I was hesitant going into The Appleseed Cast show. I had heard their album several times, and while I enjoyed their music, I did not enjoy their interludes—with long, drawn out chords that for some reason really stressed me out. However, after watching their show, I must say I was thoroughly impressed and now consider myself a fan. The Appleseed Cast began in Southern California in 1997 as a band called December’s Tragic Drive, became The Appleseed Cast in 1998, and relocated to Lawrence, Kansas in 1999.  The band has released eight albums, with the most recent, “Sagarmatha” in 2009. They began the show with a bang, and kept the crowds attention the entire set. There was a lot of attention to instrumentals, particularly guitar, with an emphasis on the delay pedal; however, the drums were extremely impressive as well. Chris Chrisci’s vocals were passionate, while his presence was understated, standing off to the side of the stage rather than front and center, and I don’t think he ever talked once. Their music is very full and loud, yet still somehow relaxing, sounding like something that could act as the soundtrack to life. They attracted an extremely diverse crowd, and everyone was enjoying it immensely. While The Appleseed Cast could be classified as “emo” it is also very progressive and experimental, also called “Midwest Post-rock,” and I would rather not classify it as it transcends each genre with it’s unique and pure sound.