The Hush Sound (Bob Morris – guitar and vocals / Chris Faller – bass and vocals/ Darren Wilson – drums and vocals/ Greta Salpeter – piano, guitar, and vocals) were up next and opened with songs from their newest release as well, Goodbye Blues, which is being called their “most ambitious work to date”. Opening with “Medicine Man” which is this folk-pop blend of wonderful, they soon had the crowd moving. It just has such great lyrics and it hooks into you. They also played “Honey” and “As You Cry” from Goodbye Blues and “Wine Red” from their 2006 release Like Vines.
I hadn’t heard that much from them before, except for listening to their songs on their myspace page. But after listening to them live I’m going to have to buy their albums. Their sound is such a great mix of piano and guitar, female and male vocals. The Hush Sound just reaches out and immediately grabs you with songs that you just have to tap your feet to.
Motion City Soundtrack (Justin Pierre – Vocals and guitar/ Matt Taylor – bass, piano, and vocals/ Josh Cain – guitar and vocals/ Tony Thaxton – drums, percussion, vocals/ Jesse Johnson – moog synthesizer) were next and the crowd just went wild for them. All along the balcony people who had been sitting stood up and clapped and screamed until MCS started to play. They played several songs from their third and newest album, Even if it Kills Me. Such crowd favorites as “Last Night” and “It Had to Be You” plus my personal favorite “This if for Real”.
They had such a lot of energy on stage, despite having arrived late after some complications, and they were a lot of fun to watch play. They spent a fair amount of time talking to the crowd, something I always enjoy because then it’s not just a straight set. Not to mention that they seemed to enjoy playing their music just as much, if not more, than the crowd enjoyed listening to it.
Article comments
1 - Calysta Rose
Sounds like you had a lovely time. I got to see them in San Diego and had a very similar experience. All the bands were terrific, I was quite pleased about that. I hadn't heard Phantom Planet or Motion City Soundtrack prior to the show but was quite impressed. And The Hush Sound are totally amazing, I highly recommend their latest album.
2 - need help
Okay i definitely went to this concert in Orlando Florida. It was an amazing night, Phantom Planet was amazing, loved their do the panic song and the ending "California" song as well. Motion city soundtrack just rocked and so did hush sounds. And is there anything i need to say about Panic!.
But they featured some artists on the screen during the intermissions and i fell in love with one of the songs...but i don't know who it is or what the name of the song is. Do you know where i can find out what was featured?
3 - lea
alright, im going to the show on june 3rd and i had saw the show taped at the fillmore and i was quite inpressed i just hope its just AS GOOD!!!!!!!!!!!
4 - amandaaa
i was at their vancouver concert yesterday night, and might i say it was one of my best experiences. they were all absolutely fantastic live and of course i had heard of all the bands prior to their performances. i loved how phantom planet incorporated "do the PANIC" as their opening song. the hush sound was fantastic and the crowd went wild for motion city soundtrack. as soon as panic at the disco came out, everybody whipped out their camera as "nine in the afternoon" blared on. i loved how the stage seemed to spew out bubbles as they played "behind the sea" though im not such a great fan of that song. i sang along anyways, to every song they performed.
i would go through all the sweating, hyperventilating and pushing again just to see them all over again. and im not joking.
5 - WheelSpeed
This car is so awesome.. i love panic at the disco so much.. more than any one could ever know.