C U Next Tuesday opened the show. They said they are a local band, so I‘m assuming that meant the Lancaster/Palmdale area, either way, they were new to me. The guitarist was selling presale tix (discount!) in the parking lot so I bought my ticket from him and found out they would be Skate Punk and “Not Emo!” They played good and sounded good. Only one cover song in the set, and it was an older punk song, which the lead vocalist commented, “That song was made before most of you were probably born.” I didn’t catch the song’s title, though it did sound familiar. They played 5-6 songs total, one of which was called “Blank Tape” and was for all the guys who have a porn tape, with no label, hidden under their bed. Another song they played was called “B & H” and the lead singer said the best part of the song is that no one knows what the “B” and “H” stand for, and that makes it “a little more punk rock.” He was joking. They thanked the local kids after every song for coming out to the show. The crowd seemed to be enjoying them. Lots of claps, and a few random small pits.

Next was Anadivine, who I had never heard before. After asking around a bit before they played, everyone seemed to like them, or never heard of them. When they played, they looked at their instruments or into the small crowd near the stage. The lead singer closed his eyes while singing. The members moved around but not to the point of undoing cords or breaking things (that comes later). Good performance, 5-6 songs, with a few technical problems. The microphones cut out on the back up vocals and the main vocals, or the mic volume would get low compared to the instruments. It was not their fault, so I won’t count that against them, plus, it happened to every band after them, despite the El Dorado crew trying to fix it. Also lots of claps, but no pits. If more people had been into it, it could definitely be pit worthy though. I plan on checking out their music more, and would probably see them again.

Jenoah came on stage next. I had only heard two of their songs previously, “Ex-Suits” and “Openly,” both of which they played. Hardly any people were near the stage during their performance, maybe five people. I had expected more people at this show to like Jenoah; they are on Drive-Thru Records after all. The lead singer kept eating an apple in between songs. The drummer was really good at doing his thing. Jenoah’s music is a little too emo for me, but they did play a good set. If you like Jenoah’s music, you would enjoy them live, otherwise, you might want to use this time to chill/use the restroom.

Kill Radio was the fourth band to play, and they had the most crowd response yet. Some of the audience even knew the lyrics. Their music was politically driven, and their merchandise showed it as well, which included a witty, yet somewhat cliché, anti-dubya t-shirt. The singer was extremely into the show. He had written a few song’s chorus lyrics on some promo posters to get those who didn’t know the lyrics to sing along. The band got a “hardcore pit” going (other people called it this), and the singer jumped in still singing along. My metal-head brother even liked them, though they were a little too radical left wing ish for my taste. If that’s your thing, you’ll like them.

And Finally, the band I came for: Never Heard Of It took the stage. They played (out of order) “Satisfied,” “Hard Headed,” “I’ll Change For Now,” “Veronica,” “This is Goodbye” and the Tequila song, amongst others. DJ (lead vox) was drunk and hopping all over the place on stage. He used Elmo’s drum set to jump off and broke a symbol and a few other things on the stage, amongst the water that was spilled everywhere. DJ was up on the amps, leaning into the crowd, hanging on a metal pipe from the ceiling, standing on the monitors, pretty much all over the stage. His feet got pretty close to hitting a few of us in the front, and actually did kicked my uhm…“chestal area” but no real injuries so it’s all good. The band was very energetic and the crowd was finally getting energetic. My favorite songs of the night were “I’ll Change For Now” and “Veronica.” Every guy in the band did an awesome job, the show was amazing. I would definitely see them again.

Review by: Candice