Hopeless Records sent out a press release today announcing a new Samiam album--recorded in the famous Jingletown studio! It's the band's eighth major label effort, and it will be out later this year. Click "Read More" for the full press release!
Monday, May 9, 2011
Tour Date: Apex Interact Presents the Jam for Japan
This Friday, May 13th from 4 PM to 7 PM is the Jam for Japan, a charity contest being sponsored by the Apex Interact Club to raise money for Japan relief.
The concert is being held at the Sertoma Amphitheater at Bond Park in Cary, NC. Four local bands will be performing, including Alex McKee (of Shades of Ember), Raydeux, Raising Anchors and Arms Length Away.
Tickets will be sold at the door for $10. Stay tuned to Lock and Key Music for your chance to win two free tickets to this amazing concert event!
100% of ticket proceeds are going to be donated to the Red Cross to help those in need in Japan.
The concert is being held at the Sertoma Amphitheater at Bond Park in Cary, NC. Four local bands will be performing, including Alex McKee (of Shades of Ember), Raydeux, Raising Anchors and Arms Length Away.
Tickets will be sold at the door for $10. Stay tuned to Lock and Key Music for your chance to win two free tickets to this amazing concert event!
100% of ticket proceeds are going to be donated to the Red Cross to help those in need in Japan.
Music News: Avenged Sevenfold to Release New Video
Avenged Sevenfold will be unveiling their new music video for their next single "So Far Away", a tribute to the late Jimmy "The Rev" Sullivan, the band's former drummer. The video will be posted online at MTV.com and AvengedSevenfold.com tonight at midnight (first thing Tuesday morning) and we'll be posting it shortly after. Stay tuned!
Music News: Patrick Stump "Explode"
Check out a new song off of Patrick Stump's upcoming record Soul Punk by Clicking Here!
The song is currently in rotation during P-Stump's live sets, and it's definitely a further step removed from his recent Truant Wave EP.
The song is currently in rotation during P-Stump's live sets, and it's definitely a further step removed from his recent Truant Wave EP.
Sunday, May 8, 2011
Review: The Manscout Jamboree
May 7th, 2011- The Brewery, Raleigh NC
It may have been the last night of the Manscout Jamboree Tour, but whether you consider it lucky or unlucky; it was the only night the tour as at full strength, with all five bands performing. Living With Lions kicked off the night with a cover of The Mighty Mighty Bosstones’s “The Impression that I Get”, at the request of fans who shouted that a cover would be perfect for the venue’s intimate atmosphere. The Brewery is a tiny venue that held maybe two hundred people, and it makes for a truly unique concert experience.
Make Do & Mend and Such Gold were up next, and both bands’ heavier sound created a nice transition between Living With Lions’ ska sound and the more traditional pop-punk of The Wonder Years and Fireworks. The crowd went wild for these two bands, literally climbing on top of each other and forming bizarre human pyramids to get to the microphones. Ben from Such Gold is still recovering, and new guitarist Skylar (from a Massachusetts band called Building) stepped up to sing vocals for the band until Ben returns. Skylar put on an amazing performance, and often relied on fans to jump in and sing along, which boosted everyone’s morale.
The big ticket bands were up next, with The Wonder Years taking the stage first. The Brewery was packed by this point, and the entire crowd huddled as close to the stage as possible. The Wonder Years was the one band whose lyrics were known by nearly every single person in the audience. The band played through a grab bag of hits both new and old, from “Keystone State Dudecore” and “You’re Not Salinger, Get Over it” to Upsides classics “Logan Circle” and “My Last Semester” and even “Local Man Ruins Everything”, the first single from their upcoming June 14th release. Notably absent from the setlist was the classic track “Won’t Be Pathetic Forever”, likely cut due to time restraints, and the band’s latest single “Don’t Let Me Cave In”.
Fireworks wrapped up the night, and fans went crazy once again, though the crowd had dispersed a tiny bit and many of the fans were worn out from The Wonder Years’ set. Fireworks played a series of hits old and new, and everyone was having a great time. Unfortunately, Fireworks set was cut short when the venue managers announced another show was going to start at 10:30 and the venue had to be cleared out (much to the annoyance of the fans, who booed). David Mackinder just gave the fans what they wanted and Fireworks closed their set with fan favorite “Detroit”.
Of course, it wouldn't be a concert if there wasn't a ton of swag. Personally, I walked away with an autographed copy of The Upsides, a guitar pick from TWY, a photo with Soupy, and shirts from Fireworks and TWY respectively. The best part of the show besides the actual concert may have been seeing the other bands’ members hanging out with the crowd, singing along and just having a good time. As I said to Josh from The Wonder Years, “It’s good to just be a fan, right?” Manscouts forever, forever manscouts.
Click "Read More" to check out more pictures from the last stop of the Manscout Jamboree!
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