Anthony Green und Geoff Rickly

Anthony Green is a musician from Philadelphia who has been an important part of the pop-punk and emo scenes. He is the lead vocalist and front man of the successful bands Circa Survive and Saosin among other bands. Alongside recording and touring with these bands, he has a successful solo career. His first album, Avalon, set the tone for his solo career with a stripped down sound and distinctive vocals that make Green’s work so successful. He has released 3 full length albums, Avalon (2008), Beautiful Things (2012) and Young Legs (2013) and one EP entitled Jackie Haenn (2008). He also released a later remix of Avalon songs that allowed him to experiment away from the more pop-punk sound of other bands that he had been a part of. When playing solo, it is only Anthony and his acoustic guitar. This provides an unbeatable sense of intimacy among Green and the audience. The audience are transfixed as he moves through his songs, often covering more well-known covers of his bands’ work like Seven Years by Saosin and Act Appalled by Circa Survive. Green’s work is musically simple when played on an acoustic guitar but it is lyrically intense. His extensive amount of experience in the music scene is clear as he plays each song flawlessly, stopping to humbly thank the audience for their presence. He cracks jokes and asks questions, with acoustic venues being the perfect place for Anthony’s natural charm to come to light. At one show with a toddler in the audience, Green speaks softly to the child warming everyone’s heart in the audience. He then breaks them again as he sings ‘everything stops/and I’m lonely and haunted/I wonder where you are’ from Too Little, Too Late. He often invites members of the audience on stage to harmonise alongside him on When You Sang to Me. Anthony Green is clearly a performer at heart – his incredible catalogue of music is a testament to his talent and the way he engages with the crowd is matched by no other. Whether solo or alongside one of his bands, a chance to see Anthony Green perform live is a true blessing.