Music Review

Jillian Hughes
Music Review

I recently went to another Jack’s Mannequin concert, yes another one. This was my 3rd time seeing them play. The show was at the House of Blues in Boston, MA. They had two show openers, the first was Erin McCarley. I have never heard of her before the show but she was really good. She reminded me of Tristan Prettyman. I ended up downloading a few of her songs when I got back. The next opener was Matt Nathenson who was unbelievable live. He has a lot of energy and a great voice plus he is originally from outside of Boston so everyone was going nuts when he came on.
Finally Jack’s Mannequin came on. My friend and I were sitting up in the VIP balcony which I liked because we had a great view but we were not in the crowd being pushed to the front. I enjoyed sitting there watching sipping on my Sam Adams Summer Ale. I had recently seen them play a few months prior to this show so I was wondering if it was going to be the same. It wasn’t at all, they played completely different songs. I will say I noticed that he didn’t interact with the crowd as much as he did at the other show. This was also a much larger venue so it wasn’t as personal I suppose. After the show we waited at the side door and got to talk to Matt Natheson, I asked him if he ever dated the lead singer from sugar land because she covers one of his songs. He replied saying “I wish” with a big smile. Then Andrew came out and we got a few pictures and chatted before we took off. Over all it was a great concert and those guys are just good people.