August 4, 2009 by A2S
Dan, the guitarrist and singer for
Goodnight Sunrise,
sat down and had a heart to heart with me about the band and … Jessica Simpson’s dad? Check out the link below (or our iTunes podcast) to listen to the interview.
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August 3, 2009 by A2S
Jordan gave us a call to tell us about his band The Ready Set
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July 22, 2009 by A2S
Meese
Photographer David Endicott and I arrived to The Viper Room on Sunset Boulevard at dusk on Thursday, June 16th to find Nate Meese and Mike Ayars of the band Meese taking a smoke break outside of the venue. I introduced myself and we chatted a bit about the venue and Sunday night’s show with Copeland. Immediately I could tell that these dudes were humble and down to earth and I was impressed with how genuine they were. After a quick sound check, Meese and Ayers along with other Meese (Patrick) and Ben Hayley joined me on Sunset outside the venue to chat about where their band has been and where it’s going. You can check out the interview [here].
After sincere “thank you” s all around, the boys headed into venue and David and I checked in and headed up the stairs to an almost pitch black bar/venue decked in true Hollywood rock style.
Meese (not the plural of Moose) took the stage and opened with the first song off their record “Forward Motion” in which frontman Patrick pleads “I’m okay with the darkness coming for me” with such intensity that shows on his face. The song builds and crescendos into the breakdown of full rock glory with Nate’s guitar solo, steady, infectious bass drum beats and heavy bass backed by electronic strings. The band commanded the audience’s attention right off the bat and even those who had just stopped in for some beer were moving to the beat.
The set continued on high energy and when it came time for the band to play their new single “Next in Line,” the venue was tapping their feet to the boom-chuck of the guitar and bass in harmony. Even their ballads like “Taking the World On” built in intensity into a crashing rock-out breakdown behind the soft piano. The vocal harmonies between Mike and Partrick on the heartfelt slow jam “Movie Screens” were gorgeous and kept me wanting more. The last song the band dedicated to a friend in the audience getting married. The piano rock “The Quiet Side” has sincere lyrics and soaring vocals that rise above a power pop chorus to pounding keys, building guitar riffs, and reverberating drums.
Meese ended exactly as they finished—strong and full of energy, except now to a captive audience. It is their kind of musicianship, the kind that performs each song to its pinnacle, that makes Meese an amazing band live. Don’t think that they aren’t fantastic on their new album Broadcast, because they really are. However, if you have a chance to see Meese perform, whether it’s with The Fray and Jack’s Mannequin or with Barcelona and Seabird, catch them out on the road this summer and you won’t be disappointed.
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July 17, 2009 by Jackie
Nightmare of You
@ The Knitting Factory
Hollywood, CA. July 11, 2009
Before the show Steph was lucky enough to grab an
interview with Brandon and Mike.
You can check it out by clicking [here]. You can also check it out on our Addicted to Shows podcast.
In anticipation of their latest release Infomaniac on August 4th, Nightmare of You rocked L.A. residents with a show on the Main Stage of the Knitting Factory in Hollywood this month.
The New York City-based group was joined by opening acts Magic, Brian Bonz and Plushgun. Magic warmed up the audience first with their funky guitar riffs and powerful female vocalist. The band even came complete with conga drums, a rare sight for music that is not strictly reggae. Brian Bonz brought a great mellow vibe to the show, using only his incredible voice and an acoustic guitar. Bonz also got some laughs out of the crowd with his quirky sense of humor and self-deprecating jokes, alluding to physical similarities between he and Carrot Top and Louie Anderson. Plushgun rounded out the opening acts with a hyped-up and energetic set of synthesizer-driven tunes and glow sticks thrown out to the audience. The band made it pretty much impossible for any member of the audience not to move (even if it was just their feet).
Band members Brandon Reilly (vocals/guitar), Joseph McCaffrey (guitar/vocals), Michael Fleischmann (drums) and Brandon Meyer (bass) played a set of 12 songs, almost all of which the devoted audience sung along to. Brian Bonz even joined the group on stage for several of the songs to contribute his tambourine skills.
The band started the set with “Experimental Bed” off of Infomaniac. They continued with a mix of songs from Infomaniac and their previous releases, playing “Thumbelina” after zealous crowd members yelled their requests for it.
