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MxPx in Novermber

It was a chilly November night in Fargo, North Dakota and the anticipation outside of the place for the _Panic with a K Tour_ was one of excitement. There were the Relient K fans, the Rufio fans, and the MxPx fans obviously marked out in the crowd. 

The night all started with California band Go Betty Go of Side One Dummy Records. Go Betty Go consisted of all women that played a style that was pop punk, yet had a taste of its own. GBG had a slightly snarly and garage-ish sound layered with the obvious "chick" influence and a polished pop punk basis. It was one of the best opening bands for a four band show of this caliber ever seen by this reviewer.

Next up was Rufio on Nitro Record. Rufio has been on the Warped Tour and has seen relatively decent success in those musical circles. Rufio had that raw live sound of a band that wants to provide a fun time, yet they still showed a polished sound. As with all of the bands on this tour, Rufio was pop punk, yet with more of an indie rock feel.

Relient K came up next. The thing that Relient K has going on for them live is their fans singing along. Man, were those 13 to 16 year old girls going nuts over Matt and Company! For some reason, Relient K has never amazed me live. They are ok, basically based on the immense crowd reaction. Relient K gets points for being catchy, though. The thing with Relient K is that they stand around quite a bit. Having a good fanbase that responds to the bands' music is very important, though.

MxPx's energy was in the air even before they stepped onto the stage. The anticipation was on a high. MxPx came on with a great intro and a backdrop of some artwork from their latest release. They started a little rocky, yet they did pick up the slack and proceeded to play on. They then upped the ante with a mixture of new, old, and plenty of cover songs. This mixture included The Clash, MxPx's crowd faves, and songs off of their new album Panic. The crowd loved MxPx's energy that essentially fed off of them. The concert ended with a mass of sweaty people going out into the chilly Fargo air.

Len Nash