Issue #5: Karmin by Download Mag

RACHEL BERGEN EDITOR IN CHIEF/LAYOUT KAETLIN FEHL CO-EDITOR CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHERS: Veronica Siegal, Anthony Diaz, Kaetlin Fehl and Rachel Bergen, Audrey Lew and Crissy Glasser CONTRIBUTING WRITERS: Juliette Vella, Crissy Glasser, Veronica Siegal, and Rachel Sandler

CONTENTS DOWNLOAD MAG | NOV 2012

12 Hoodie Allen

36 Never Shout Never

11 Now, Now

42 Tonight Alive

Less Than Jake

8 16 Karmin

26 Pierce The Veil

INTRODUCIN

LARRY G

NG:

GEE

INTERVIEW: Kaetlin Fehl PHOTO: Rachel Bergen 5

any bands find their way onto the Vans Warped tour, and their set for their career. They’ve gotten the opportunity to play to some of the biggest crowds they’ll ever see and meet some of the coolest musicians they’ll ever meet. What was most important for Larry Gee at this summer’s Warped Tour was meeting new fans, and promoting his EP, Weekends, which was the deciding factor when it came to joining the tour.

DM: Introduce yourself and your band and what you do in it. B: I’m Beau Bedford and this man next to me is ... L: Larry Gee. B: And our band is basically this man right here. DM: So how would you describe your music or your sound to someone who’s just now hearing about you? B: It’s soul-funk music with roots in like gospel, you know, it’s a party though. It’s a big party on a stage. L: It’s like party music, good time, feel good stuff. DM: How’s Warped Tour been so far? B: It’s been amazing. New city every day. DM: It’s so hot though, right? L: Eh, it’s actually not that bad. B: The heat is quite honestly one of the very few downsides to playing the Warped Tour. L: We’re from Texas so we’re already used to this heat. DM: Oh, so you got this. L: Yeah, I’m like, bring it on. B: Yeah, we’ve been like for the last twenty years acclimating. We’ve been acclimating for this, right here. L: Plus, when you wear this (points to Beau’s outfit) You can stand any heat. B: It’s the best thing in the world. My freedom. L: No shorts, or maybe... B: I don’t kiss and tell. DM: So what are you guys doing after Warped Tour? L: We’re looking actually to finish a full length album ‘cause we got on the tour with just an EP with just four songs. So we’re looking to do a full length album and tour the states or the cities that we actually played on this run.

DM: So you just released an EP. What can you tell us about that? Like the writing process or recording? L: Writing process, EP, the writing started in Brooklyn, New York. I was in Brooklyn visiting my sister, taking some time. A lot of the stuff that happened on the EP are experiences from that. Took a trip back to Texas, got into Beau’s log cabin studio and we finished the EP in one day and all in one take. B: Yeah, it was happening. L: It was a long night, we started at 12 AM and finished at 6 AM. DM: What your favorite song from the EP? L: I would say it’s “Yo Mama”, that’s the name I swear. But really, it’s kind of the foundation to what we were trying to do with this album which was, you know, have fun and tell people not to take themselves too seriously. That’s one of my favorite songs on the album. B: I don’t know, I’m so bad at picking favorites. They’re all my babies, I love them all equally. I probably have a special, extra little bit of love for “Game” which is the last song on it. But in reality, I mean, they’re all my equally beautiful and brilliant songs. DM: If you’re trying to convince someone to check out your music, what would you tell them? B: Well, just start with “Yo Mama” I guess. Get into, get into the funk. L: Have a party, start the party with “Yo Mama” B: If you want to frown and not have a good time then I totally discourage you from listening to this album and our music, but if you’re actually interested in enjoying life, enjoying yourself, being free, and running around smiling or dancing then please check out this record. L: You will not be disappointed, I promise. DM: What stage did you guys play? B: We played the OurStage.com stage. We actually won a competition with OurStage.com. Out of 16,000 artists we were chosen to be the national act to tour for July 6th all the way to the 31st. So we’re representing the national act for that, which is really cool. DM: Any last words? L: Yeah, check us out at www.larryg-ee.com

