The Tender Box Live @ The Phoenix Review
It was a timid Monday evening when I first arrived at the Phoenix Concert Theatre. It was a rare sight for me to see it so behaved, normally it can get pretty swamped, but then again, it was Monday. Starting off the night was L.A.’s own The Tender Box and they opened with style. The indie quartet began the evening with a strong set cornering songs from their album The Score.
The Phoenix has always had a great sound setup, but this evening it was additionally well complimented with lead singer Joey Medina’s room filling vocals. He has a good depth of range and gave songs like Reload and Mister Sister their own live character. The room filled up quickly as they eased through their approximate hour long set. It was nice to see the band’s energy throughout – talking to the crowd sharing leads and even vocal inclusion. Sometimes it’s the little things that make a positive impact. The tail end of their set included a few songs from their new EP entitled ‘EP1’; Beautiful Sin, Incomplete Design. From my perspective the crowd seemed frozen at first but relaxed rather quickly.
After the show I got the opportunity to briefly speak with Joey from The Tender Box. Regardless of their hectic tour schedule and the chilled weather, it didn’t seem to dampen his attitude: “It makes me want to come back and do it again”
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