The Library
Sacramento, CA
What another fun night. It was at a small venue in town that's just a level higher than Boardwalk's, but it still had shitty sound. Just not as shitty as the night of Mellowdrone. The line did not form as early as Franz Ferdinand's, but it was a sold-out show with 300 something in attendance. Brighten opened up the show. From Chico, they've played with Honey Trees opening for Augustana a month or two ago, which was definitely a treat. They played backup for Honey Trees, but this time around we got a taste of what they really sound like. Alternative/Rock is a way to describe their music. They played a short, but strong set with a Blesk member. They played songs from their EP including "Television" and "Friends for Lovers".
Fair was decent. There was nothing spectacular about this Tooth & Nail band. What made it an interesting set was when Sherri Dupree and her sister went on stage for the last song to sing along with Fair.
Simon Dawes was THE highlight of the evening as was expected. It's been a year since these LA boys were in Sacramento since opening for Maroon 5 last year along with The Thrills. Blake and Wylie were the personal faves and Taylor has a crappy attitude, but it can be forgiven. Although, I didn't appreciate him throwing water into the crowd soaking my camera, but luckily it wasn't turned on, otherwise I would have thrown a much bigger fit. Blake is an amazing guitarist and Wylie is an amazing bassist. Without these two, there IS NO Simon Dawes. Blake does not play guitar solos, throughout the song he's playing guitar solos. And using a slider is always a plus. IN general, they had amazing stage presence. They were fun to watch and made new fans along the way. The only disappointment with the set was that they didn't play "Cheap Rip-Off" because we really get to see Wylie shine in that one.
Eisley was beautiful. We got a sample earlier in the show when they sang with Fair, but Eisley sounded amazing live as is expected just like other bands. They sound just as good live as they do on their recordings. As their second only headlining tour, they really shined. This was their last "Room Noises" tour and they played old songs and new songs, some which Sherri wrote after becoming engaged to her fiance from NFG. They ended the show with no encore and with "Trolleywood" All the band members from the other bands, except for a few members like Wylie, joined the stage with Eisley for that last song.
Eisley Set List:
Mr. Pine
Marvelous Things
Escaping Song
My Lovely
Telescope Eyes
Taking Control
Golly Sandra
I Wasn't Prepared
I Could Be There For You
Memories
Vintage People
Invasion
Plenty of Paper
I Feel Good
Head Against The Sky
Many Funerals
(No Encore)
Like The Actors
Just Like We Do
Trolleywood
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