A more unique aspect of the show was the interludes the band would play before each song. These snippets of sound came sans vocals, sounded very different than the song that would follow, and cannot be found on any of their albums (but they’ve become a signature at many of the band’s shows).
McCaffrey exerted every ounce of energy in his body into his guitar playing and never swayed from song 1 to song 12. Fleischmann, new to the group, showed off his superior drum skills while bouncing up and down energetically, often donning a huge and contagious smile on his face. Meyer smiled along with Fleischmann, plucking the bass ever-so-coolly. And Reilly, atypical of most lead singers, made the occasional witty banter remark between songs (even playing along with a very drunk audience member who was heckling the band) but for the most part, remained focused on the songs at hand. To match Nightmare of You’s haunting, eerie and even twisted lyrics, Reilly would even look up at the ceiling in such a parallel way when he sung/played, it literally gave me goose bumps.
Their final song gave tribute to the powerhouse band these guys are. The flashing lights of the venue mixed with their instruments and movement all over the stage (Reilly paired up with Meyer and McCaffrey with Bonz and Fleischmann at the drum stand) was a musical coup d’etat, overtaking the audience and ending the show on an unforgettable note.
Now I could sit here and spout off a laundry list of artists that Nightmare of You sounds like but a) that would take forever and b) none of them would be a fair comparison because this band has a sound that is all their own. Their set consisted of songs with funk guitar, reggae beats, pure rock, soft vocals, harder vocals and everything in between.
Nightmare of You has set out on a tour all over the US, set to continue into August so if you want to witness their brilliancy firsthand, I suggest you make it out to a show. You will not be disappointed.
You can find more photos of all the bands on our Myspace album [here].
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June 29, 2009 by A2S
Interview with Paul J. McGuire (the writer, producer, mastermind, and frontman) of Karate High School
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June 4, 2009 by Jackie
May 25, 2009
[To hear acoustic session and the audio for this interview, check out
the Addicted to Shows podcast on itunes or at www.myspace.com/addictedtoshows].
-Jackie
This interview was done with David James, Rob Pierce, Chris O’Keefe and Alvaro Gonzalez of the band Fate
Under Fire. Having just started out on their first tour, I asked them some questions about themselves and being out on the road.
Jackie: So where did you guys come up with the name, Fate Under Fire?
Rob: Well our perception of fate is sort of like a dead fish floating
downstream and we don’t really believe in that. We believe you kind of have to be motivated by yourself and accomplish things on your own. So Fate under Fire means we’re kind of putting fate in second place, under fire. And anytime you put fire under anything, it moves and fire is what’s under our butts and moving us.
Jackie: You guys are currently out on the road touring for the first time, how has that been so far?
David: It’s been cool. We’re only on our second show, I think.
Rob: You can tell it’s good when you don’t even remember how many days you’ve been doing it.
Jackie: Ok, this question may not work so well, but what’s the best venue you guys have played so far?
Chris: I liked Club Retro in Sac
Jackie: Do you guys have a dream venue you would play at if you could?
David: Staples Center. Actually, I like amphitheaters a lot. Playing
out during sunset or something
Chris: I think the Fillmore in San Francisco would be cool. It’s good size but it’s still personal and not too big.
Rob: I don’t know, Friar Tucks [in Pomona] was pretty awesome.
Jackie: You guys just celebrated the release of your EP this past Friday. How was that?
David: It’s good. It was really stressful getting it out on time, but I’m really proud and happy and all those good feelings.
Jackie: In a recent interview you mentioned recording the drums separately on your album like bands such as The Beatles used to do. How do you think that worked out?
David: Yeah we did that for some tracks, not all. We did it on “The Simple Things.” We would do just the drums snare kick and lay down that take. Then we would go back and go over it with the cymbals. Lots of bands do that: Queens of the Stone Age, Jimmy Eat World. It’s just something to play around with.
Jackie: “The Simple Things” is probably my favorite song. It’s very energetic. What inspired you to write it?
[band laughs]
David: It’s kind of a funny story actually. I had a warrant out for my arrest and had never had one of those before. And I know that’s the way the state does things to kind of convince you to do what they want you to do. But I had gotten a ticket on my car and one of my buddies was an officer so I had him sign off on it. Then I realized I could be getting my buddy in trouble by
bringing him into the situation and I didn’t want to be dragging him down with my own life so the song is basically about dragging someone else down with you.
