The Sweet Brag Tour w/ The Devil Wears Prada, A Day to Remember, Sky Eats Airplane, Emarosa
Club Retro, Orangevale
April 19, 2009
Words and Photos By Russ Wonsley
Club Retro has not seen or felt such a concert for sometime. Before the show, a line of kids wrapped around the building and then continued onto the back of the church’s property. All of them to soon witness the chaos that would take place within the walls of the venue. Crammed against the newly added barriers, the kids waited for the show to begin.
There was almost a nervous chatter among the crowd of people. No one knew what to expect of such a dream team lineup the Sweet Brag Tour had to offer. Suddenly the lights dimmed, and the men of Emarosa took the stage. Leading the group with his recognizable voice, Jonny Craig started off the show with a great quality performance. Warming the crowd with songs such as “The Past Should Stay Dead†and leaving them wanting more with the song “Set It Off Like Napalm.â€
Next to take the stage was the electronic-powered band Sky Eats Airplane. The band brought with them more of a hardcore sound that would continue into the rest of the night. With high stage jumps, Jerry Roush got the kids to start moving within the depths of the pit.
A Day to Remember were next to the stage for an anticipated performance.
They dropped their third album (and fourth overall) with Victory Records, Homesick, just about a month ago. It seemed as though the crowd had already caught on to the many gang vocals that the record contained. With beach balls flying into the crowd, ADTR took the stage playing the first song off the new album “The Downfall of Us All.†Jeremy McKinnon (vocalist) took control of Club Retro with his catchy lyrics and overwhelming stage presence. In addition to new material, the band pleased the crowd with classic hits such as “A Plot to Bomb the Panhandler†and “Why Walk on Water When We Have Boats.†Nearing the end of their set, Club Retro had become a sauna of sweaty teenagers.
Exhausted from what ADTR had just thrown down, the bustle of crew members preparing the stage for what everyone had gathered for beckoned the audience to reach back for more energy.
It looked as though the new label has been taking care of The Devil Wears Prada, as the stage was littered with professional lighting. The set opened with just purple ultra violent lights that casted an almost solid column of light up into the ceiling. The scene was chilling, as the battle was about to break out between good and evil.
It all began out of nowhere. The Devil Wears Prada took the stage and without wasting a second Mike Hranica pulsed the crowd with his heroic growls; he held the energy of the stage in the center. To his left fellow gutarist Jeremy DePoyster sweetened the songs with his soft harmonizing choruses. You could feel the whole band in tune with one another as they pummeled the venue with breakdowns and grueling guitar riffs. Playing every hit song from both records, the band even treated Club Retro to a new song from their upcoming album With Roots Above and Branches Below titled “Dez Moines.†Fans stretched out to the stage hoping that this would bring them closer to the madness.
Also check out our interview with The Devil Wears Prada
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Tags | , A Day to Remember, April 19 2009, Club Retro, Emarosa, Jeremy DePoyster, Jeremy McKinnon, Jonny Craig, Mike Hranica, Orangevale, Russ Wonsley, Sacramento Concerts, Sacramento shows, Sky Eats Airplane, The Devil Wears Prada, The Sweet Brag Tour
Well written. I felt like I was reading the exact same show I saw and was reading the same emotions I felt. Great job! I think you really will capture the readers into feeling like they can really get a feel for what the show is like, and what they can expect.
Seth Radmall
hey this is jerry (SEA)
those are some tight pics… who is the photographer here?
Jerry Roush
omg i loved this show back in 09. it was my first show with my friends . and i was front row freakign te the hell out. emerosa,skyeatsairplane. ADTR, and devil wears drada! you just cant bget annny better than that!
micah farmer
omg i loved this show back in 09. it was my first show with my friends . and i was front row freakign te the hell out. emerosa,skyeatsairplane. ADTR, and devil wears drada! you just cant get an
ny better than that!
micah farmer