Dance Gavin Dance/Abandon All Ships/Stolas/Incredible Me
When: Thu., Oct. 10, 6 p.m. 2013
The Warped Tour continues to struggle to find legitimate headliners who can pack Blossom's pavilion, but when Dance Gavin Dance rolled through town on the 2012 incarnation of the tour, they put on one of the day's best performances. The band plays a bit of everything and its music has alternately been described as post-hardcore, experimental rock, progressive rock, psychedelic and jazz fusion. The music might actually be so eclectic because the band's been through so many lineup changes. In 2012, singer Jonny Craig departed for the third time, leaving the band's future in doubt. And yet, the guys regrouped with new singer Tilian Pearson and have just issued Acceptance Speech, a noisy new album featuring the former Tides of Man frontman. (Niesel)