Post-hardcore band Saosin’s show at The Roxy last Friday really defined “All Ages.” From the twelve-year-olds to the fifty-year-olds in the crowd, the band delighted every audience member with their intense energy

The stage housed of a few metal poles and what appeared to be barbed wire running across them. Once Saosin hit the stage with the song “It’s Far Better to Learn,” the “wires” revealed themselves to be Christmas lights, flashing different colors every nanosecond.

The star of the show was guitarist Justin Shekoski, who could easily take out a whole army with his impressive skills. He wouldn’t even need a mask, since his long blonde hair covered his face most of the time.

Equally longhaired vocalist, Cove Reber, used his high-pitched voice effortlessly in most of the songs, most notably on their single “Voices.”

The mood wasn’t brought down until the band performed an acoustic version of “3rd Measurement in C.” Reber was so off key that even his most loyal fans couldn’t look at him or pretend to sing along.

Fortunately, they picked things back up by playing their oldies, “I Can Tell” and “Bury Your Head,” which gave the 6th graders opportunity to give moshing a try.

“You’re Not Alone” incited a full blown sing along, yet they finished their set after that with “Some Sense of Security.”

Unsatisfied, the crowd chanted “Seven Years! Seven Years!” which unsurprisingly, the band came out to perform for their encore.

Although the band put on a beyond energetic show, it seemed the show ended prematurely at 10:30, an awkward time for a Friday night.

However, when you’re alternative-rockers living in the MySpace age and have to cater to everyone from giddy pre-teen girls with a bedtime, to partying college co-eds, it’s the compromise you have to make.