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New Found Glory
Guitarist Chad Gilbert has a "Head
On Collision" with fans at the Factory.
Performers: New Found Glory,
Finch, Something Corporate, Further Seems Forever
Where: Electric Factory
When: Wednesday, November 6th, 2002
7:00 PM
The
New Found Glory show – I must admit that I was somewhat reluctant to attend
it. It’s funny how much can change in the course of a year: radio airplay,
countless magazines, MTV – these guys are everywhere. Their fan base has
definitely expanded at a record rate. The boys themselves have admitted to
turning twelve-year-old girls, who used to listen to 'NSYNC, on to punk music. Needless to say, I was expecting the Electric Factory to be protruding with a
plethora of teenyboppers in halter tops and eye glitter. However, I was
pleasantly surprised to find that although the sold-out crowd proved to be
primarily female, at least the majority of them could drive. And to their
credit, they definitely knew how to rock, cultivating an evening of music,
mayhem, and a multitude of moshing.
Florida favorites,
Further Seems Forever, started the
show off strong with their new, ex-Affinity singer, Jason Gleason. Their set,
which included “What I’m Saying” and “The Moon Is Down,” got a healthy portion
of the crowd moving. Although these boys have yet to purely polish their sound,
they were able to prove that, yes, there is life for FSF after Chris Carrabba
(AKA Dashboard Confessional).
Something Corporate hit the stage next and the Factory
went crazy. Two songs into their set, Andrew McMahon (vocals, piano), William
Tell (guitar), Josh Partington (guitar), Clutch (bass), and Brian Ireland
(drums) were forced to stop rocking until security fixed the barricade, which
the Philly punk crowd had so nicely destroyed. Obviously thrilled by the
complete chaos, the Something Corporate boys returned with “Punk Rock Princess”
and a handful of songs off of their full length, Leaving Through The Window. A bare-footed Andrew concluded their set by running across his piano keys during
“iF yoU C Jordan.” I guess piano powered punk rock isn’t as mellow as we all
thought!
Next up were the boys from
Finch. Nate Barcalow, the
little guy with the big voice, had at least half of the crowd moshing along to
“I Want” and “Awake.” The short and stout, Stefanie Reines (co-founder of
Drive-Thru Records) could even be seen rocking out on the sidelines (but
honestly – who could ever miss her hair?). However, I must note that although
Finch played an amazing set, I did find it somewhat odd that Alex Linares was
sporting a hair do and mini beard strikingly similar to that of New Found
Glory’s Ian Grushka. Hmmm, maybe he just really likes NFG?
Speaking of which, the moment Jordan Pundik (vocals),
Chad Gilbert (guitar), Steve Klein (guitar), Ian Grushka (bass), and Cyrus
Bolooki (drums) stepped on stage, circle pits opened throughout the Factory.
NFG played songs such as, “Something I Call Personality,” “Head On Collision,”
“Sonny,” and “The Story So Far” off of their newest Billboard success, Sticks
And Stones. They also rocked out to “Better Off Dead,” “Vegas,” and
“Sucker” from their 2000 self-titled release. Throughout their set, NFG
instigated moshing and moving, at the same time prompting kids to watch out for
one another. Highlights from their one and a half-hour set included their radio
singles, “Hit Or Miss” and “My Friends Over You.” The girly girls in the crowd
also got a thrill when NFG dedicated “Boy Crazy” to them. And of course no New
Found Glory set would be complete without a cover! The boys graced the crowd
with “Glory Of Love.” All in all, NFG rocked the Factory, pleasing the Philly
punks. My only complaint was that the boys didn’t play “You’ve Got A Friend In
Pennsylvania,” off of their first album, Nothing Gold Can Stay.
Philadelphia – Pennsylvania…it just seems to fit. Oh well, maybe next time.
-Kristal Austin
Click on the artist to see photos from this
concert:
New Found Glory
Finch
Something Corporate
Further Seems Forever
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