Normally the commercial-ready power pop punk doesn’t sit well with the indie-kid vibe of Bumbershoot, but Motion City Soundtrack are just nerdy enough to still appeal to the regular festival crowd. And besides, Weezer was playing the main stage that night, and they fit perfectly into the smaller stage lineup for the day.
Plenty of young’ns ventured over to the Center Square Stage to catch Motion City and their catchy tracks, spanning from Commit This To Memory back in 2005 all the way to My Dinosaur Life which came out earlier this year. I particularly liked “Her Words Destroyed My Planet” off the new album, which to be honest I was little underwhelmed with this year. But seeing it live gave me that extra push to enjoy it to its full potential. There were several technical difficulties, as frontman Justin Pierre had to tell the sound guys repeatedly to turn up his guitar, which slowed the set down a bit, but once they got going, they didn’t stop.
Plus, don’t you just love how relevant Pierre’s shirt is?
Go to http://www.motioncitysoundtrack.com/
