date: 10/30/07 Section: Spotlight
Musical group 'Brand New' played in the Fillmore Auditorium Friday, October 26, as a stop on their month long tour. The show was nearly sold out with dedicated fans lining up to get in.
Brand New is promoting its recently released album, "The Devil and God Are Raging Inside Me," while Thrice, the opening band, played songs from its album "Vheissu."
Thrice's set lasted an hour. The opening group has a darker sound, with a good balance of flowing slow songs and driving fast ones. They played well without any glaring errors. The lead singer, Dustin Kensrue, spoke very rarely, however, and very quietly when he did. (I assumed he introduced the band and a couple songs, but no one really knows.)
As Thrice left the stage to make way for the headlining band, the crowd pushed toward the front. The auditorium swelled with applause and cheering when Brand New finally took their places on stage.
The group demonstrated excellent musicianship, easily switching back and forth from the tempos and styles of acoustic melodies and songs the crowed jumped in a frenzy to.
When Brand New played songs from their previous CD, Deja Entendu, it was hard to hear the vocals because the audience was shouting the words back at the stage. Only a few of the songs however were old material, and they managed to get through almost the entire new album.
The show was very good musically and visually, but lacking overall in showmanship. It was a step above Thrice though, because Jesse Lacey spoke clearly enough to be understood. Nonetheless, when the audience demanded Brand New not leave without an encore, the band seemed slightly reluctant to do so.
Brand New is promoting its recently released album, "The Devil and God Are Raging Inside Me," while Thrice, the opening band, played songs from its album "Vheissu."
Thrice's set lasted an hour. The opening group has a darker sound, with a good balance of flowing slow songs and driving fast ones. They played well without any glaring errors. The lead singer, Dustin Kensrue, spoke very rarely, however, and very quietly when he did. (I assumed he introduced the band and a couple songs, but no one really knows.)
As Thrice left the stage to make way for the headlining band, the crowd pushed toward the front. The auditorium swelled with applause and cheering when Brand New finally took their places on stage.
The group demonstrated excellent musicianship, easily switching back and forth from the tempos and styles of acoustic melodies and songs the crowed jumped in a frenzy to.
When Brand New played songs from their previous CD, Deja Entendu, it was hard to hear the vocals because the audience was shouting the words back at the stage. Only a few of the songs however were old material, and they managed to get through almost the entire new album.
The show was very good musically and visually, but lacking overall in showmanship. It was a step above Thrice though, because Jesse Lacey spoke clearly enough to be understood. Nonetheless, when the audience demanded Brand New not leave without an encore, the band seemed slightly reluctant to do so.
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