Title Fight was, by far, the craziest crowd experience I've ever been a 
part of at a show. More so than Ceremony and Origin combined. I know 
people always say stuff about how as soon as the band starts, people go 
crazy? That literally was what happened here. As soon as the band 
started the intro to "Numb, But I Still Feel It," the number of 
stage-divers was in the teens by the time the actual song started. It 
kept up all night long with tons of divers, moshing and surfers. The set
 contained mostly songs from their last album "Floral Green," but I'm 
super okay with that. Maybe the hugest response of the night came from 
"Secret Society." Title Fight is, like all good punk music, extremely 
bass driven and the sound and mixing was loud but still super clear. 
When they kicked it into overdrive like with "You Can't Say Kingston 
Doesn't Love You" and "Symmetry," the D-Beat drums came through and only
 facilitated more and more stage dives. It seemed like everyone took one
 last launch off the stage during the closing number "27" and although 
they ended after that, people stuck around wanting more. Short and 
sweet, just as it should be. One of the best concert experiences ever.
Opening for Title Fight was KC's Clairaudients. They're one of the more 
interesting local bands - their sound is very easy to take in but pretty
 hard to pin down exactly just what kind of music they are. There's 
elements of post-hardcore, blues, noise rock, shoegaze, melodic 
hardcore, and more. They blend this all together to switch seamlessly 
from rocking out to chillaxing in, and they do it all brilliantly. 
Really looking forward to seeing them again.
The first band to play was Sovereign States. They're the band that plays
 the cover show at a bar in town every Monday. Their original songs 
weren't so bad! In the pop punk/melodic hardcore vein, it was pretty 
good. When they tried to do other stuff, it kinda hurt a bit, but that 
might be because their vocalist was coming down off a cold. Huge props 
for covering Saves The Day's "At Your Funeral." Any band who does that 
gets an automatic pass from me!
Title Fight: 9.5/10
Clairaudients: 8.5/10
Sovereign States: 7.5/10
Title Fight:
        Numb, But I Still Feel It
        Secret Society
        You Can't Say Kingston Doesn't Love You
        Leaf
        Symmetry
        Loud and Clear
        Safe in Your Skin
        Lefty
        Youreyeah
        Like a Ritual
        Calloused
        No One Stays at the Top Forever
        Head in the Ceiling Fan
        Shed
        27
  
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