Thrice/Moving Mountains

In case you’re not aware, the new Thrice album is possibly one of the best things to have happened to music this year – nay, to the world at large. How many bands can effectively mix post-hardcore, art-rock, southern folk and modern indie into one genetically perfected stylistic niche? And in case you’re again not aware, Thrice is also one of the best live bands in all of rock right now. Put those two facts together, and the band’s fall tour promises to be nothing short of a life-changing experience. Even if you’ve already had frontman Dustin Kensrue change your life multiple times over the last decade that the band’s been active. Add in that the Irvine foursome have opted to take out worthy successors in the line of legitness with Moving Mountains, and you have one of the top-ranked do-not-miss shows this season. - Brien Overly