Could you please state your name and what you do in Gentlemen and Scholars?
I am Wes Beach, I sing and dance for the band. Adam handles the lead guitar, and Pat backs him up on rhythm. Kyle plays drums hard. And Jeremiah rounds us out with his bass grooves and backup, sometimes co-vocals.
Any band that plays a hometown show is usually greeted by a fanbase that is larger than the other shows they play. A hometown show has more emotion from the band and from the fans. The Starting Line’s holiday shows in Philadelphia were a perfect demonstration of this wonderful feat. Never have I felt so much emotion from a Philly crowd.
Norah Jones is arguably one of the most popular contemporary jazz-influenced musicians, a title that she reflects with ease on her most recent album, The Fall (Blue Note, 17 November 2009). Jacquire King, who has also worked with the likes of Kings of Leon and Modest Mouse, produced the album, which features musical collaboration with artists such as Ryan Adams. The Fall debuted at an impressive number three on the Billboard 200 and sold 180,000 copies within a week of its release. If you’re still wondering why, aside from these technicalities, this album may very well deserve a chance in your musical library, read on.
Maika Maile, lead vocalist of There For Tomorrow took some time to talk off from the New Jersey date of their Hit The Lights tour to talk about what he was like in high school, what their future touring plans are and how high strung he thinks people can be.
Jimmy Stadt: My name is Jimmy and I sing for Polar Bear Club. Can I just say, for the record, that I’ve never raped anyone on the road?
Mikey and Dan of Set Your Goals took some time out of the day for an interview while they were on the AP Fall Ball Tour. Read more after the cut
Let’s be honest. Set Your Goals doesn’t really fit into any particular scene. Even their drummer, Mikey Ambrose, will admit that. So why did they make it onto the AP Tour Fall Ball’s bill? This is a question that takes hardly any deliberation. What separates this band from others out there today is the fact that they’ve still managed to keep a message within their songs. Instead of losing their focus and turning towards what the crowd or the public may want, Set Your Goals has taken on a no-one’s-forcing-you-to-listen attitude. Despite this, they’ve picked up a lot of buzz in the recent past. Admittedly, their “genre” isn’t always received well and if you showed up at this year’s AP Fall Ball Tour looking for artists falling along the lines of fellow tour mates The Secret Handshake, you might not want to sit through them; but just give them a shot because they deserve to be heard.
On their second tour after the release of their arguably disappointing album, Nothing Personal, All Time Low has decided to switch things up… well, some things. With their opening acts including The Friday Night Boys, Hey Monday and We the Kings, it seems as if it’s impossible to escape certain bands these days because they all tour in the same, minute circle. This summer All Time Low did a short, two week run with We The Kings and Cartel. Earlier in the year the band also toured with Hey Monday in support of Fall Out Boy, and late last year All Time Low did a string of holiday shows with The Friday Night Boy. It’s becoming tiring.
11.10.09 – The Swellers talk with PreachElectric.net while their tour with Paramore passes through San Francisco.
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