LESS THAN JAKE

CHRIS DEMAKES INTERVIEW: Drea Rose PHOTO: Anthony Diaz

DM: Less Than Jake has been around for 20 years now, how have you guys stayed together for such a long period of time? Chris: We all have really good divorce attorneys. We all married each other years ago, so we don’t want to break up and give each other money, so we stay together. DM: What sets you guys apart from bands that have only been together for a few years? Chris: Absolutely nothing. What sets us apart more so is the fact that we have been in a band for 20 years. A band that is only 2 or 3 years old, especially a live band, isn’t going to have the same experience that our band, or any band that has been around for twenty years. DM: Have you ever once doubted your choice in career? Chris: Absolutely not. DM: If you weren’t a musician, what do you think you would be? Chris: I’d probably be an insurance adjuster, I don’t know why. -laughsDM: Do you feel that you have the same passion for music as you did when Less Than Jake first formed, or do you feel jaded? Chris: I don’t know. I’m happy, I’m happy I’m creating music still. I am stoked to create. Things don’t hit you as hard as you get older, in terms as nothing is your first thing; my first show, or my first this. Those are the kind of things that are different, but as far as when I hear a good song and when the hair hair on the back of your neck stand up and you get goosebumps, and like that’s so cool.

narrow those down to what we want to perfect. EP wise, or full length wise, or whatever. DM: You guys are all involved in a lot of side projects, is it ever hard to find time for Less Than Jake? Chris: No, because this band is an important part of what everybody does. So trying to fit other stuff around it is pretty difficult at times but we seem to make this a priority. DM: What would you say that your favorite song off the new EP is?  Chris: I don’t know, which one is your favorite? DM: I like them all. Chris: That’s my answer then. I don’t really have a favorite on the new one. DM: Well, do you have a favorite album that you have put out? Chris: Not really, I think the one that I’m most proud of is “Anthem”. But there’s moments on all of them that I’m proud of and others that I’m like “Ah, I’d do that differently”, but it is what it is. DM: What do you think when people say punk is dead, do you think that’s true? Chris: People have been saying that for about 35 years, but I don’t really think about that. And I don’t say that like to be jaded, so if you want to wear a punk is dead shirt, or think that way or feel that way, then so be it.

DM: Well I don’t know if you’d have a strong opinion on this, but where do you think the punk/ska scene will be ten years from now? Chris:That’s a good question, I don’t know. I think that if it were to die it, it would have died out by now. There’s constantly people that are DM: A few months ago you released “Sea- still in high school that are finding out about son’s Greetings”. Where did you get your a band for the first time. And as long as that inspiration for that EP both musically and keeps happening everywhere people will come see the bands and I hope. lyrically? Chris: Well, our drummer writes the lyrics. He’s been writing our lyrics since the beginning DM: What is the most memorable show you of the band, so the lyric thing would more be a have played? question for him. But as far as the inspiration Chris: Playing in front of 80,000 people in Engoes, we are all creating all the time. We have gland at Reading Festival, that’s pretty up there. our own little garage band, we’re constantly And being that we’re in New Jersey, we toured writing and recording. So when we get together with Bon Jovi. Most punk rock bands would not us usually have a bunch of ideas and we’ll try to admit that they toured with Bon Jovi, and be

would not admit that they toured with Bon Jovi, and be stoked about it. But maybe then punk is dead. DM: Do you have any backstage rituals before your shows? DM: If you could be reincarnated as any- Chris: Lots of stretching, drink lots of water. thing, what would it be? Chris: A caterpillar DM: Lately your releases have been EPs. DM: Any reason? Can fans expect a full length album in the Chris: It was the first thing that popped into future or will you stick to more EPs? my head, and I just went with it. Chris: For a while we were saying we didn’t know, because we really didn’t. But recently we DM: Chose one: Vinyl, mp3’s or CD’s. have been talking about a release in the future Chris: Vinyl for the experience, your iPod for that’s more than just an EP. We’re kicking the easiness. idea around right now, and again we’re writing songs all the time. DM: What was it like to go from a major record label, to a self-run label? DM: This is a fan asked question, and my Chris: Well it wasn’t really anything, I mean final question: Are all your friends still our “label” is the five of us we don’t have any- metalheads, or was it just a phase? body that works for us and does anything, it’s Chris: Oh, absolutely. just basically our records getting distributed. Jumping for a label, to not a label, whether it’s a major or and independent label you’re now absorbing everything, youre doing it yourself. Now you have to figure out how to market the record, how to get it to stores who maybe don’t want to carry it. DM: Could you possibly describe your music in just one word? Chris: Lame. -laughs-

Be sure to check out Less Than Jake on tour! Follow the QR code to take a look at upcoming tour dates.

