“From the Screen to Your Stereo Tour 2019”
New Found Glory, Hawthorne Heights, Free Throw, Jetty Bones
Friday, November 15th, 2019
Anthology, Rochester, NY
Our Score: 4 out of 5 stars
Long time pop-punk mainstays New Found Glory made a stop in the flour city on November 15th for a sold out show at the intimate Anthology music venue. Now in its second leg the “From the Screen to Your Stereo” tour billing also included Hawthorne Heights, Free Throw and Jetty Bones. The night was an energetic mix of early 2000’s nostalgia and a slew of entertaining covers from some of Hollywood’s biggest blockbusters.
As the snaking line of concert goers quickly made their way out of the brisk Upstate New York weather and into the quaint concert venue known as Anthology, Ohio natives Jetty Bones took the stage to help warm everyone up. Lead vocalist Kelc Galluzzo and her band laid down a brief but effective 25 minute set packed with emotion and energy that set the bar high right out of the gate. Next to the stage were post-punk rockers Free Throw. The band led by vocalist/guitarist Cory Castro wasted little time as they performed a handful of tracks off their most recent studio “What’s Past Is Prologue” including “The Coroner’s Dilemma” and the melodic “Tail Whip, Struggle” which had the capacity crowd swaying back and fourth in unison. Hawthorne Heights would follow laying down an impressively tight set made up of songs from their newest studio album “Bad Frequencies” along with song from their impressive back catalog including “Niki FM” and “Pens and Needles” before closing out their 30 minute set with the always formidable “Ohio Is For Lovers”.
Tour headliners New Found Glory would take the stage as if they were fired out of cannon opening their 22 song with their rendition of “This Is Me” from the third installment of their “From The Screen to Your Stereo” trilogy. Front-man Jordan Pundik despite sporting a large cast on his arms was in constant motion along with the rest of the band as they performed songs from their 20+ year career. Songs like “All Down Hill From Here” and “Dressed to Kill” brought back great memories and fit perfectly between covers of “Accidentally in Love” and “Let It Go” which was sung by Elsa herself. Ok maybe it wasn’t the real Elsa but Jordan still did an ok job. The band closed out the core of their set with the song “Hit or Miss” a track they have been performing live since as early as 1998. After a brief pause the band returned to the stage for a three set encore which consisted of the Huey Lewis hit “The Power of Love” along with NFG hits “Head On Collision” and “My Friends Over You”.
New Found Glory have been coming to Rochester since the late nineties heyday of the Water Street Music Hall and the cavernous Harro East Ballroom. The band has always put on solid performances leaving the audiences exhausted and this evening’s show was no exception. Even injuries and frigid weather couldn’t keep the band down as they played to the sold out crowd like the season pro’s they are. The addition of former Yellowcard front-man Ryan Key on guitars and keyboards has been a great addition to the band giving them an extra sonic edge that had been missing for a brief period. With just a few shows left remaining on this tour run you will definitely want to catch the show if it is coming to your area.
Free Throw Set List:
1.) The Coroner’s Dilemma
2.) Good Job Champ
3.) Randy, I Am the Liquor
4.) Tail Whip, Struggle
5.) Tongue Tied
6.) Better Have Burn Heal
7.) Two Beers In
Hawthorne Heights Set List:
1.) Niki FM
2.) Where Can I Stab Myself in the Ears?
3.) Crimson Sand
4.) Pens and Needles
5.) The Transition
6.) Saying Sorry
7.) Just Another Ghost
8.) Ohio Is For Lovers
New Found Glory Set List:
1.) This Is Me
2.) Understatement
3.) Truth of My Youth
4.) Accidentally in Love
5.) All Downhill From Here
6.) Better off Dead
7.) Forget My Name
8.) Listen to Your Friends
9.) Let it Go
10.) Something I Call Personality
11.) King of Wishful Thinking
12.) At Least I’m Known for Something
13.) Kiss Me
14.) A Thousand Years
15.) Failure’s Not Flattering
16.) Dressed to Kill
17.) Vicious Love
18.) Iris
19.) Hit or Miss
Encore:
20.) The Power of Love
21.) Head On Collision
22.) My Friends Over You
