Article By: Ashley Maceli

Say Anything, though only a few years old since their official signing with Doghouse Records, have become enormous in the alternative rock world. From their hilarious catchy single
“Wow, I Can Get Sexual Too,” to their utterly ridiculous and loathing-yet uppity-songs, it is easy to see why one would love a band like Say Anything; there really is no other band like them.

This past Friday, Say Anything played the House of Blues, making Mischief Night one large anthem-filled event. Opening the night with the single “Wow, I Can Get Sexual Too,” Say Anything began strong with an audience filled with true fans who could be heard singing every word to almost every song they played. Frontman Max Bemis was completely animated and fun in his performance, which may have been caused by his crazy nature, or the numerous amount of red bulls he guzzled down.

After playing another one of their singles, “Alive With The Glory of Love,” Say Anything played their newest single off their new self-titled album .“Hate Everyone.” “Hate Everyone” is surprisingly catchier than their past songs, if that is even possible. The song, along with many others, depicts Bemis’ woes from the past with his bipolar disorder. Bemis has been said to be doing better with his mental issues, and with his beautiful and equally talented new wife, Sherri DuPree, it seems Bemis will have someone to be there with him through his time of need. Lucky for him, he has the honor of touring with his wife’s band, Eisley.

Eisley performed before Say Anything, giving the audience a different taste of music. The band consists of all the kids of the DuPree family. With three sisters and two brothers, the DuPree kids are a completely new kind of Partridge family. The siblings have been writing songs since they were eight years old, and after 12 years of writing and performing music, it is clear that all of the practice and experience has paid off. With an indie soft rock feel and girlish vocals, Eisley is certainly a band you do not want to pass up listening to. Eisley played the sweet song “Marvelous Things” with a lullaby feel that truly portrayed how amazing the three girls’ vocals were. The band is planning to release their third album in early 2010, and hopefully this album will give them the recognition they deserve.

Moneen performed before Eisley, another completely different band from the rest of the lineup. Moneen, an indie rock band from Canada, was nothing more than average with their music. Great stage presence from the lead singer may have helped out in the live performance, but the lack of uniqueness in the music made it easy to pass up on listening to this band.

The opener of the tour was Moving Mountains, a hard rock screamo band. Though good to listen to, the live music was not as good as their recorded songs. Moving Mountains were another band that would have been easy to miss out on.

The odd mix of bands for this tour made it an interesting and diverse show that is all that can be done with an incomparable band like Say Anything headlining. It was impossible not to bob your head, sway your body, jump up and down or scream out the creative, yet depressing lyrics when all six members of Say Anything were all over the stage, Bemis leading the group with ridiculous motions and complete enthusiasm.