Thriving Ivory...

I went to see the band Thriving Ivory play a show at Tink's in Scranton the other night. I wasn't sure about whether or not I wanted to go after all that has happened since last Tuesday, but I bought the tickets over a month ago and I figured the worst thing that would happen would be that I would be miserable and want to leave. I mean I guess I figured that it was better than sitting at home.

The show was definitely good but I wouldn't categorize the band as one of my favorites. They are what I to refer to as a "Playlist" band. What I mean by that is that I like them well enough to put them on a playlist mixed in with other artists, but I wouldn't want to sit and listen to an album from beginning to end. They are good as a live band as far as the way they sound, they definitely don't need the magic of a studio to sound good, BUT they don't exactly throw a big party or anything when they are on stage. If you want to calmly and mellowly listen to a band play a show, then they are definitely a band you should go see. If your idea of a good show is one where you want to get up and dance and sing along, then they are going to fall a little short of your expectations. For the price of the tickets, it definitely paid off in my favor. I certainly feel like my $17 was worth it. Here is a video that I recorded during the show, it's of the band playing their single "Angels on the Moon":

One highlight of the night was the band Barcelona, who opened for Thriving Ivory. They were awesome. Their sound is really rad... it's like a mix between The Fray and OneRepublic yet they still definitely sound unique in and of themselves. They were also really nice, chill guys. I got autographs from all of them after the show.Which is cool because it's my prediction that they are going to be hugely successful really soon. On a side note, I guess I can point out that they were all pretty hot too and that always helps lol. Here is a video that I recorded during the show:

Check them out on myspace! http://www.myspace.com/barcelona

***I just realized I used the word "definitely" waaaaay too often in this post lol, perhaps I need to learn how to use a thesaurus or something.***

I'm going to upload my pictures from the show on facebook and myspace soon I think...