knittingfactoryhollywood

Friday night was a good old down-home time in front room, with Melyssa Marie, Simon Stokes, and The Reverend Peyton's Big Damn Band.




Simon Stokes got crowd members dancing, including some great swing moves from Melyssa Marie herself.




The Reverend Peyton's Big Damn Band entered in a march from the back of the room as the crowd cheered and clapped. Their fun, candid brand of country-punk was met with much enthusiasm from the crowd, including much dancing and thunderous response to singalongs.



--Lily the intern

Go Crash Audio, Anarbor, and The Lives of Famous Men hit the front room Friday to an attentive crowd. Go Crash Audio is an up-and-coming band from Omaha, Nebraska who, despite little touring on the west coast, had a few fans singing along, notably to their single "From Here to California." Anarbor was greeted by quite a few fans and enthusiasm, and many people in the room could be seen singing along.



--Lily the intern

Wednesday at the Knitting Factory Hollywood, Metro Station played to a crowd of 400 enthusiastic fans, many of whom had lined up for hours before the show to get in. The line of anxious fans stretched around onto Hollywood Boulevard, and up Sycamore before doors even opened.


Once inside, fans filled in tightly as Metro Station took the stage, playing through a setlist from their latest self-titled album, including singles "Seventeen Forever" and "Kelsey", which fans could be heard singing above the sound of the band. The band came back for a two-song encore of "Control" and "Shake It", keeping the whole room dancing until tourmates Hey Monday took the stage for a surprise performance.


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--Lily the intern