Rockcrowd Fest 2011 - Concert #2

Bright Eyes, originally uploaded by Cameron Maddux.

Just a quick note. We went to see Bright Eyes at the Fox in Oakland.

Wow.

I've been excited about seeing Bright Eyes for a while, but then Conor Oberst decided he was going to retire the band/moniker and do some different things. I wasn't a huge fan of the different stuff. I REALLY liked the modern rock, angry, jumping, energetic, storytelling Bright Eyes. Luckily - he brought Bright Eyes back.

It was amazing. His energy and angst is authentic and washes over you in wave after wave. I am a big fan of the new album. However - the highlight was getting to hear the song I was most hoping to see live: Road to Joy, complete with guitar destruction.