Movements Makes A Ruckus With Return to London, Ontario

Movements surely did create a ruckus in their amazing return to London, Ontario. The five piece consisting of Patrick Miranda on vocals, Austin Cressey on bass, Spencer York on drums, Ira George on lead guitar, and Crust Young on rhythm guitar hit the London Music Hall on September 15th on the second part of their RUCKUS! tour, adding some more dates and cities they hadn’t previously hit on their first leg of the tour. They were joined by Turnover and Queen Of Jeans, and delivered a performance that definitely left London wanting more.

First to the stage was Queen Of Jeans, composed of singer/songwriter Miriam Devora, guitarist Matheson Glass, bassist Nina Scotto and drummer Patrick Wall. The alt rock four piece from Philadelphia started their set with a mellow intro, before exploding into energy. Beautiful melodies were delivered by Devora, but don’t let her soft singing deceive you, her voice can switch from mellow to vivacious within seconds. The band would follow this duality through most of their songs during their short set. The mellow parts of the songs helped set a nice atmosphere, while the louder, more energetic parts gave life to the small venue of the London Music Hall, preparing everyone for what was to come.

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The second band to the stage was Turnover, a band from Virginia Beach. With Austin Getz on lead vocals, guitar, and keyboard, Casey Getz on drums, Daniel Dempsey on bass, and Nick Rayfield on lead guitar, Turnover brought a calming sound to the London Music Hall. The band hadn't been back to London in almost ten years, with the last show they played being in 2014 at a festival. With dim blueish and purple lights, Turnover brought the feeling of being submerged underwater, with streaks of light and sound pouring in through the surface. That, however, didn't stop the crowd from going wild when the band played popular songs such as Cutting My Fingers Off, Dizzy On The Comedown and Take My Head. Turbulence was introduced in waves in the forms of loud, distorted guitars and powerful vocals. It surely wasn't anything to put anyone to sleep, but it definitely calmed the crowd, helping them save their energy for our headliners.

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Finally, at 9:00pm, Movements made their appearance to the cheering London crowd. They didn't waste a second, and dove into their first song of the night, You're One Of Us Now, from their newest album, RUCKUS!. They definitely lived up to their namesake, because vocalist Patrick Miranda wouldn't stop running from one end of the stage to another, singing to the crowd in every part of the venue. After their first song, Miranda went on to greet the crowd, and challenged London to be as enthusiastic and energetic as the other Canadian crowds they had performed for only days before. Following You're One Of Us Now was Lead Pipe and Fail You, but London didn't fail with their energy.

Following Fail You was Skin To Skin, the only song on the setlist off their sophomore album, No Good Left To Give. A quick jump to the past prompted Miranda to remind the crowd that they were going to play a lot of new songs, but the oldies were coming soon. Following that was a performance of their newest single, Afraid To Die, then two more songs off RUCKUS!, Killing Time and Heaven Sent.

Now was around the time that Miranda's promise would come true, as the intro to Third Degree started to fill the venue. Three more songs from their debut album Feel Something would be played: Full Circle, Colorblind and Suffer Through. Personally, I felt that, despite the emotional whiplash of the songs, this was a solid four song run, with the gritty, distorted guitars complimenting the emotional desperation present in the lyrics, and drum beats that gave each song their own sense of urgency. Miranda mentioned how he hadn't been having a good day with his voice, but thanked London for all their energy throughout the songs and for the crowdsurfers during Colorblind.

After all that energy, it seemed only fitting that they would play songs off the aptly titled album, RUCKUS!, with A.M.P. But suddenly, everything would slow down, and the beautiful ballad of Tightrope began. The softness of the music and Miranda's clear vocals rang throughout the music hall, giving everyone a breather, because what was to come was going to build all the energy back up, because you can't stay stationary at a Movements show for too long.

After a lovely, almost calming conclusion to Tightrope, Miranda introduced a popular song from RUCKUS!, entitled I Hope You Choke. The heavy distortion on the guitars, the thundering bass and the louder than hell drums didn't stop the crowd from singing along to every word, though. As if hearing a crowd full of people scream "I hope you choke" wasn't enough, Miranda called for the centre of the room to open up, and you guessed it, the biggest mosh pit of the night opened up. At the beat drop of the last chorus, Everything closed in, and moshers bumped and knocked against each other while screaming the lyrics to the song.

Finally, to bring the night to a close, Movements delivered a heartfelt, emotional performance of their most popular song, Daylily. At the beginning of every chorus, the band would go silent for a few moments and allow the crowd to shout the lyrics at the top of their lungs. Tears and cheers filled every corner of the London Music Hall, all up until the point that Movements bid the crowd goodbye, thanking them and promising to return soon.