unfortunately i got ahold of Bebo Norman's people and apparently that show in Colorado has been cancelled and he's not planning on playing in Colorado.
This really bums me out since this show was going to be epic with Bebo, Shane & Shane and Shawn McDonald. Hopefully those guys will make it up to us after the tour!
Also, Life In Your Way has cancelled their tour which would have brought them to Lifespot in South Denver on October 6th. This is lame as well.
Sorry!
Friday, September 7, 2007
Thursday, September 6, 2007
Converting Atheists... volume 6 is here!
so i finished the 6th volume in my masterpiece series titled Converting Atheists Into Believers. Check it out if you want to hear some new bands or give your current worn out selection of music a face lift.
here's the track list:
ARTIST - TRACK
1 Raffi - Get Together
2 A Day to Remember - Show Em the Ropes
3 A Change of Pace - Prepare the Masses
4 Mae - Brink of Disaster
5 Anberlin - Whisper and a Clamor
6 Bayside - Duality
7 The Almost - Southern Weather
8 Fall Out Boy - Thriller
9 The Higher - Insurance?
10 Dropkick Murphys - Sunshine Highway
11 Anchor for Arms - The Roots
12 Last of the Believers - Dissent
13 Comeback Kid - In/Tuition
14 Haste the Day - White Collar
15 Life in Your Way - Reach the End
16 Means - Connected
17 As I Lay Dying - An Ocean Between Us
18 Rise Against - Built to Last (SOIA)
19 With Honor - Elevens
20 Last Tuesday - Become What You Believe
21 Destroy the Runner - Separate
22 A Skylit Drive - Drown the City
23 As Cities Burn - Empire
24 Tim Armstrong (Rancid) - Wake Up
25 Nikola Sarcevic (Millencolin) - Lovetrap
here's the track list:
ARTIST - TRACK
1 Raffi - Get Together
2 A Day to Remember - Show Em the Ropes
3 A Change of Pace - Prepare the Masses
4 Mae - Brink of Disaster
5 Anberlin - Whisper and a Clamor
6 Bayside - Duality
7 The Almost - Southern Weather
8 Fall Out Boy - Thriller
9 The Higher - Insurance?
10 Dropkick Murphys - Sunshine Highway
11 Anchor for Arms - The Roots
12 Last of the Believers - Dissent
13 Comeback Kid - In/Tuition
14 Haste the Day - White Collar
15 Life in Your Way - Reach the End
16 Means - Connected
17 As I Lay Dying - An Ocean Between Us
18 Rise Against - Built to Last (SOIA)
19 With Honor - Elevens
20 Last Tuesday - Become What You Believe
21 Destroy the Runner - Separate
22 A Skylit Drive - Drown the City
23 As Cities Burn - Empire
24 Tim Armstrong (Rancid) - Wake Up
25 Nikola Sarcevic (Millencolin) - Lovetrap
Huge UPDATE!
so here's the latest scoop on everything within reach of BMer:
519: The new cd, More of You, is due out early October. 519 will be playing shows all fall and through the winter so stay tuned for a show near you. The CD release party will be at Calvary Bible Church in Boulder on October 7th.
Killing the Dream: KTD's new album, Fractures, is due out near the end of the year. After that KTD should be touring near here in the early part of 2008. You got to catch these guys, rumors tell me that this might be the last hurrah for the group since they can't get everyone on the same page for touring.
Life In Your Way: LIYW just announced a nation-wide tour including a stop in Centennial Colorado at Lifespot. If you haven't been to this tiny venue, its probably to most intimate place to see a band, its smaller than most dive bars so this show will be epic! Oct 6!
Matt Wertz/Dave Barnes: These two have announced through MySpace that they are organizing a tour together for this fall! stay tuned for dates.
October is Show Month: Bebo Norman/Shane&Shane - 10/1, 519 - 10/7, underOATH - 10/13, Emery - 10/24, David Crowder Band - 10/24, Tiger Army - 10/24.
Bebo Norman: i'm having trouble locating tickets for this show, but i'll look more into it. Also Bebo has a Christmas album coming out this year, so check that out.
Other Shows: Haste the Day is coming November 23rd and Anberlin is coming December 9th.
519: The new cd, More of You, is due out early October. 519 will be playing shows all fall and through the winter so stay tuned for a show near you. The CD release party will be at Calvary Bible Church in Boulder on October 7th.
Killing the Dream: KTD's new album, Fractures, is due out near the end of the year. After that KTD should be touring near here in the early part of 2008. You got to catch these guys, rumors tell me that this might be the last hurrah for the group since they can't get everyone on the same page for touring.
Life In Your Way: LIYW just announced a nation-wide tour including a stop in Centennial Colorado at Lifespot. If you haven't been to this tiny venue, its probably to most intimate place to see a band, its smaller than most dive bars so this show will be epic! Oct 6!
Matt Wertz/Dave Barnes: These two have announced through MySpace that they are organizing a tour together for this fall! stay tuned for dates.
October is Show Month: Bebo Norman/Shane&Shane - 10/1, 519 - 10/7, underOATH - 10/13, Emery - 10/24, David Crowder Band - 10/24, Tiger Army - 10/24.
Bebo Norman: i'm having trouble locating tickets for this show, but i'll look more into it. Also Bebo has a Christmas album coming out this year, so check that out.
