Valient Thorr: Okay. We only sort of listened to one song from Valient Thorr, and that's just because it was on the way to our next set. But oh, how I long to be best friends with every member of this band. These bearded, gruffy guys are my heroes, and not just because their band name is Valient Thorr. What I heard of their music wasn't bad, but it was kind of like Helmet, in that it totally wasn't what I would normally listen to. Again, very testosterone-driven.

The reason I love Valient Thorr, though, is because in doing some pre-Warped Tour research and stalking through some of these unknown bands on MySpace, I found Valient Thorr's page. It was okay, not my style again, but I looked at some of their pictures, and man, these guys are c-r-a-z-y! One picture got me hooked, and that's where a band member is playing the guitar, hanging upside down from a WIRE!!! Wow. Also, we ran into them down merchandise alley, and Aaron shared a handful of Good & Plentys with them as I confessed the roots of my new obsession.

Saves the Day (acoustic set): At this point in the day, Aaron and I were both a little strung out. If the heat hadn't gotten to us, the crowd had. So Aaron and I both rolled our eyes at Saves the Day singer Chris Conley's hot pink hair, and I could hardly see what was going on, but I did hear.

What I heard was the same old Saves the Day. I don't hate Saves the Day - I kind of like them, actually, but the one complaint is that every song sounds kind of the same to me. You know, kind of droopy, kind of whiney, but I like the vocals and I usually like what I hear.

What was weird about this set was it's supposed to be acoustic, and it was, but it sounded exactly like every other song I've heard from them. No surprise, I suppose, but I anticipated hearing something more raw and maybe a bit different. It wasn't. They did a good job of sounding how they always sound, which has alotted them their fair share of fans, but they need to branch out a bit more.

Motion City Soundtrack: I was waiting all day to see Motion City. Apparently everyone else was, too. I've seen the band live before, and what I remember from that set was great intensity, a great performance, and energy through the roof. I was a little disappointed with what I got at Warped Tour, however.