{"id":660,"date":"2017-05-07T21:10:28","date_gmt":"2017-05-08T02:10:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/wtbu\/?p=660"},"modified":"2019-12-17T20:32:17","modified_gmt":"2019-12-18T01:32:17","slug":"review-the-maine-the-mowglis-beach-weather-royale-0428","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/wtbu\/2017\/05\/07\/review-the-maine-the-mowglis-beach-weather-royale-0428\/","title":{"rendered":"REVIEW: The Maine, The Mowgli’s, Beach Weather @ Royale 04\/28"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Colin Dieden of The Mowgli’s by Katie Evans<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

From the moment the tour was announced until the day of the show, my excitement stayed at a constant high. This would be my third time seeing the Mowgli\u2019s, my second time seeing Beach Weather, and my first show for The Maine. <\/span><\/p>\n

Indie rockers Beach Weather opened the night with the catchy headbanger \u201cSomeone\u2019s Disaster.\u201d The trio, consisting of frontman Nick Santino, drummer Austin Scates and bassist Reeve Powers, began the night with songs from both their EPs: <\/span>What a Drag<\/span><\/i> (2015) and <\/span>Chit Chat<\/span><\/i> (2016). The band warmed the crowd up with ten of their most energetic songs and the audience was very receptive. Santino didn\u2019t speak to the crowd much, but still put on a fantastic performance. <\/span><\/p>\n

Next up was indie pop band The Mowgli\u2019s. Based in Los Angeles County, Calif., the six-piece composed of Katie Earl (vocals), Colin Dieden (vocals\/guitar), Josh Hogan (guitar), Matthew Di Panni (bass), David Appelbaum (keys) and Andy Warren (drums\/percussion), opened their set with \u201cBad Dream.\u201d The band spent their time on stage spreading their usual cheery and welcoming vibes. Their set continued with upbeat pop songs surrounding the central themes of comradery and happiness, like \u201cSpacin Out\u201d and \u201cWhatever Forever.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

In the middle of their set, the band hesitated before starting the next song. Everyone\u2019s eyes were on the stage in confusion. Earl requested an audience member by the name of Hannah. Once this Hannah was found, Earl asked her, \u201cWould you like to go to prom with Peter?\u201d We were all was shocked and exploded with cheers when the answer was \u201cYes.\u201d The set continued with equal positivity from songs like \u201cI\u2019m Good,\u201d their first single from album <\/span>Kids in Love<\/span><\/i> (2015) and \u201cAlone Sometimes\u201d from <\/span>Where\u2019d Your Weekend Go?<\/span><\/i> (2016). Earl and Dieden continued to tell the crowd that spreading positive vibes is the way to go. They closed out their set with their biggest hit to date: \u201cSan Francisco,\u201d from the band\u2019s album <\/span>Waiting for the Dawn<\/span><\/i> (2013).<\/span><\/p>\n

Finally, it was time for the headliner: The Maine. This was my first time seeing them, and I had no idea what to expect. The Arizona-based alternative group, consisting of John O\u2019Callaghan (vocals, guitar), Jared Monaco (guitar), Garrett Nickelsen (bass), Kennedy Brock (rhythm guitar) and Patrick Kirch (drums), walked on stage with an incredible amount of energy. The five-piece opened their set with \u201cBlack Butterflies and D\u00e9j\u00e0 Vu\u201d followed by \u201cAm I Pretty?\u201d In the midst of snapping pictures, I found the crowd around me having the time of their lives. I turned back to the stage, impressed by the guys\u2019 energy. Kirch\u2019s drumming was heard above all other instruments and O\u2019Callaghan\u2019s voice boomed throughout the venue as he sang, \u201cI lose my voice when I look at you \/ Can\u2019t make a noise though I\u2019m trying to,\u201d in the chorus of the opening song.<\/span><\/p>\n

The band continued with its incredible performance until they performed \u201cGirls Do What They Want\u201d as a throwback from their first album <\/span>Can\u2019t Stop Won\u2019t Stop<\/span><\/i> (2008). O\u2019Callaghan pulled a fan, Zach, on stage with him to sing the lyrics, \u201cGirls do what they want \/ Boys do what they can.\u201d When Zach began to belt out the wrong lyrics, O\u2019Callaghan helped him out. But Zach was so full of excitement that his mistakes didn\u2019t seem to matter.<\/span><\/p>\n

After every few songs, O\u2019Callaghan would share some advice with the audience. He told us to ignore crosswalk signs (unless there\u2019s a truck coming). The band continued with the songs \u201cTake What You Can Carry,\u201d \u201cBad Behavior,\u201d and my favorite, \u201cEnglish Girls.\u201d The Maine never failed to bring the energy and put on an amazing show. Their final song was \u201cAnother Night on Mars,\u201d which discusses friendship with lyrics like, \u201cWith friends like ours \/ \u00a0anywhere is home.\u201d With more wise words from O\u2019Callaghan to \u201cdrink your milk,\u201d the band members thanked the crowd for their support and left the stage.<\/span><\/p>\n

-Katie Evans<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

From the moment the tour was announced until the day of the show, my excitement stayed at a constant high. This would be my third time seeing the Mowgli\u2019s, my second time seeing Beach Weather, and my first show for The Maine. Indie rockers Beach Weather opened the night with the catchy headbanger \u201cSomeone\u2019s Disaster.\u201d […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13221,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1525],"tags":[135,33,26,31,138,137,136,25],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/wtbu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/660"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/wtbu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/wtbu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/wtbu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/13221"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/wtbu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=660"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/wtbu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/660\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":662,"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/wtbu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/660\/revisions\/662"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/wtbu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=660"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/wtbu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=660"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/wtbu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=660"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}