Other Shows: Haste the Day is coming November 23rd and Anberlin is coming December 9th.
Thursday, August 30, 2007
Punk Rock Fight Club
I was reading the latest issue of Rolling Stone because there was an article titled "Punk Rock Fight Club". i read the very in-depth article and if you're a fan of punk/hardcore, you should read it as well
Punk Rock Fight Club
The link above will send you to a video slide show recap of the article so you'll have to read the article in the actual magazine.
The topic centers around hardcore gang FSU, which originated in Boston. Some of the bands mentioned in the article include Blood for Blood and Death Before Dishonor. The article really hit home for me not because i'm part of some violent gang, but because my friends and i growing up saw some of this in the scene.
Killing the Dream
These gangs basically come down to racist stance, whereas you're either a racist Nazi or not. FSU basically seeks out Nazi's and fight them. When i say Nazi people think they're not around, or they're in Germany or something, but in the scene the term Nazi refers to anyone who is racist on any platform. So one stories involved a kid who was beaten to death because he was wearing a shirt with a Confederate Flag on it and wouldn't take it off.
For people not into the hardcore scene this article might seem a little over the top but it surely isn't. Not every show is violent, but i've seen small glimpses of the violence referred to here. i've lived in Sacramento and Denver, and both scenes aren't nearly as violent or traditional as say Boston, New Jersey or Los Angeles.
On the other hand, not all hardcore is violent. A new genre of hardcore has been taking over since 2000 with an ultra-positive theme. Bands like Blood for Blood, Madball, Agnostic Front... are getting old and the new hardcore bands are taking over with their lyrics of positivity, anti-violence, straight-edge and unity. These bands include Sinking Ships, Comeback Kid, Crime in Stereo, Rise Against, and many others.
I'm getting older by the day, and i'm certainly no expert on hardcore, but this article definitely sheds light on the dark side of hardcore, the side that made me nervous at some shows growing up (Bo Jangles anyone).
I would really recommend reading this article to anyone, especially those who think gang violence only involves Tupac and Biggie Smalls.
Punk Rock Fight Club
The link above will send you to a video slide show recap of the article so you'll have to read the article in the actual magazine.
The topic centers around hardcore gang FSU, which originated in Boston. Some of the bands mentioned in the article include Blood for Blood and Death Before Dishonor. The article really hit home for me not because i'm part of some violent gang, but because my friends and i growing up saw some of this in the scene.
Killing the Dream
These gangs basically come down to racist stance, whereas you're either a racist Nazi or not. FSU basically seeks out Nazi's and fight them. When i say Nazi people think they're not around, or they're in Germany or something, but in the scene the term Nazi refers to anyone who is racist on any platform. So one stories involved a kid who was beaten to death because he was wearing a shirt with a Confederate Flag on it and wouldn't take it off.
For people not into the hardcore scene this article might seem a little over the top but it surely isn't. Not every show is violent, but i've seen small glimpses of the violence referred to here. i've lived in Sacramento and Denver, and both scenes aren't nearly as violent or traditional as say Boston, New Jersey or Los Angeles.
On the other hand, not all hardcore is violent. A new genre of hardcore has been taking over since 2000 with an ultra-positive theme. Bands like Blood for Blood, Madball, Agnostic Front... are getting old and the new hardcore bands are taking over with their lyrics of positivity, anti-violence, straight-edge and unity. These bands include Sinking Ships, Comeback Kid, Crime in Stereo, Rise Against, and many others.
I'm getting older by the day, and i'm certainly no expert on hardcore, but this article definitely sheds light on the dark side of hardcore, the side that made me nervous at some shows growing up (Bo Jangles anyone).
I would really recommend reading this article to anyone, especially those who think gang violence only involves Tupac and Biggie Smalls.
Thursday, August 9, 2007
Anberlin - Never A Take Friendship Personal (live)
Here's Anberlin sing Never Take Friendship Personal from back in the day.
Only a few more months away
Wednesday, August 8, 2007
Anberlin / Mae in concert
okay, if you haven't seen Anberlin live, you're totally missing out on one of the most energetic shows around!!
December 9th at the Fillmore with Mae and Motion City Soundtrack
December 9th at the Fillmore with Mae and Motion City Soundtrack
Wednesday, July 25, 2007
Life in Your Way/With Honor
okay, once there was a band, Life in Your Way. They were hardcore/post-hardcore/christian.
Todd Mackey played drums for this band.
Eventually, Todd moved on and became the lead singer for With Honor, a Punk/Hardcore band that was awesome.
Thing grew a bit heated and apparently Todd either left or quit or something, but was out as the the lead singer of With Honor, replaced by some scrawny screamo kid named Whitey.
Both guitarist/singers from Life in Your Way have also left their band, which brings us full circle because, yes, Todd Mackey is rejoining Life in Your Way as a guitarist/singer along with corey stroffolino from Risk Taken.
yea
Todd Mackey played drums for this band.
Eventually, Todd moved on and became the lead singer for With Honor, a Punk/Hardcore band that was awesome.
Thing grew a bit heated and apparently Todd either left or quit or something, but was out as the the lead singer of With Honor, replaced by some scrawny screamo kid named Whitey.
Both guitarist/singers from Life in Your Way have also left their band, which brings us full circle because, yes, Todd Mackey is rejoining Life in Your Way as a guitarist/singer along with corey stroffolino from Risk Taken.
yea
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