Dave Silverman, bassist from Weatherbox
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With Manchester Orchestra, Biffy Clyro & Weatherbox
By: Nicole Lulinski
Photos by: Neyda Carasa
They came with the ambition to rock our brains out and it was clear that "Say Anything" successfully conquered the hearts of South Florida on April 4th taking Weatherbox, Biffy Clyro and Manchester along for the inspiring ride.
I arrived to Revolution early to make sure I had a good view of the show, but there was already an eager crowd of teenagers clad in blue and yellow Say Anything T-shirts lined up.
An hour later, an impatient crowd was settled when San Diego natives Weatherbox burst onto the stage with a roar that would make all indie-rock bands proud. They blazed through songs like "Atom Smash," "Armed to the Teeth," and "The Clearing" from their debut album American Art, and successfully started a giant mosh pit, to which they later dedicated a song. They ended a truly awesome set with "Tripping the Life Fantastic" and lead singer Brian Warren set the mood for the entire night when he said, "Right now is when we’ve felt most at home for the entire tour."
Max Bemis, Say Anything Lead Vocals
Following the band was a group of Scottish rockers called Biffy Clyro, and I wondered how they could possibly follow Weatherbox. But Biffy Clyro surprised everyone with their complex and interwoven guitar licks and melodies. Things seemed to be mellowing out until Max Bemis, lead singer and mastermind of Say Anything, unexpectedly came out to sing with Biffy Clyro, which drove the crowd into ear-shattering screams.
Once their performance was over, Manchester Orchestra walked out on stage and you could hear the clapping hands and sounds of excitement. As they started playing songs from their 2006 album I’m Like a Virgin Losing a Child, my heart thumped to the beat of the bass line. The band belted out songs like "Wolves at Night" and "Alice and Interiors," revealing the band’s insane energy onstage and their success at pleasing the hungry crowd.
As soon as Manchester Orchestra froze in rocker positions, the red curtain closed for a 30-minute interval and the fans started chanting, "Say Anything, Say Anything, Say Anything!" The curtains finally opened to Say Anything frozen onstage and the crowd went absolutely crazy. A single blue light shined on Max Bemis as he walked forward and screamed, "Are you ready Miami?"
Parker Case from Say Anything
The crowd responded anxiously and started jumping and screaming, as the band sang "Alive with the Glory of Love" from their last album ...Is a Real Boy. The band’s energy was amazing as they sang hits like "Admit it," "Wow, I Can Be Sexual, Too," "Shiksa" and "The Futile." The mosh pits went insane, especially when they cranked up the volume for the songs from their new album In Defense of the Genre, such as "Skinny Mean Men" and "Spores." After a proposal onstage by "the first fan of Say Anything" (according to Max Bemis, this guy was their first ever fan) and a set to end a night of amazing sets, the band stepped offstage, but the crowd didn’t move.
They left the stage, but one minute later, with the crows begging for an encore, they returned to end one of the best concerts I’ve ever had the ultimate pleasure of screaming for. Being practically lifted up in the air to crowd surf and pushed around by hundreds of sweaty teenagers was worth it for a great and insane concert. The bands’ music, which went from indie to hardcore was, in one word, sick!
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