Location: Richmond, VA
Time: 7:00pm (doors 6:30pm)
Tickets: 20.00 (+fees), 23.00 (+fees) day of the show
Openers: Special Guests and The Airborne Toxic Event
Headliner: Switchfoot
Props to the Battle of the Band winners Against Grace and Drew Martin & the Limelights who both put on engaging and energetic shows.
I'd have to say Against Grace is my favorite of the two and reminded me of cross between Something Corporate (remember them?) and Manchester Orchestra. Richmond natives Against Grace released an EP in 2008 and another in 2010. The band hopes to release a full length album early in 2012.
Drew Martin & the Limelights were a bit more pop oriented with catchy choruses and smooth vocals. Deep Blue Something (remember them? no? "Breakfast at Tiffany's"?) came to mind while listening. This band was a bit too soft for my taste but I can definitely see an appeal for radio play. Oh, Drew, please create a band web page. FaceBook, Twitter and the like are nice, but a band web page is much easier to peruse.