Mom Jeans and supporting acts, Just Friends, Shortly, and Mover Shaker packed the M-Shop with wild and passionate fans for an extremely fun show Friday night.

Throughout four acts, the sold out M-Shop was treated to a wide range of sounds and styles from loud fast dirty guitars, to somber moodiness, to triumphant brass and pure emo rock.

Up first was the dark and noisey Mover Shaker. The band seamlessly transitioned from wailing on their instruments and screaming vocals point blank into the microphone to slow melodic emo rock throughout their songs.

The group’s sound was at its best through dirty metal influenced riffs and talently crafted instrumental sections. Overall, Mover Shaker delivered the loudest performance of the night.

Solo act Shortly followed in total contrast. Her soft and soothing voice over slow building instrumentation made for a beautiful yet surreal set. The consistently moody vibe and ambient sound put the audience in a relaxed and introspective state.

Just Friends delivered a show stealing performance complete with a blasting brass section, raging rebellious rap rock, and an unmatched aggressive stage presence. The band brought nine musicians to the stage to blend elements of funk, punk, hip-hop, ska, and emo.

The audience was taken aback by the intensity and energy of the performance, but quickly matched the party on stage with total mayhem.

“I wanna see people kill each other,” shouted Just Friends vocalist Sam Kless as a pit opened up in the center of the M-Shop and bodies began to fly in every direction.

The band even briefly performed “GOLD” by hip-hop group Brockhampton which popped the crowd.  

“Just Friends was so good,” said audience member John Rachi, “I wasn’t expecting the level of hype it had. I couldn’t help it, I had to stage dive I don’t think it would have been the same show without them.”

While Just Friends brought energy and aggression to the stage main-act Mom Jeans sought for emotion and passion that immersed their many fans. The audience danced, moshed and cried out vocals with Mom Jean’s emo sound.

When the band took the stage two hours into the show phones lit up to record the special moment. By this time the audience was loose and eager. Each song’s opening guitar riff sparked loud applause and cheering.

The crowd’s sing-a-long vocals matched the volume of the lead singer and sometimes overpowered him. Everywhere you turned you could see a passionate fan deep in song belting out every lyric.

“I can’t express how grateful for and how thankful we are that so many people care about this little band,” said Mom Jeans frontman Eric Butler as he soaked in the crowd’s love at the end of the night.

“Energy,” said audience member Damon Allan on what he’d remember the most from the show.