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Thursday, March 28th
Music Reviews: Concerts
Concerts
First big alt-rock tour makes rousing stop in NC

The first big alt-rock tour of year stopped by North Carolina and put on a show for the ages.

Band brings electricity and passion to NY

Cristina goes to Albany, NY to check out the Jimmy Eat World/Paramore tour.

Silverstein & TDWP rocks out Seattle

Jennifer L. was in Seattle to check out Silverstein and The Devil Wears Prada.

The Veronicas makes rousing return to the US

The Australian twins made a loud return to the US and Cristina was there to see it all.

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Albums
Country debut tries to do too much

Alan reviews the country debut of former Hootie & the Blowfish frontman Darius Rucker.

Disney star makes stellar debut

Spencer reviews the major label and album debut of Camp Rock star Demi Lovato.

Fourth effort innovative & mellow


Michelle reviews the 4th effort from Tennessee pop/rockers Kings of Leon.

Chicago band eschews musical integrity for catchiness on third album

Cristina reviews the latest effort from Hoffman Estates, IL rockers The Academy Is.

Second effort shows off rock vibe

Shannon reviews the sophomore effort from Disney star Miley Cyrus.

Label debut fresh approach to acoustic pop/rock

Alan reviews the latest effort from star indie singer-songwriter Dave Barnes.

Sophomore effort shows growth

Jennifer B. reviews the sophomore effort from 'High School Musical's' Vanessa Hudgens.

Goodrem returns to form on third effort

Aussie sensation Delta Goodren returns to sunny pastures on her third album.

4th album retreats back to grungy anthems

Alan reviews the latest effort from anthemic Southern rockers 3 Doors Down.

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  The Veronicas  
The Veronicas - Concert Review

Veronicas wows crowd after so-so-opening to concert
Seeing The Veronicas live for the second time proves that they are not another girl group. In fact, they are two amazing singers that I do not expect to see lip syncing at Saturday Night Live any time soon. My first Veronicas experience was back in November, at Levi store before their performance with Ryan Cabrera later that night. The audience consisted of four fans a couple of confused shoppers, but that did not stop the girls from proving that they deserve more. Now, almost four months after, Jess and Lisa are playing to sold out crowds at decent sized venues.

The Avalon used to be a Church. Not only did this make the venue hard to find, but the acoustics of the place were not fantastic. The crowd was about 90% teenage girls, some accompanied by their parents (since the show was 16+) and some by their boyfriends; after all it was Valentines Day.

The Jonas Brothers started the show. The boy group consisted of three brothers, Joseph, Kevin, and Nicholas. Whether it was the acoustics or the rockstar-wannabe behavior (which does not fit a 13 year old), their performance was painful to me, but not for the rest of the underage crowd. I can see that these boys will go a little further with their careers, but I can guarantee you that seeing them live is not the best experience. I left their performance for a private meet and greet with the girls, thanks to me remembering their manager from the in store. Will I ever regret leaving the Jonas Brothers in the middle of the show? Never.

 
October Fall came up next. They were a little older, which was a relief. Their sound was extremely different from the Jonas’ so it took a little while for the audience to get used to them. Again, the sound was not its best, and a few mothers were annoyed by the keyboardist’s behavior on stage. Apart from that, their style was decent.

Meeting The Veronicas before the show made me remember how sweet and down to earth Lisa and Jess are. They immediately remembered me from our previous show, which was a huge surprise to me. After they signed some junk I had for them, we talked for a while, and let me assure you that fame has not changed them. When they came on stage, their powerful voices sounded amazing even with the poor acoustics of the room. They performed every song from their CD, which was released that day, except for Secret and Nobody Wins and a small cover of the White Stripes’ “Seven Nation Army.” Their voices were mind-blowing when they sang acoustic versions of Speechless and Heavily Broken. Their opening bands and even Ryan Cabrera seemed to know every word to their songs, as they watched from a small VIP area above. They finished with an encore of “I could get used to this” and went to sign autographs at the merchandise table for every person in the sold out crowd.

These girls have some of the best voices in the pop music world today.  Definitely grab a copy “The Secret Life of…”, because you will be surprised with what Lisa and Jess came up with. I expect a lot from these girls in the years ahead of them.




Cristina CarrazaCristina Carrazza is the I Assistant Regional Head in the Midwest region of Musiqtone.com. You can contact her at cristinacarrzza@musiqtone.com.


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