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Against Me! & Silversun Pickups @ The Marquee
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7/18/2010 1:15:00 AM
Tempe’s own Marquee Theatre hosted two of the biggest alternative bands out right now. Against Me!, and Silversun Pickups both saw it fit to come pay the valley another visit, and they were welcomed with nothing less than wide open arms and affection by their fans.
The first out of the duo to take the stage was Against Me! At 8:50. Opening with their song “High Pressure Low”, off of their new album White Crosses. Opening with the new stuff paved the way for beloved favorites like “Thrash Unreal” off of their 2007 album New Wave. However, that was followed by the song “White Crosses”, obviously from their newest record. The band did a great job at mixing the old and the new. That was soon followed by yet another favorite “White People for Peace”. One could not help but notice the basic light setup, and how it proved to be a great additive to the performance. It consisted of about 10 4-foot high pillars consisting of a row of old-school flashing light bulbs. “White People for Peace” was directly followed by “Teenage Anarchist”, “Don’t Lose Touch”, “Push Back”, “Suffocation”, “New Wave”, and they finally closed with “Sink, Florida, Sink”.
Against Me! Seemed to have left the stage a little too early judging by the reaction of the crowd, but that all went away as soon as Silversun Pickups took the stage. One of the first songs they played was “Sort of”, followed immediately by “There’s no Secrets This Year”, and “The Royal We”. It was at about this time people started to notice the impressive display of color-changing lights that lit up the stage behind them giving the band either a silhouette effect of dredging them in vibrant colors. The lights moved with the music, making the performance pleasing to both the ears and the eyes. Next, was “Little Lovers so Polite”, which marked the middle of the performance. They soon worked their way into their more famous songs “Panic Switch”, and “Lazy Eye”. The encore was no disappointment as the band‘s last song was “Common Reactor” which left everyone buzzing with anticipation for their next show. In short, the entire show was incredible, and those who could not attend missed out on a great evening of music.
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