NOW, NOW Now, Now is a three member indie rock band from Minnesota formarly known as Now, Now Every Children. The band has two full-length albums and three EPs out. Threads is their 2nd full-length album. The band is currently on tour opening up for Motion City Soundtrack along with Jukebox The Ghost and their fans are loving every second of it. The bands most recent release, Threads, and Veronica Siegal put forth her opinion in a track-bytrack. Thread’s first track is “The Pull”. At less than 2 minutes long this song is very short and can be seen as kind of an intro song to the entire album. “Prehistoric” is a very slow paced song for the most part but then picks up during the chorus and towards the end of the song which I really enjoyed. In the 3rd track “Lucie, Too” the vocals don’t start until about a minute in which makes the listener appreciate the instrumental part. The fourth song, “Dead Oaks” is my absolute favorite from the album. It is very relatable and I really enjoyed the guitar in this track. “Oh. Hi.” is an upbeat song that I can see myself listening to literally whenev-

er and I really liked the vocals in this track. “But I Do” is a song about being in a relationship and some of the problems that come with it. The sisxth song “Separate Rooms” is about a breakup. I really liked instrumental effects in this song. “Thread” starts out very fast paced and upbeat. It closely resembles “The Pull” which is the first track. “Wolf ” is a very emotional song about missing someone. I really liked the chorus of this song. “School Friends” talks about what it’s like to feel replaced by someone. The eleventh track, “Colony” has a very folky music sound to it which I thought was interesting and cool. The instrumental aspect is very simple which lets the listener focus on the lyrics. The lyrics in the last song “Magnet” are very strong. This would probably be my second favorite track from the album. All together, I really liked this album in its entirety. Each song has its own genuinely unique sound about it, yet all of the tracks on this album have a way of fitting together quite nicely. I recommend this album to anyone and everyone looking for some new good music, go treat yourself to a copy of the album.

PHOTOS/REVIEW Veronica Siegel

HOODIE ALLEN Sacramento State Univ, CA PHOTO: Veronica Siegel

TYSON RITTER of The All American Rejects Rams Head - Baltimore, MD PHOTO: Kaetlin Fehl

Larzz Love This Life Review by Crissy Glaser

Larzz is a one man pop/rock artist from New York, NY who is just about ready to drop his EP, Love This Life. I had the pleasure to listen to the EP a few weeks early and review it, and let me tell you, I wasn’t even slightly disappointed. Larzz’s synthy sound is a lot like other bands such as Call Me Anything, The Ready Set, and Big Time Rush. So if you’re fans of either of those bands, you’re definitely going to fall in love with Larzz. The first track on the EP, “Party Up,” is definitely a feel good track. Whether you’re getting ready to go out, sitting around bored, or even just hanging out with a few friends, you’re definitely going to be bumping this track. It starts off with a few not hits, then jumps right into a steady beat. As the track progresses, you can’t help but want to dance. Well, at least I couldn’t. The second track, “Love This Life starts off a bit slower, and starts to pull back on the “party” vibe. The next track, “Lose Yourself,” picks right back up with the dance/feel good vibe, but is still a little bit more of a slower track. The last track is my personal favorite. “Parasite,” has a faster tempo, which is something that I happen to really like.

