Andy Hull of Manchester Orchestra
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Manchester Orchestra, fun, Audrye Sessions, and Winston Audio
June 4, 2009 at The Social, Orlando, Florida
Review and photos by David Levitan
In the heart of downtown Orlando, I found myself a block away from The Sounds' performance at Club Firestone—across the street from the NBA finals watching party—and in line at The Social for an amazing show. The line was filled with people who had come for Manchester Orchestra’s second sold-out show. A few of the fans in line attended the night before and were excited for night two of an amazing tour.
Winston Audio took the stage first with their southern grunge vibe. Throughout their set, members of the other bands joined them onstage to sing along or to lend them their instruments. Having only heard of them upon walking into the venue and looking at the merch table, Winston Audio brought a great start to this show.
Following their set, I made my way to find a spot closer or at least to the center of the room to get a better view. Audrye Sessions took the stage with members of the band Winston Audio and fun, making it look like an indie super group onstage. This group kicked off the set with tunes such as "The Paper Face," "Turn Me Off," and "Perfect Sometimes," turning the tunes into larger-than-life songs. Ryan Karazija’s (singer/guitarist of Audrye Sessions) vocals echoed on the venue walls with beauty as he played his guitar with a violin bow, mimicking the style of Jimmy Page. Audrye Sessions is a band whose album does not do them justice compared to their live show, which is filled with friends jamming along on stage, creating an epic performance.
Audyre Sessions
It's hard to follow the high energy set of Audrye Sessions; luckily next was Nate Ruess of The Format’s new band fun. Imagine The Rocket Summer meets The Format, and you've got fun. Fun brought a whole new level of music and energy to the stage, playing old songs of The Format's such as "She Doesn’t Get It," along with songs off the upcoming fun album. I was singing along and clapping with Nate Ruess as he sang his heart out to "She Doesn't Get It." Friends joined him onstage for the song, which brought an upbeat note to the end of their set.
Manchester Orchestra came onstage next with singer/guitarist Andy Hull’s Macbook, which had the Magic/Laker game on. Hull was rooting for the Magic to crush Kobe. After that comment, the band went right into their set, playing hits off their two albums. The audience’s singing along at the top of their lungs to songs such as "Wolves at Night," "Shake It Out," and "My Friend Marcus," had the band smiling and backing off their microphones to hear the crowd’s voice. In the middle of "100 Dollars," Andy Hull called out a rude drunk in the back room for yelling while he was singing. Once that was done, he dove right back into the song and got the crowd to sing along to "The Only One." Hull also recognized a few of the fans in front of him who were there the night before. To end the night, Manchester Orchestra engaged in a sing along with the crowd, Andy Hull, and his guitar.
All in all, Manchester Orchestra closed their seven-week tour with two back-to-back, sold-out shows at The Social and an amazing lineup of opening bands.
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