event Secondhand Serenade
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Ben Fink
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Thu Oct 1
8 pm
Secondhand Serenade, Parachute, Evan Taubenfeld, and The Rust at The Rave/Eagles Ballroom
Secondhand Serenade is John Vesely, a Dashboard Confessional clone whose nauseating earnestness may be genuine but sounds calculated on his 2007 debut, Awake. Just how eye-rollingly emo is Secondhand Serenade? Take a gander at some of Awake’s song titles: “Half Alive,” “Broken,” “Vulnerable,” and so on. Given the quick turnaround for 2008’s follow-up, A Twist In My Story, it seemed unlikely Vesely would have found some new inspiration for the record; sure enough, it’s every bit as derivative as its uninspired predecessor. Will the third time be the charm for Vesely’s next in-the-works album? Let's hope this show will cheer him and his songwriting up a bit.
The Rave/Eagles Ballroom 2401 W Wisconsin Ave, Milwaukee, WI
Secondhand Serenade is John Vesely, a Dashboard Confessional clone whose nauseating earnestness may be genuine but sounds calculated on his 2007 debut, Awake. Just how eye-rollingly emo is Secondhand Serenade? Take a gander at some of Awake’s song titles: “Half Alive,” “Broken,” “Vulnerable,” and so on. Given the quick turnaround for 2008’s follow-up, A Twist In My Story, it seemed unlikely Vesely would have found some new inspiration for the record; sure enough, it’s every bit as derivative as its uninspired predecessor. Will the third time be the charm for Vesely’s next in-the-works album? Let's hope this show will cheer him and his songwriting up a bit.
Updated 05/04/2011