PHOTOS/INTERVIEW: Audrey Lew 16

In this day and age, it is prevalent for artists in the music industry to make themselves unique and stand out among the millions of others. Karmin has successfully done that with their “swag-pop” sound, undeniably talented unique sound and their charm. The duo began posting covers on Youtube, which immediately gained them tremendous attention from the likes of everyone including comedian Ellen Degeneres. Since then, Amy Heidemann and Nick Noonan have put out their first record “Hello” and been on one crazy rollercoaster ride that never seems to end. I had the opportunity to see the duo and sit down with them at their performance in Deer Park, Long Island for the Tanger Outlet’s Concert finale. The entire plaza was packed with people of all ages, waiting for the duo to begin. “This was how crazy it was for Boys Like Girls last week,” said the event’s coordinator. After hearing that, I was eager to see the crowd’s reaction once Karmin stepped out on stage. Amy and Nick were greeted with a roar of screaming and applause as they walked onto the stage. I expected nothing less. The two were all smiles, and played a set that left their crowd satisfied, yet wanting so much more. DL: Could you guys introduce yourselves? Amy: Yes, Hi. My name is Amy Nick: And I’m Nick. Amy: And we are Karmin. DL: So you two both met at Berklee College, how did that come about and can I ask what the two of you were majoring in? Amy: Yes, we met each other at the Berklee College In Boston. I was majoring in professional music, which is kind of a mixture of business, song writing and performance. Nick: And I was actually a jazz trombone player, majoring in jazz trombone playing and yeah I took a lot of writing classes too, like composition and things like that. DL: Last year when you first aired your cover of Chris Brown’s “Look At Me Now”, it went viral. Were you expecting or hoping for it to get that

sort of attention? Amy: We covered Chris Brown’s “Look At Me Now” thinking we would get a lot of controversy going. We didn’t know if people would love it or hate it. But it turned out that there was a little bit of both. At least a little majority liked it a lot. So it went viral and we didn’t expect it to have this much of an influence on our lives. Literally the very next day everything changed. We had to get out of work and fly to Los Angeles to meet with record labels and it was wild. DL: You guys started off as a band on Youtube, do you guys feel that Youtube has become a revolutionary tool in music? Nick: Oh yea, we definitely feel that Youtube has become the revolutionary A&R. People now can just upload things to Youtube and develop and audience just using that! I mean there’s over a billion people signed up on Youtube so the infrastructure is already set up, there’s already people checking it every day. Amy: Yup, and it doesn’t cost anything. I mean you have to be able to make a video and post it but most people at this day and age have a friend or somebody they know who has a video camera or a cell phone that captures video. So, it’s definitely turning into something that has leveled the playing the field for artists and for record labels to find artists. DL: Personally what was your favorite song to cover on Youtube? Amy: My favorite song to cover on Youtube was Lil Wayne’s “6 Foot 7 Foot” because – Nick & Amy: *starts singing in unison* 6 foot, 7 foot, 8 foot bunch.. Amy: Because it was right after “Look At Me Now” and there was a lot of pressure for us to do something cool again. So I think that was my favorite. Nick: That one was a lot of fun, I liked doing that one a lot too – Amy: Plus it was not in our living room it was in someone else’s living room Nick: Oh, I’m sorry. Are you going to let me answer my question? Amy: *laughing* Sorry, go ahead. 19

Nick: Ok, thanks. Uhh haha. Mine was “6 foot 7 foot” too. That was a great answer, Amy. I’m going to support your answer. Amy: You’re stealing my answer. Nick: No, I’m not. I’m giving my own answer too, JUST LET ME GET TO IT! Haha. And also, “Just A Kiss”. Lady Antebellum was a lot of fun too. DL: You refer to your music as “swag-pop”, how would you define that? Nick: *singing* Swaaggg popppp. Alright, how do we define swag-pop..Well we came up with swagpop in the first place because what we were doing wasn’t full steam ahead pop and it wasn’t completely hip hop. It was kind of like our own swagged up pop with rapping and kind of hip hop beats. So we called it swag-pop. Amy: Yea. But then everybody used the word swag and now it’s not as cool to say swag. Nick: *in a British accent* Such a tired word.. Amy: It’s very tired, so now we have to try to think of another name for it eventually. Nick: Like points. I’m going to try to use points. Like, “Oh man, I had a beer last night. Points.” Amy: He’s always inventing words. DL: You’re [the winner] of the Rolling Stone “Women Who Rock” cover competition, who are some of your major musical influences or “people who rock” in your eyes? Amy: Some people that we’ve always looked up to; my family always subscribed to Rolling Stone so my favorite was Gwen Stefani’s cover. She’s somebody that really rocks, in my opinion. Janelle Monae is one of my favorite artists. Gosh, there’s so many. Lauren Hill is one of my favorite artists, Nicki Minaj is killing it. Nick: Yea, definitely Nicki. Some TLC, we listened to a lot of TLC. Amy: Yea. I’ve always loved Aaliyah. Brandy, I got to meet her a couple weeks ago and basically started bawling like a fangirl.

