FMF 09 Day 3

Day 3

I was looking forward to this day’s line-up; there were some really great bands scheduled, and a few I hadn’t seen before that I’d wanted to check out. The only downside was there were some blocks of time that I wanted to see several bands that were playing at the same time, so I knew I’d have to miss some terrific performances.

First, I headed to The Social to see Jacksonville’s Shawn Fisher and the Jukebox Gypsies again. I enjoyed this set just as much as the one the day before. They have this song called “The Boat,” well you really have to see them do this song live.

Then it was off to the Wall Street main stage for Exit The Ride, for their second performance of the festival. (I had to miss their set at the BackBooth Wednesday night because the place was just too packed.) The four-piece Orlando band played an impressive set of guitar driven rock injected with a classic sound, including “Some Kind Of Angel.”

After that I was off to The BackBooth to see One Less Reason. I was enthralled by their soulful, melodic, bluesy rock, and Cris Brown’s vocals were amazing, definitely a band to see again.

I got back to Wall Street in time to catch some of Status Green’s set on the main stage. The New Jersey band had drawn a good sized crowd for their set of up-tempo pop rock songs including “Diana.”

I hopped into Tanqueray’s to listen to part of David Anthony’s acoustic set. I really enjoyed his soft, sweet, melodic songs.

Then it was back to The BackBooth to see XOXO, a last minute addition to the festival line up. The Orlando bands punk tinged modern rock set included “Whiskey Town” and “A Song for the Reminiscent.” The band members are very entertaining between songs; check out their mom impression for a few laughs.

After that I was off to Wall Street again to see SoulSwitch on the main stage, yet another impressive band. Their heavy metal music was as melodic as it was explosive; just listen to “Possession,”

Next I was off to The Social to see Jimmy Gnecco (from Ours) in a somewhat solo acoustic set, at times during his set he was joined by various members of Plain Jane Automobile. Gnecco's songs are well suited to an acoustic setting, his intense vocals reigned supreme throughout, at times haunting and dark but always stirring.

The transition to Plain Jane Automobile’s set was immediate since there gear was already up there to accompany Jimmy Gnecco (who stayed onstage for a good portion of their set). The Orlando band played new songs as well as old favorites like “Tear Yourself To Bits” and “Blue Jeans.” During “Whisper To Me” lead singer Duke Crider jumped off the stage and sang from the pit with the fans. They closed their set with Gnecco joining them for an Ours song “Wait.”

Closing out The Social for the night was Orlando’s Big 10-4, the place is always packed for a Big 10-4 show, and this night was no exception. The band played songs from “Testing The Atmosphere” as well as their recently released EP “Magazines and Movie Screens” with the crowd singing along to every song. The band's live performance tends to take on a "feeding frenzy" atmosphere with the band feeding off the crowds energy and giving it back tenfold, it just circles around and around to a frenzied state, no one wanting it to end.


Here's a link to my Flickr page of the photos from Day 3:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/kat32807/sets/72157618303074171/