"You guys don't know anything about music, huh?" Aries playfully jests after the small but lively crowd at Come And Take It Live started moshing before the beat dropped in the rap-heavy track "One Punch." The wood-walled venue was packed with college-aged fans jamming to two hours of club music in the absence of an opener. Then, finally, the 23-year-old singer-songwriter ran out to a remix of "Here Comes The Sun" by The Beatles, on theme with the grinning sun cover art of his sophomore release "Believe In Me, Who Believes In You." 

After his groovy opening song, "Fool's Gold," the Orange County native decked out in a sweatshirt and jeans greeted the audience by warning them he would put his bucket hat back on whenever it fell off, in true Indiana Jones fashion. Showcasing his vocal range early on in the set with poppy-energized "Kids On Molly," the alt-pop artist bounced around the stage as much as the space would allow, matching the crowd's excitement. With the music so loud it could rattle a ribcage, the three-piece band incited deafening screams with the signature piano riff of "In The End" by Linkin Park. 

In an abrupt ending to the 20-track main set with the singer running off after "When The Lights Go Out" with only a quick "Goodnight," he returned for a one-song encore climbing off the stage to lean on the barrier as he bellowed out the trap-inspired "Sayonara." The young artist captured the essence of Gen Z in his performance with humor and energy, leaving the audience wondering if they will ever understand how to execute a moshpit properly. – Olivia Abercrombie