Nick: It is actually really cool to perform with your fiancé. We don’t ever fight about direction or anything musically actually ever, which is really weird and cool! I think that’s where most bands/couples/ relationships tend to…”it’s all about the music” we’re actually on the same page about that. Still at the end of the day we’re still in a relationship. It can be triple the amount of work because there’s this crazy dynamic where we’re always around each other but not necessarily always talking to each other. It’s just crazy. Amy: It’s intense. We do have disagreements like any couple, I think. Nick: Like when I talk. Amy: Yea. Whenever he talks, we have a fight. Nick: Yea, 90% of the time. Amy: But we always figure out a way to get through it and end up stronger in the end of it which is what we a song on the album for called “Coming Up Strong”. DL: Your EP “Hello” dropped earlier this year, can we expect to hear more music from you guys in the near future or will you guys continue to do covers? Nick: You will absolutely hear Karmin originals coming to a store near you! Amy: Actually in November! Nick: In November! Yea, we’re back in the studio finishing everything up right now. The first album called “Hello” came out in May. And that was kind of like the first half; 7 songs. Amy: Yea, it was the first half. It was the question and now we have an answer. We have another group of songs that are going to complement those– Nick: Which we are really really really excited about. We saved a lot of the songs for this. We absolutely love, the first seven songs on “Hello” but there are some of the ones on this next one that we are performing live, we’re going to be really excited to unleash.

DL: What’s your take on illegal music downloads? DL: What is it like getting to perform with your Amy: We believe, at least I believe that we artist, the fiancé? Do you guys ever fight over the direction songwriter, the publisher and anybody who legally of the group or anything? owns the music she be paid for it.

Nick: That being said.. Amy: Like when we did the cover songs, we paid. All those views are going to the original writer. We did it all legally, everything we paid for. But I think it’s cool we artists decide to give away their music for promotional purposes. Like, I think we have an agreement with this new app where you can download “Hello” and there’s our friends from LMFAO said the first 10,000 copies of “Party Rock Anthem”, they gave away for free. They had to fight their record label to allow them to do it. But it helped propel that song in to the stratosphere. Nick: I think that, especially since we’re internet artists, that’s kind of like where we were born, the fact that people are actually listening to your music? More people are listening to music now than ever before, which is amazing. Amy: But there’s more music than ever Nick: yes, but there’s more music as well so there’s almost kind of like more noise. Anyone can put something on iTunes now but, that is a good thing too. It kind of levels a playing field. Amy: I hope that answers your question. We want it to be legal and for people, who deserve to make the money, make it but I think artist should give away some music too. Nick: It’s just going to take time for the labels to catch up with that system. DL: Could you guys choose 5 songs old or current that you think our readers should listen to? Nick: 5 songs that YOU should listen to are.. Amy: “Play It Down” by Brandi featuring Chris Brown. It’s a great new one. Nick: *starts singing* Amy: It’s really inventive, really fun. Okay, don’t sing (to Nick) Nick: Uhm, what’s another song.. Amy: This is hard. These are always so difficult. Nick: Definitely, “Hello” by Karmin. Amy: “Hello” by Karmin, also inventive. Nick: Duh. Amazing. Ground-breaking. Amy: There’s one by Rufus Wainright called “Poses” that’s like an orchestral masterpiece but it’s also a song. Nick: Yea, he’s amazing. He’s phenomenal.

