Living Wrong

At the end of September, I attended the Thrival Music and Innovation Festival in Pittsburgh.  Over the course of two day, almost 15 different artists performed.  I attended the first day and watched Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness and Panic! at the Disco perform, along with a few others.  I had never heard Andrew McMahon's music before, but his stage presence and style of music and singing really captured my attention.  His style could be comparable to dance-pop music with elements of folk-rock.  He was almost personal in how he interacted with the audience and presented himself on stage.  His interactions seemed genuinely happy and excited to be there and his fans in the audience were eating it up.  His music was very catchy and very well performed, and I have listened to his albums after the fact.  The way he performed on stage and the way he sounded recorded are very similar, which is nice, considering how different a recorded voice can sound.  After his set was finished, Panic! at the Disco took the stage.  I had seen Panic! perform once before and they are always amazing.  Very consistent in sound, voice, and energy levels while on stage.  Brendon Urie, Panic!'s front man, took live performance opportunity to truly showcase not only his performing abilities, but also his truly remarkable range.  It is safe to say that Panic! is equally as good recorded as they are live, despite the changes in the band's members throughout the years.