His shows are consistent in quality, whether opening for a large theater or performing on his own (we’ve covered his time performing at clubs like Slim’s, Bottom of the Hill, and The Chapel in the past). Iero fits right in though, as the crowd up front screams every word back. This time around, he’s dubbed his project Frank Iero and the Future Violents, and his half-hour set was filled with punk-grunge rock that is reminiscent of the days when pop-punk and grunge ruled the radio airwaves. Iero has been making waves as a solo artist over the last several years, with each album featuring a new band lineup and take on his sound. The show was opened by none other than Frank Iero, a veteran artist of this scene (most well known for his tenure as the rhythm guitarist for now-defunct My Chemical Romance). Shortly after concluding the last track, the band did a coin flip where they would play one of two albums from their career: their sophomore album Where You Want To Be, or their third album Louder Now (which features the iconic track “MakeDamnSure”.) Night one proved victorious for Louder Now, and Where You Want To Be was performed on the following evening (the night we were in attendance). On both nights of their two night residency, the band played their debut album, Tell All Your Friends, from front to back. ![]() Despite numerous lineup changes and experimentation in sound over the years, Taking Back Sunday is a band that has persevered through the hardest times of this scene, and it made their twentieth anniversary celebration all the more special when they stopped at San Francisco’s Warfield Theatre for a two-night stand this past weekend. But then, you look back and realize just how many times you’ve seen them live, how many records they’ve put out, and it makes sense. It is astounding when you realize that Taking Back Sunday have been a band for twenty years.
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