With elementary and cheerful songwriting, McMahon casts a wide net. I fucked my whole band up,” he laughs after misreading the setlist and performing his Something Corporate track “I Woke Up in a Car” right after his newest single “Laying on the Hood of Your Car.” The former is a 21-year-old track about the tumult of touring, and in one lyric, the song references flights connecting in Arizona, much to the delight of his Tempe audience. After performing Jack’s Mannequin’s “The Mixed Tape,” the 40-year-old singer-songwriter reminded the Innings crowd that he’s spent more than half his life performing and releasing music.ĭespite McMahon’s generally polished presentation, one of the standout moments from the set came via mistake. Christopher CoplanĪndrew McMahon wants you to know he’s been around the block. The first performance inevitably sets the tone and temperature of the entire weekend, and it was already looking like two days of mostly unassuming fun.
The end result was a snapshot of many a first-day festival performance: totally fun, a little awkward (instrument issues are a pain), and endearing enough to make the early bustle to get there generally worthwhile. It was the sort of music that's deeply obsessed with childhood loves and dead dogs but also has enough true grit and depth to not feel overwhelmed by the massive Home Field stage - which is close enough to the perfect formula for Innings. (Baseball pun!)īut if you could ignore all of that context (which makes sense if you’re the kind of person to arrive promptly at 12:50), DiRusso and her band were charming enough - especially rocking their matching flower shirts/dresses. And yet still, the singer-songwriter vibes, even amid the power chords and over-sized angst, made it a decidedly left-field offering. On the one hand, her brand of uber sentimental, '90s-indebted indie was steadily in line with Innings’ whole “we just love rock” shtick. It’s certainly paid off before across my own extended coverage of various local and national fests, and Annie DiRusso was an entertaining enough addition to that same list. The best part of any festival is getting there as early as possible to see an artist you know absolutely nothing about whatsoever.
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