Rob: The song evolved like crazy. It started out really simple and it
kind of turned into what it is now over a few months.
Jackie: Do you guys have a favorite song on the EP?
Rob: I like “Not Like You,” because I got to be extra creative on [the drum] parts. When I get to come up with stuff, it’s always really fun.
Chris: I like “Remember,” it’s just new and fresh.
David: I don’t know what mine is. I hate ‘em all. I’m tired of ‘em all from hearing them so often when we were mixing the album.
Jackie: Is there one person that does all the writing or do you guys share it?
Rob: Dave does the bulk of it. We all collaborate on hooks and pauses and starts and stops and all that stuff but, for the most part, the base of the songs are Dave’s idea. We do the typical band thing where we’ll start off with a riff and kind of branch off of that. After that, it’ll turn into a beautiful creation that millions of people can enjoy.
David: Yes millions of people, immediately.
Jackie: Ok, one more question: You’re on a deserted island with one record, a record player and one other person. What’s the record and who is the person?
Rob: Alvie hasn’t said crap so he gets to answer this one.
Alivaro: Record like right now of all time?
Jackie: It can be of all time.
Alvaro: I’m just gonna go with what I’ve been listening to lately. As for all time, there’s just no way I could pick. I’d take with me the new record by The Gallows because it’s just an awesome CD. The one person I’d take, since he’s the one that introduced me to The Gallows would be my buddy Andy. He’s a good friend and I always wanted to be surrounded by good company and by good friends. Kind of like I am right now.
[everyone lets out a simultaneous “Aww”]
Jackie: Alright, well thanks guys. I think we are
going to try out a little acoustic session here.
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May 18, 2009 by A2S
This interview is with Devin Shelton, the bass player and vocalist for Emery.
I asked him a few questions about the band and their new album coming out June 2nd …In Shallow Seas We Sail.
How are you guys feeling about your new album …In Shallow Seas We Sail coming out June 2nd?
We are super excited about it. We feel like it could possibly be our best album to date…or at least the best representation of who we are as a band.
([click here] to check out our review of the album)
It’s got some pretty cool cover art (and looks like the same artist from the EP?). Who does that for you guys?
His name is Marc Johns. We came across him online and like his work, so we decided to use him for our EP and LP. We wanted to tie the records together in every way that we could.
How was your first European tour?
It was amazing. We had been so anxious to get there for so long and it was definitely worth it. We were fortunate enough to be on some festivals with some great bands like Taking Back Sunday, Underoath, Inner Party System and several others. It was a great experience.
Are you looking forward to more time on the road with the Zumiez Couch Tour and your headlining tour? What cities are you most looking forward to playing?
Yeah. The tour will be interesting for us playing all mall parking lots, but it should be great. We are also excited about our headliner since our album will be out and we can play some new songs with some really good bands.
You guys tour pretty tirelessly. Is it hard being on the road all the time?
It definitely gets hard, but we have a good time since we are all best friends. We’re really fortunate to be so close. Dave and Toby are having kids this fall, so we will probably be spending more time at home in the future, which is fine by me.
What albums are you guys listening to right now? What’s going to be on your playlists while you’re touring?
Well…my wife bought the newest All-American Rejects, so I’ve given it a couple listens. Lovedrug’s latest album is cool. I’ve listened to our new record a good bit…but I imagine a lot of bands do that.
Do you have any pre-show rituals?
We use to stretch out and warm up together, but now we kinda do our own thing. I try to warm up my voice and my body so I don’t pull anything on stage and focus my mind on what we’re about to do.
You guys have toured with some pretty amazing bands—Chiodos, Silerstein, Alexisonfire—who has been your favorite band to tour with? Or your favorite tour lineup?
We really enjoy touring with Canadian bands like Boys Night Out and Alexisonfire. We had a great time with Jonezetta and As Cities Burn, but we pretty much get along with most bands we tour with. Flogging Molly was awesome to tour with.
My favorite Emery song is “Ponytail Parade” from your first full-length The Weaks End really because of the great lyrics. What is your writing process? Does someone write lyrics, someone music? Do you all write everything? And where do you draw inspiration?
Toby and I write all the lyrics and most of the music. Matt writes a lot of music too. He is great at helping arrange the songs once we get a basic form. We usually write the lyrics once we have the parts arranged and know the form of the song.
