On April 6, Dashboard Confessional will play at Fairfield University, in Alumni Hall, as the FUSA-chosen Spring 2006 concert.
Dashboard Confessional hails from Boca Raton, Fla. and is headed by the alt-rock extraordinaire Christopher Carrabba. Carrabba has also led other bands such as Further Seems Forever and the Vacant Andies.
However, with Dashboard, Carrabba was able to further explore his music using simple acoustic melodies and rhythms with creative and emotional lyrics.
In 2001, Dashboard Confessional became most known for their hit song “Screaming Infidelities,” which went on to become a modern rock/emo hit and which led to even more extensive touring than the band had been used to.
Shortly after, Dashboard went on The Vagrant Across America tour in the summer of 2001, with their label-mates from Vagrant Records. With Hot Rod Circuit, Alkaline Trio and No Motiv, Dashboard continued playing live.
Other career highlights include an “MTV Unplugged” album along with opening for Weezer shortly after the release of the unplugged, acoustic album.
Recently in 2004, Dashboard contributed a hit single to the “Spiderman 2” soundtrack, “Vindicated.
Several students are happy with having Dashboard come to Fairfield, but agree that it probably wasn’t the best choice.
“It seems to me they really didn’t put that much effort into it or reach out to the student community to see what we may be interested in seeing,” said Courtney DePasquale ’06. “As a graduating senior, I’d rather not attend a concert where I’ll be surrounded by crying 14-year-olds from the Prep school and their crying ex-girlfriends.”
Chris Jangls ’05 agreed.
“I would’ve rather seen Kelly Clarkson,” he said.
In all of Jangls Fairfield career, he has only attended one concert sponsered by FUSA.
“I think it’s awesome that Dashboard is coming to Fairfield,” said Michelle Kolind ’06. “I love their music and they’re talented.”
For another student reaction, check out Brian Lynch’s column in Commentary.
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