Verge Music Festival preview: Manchester Orchestra

Manchester Orchestra; photo by Andy Barron

One of the many great things about the upcoming Verge Music Festival is that I have lots of friends in Milwaukee. Two of them, Ryan and Amy, are definitely going both nights, so that will be fun. One of the bands that Ryan mentioned he was excited to see was Manchester Orchestra, who I admit until I looked them up I had never heard of them.

The Atlanta foursome that compromise Manchester Orchestra were recently featured on the May cover of Alternative Press. They're out on the road in support of their January EP release, I Could Be the Only One, and their 2009 full length release, Mean Everything to Nothing, which was actually recorded live and gives the album a very authentic sound. I'm one of those people that probably enjoys live concert albums more so than most. The huge collection of concerts that Pearl Jam put out a few years back comes to mind as some excellent albums.

I'm particularly digging the track "Shake It Out" from Mean Everything to Nothing, which you can check out via music video below, and look forward to hopefully catching it live June 5th Milwaukee:

Want to learn more about the band? Check out their offical website.

If you're still considering attending the VMF and haven't yet gotten your tickets, they're sweetening the pot for you. Until 11:59 pm Thursday you can buy a 2 day pass for $40 and get a FREE 2 day general admission ticket to Summerfest 2010 PLUS a voucher redeemable for a $10 gift card at the VMF.

To get in on this deal, simply use password fm1021 when logging in at the website