It took around 10 seconds for the downstairs room at the Black Cat to erupt into a sea of flying bodies, raised fists and hoarse voices. Joyce Manor, the Torrance, California band who play short bursts of frenetic pop-punk reminiscent of Jawbreaker, had complete control of the room one song into their set.

And once they had their foot on the gas, Joyce Manor barely let up. Each song — from either their self-titled debut or last year’s Of All Things I Will Soon Grow Tired — felt as if it was the song the throng of teenagers at the foot of the stage came to hear.

Despite the raucous crowd, the band was all business. Moving from one song to the next, interspersed with brief “thank you”s, Manor front loaded their set with highlights from their two releases — “Orange Julius,” “Comfortable Clothes” and “Constant Headache” were met with the most enthusiasm. They also tried out some new material and a cover of Murder City Devil’s “Midnight Service At The Mutter Museum”. The bouncy “Heart Tattoo” was an unexpectedly lighthearted number for the band, and “City By The Ocean” found singer Barry Johnson take a break from his teeth-gnashing howl to something with a bit more range.

While Joyce Manor was definitely the band the majority of the people in the room were their to see, the communal spirit of punk rock shows welcomed Philadelphia’s Glocca Morra and Holy Death with equal, if not more controlled, interest.

Morra, who are on their first tour, battled bass amp difficulties throughout their set playing most of their standout EP An Obscure Moon Lighting An Obscure World, which was reminiscent of the excellent 2011 full length Vacation from D.I.Y. maestros Bomb the Music Industry!. Holy Death, the duo who channel Isis and A Place To Bury Strangers, used their 20 minutes to showcase their cassette Get Well.