The Daily Campus

Issue date: 2/9/09 Section: Focus

Media Credit: Nick Hart Eve 6 band members, Luke Daniels (bassist and vocals, on left) and Matt Reich (guitarist and lead vocals) excite the crowd with old favorites and some new songs Saturday night.

UConn's Winter Weekend 2009 not only provided students with dollar tubs of ice cream, but also a chance to see an old favorite, Eve 6. On Feb. 7, the band played to a large, enthusiastic audience in Jorgensen, playing a set of old and never-before-heard songs.

Before Eve 6 even took the stage, the crowd was surprised by Lights Resolve, a band hailing from New York City. Lights Resolve, which formed in 2006 with guitarist and lead vocals Matt Reich, bassist and vocals Luke Daniels, and drummer Neal Saini, possesses an indie rock style and sounds like a unique combination of Muse and U2, according to their profile on addictedtonoise.com.

The band opened to moderate applause, but as they played their set, they drew more and more people to the front of the audience, where the originally apprehensive crowd started to dance and sing along. The one detracting element from the performance was the lighting scheme, to which there seemed no rhyme or reason.

Fortunately, the music and the charisma of Light Resolve's musicians quickly made up for the bizarre lighting. Their appreciation for their audience made the band even more charming. At one point during their 45 minute stint, bassist Daniels shouted, "Wow, UConn knows how to f----g do it up!" Later, after the concert ended, Lights Resolve remained in the lobby to greet fans. Guitarist Reich reiterated Lights Resolve's gratitude to its lively crowd.

"It was awesome," he said. "I had no idea UConn was so cool."

The audience returned his recognition.

"His voice sounded really good," said Mary Fowler, a 2nd semester nursing major, of Reich, "I had no expectations because I had never heard of them - they blew me away."

Lights Resolve certainly did its job as the opening act - by the time Eve 6 came on, much of the audience was already up by the stage, ready to rock out. Thankfully, the lighting crew also had their job done in time for Eve 6, since the scheme was much more entertaining and professional for the main show.

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