Concert Review: Of Mice and Men and A Day To Remember: Right Back At It Again Tour 2013

Last night, I saw post-hardcore bands Of Mice & Men and A Day To Remember at the Wiltern Theater in Los Angeles, CA. Both bands were awesome and energetic, which was reciprocated by the sold out crowd.

Of Mice & Men played many of their fan favorites including "Ohioisonfire" and "Second & Sebring." They really got the crowd pumped up and definitely put on an amazing show.

A Day To Remember took the stage around 9:30 and played an amazing setlist. Opening with "Violence (Enough is Enough)," the first single of their upcoming album, Common Courtesy. Later in the set they played another new song "Right Back at it Again." Other songs included, "You Should've Killed me when You Had the Chance," "Fast Forward to 2012," "The Plot to Bomb the Panhandle," "A Shot in the Dark," "My Life for Hire," "I'm Made of Wax, Larry, What are You Made Of?," "Another Song About the Weekend," "All I Want," "Better Off This Way," and "All Signs Point to Lauderdale."

During their encore, they played acoustic versions of "It's Complicated" and "If it Means a Lot to You." They finished with "Downfall of Us All," which really got the crowd jumping around, moshing, and singing.

Both bands put on an amazing show and were really able to get the crowd involved with t-shirt cannons, beach balls, confetti, streamers, and amazing lights! The show was great and be sure to check out the last leg of the tour if you get the chance.

Look for A Day To Remember's fifth album, Common Courtesy, coming out later this year and Of Mice & Men's new album in the next year.

Of Mice & Men and A Day To Remember's Right Back At It Again Tour is a 10 out of 10 Mosh Pits!

RAWR(for more)

Maxwell Summer 09 Tour - Baby Making Ensues

PCB and I were lucky enough to attend the Las Vegas show of Maxwell's Summer 09 Tour, where he graced the audience with songs from his previous 3 albums and a couple from his new upcoming album BLACKsummers'night due out in July 7, 2009 (That's next week y'know.)

While Maxwell and his crew took about an hour to take to the stage, it was definitely worth the wait. I had seen him back in '98 or '99 when he toured for his second album Embrya, and you could tell, he has made a drastic improvement in his stage performance.

Maxwell looked comfortable, had fun with the audience, and was a class act (Dedicating Kate Bush's "This Woman's Work" to the late and great Michael Jackson).Unfortunately as long as it took Maxwell to get on the stage, he quickly left. He sang for about 60-75 minutes with one encore. Missing from this set list was a crowd favorite "Whenever, Wherever, Whatever," and people began to leave early. Either to miss the traffic or just go to the "after party" that frankly, at the Palms in Vegas was going to be filled with D* Bags covered in Axe Body Spray or Abercrombie and Fitch's date rape cologne.

Maxwell did perform Pretty Wings and a couple songs from his new album, including "Stop The World." Which in his own words is his version of "Knockin Boots but the titles nicer." I think this album will stray form his previous 3 in the sense his sound is more mature, a little rough around the edges yet still holding on to what we all love Maxwell for: creating great songs about life and love. And that's fine by me.

I recommend picking up his new album in stores on Tuesday and seeing him tour if you can. I would definitely recommend picking up his previous 3 albums and his Unplugged if you can't make his show.

For a listing of his next performances check out his Myspace Page @ http://www.myspace.com/maxwell

RAWR(for more)