[ATTENDED: November 25, 2023] L.S. Dunes
L.S. Dunes is like an emo supergroup. The five guys in the band are each from at least one other well-known band.
Frank Iero (guitar) is from My Chemical Romance. Travis Stever (guitar) is from Coheed & Cambria. Tim Payne (bass) and Tucker Rule (drums) are from Thursday and singer Anthony Green is from Circa: Survive and a bunch of other bands. Circa Survive is the only band I didn’t know, so I had a sense of what they sounded like–but not their vocalist. Actually, I heard him sing a song with Thursday when we saw them open for MCR, but I don’t remember it.
This band started during the pandemic, with the various guys sending tapes back and forth to each other. They’re all from roughly the east coast, (NJ, NY, PA) which is kind of cool for those of us on the east coast.
When the band came out they sounded so much bigger than Dayseeker. I don’t know if it’s because the opening bands played via a less sophisticated sound system or what, but L.S. Dunes’ music filled the arena in a way that Dayseeker didn’t.
The music was interesting and complex. And singer Green hit high notes and growled alternately.
When I was at the merch table, the guy selling L.S. Dunes merch said sometimes the best first exposure to a band is live. I agree with that sentiment although I think this particular first exposure wasn’t ideal because we were so far away and the lights weren’t great and, despite me saying how full the sound was, it still sounded a little rough (too loud maybe?)
Regardless, I really enjoyed the set and look forward to seeing them again in a smaller venue where I can really appreciate what they’re doing.
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