Kevin Devine and Manchester Orchestra’s Andy Hull have joined forces as the gorgeously poetic pop group Bad Books, but fill their recent tour setlists with songs from their collective catalogs. Jen Cray enjoys the music, but yearns for an espresso or two.

The lineup isn’t as important as the experience when it comes to the Van’s Warped Tour. Jen Cray smeared on some sunblock and took in the annual summertime tradition when the traveling circus hit Orlando.

Silver Lightning from a Black Sky (Division). Review by Tim Wardyn.

The Stars Are Out (Sugar Hill Records). Review by Tim Wardyn.

The Lemonheads (Vagrant Records). Review by Tim Wardyn.

Noone thought that Ben Kweller had enough fans in Orlando to sell out The Social, but sell it out he did. It was a good thing Jen Cray got there early to catch the action.

Continuing on with the “flashback to her high school years” week of concerts, Jen Cray decided to check out the opening night of The Lemonheads’ tour.

The Pieces (Benchmark). Review by Stein Haukland.

Everyone But You (Intelligent). Review by Julio Diaz.

God Bless the Blake Babies (Zoe). Review by Julio Diaz.

Review by drew West