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TVD Live: Joyce Manor at the Great American Music Hall, 10/5

Torrance, CA’s Joyce Manor took the stage at the Great American Music Hall on a crispy autumn night in San Francisco’s Tenderloin for the first stop on their US tour. With the release of their 4th studio album, Cody on October 7 and the hype that ensued with the releases of its first two singles, “Fake I.D.” and “Last You Heard of Me,” pre-show anxiety was heightened by the tenor that Joyce Manor is on the verge of something big.

Their matured, yet still emotional pop-punk sound, which was made a daily part of the average 80s baby’s life by artists like Saves the Day, Brand New, and Alkaline Trio during the early 2000s, is back in a big way with bands like Touche Amore, Modern Baseball, and The Hotelier (one of tonight’s supporting acts) rising to prominence as we speak.

The sold-out crowd packed the creaky oak floor and left no elbow room to spare underneath the grand columns and ceiling frescoes of this hallmark tenement of the city’s rich music history. Great American’s relatively ancient (built in 1907) structure stood in stark contrast to the young crowd bullying their way to the stage front and center. One female fan who looked to be about 19 inquired publicly, “Why is everyone jockeying? Joyce doesn’t allow any stage diving!”

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