Anthony Green in Columbus

About Anthony Green

Anthony Green is best known as the vocalist for Circa Survive, the Philadelphia post-hardcore band that's spent two decades perfecting a particular brand of angular, atmospheric heaviness. Before that, he was the original singer for Saosin, the Orange County mathcore outfit whose 2003 demo basically defined a generation's taste in discordant drums and soaring vocals. His thing is an almost liquid voice that can shift from whisper to wail without losing its emotional heft, usually over arrangements that are deliberately weird—lots of odd time signatures, dissonant guitars that somehow resolve into something catchy. Green's solo work explores similar territory but lets him breathe a bit more, trading some of the post-hardcore scaffolding for something closer to alternative rock. He's released a few solo albums that feel like the sound of someone figuring out who he is when he's not locked into a band's template. He's the kind of singer who makes people care about progressive song structures because the songs actually feel like they need to be that complicated.

Green commands a room with minimal theatrics—just his voice and the band's tightness. Crowds lean in rather than leap. He hits the emotional notes and people feel it visibly. Not a singalong moment so much as a listening moment, which somehow hits harder.

Known for Nightmare, Everything Goes On, Young Mountain, Oscillate, Sorrow

Anthony Green + Columbus

Anthony Green brought a deep dive into his catalog to Ace of Cups in December, working through material that spans his entire career. He opened with "Megadeath" and leaned into the introspective stuff—"Dear Child (I've Been Dying to Reach You)" and "Numb, but I Still Feel It" hit different in a room that size. The setlist felt like he was in conversation with longtime listeners, pulling from across his solo work and Circa Survive era. Twenty-one songs in, "Devil's Song (This Feels Like a Nightmare)" closed things out, a fitting end to a set that didn't waste time on obvious moves.

Anthony Green in Columbus News

• Tours: Microwave announce 'Much Love' anniversary shows (US and Canada) Punknews · Dec 11, 2025
• Microwave announce 'Much Love' anniversary tour w/ Anthony Green, Hunny, Into It. Over It., more BrooklynVegan · Dec 9, 2025
• Michael Green Obituary (2017) - Columbus, OH - The Columbus Dispatch Legacy | Obituary · Oct 18, 2021
• Concert review: The Newport gets rowdy with Circa Survive The Lantern · Mar 28, 2015
• Concert preview: Anthony Green sings about action even when his songs meander Columbus Monthly · Dec 4, 2013

Live Music in Columbus

Columbus has always been solid ground for artists who do emotional complexity without apology. The city's indie and alternative scenes have room for both the cerebral and the confessional, which is where Green's music lives. Venues like Ace of Cups have carved out space for the kind of shows where intensity matters more than scale, where a packed room of people who actually care about the words is worth more than a half-full theater.

Columbus road trip to see Anthony Green?

Stay in German Village, where the restored brick townhouses and tree-lined streets feel like an actual neighborhood rather than a tourist zone. Dinner at Harvest Bistro on High Street for refined American food done without fuss. Spend the afternoon at the Columbus Museum of Art, then walk through the Short North corridor—the gallery district has real energy without feeling manufactured. Catch the show at Nationwide Arena, then grab drinks at Drinkery in German Village for something low-key.