Phantom Planet:
October 7, 2008
Masquerade - Atlanta, Ga
ft. The Rocket Summer, The Secret Handshake, The Morning Light, and The Media Says (Lots of 'The' bands...)
I rolled up late, unlike my usual 9am. Luckily I have amazing friends (Alexis & Kelly) who let me stand with them. We ended up on the right side of the barricade. We had to stand through The Media Says (the unexpected baby band of the night). They were poppy but Ray Garrison is the cheesiest performer I have ever seen in my life. (Yes, cheesier than Metro Station.) After the cheese ended, The Morning Light came on. I've seen them before and they were better this time. Maybe it was the acoustics of the Masquerade. Or maybe it's just the mere fact that its not Sector 7G. Anyways, they were dancy and happy and Hanson-y. Their new stuff sounds really good. Kelly calls them the "ohmygods", because in every song they say "Oh my God". Next up, The Secret Handshake. Okay, I get it. You know how to use Garage Band really well. I've seen this guy 3 or 4 times and he plays the exact same set every time. I think I'm just so tired of Garage Band synth bands. The trend has passed. Now everyone and their mom has one. I'm over it. But! He did play that Cher song "Do you believe in live after love...", and I did sing to that one. Who doesn't love a little Cher in their life?
After all those not so amazing bands, Phantom Planet started playing and my night took a turn for the better. I've been looking forward to this show for months! They were incredible as always, playing all our favorites. (Except "Anthem". Thanks, Alexis) They opened up with "Do the Panic", played "Leader" (fucking love that song) , and of course "California". During the last song, Alex attempted to climb the ceiling of the Masq. Which resulted in him just hanging there for a little bit. (This made my night cause I love it when he climbs shit). After their set, Courtney and I headed downstairs to see who was playing in Hell. A punk band! Yes! Complete with mohawks and rancid patches on their denim jackets. They were actually really good/entertaining. I don't remember what they were called... something "Kats". There was a mosh pit of about 7 people. Amazing.
After all the punk goodness, we ventured outside and caught up with Darren and Alex to beg for an acoustic set. They complied and played "Anthem", "The Local Red & Black", a few covers (Beatles, Aerosmith, etc), "The Guest", and a several others. Then we moved to the van where Alex wrapped up the set by playing "Knowitall" (If I remember correctly) on this tiny keyboard. So cute! We stayed a little longer to talk to Alex and Darren. I introduced myself and told them about how much their music means to me and all that good stuff and Alex remembered me then gave me an inspirational speech. (I swear this was the best night of my life) Then Darren gave me one of his guitar picks, I'm not sure why. But I took it. haha. All in all, this was an incredible night and if you haven't seen Phantom Planet live, shame on you! They're apparently headlining a tour in Feb/Mar '09. So, check that out.
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I have a few friends that were at that show :)
One of my fellow TheOneLove.org bloggers went downt here and brought her dad. HAHAHA Bryce/RocketSummer is like...our group of friends' hero, and his latest CD is the soundtrack to my life.
I saw Phantom Planet in NYC last May, and they were rather awesome.
I saw Secret Handshake in Nashville not too long ago, and it was fun - but not impressive, as you said.
Sounds like you had funnnnn! :)
I'm pretty sure that just picturing your face during that acoustic session made ME smile. I love it when they do stuff like that. It just makes the night extra special and shows how much they respect the kids that come out to see them.
I'm sad that Bran and I missed the show, but it sounds like it was amazing, and I'm so glad you had a great time =)
oh man, the media says. i saw them this summer with holiday parade and it was not pretty. i agree with the major cheese. and their guitarist makes funny faces when he plays.
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