Amy: “Paint It Black” by the Rolling Stones. Nick: Yea, I love that song. Amy: Then, Janelle Monae has this song called “Faster” that I love. Nick: Yea, that’s a good one too. DL: Is there anything else that you guys would like to add? Amy: Make sure you follow us on twitter @Karminmusic. The Karmin headquarters is karminmusic. com. So if you get lost in all the Karmin-ness on Google, just go there. In September, the duo, featuring a photo of Amy Heidemann won the Rolling Stone “Women Who Rock” cover competition. The partnership contest with Garnier Fructis, landed the duo on the cover of the Rock N Roll magazine. What was so special about this contest, was that the voters were the viewers, Karmin’s fans. Karmin’s fans kept the votes coming in strong and landed them the cover spot contest. Karmin beat of tons of other competitors for the spot and very graciously accepted the win with all smiles. We congratulate the duo for their great success. Make sure to keep an eye out for Amy and Nick of Karmin in the near future, we can only expect to hear great, bigger and better things from them!

FROM SIDE-STAGE 26

TO MAIN

N-STAGE

PHOTO: RACHEL BERGEN STORY: RACHEL SANDLER

rom San Diego SoCal obscurity to preforming on the main stage at Warped Tour 2012, Pierce the Veil has had a trying, yet extremely rewarding journey. Although the band as a whole has gone through a variety of changes over the past few years, they have had unparalleled success with the release of their three fulllength records. We met up with bassist Jaime Preciado and drummer Mike Fuentes in Columbia, MD to talk about the album and their summer on the main stage at the Vans Warped Tour. Looking back on this past year, the bands album Collide With The Sky was their most successful album to date and their position on the 2012 Warped Tour main stage was a first in their career. They used the Vans Warped Tour to promote their new album and with tourmates Sleeping With Sirens on the full tour, leadsinger Kellin Quinn joined the band during a majority of their Warped Tour sets to guest vocal on their song “King For A Day.” “Warped Tour [2012] was probably the best tour of our musical careers so far,” said drummer Mike Fuentes. “Wait, so do you have another career?” joked bassist Jaime Preciado. “Actually yeah, I used to work in retail so if you have any shirts that you need folded, just let me know,” said Fuentes. “The crowds [at Warped Tour] were massive this summer. They were some of the biggest we’ve ever played for which is really crazy.” Said Preciado. The guys collectively agreed that the line up this summer was bett

er than it’s been in a while, and they settled on the fact that it really helped to bring out all of their fans, new and old. Now, the band is touring after the release of their most recent album, Collide with the Sky, their third album with their new label, Fearless. Because of this new opportunity the band has collectively decided that they wanted to show just how much they have grown as a band and as individuals on this record. “I think with every record we just kind of progress as musicians, as songwriters, as people, as everything,” said bassist Jaime Preciado. “On this [record] I think we definitely tried a bunch of new things … we told our producer like if there’s anything that you want to do, like if there is anything that you ever wanted to do on a record, this is the record to do it on. There were no limits. Oh so you want to record drums in a warehouse next door? Alright, let’s do it,” Along with the production of their new album, the boys talked a little about their new label, Fearless. “Well, we have a yacht now. [Fearless] got us a yacht,” said Fuentes. “We actually have two yachts now,” added Preciado. “We’re actually just going to live on a yacht from now on -- No but really, they’re killing it for us, they’re good people. They even put together our pre-order bundles, and I think we had the coolest pre-order bundles ever. We had Pierce The Veil hot sauce. Who has that?” said Fuentes. “We do,” said Fuentes This San Diego band did everything they could to make Collide with the Sky the perfect new album. The band literally tracked drums and bass in an abandoned warehouse, while everyone else in production watched porn. Yes porn. “Yeah porn was really on. It was like -- I don’t wanna talk about it because it was an awkward experience, but I loved it at the same time,” said Preciado, “We did a bunch of new things and we tried to make a new record. We didn’t want to write the same record three times. And with this album, it really shows,” he said. On the plus side, the band said that with this most recent release, they feel that they’ve found a producer that they work really well with. “He didn’t hit us with batteries … he just did a really amazing job.” added Fuentes. In addition to representing growth and change in Collide with the Sky, the band continued to show that writing is an integral part of their music making process. An important lesson that they learned with this

