DC stopped by New York City and the Radio City Music Hall for the second to last stop in the current tour. Here’s a review of that show from Newsday.

It’s not easy for an indie-rock band to merge into the mainstream without losing its fan base or its dignity. But Dashboard Confessional made the move masterfully, picking up momentum without leaving anyone behind.

Chris Carrabba and company accomplished it Saturday night at Radio City Music Hall by acknowledging the past with the emotional, painstakingly detailed sing-alongs that still make its live show unique, while still looking toward the future with the big, broad, stadium-ready rock anthems that dominate the new “Dusk and Summer” (Vagrant) album.

Early Dashboard Confessional shows would feature Carrabba and his acoustic guitar backed by the audience, who would try to deliver every lyric as expressively as he did. He hasn’t left that behind, embracing it in older songs such as “Screaming Infidelities” and “The Swiss Army Romance,” which he ends by essentially playing the guitar while the audience sings.

But the development is in the new songs. “Heaven Here,” which sounds big on the album, is massive in concert, with echoing drums and a pulsing U2-like bass. Carrabba rides the sound well, his voice soaring even higher as he works the crowd.

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