Fourth Estate Newspaper

Issue date: 11/12/09 Section: Entertainment

Media Credit: Photo by Meg Skop/Fourth Estate Adam Lazzara of Taking Back Sunday got close and personal with fans at Tom, Dick and Harry's Oct. 30, taking requests, signing autographs before the show and engaging the fans from start until the final encore.

Faux-hawks flying, fists pumping and emo-kids in skinny jeans filled the energetic crowd at Tom, Dick and Harry's Oct. 30 as Anberlin and Taking Back Sunday dominated the stage.
Led by Stephen Christian on vocals, Anberlin took the stage first. Its intense energy and focus on the fans got the crowd pumped to an extreme level. Christian's sultry voice and meaningful lyrics brought fans to another place. The dance floor started to fill as Anberlin played.
Along with Christian, the band includes Joeseph Milligan and Christian McAlhaney on guitar, Deon Rexroat on bass and Nathan Young produced the rhythm on drums.
Six years ago, Anberlin got its start playing alongside bands such as Fall Out Boy and My Chemical Romance. In the alternative music scene, Anberlin isn't a band to be messed with. With its non-cliché songs and their favorable energy on stage, the band got a good crowd reaction at Friday's performance.
By talking with fans between songs and trying to relate to them about, Anberlin showed the audience it isn't just glitz and glamour. They were there to rock.
After Anberlin's performance, it was headliner Taking Back Sunday's turn to impress. Led by lead singer Adam Lazzara, the band continued the energy and intensity started by Anberlin. One-by-one Lazzara introduced band members Matt Fazzi on guitar and vocals, Eddie Reyes on guitar, Mark O'Connell on drums and Matt Rubano on bass and vocals.
The band formed in 1999, then reinvented itself in 2003 when guitarist/vocalist John Nolan and bassist Shaun Cooper left the band to form Straylight Run. Taking Back Sunday graced people with its presence at venues including Jimmy Kimmel Live! and Vans Warped Tour.
Taking Back Sunday brought the energy at Tom, Dick and Harry's up a notch attracting more fans than their opener.
The dance floor filled almost all the way to the back as the band started playing.
Fans were jumping up and down and clapping to the beat. More than a few fans mouthed every word to their favorite songs. Girls all over the dance floor were drooling and losing their breath as Lazzara spoke.

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