The new single “Cutthroat Collapse” has some pretty heavy content. Are your songs autobiographical?
Some are, some aren’t. We write a lot of both. It just depends on the song and on the person who wrote it. Toby wrote this song and I’m pretty sure it’s not autobiographical.
It seems like you guys have found a perfect balance between heavy and melodic. What musical influences do you have and how did you come up with your sound?
Originally, we wanted to incorporate an indie rock/emo sound with a hardcore sound. We were big fans of bands ranging from Mineral, Sunny Day Real Estate, Pedro the Lion to Zao and Hopefalls to 90s rock like Tool, Nirvana, Soundgarden, etc…So I think our diverse taste in music came through when we wrote. Our earliest music had more of an emo/indie feel and eventually transformed to our more current sound. I was always a huge fan of good vocals and harmonies from R&B and other styles, so that has also had a huge impact on our music.
Anything else you want to say?
Buy our new album or else.
Thank you so much for your time. I really appreciate it and I hope to catch you guys play when you’re out on the road!
-Steph@A2S
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January 12, 2009 by A2S
Crash Coordinates is the epitome of the self-made hardworking rock band and four of the five members were kind enough to sit down for an interview with me last week (Kevin, the bassist, was unfortunately unavailable). After working out some kinks with Stickam (not the most effective website in the world) we managed to talk about where the band’s come from and where it’s going.
Each of the guys—Chris Kalla (vocals,guitar), Chris Wahl (lead guitar, vocals), Jon Stoddard (drums), Kevin Williams(bass) and Vincent Liou (keyboards, percussion) have been playing music from a young age. Vincent got the earliest start on the piano at age 5 and learned bass and clarinet before finishing high school. Wahl told this lavish story about his days in the Stradivarius school of music, which I was almost fooled by. (In reality, he was jealous of a friend who learned how to play Michael Jackson songs in 7thgrade). The five are all passionate about music, and it shows.
The two Chris’ started the band in2006 with a few other musicians and the other three joined along the way, with the recent addition of Kevin from Chicago. All of them came from different scenes—Wahl was in a pop band, Jon was in a ska band, Kevin is the metal head, Vincent“listens to crazy stuff,” and Kalla was in a hardcore band Blue Wall Audience throughout high school. They each have their own repertoire of musical influences including Muse, Radiohead, 311,Minus the Bear, Explosions in the Sky, Metallica, and Coheed and Cambria. Out of this fusion of influences and a huge amount of ambition, Crash Coordinates has created a really unique sound.
Jon put into words what makes CC so interesting:
When we all got together we wanted to do something that wasn’t in a specific genre. What I liked about, what I still like about the band the most is that we can take pretty much any genre of music and throw a Crash Coordinates spin on it so we can take a pop song and we can make it Crash Coordinates with awesome tapping and different beats and Chris Kalla’s unique melody lines or we can take a dark song, a metal song, and do whatever we want to it. I think the thing really that influences us to write music that we do is that we wanted to take the things that work in music that’s already around and put a unique spin on it to create something new.
Wahl added that they’re always searching for a “cooler way to play things” and love it when people appreciate them for trying something new and mixing it up. Not going for the same old format.
Like a lot of bands, Myspace has been a huge help in building a fan base. They’re constantly (and personally!) responding to messages, comments,and adding more friends. They even do web cam chats with anyone who wants to log in (I caught one of their appearances and they decided to sing whatever anyone typed. It was hysterical). They’re the guys that do a ton of shows and hand out a ton of fliers. A truly self-made band, with the help of a handful of friends they released their album Ansible and managed to get distribution deals with a bunch of major stores and online retailers like Best Buy and iTunes.
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This album is obviously the product of musical ingenuity as each song has a unique style with an experimental ambiance and dark lyrics stringing each together. There were so many styles throughout the album from which I heard hints of Matchbook Romance, Thrice, The Mars Volta, Chiodos, and even an intro on “Pompeii” that reminded me of Mozart’s Requiem. This album is intense awesomeness.
Having shared the stage with some great bands like Bleed the Dream and A Cursive Memory, they are definitely ready to hit the road. They’re trying to build a good fan base and keeping their eyes out for tour opportunities in a couple of months and until then they’ll be playing weekend shows and working on their new EP. Not all of the songs are written but we can expect a format a little different from their full-length. Unlike Ansible whose songs were diverse and all over the map, the new4-song EP to be released in late spring/early summer will be more straight forward with a consistent feel. They guys assure me “It’s gonna be really good.” “Yeah, it’ll sound awesome.
