Michelle Branch at the Paradise Rock Club

Michelle Branch played a once in a lifetime show at the Paradise with special guests HAERTS. It was as nostalgic as you would think and it reminds you of that teenage romance movie you saw that one time. As someone who still has the style, lingo, music taste, and all around mindset of the early 2000s, I was really looking forward to this one

HAERTS
Genre:Synth/Dream pop/Indie FFO: The Naked and Famous, CHVRCHES

This was my first time seeing HAERTS but they definitely started the show strong. They said at one point each of them lived in Boston, with one touring member that still lives here. The band's sound was like indie pop with a slight electronic and beachy sound that makes you feel like you're having a dream sequence on vacation. They definitely set the stage and got fans rev'd up for the headliner they waited years for. Any fans of shoegaze or dream pop could get into HAERTS' take on pop music.

Michelle Branch
Genre: Pop Rock FFO: Vanessa Carleton, Avril Lavigne, Taylor Swift (Red)

Now when I heard about this show I said to myself " Michelle Branch at the paradise? Thats never gonna happen again why not?". Needless to say I made the right decision. Michelle Branch Released a new album called The Hopeless Romantic a few months back and opened with two new songs that definitely keep her 2004 vibe alive and well. She then proceeded to play You Get Me and All You Wanted. Most of the crowd was there for the early songs, myself included, and sang their hearts out for each one. She also dedicated the song, The Game of Love, that she wrote with Santana to a young couple who got engaged during her soundcheck. for the most part her set consiste of newer songs witht the older ones sprinkled in, of course the old ones being the hits. She also stated her daughter just turned 12 which is scary for her considering she still views herself as 17 ( I know how she feels). ending her set with a new song, she came back and encored with Goodbye to You, and of course, Everywhere. Goodbye to You was played normally, but the rest of the band walked off stage after leaving only Michelle and her guitar to play Everywhere and it was beautiful. Definitely a memorable night that I am more than happy to have attended.