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Switchfoot
| December 7th, 2009 @ Ramshead Live! |
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by Courtney Campbell
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Hurricane season may have ended Nov 30th, but that didn't stop Switchfoot from bringing its own brand of Hurricane to Baltimore. And by hurricane, I mean Hello Hurricane, which is the current release from the band. Billed as "An Evening with Switchfoot",  the show highlighted the new release with the band playing it in its entirety from start to finish.
The night kicked off with the first track from Hello Hurricane, which had most of the audience searching for frontman Jon Foreman. He was up on the balcony singing surrounded by fans. Here is a man who is not afraid to be in the middle of the crowd as was evident by the multiple times he ventured onto the packed floor and balcony.
The first set concluded and Foreman announced to the crowd that they would be back out and he wanted the crowd to start singing whatever they wanted to sing. Two halves of the floor were singing different Switchfoot songs when the band came back out on stage and launched into their second set of the night. At one point during this set, Foreman teased and asked how the opening band was. Of course this set included the singles that anyone listening to radio would have known but here was a crowd that sang to every song, so to them it didn't matter whether or not these were the popular songs or not.
Known for their energetic live performances, this band definitely did not disappoint anyone here tonight. Having seen this band a few times over the years, it's been great to see their growth. I can remember seeing them back at the 9:30 Club early in their career. The crowd, which was mostly made up of church groups, just stood still and when Jon Foreman attempted to crowd surf, they didn't know what to do. I don't think that would happen today.  While attaining their mainstream status, they have been able to stay true to themselves. There are many bands out there that could learn from a band like Switchfoot.
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