With that promise, a quick plug for their awesome sponsors Vitamin Water and Red Bull, and the hopes of some new stuff coming out on their Myspace in the coming weeks, we parted cyber ways. Crash Coordinates is a definitely a band worthy of your ears and your support. Their ideas are ambitious and their music unique and creative, but not overly complex. Be sure to keep your eyes out for their things to come and if you haven’t heard Ansible, be sure and give it a listen!
photos used with permission
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August 22, 2008 by A2S
11:15 The Academy Is…
12:05 We the Kings
–Interviews with All Time Low, Forever the Sickest Kids, and The Academy Is… available on our iTunes Podcast–
3:15 ORESKABAND
3:55 Forever the Sickest Kids
4:20 All Time Low
5:45 Relient K
6:45 Say Anything
7:00 Four Year Strong
7:15 Katy Perry
7:45 Angeles and Airwaves
8:15 Gym Class Heroes
We managed to arrive just in time to check in at the press tent, sign up for interviews, and make it back over to main stages to catch The Academy Is… go on first thing in the morning. They opened with “Neighbors” to an unusually mellow and stagnant crowd. The played some classics—”Slow Down” and “Classifieds”—mixed in with their new singles released this past Tuesday on Fast Times at Barrington High—”Summer Hair” and “About a Girl.” These new summer anthems were perfect for getting started a long hot day at Warped Tour.
We the Kings were the next act of (moderate) interest and we sauntered over there to catch a few pictures and a few songs. They sounded like Boys Like Girls with more elementary lyrics and less catchy hooks. “Cause if you jump I will jump too. We will fall together from the building’s ledge never looking back at what we’ve done. we’ll say it was love cause I would die for you” is cliché emo through and through. As we walked away, we heard Travis Clark, lead vocals, tell the crowd to “spread the love” about their new album. So if you consider the album “love” you have Travis’ permission to share it.
Back over in the press tent, we waited around for our interviews. They all went amazing and we ended up getting even more than we hoped for – All Time Low followed by Forever the Sickest Kids and The Academy Is… with Charlotte Sometimes later on in the day. You can listen to all of these interviews on iTunes – Addicted to Shows Podcast .
After a couple of hours in the press tent, skipping way too many good sets, we caught ORESKABAND’s set. They’re an all-girl ska band from Japan and they RULE! Aside from them being adorable and bursting with anime-like bubbly excitement, they kick ass as a very legit group of musicians. They shouted for us to sing along (which was a little hard since I think most of us don’t know Japanese) but the oo’s and ahh’s were definite sing-along, skank-along material and they put on an altogether fun set.
Forever the Sickest Kid’s set was almost as good as their set at Warped Tour in Pomona—full of dancing, moshing, and sweatiness. Their music really has this great energy and fun about it that it’s impossible not to get excited about it. Songs like single “Whoa Oh!” and “She’s a Lady” got the entire crowd moving and a constant launch of crowd surfers. I can’t possibly give the Kids more praise than I already have in previous reviews so I’ll quit while I’m ahead. LOVE.
The closer we got to the Hurley stage, the more dense the crowd got until we finally reached the staging area overflowing with kids—the ones farther out were observant, the ones closer in ready to get their effin’ dance on! Some of the younger more novice kiddos weren’t quite prepared for what was about to go down – lots of people falling, crowd surfers falling through, and people upset about losing sandals (please don’t wear sandals to a show). All Time Low’s set was fun, energetic, and definitely dance-worthy. There was a dancy, sweaty mix out there on that black top with even a little bit of circle-pit action which is great to see at Warped Tour. They played Poppin’ Champagne (without the bleeping. Take that, MTV!), Six Feet Under The Stars and the rest of their fun, sing-along teenage anthems. Fun, sweaty times.
Heading over to the main stages, we were up front and ready for Relient K. Where were all the die-hards? I only saw people mouthing (not even singing) along for a few of the more recent releases. But the crowd was in no way a reflection of their performance. Matt gracefully floated between the piano and his guitar amidst xylophone-littered pop rock melodies with fantastic harmonies.
Totally contrary to their normal rock genre, they busted out Kanye’s “Good Life” followed by their “The Best Thing.” Off their new The Bird and the B-Sides (with 13 new and 13 old songs) they played “The Scene and the Herd” which sounded more Mhmm than Five Score. Matt sang, “I see you magically got this song for free… Doesn’t bother me. I’m gonna sing what I want. It might not be what you want to hear.” which seems appropriate because Relient K has always done exactly what they wanted to, from the contemplative Five Score to the playful “Sadie Hawkins” which they played next (although Matt admits to be sick of it, it’s still a crowd favorite). They segued their silliness into a song about The Office and then got a little more serious with “Who I Am Hates Who I’ve Been” and promotion of the charity Blood, Water, Mission. They ended with “I Need You” – heavy and buck! Haha.
We stuck around to try to split the next half hour between Say Anything and Four Year Strong but Rise Against made Say Anything start late and I was only able to see one of Say Anything’s songs – “Alive With the Glory of Love.” They had good energy, great vocals and a crisp sound that drew a huge crowd. Fans had sat there through the last 4 sets just to get a good spot for them. Dedication, and for a good reason.
Hustling over to Four Year Strong, I caught the set mid-first-song. This set… FANTASTIC. They have the fun and energy of Forever the Sickest Kids and the heaviness of Set Your Goals creating this fun, dancey, head-banging, moshing monster. There isn’t enough praise I can give Four Year Strong. And their straddling between hardcore and powerpop-rock allows them to appeal to just about anyone – you WILL like them.
They played my favorites off their album Rise or Dye Trying – “Prepare To Be Digitally Manipulated,” “Catastrophe,” “Abandon Ship Or Abandon All Hope,” and “Men Are From Mars, Women Are From Hell.” Listen. Now.
Katy Perry was on the stage just to the left and we caught a few of her songs. While I have to admit a guilty pleasure for the beat of “I Kissed a Girl” and her music is pretty great to play at a party, having to stand and watch Katy shake her booty around the stage was only mildly entertaining and probably more suitable for a male audience. I caught “One of the Boys,” “If You Can Afford Me,” and “Hot n’ Cold.” Impatient for cherry chap stick and “Ur So Gay” I decided to find our M.I.A. photographer.
Unable to find Catharine, I ended up shooting Angels and Airwaves with my camera. Being up front and center for Tom Delong & band was really incredible. Him and former band Blink-182 probably influenced over half the bands on Warped Tour 2008. Their sound is so epic and inspiring. The fans were so into it they were practically climbing over the barricade in hypnotized enthusiasm. While this (not really that) new direction for Tom is exciting, it can be a little strange for all us Blink fans to see Tom so serious. Just for us, Tom threw in a “fuck, shit, poo poo, pee pee” for us before submerging into a personal favorite “It Hurts” and closing the set with the single off their first release “The Adventure.”
Gym Class Heroes closed out the night, walking on stage to “End of the Road” which is pretty appropriate – the last act on the last date of Warped Tour. A little sad… but they picked up the mood immediately with the obvious crowd-pleaser “Clothes Off” which brought on dancing and singing along. Travis announced that their the successor to As Cruel As School Children is called The Quill and will be released September 9th.
Off their new album they played a song with a chorus “Put up your peace sign, put your index down” and then their School Children slow jam “Viva la White Girl.” To introduce their new fans to their excellent first release The Papercut Chronicles, they played a medley of “Simple Livin’” and “Taxi Cab” (my favorite). Stealing a note out of Relient K’s book (or maybe the other way around) they busted out an amazingly clean rendition of metal band Lamb of God’s “Laid to Rest.” They closed out the night, and the Warped Tour, with “Cupid’s Chokehold” with Katy Perry, Forever the Sickest Kids, and a female bunny costume on stage with them.
2008 Warped Tour finished in Los Angeles after another long summer out on the road. Some bands we got to see for a second time and some picked up somewhere in the middle and helped close it off. Some bands we missed completely (sorry about that). But this year was great and it was awesome to be able to see some new favorites on the stage for the first time. If you guys don’t take anything else from this, I hope that you listen to our interviews and listen to FOUR YEAR STRONG.
There are a ton more photos on myspace.com/addictedtoshows including other bands not included: Cobra Starship and Ludo. Check them out!
Stay Saavy,
Steph@A2S
Photos by Catharine Acurso
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