VIC FUENTES of Pierce The Veil The TLA - Philly, PA PHOTO: Rachel Bergen

TONY PERRY of Pierce The Veil Warped Tour - California PHOTO: Veronica Siegel

album was that distractions often hinder the creative writing process. So again, they did everything imaginable to write at their best, with no distractions and with no limits. “We were in an abandoned office space for like fifteen hours a day for the first two weeks. We were just nonstop writing, writing, writing. Playing the songs over a million times until we actually got them and felt right,” said Preciado. Before signing onto Fearless, releasing Collide with the Sky, and playing on the main stage at Warped, Pierce The Veil started off as a small band, like most bands do. It was only after seven long years of playing, touring and gaining experience that Pierce The Veil has gotten the overwhelming sea of support from their dedicated fans. It was the devotion and loyalty of Pierce The Veil’s fans that packed the main stage at this summers Warped Tour and propelled Collide with the Sky to reach #10 on the Billboard charts. This undoubtedly makes Collide with the Sky Pierce The Veils’ most successful album to date. Thanks to the vision of two brothers, Mike and Vic Fuentes, the band was created in 2006 in the heart of SoCal, San Diego. The rich San Diego music scene contributed to the bands sound and heavily influenced their direction. “I think just a lot of the Southern California fast punk rock music left a lot of influence. Me and Vic, that’s what we grew up on. So that definitely kind of shaped the band, growing up,” said Fuentes. “Same with me, I used to go to shows like that all the time with my friends.” Said Preciado. Three records, lots of touring, and a label change later PTV is still doing what they do best, bringing music to their fans. The band also got the opportunity to tour the UK on their first headliner this past September with Crown the Empire, but being on the road is nothing new. Actually, the band prefers touring and preforming to the monotony of sitting at home. Despite all of the changes Pierce The Veil has gone through in the past couple of years that fact has never changed. “I think it’s more natural for us to be on the road than actually being at home. I think when we’re at home, and have time off, we just lose our minds. We can’t function, it’s weird,” said Preciado, “touring is like our regular lives now. Some people are like ‘Man that’s crazy that you tour all the time,’ but then we come home and it just doesn’t feel normal for us.” “The fact that we get to travel to all these places for a living and play shows in these cities, it’s just a giant blessing,” added Fuentes. “I just can’t take it being at home because I just want to stay on the road all the time.” “Like we’ll say, ‘Oh man I miss home. I’m homesick,’ but then we’ll be there for two days or a day and you’re just like ‘I feel so useless right now, give me an instrument or something!’ So we’re happy to be out on the road.” Said Preciado Although they’ve had a busy year, this fierce band shows no signs of hanging up their instruments anytime soon. “We’re unstoppable,” said Preciado. Whether it’s at Warped, all the way around the world, or even at some tiny podunk venue in the middle of nowhere -- being on the road is Pierce The Veil’s second home. Ultimately the band is at their highest point, their full potential and they show no signs of stopping. “We’ll be touring all year long. Our whole life is on tour,” said Fuentes. Both fans from the very beginning and new fans alike can listen to and enjoy Collide with the Sky. Pierce The Veil is also constantly touring, so seriously, go out and support them while seeing one hell of a good show. In the words of Jamie, which are apt last words for all of Pierce The Veil’s fans. “We’ll be there, wherever you are.”

PIERCE THE VEIL The TLA - Philly, PA PHOTO: Rachel Bergen

TRENTON WOODLEY of Hands Like Houses Rockettown - Nashville, TN PHOTO: Kaetlin Fehl

KELLIN QUINN of Sleeping With Sirens The TLA - Philly, PA PHOTO: Rachel Bergen

NEVER SHOUT NEVER CHRISTOFER DREW INGLE PHOTO: Nicole Hildreth INTERVIEW: Kaetlin Fehl FEATURE: Rachel Bergen

PHOTO: Rachel Bergen Everyone knows Christofer Drew Ingle and everyone knows Never Shout Never, but what many people don’t know, is the amazing amount of effort he’s put into being where he and his music is today. Earlier this year, Drew embarked on a smaller venue tour around the United States, touring at many of the venues he played at while his music was breaking out. The choice to play smaller capacity venues was all his own decision. “I like the personal side of [small shows],” Ingle said, “whenever we play bigger venues there is about ten to fifteen feet between the kids and us. I like the personal vibe, I like getting back down to our roots,” the smaller venues are obviously more intimate and filled with less fans, “we [played] a lot of the same venues that I was played at 3-4 years ago when I started touring in my car,” said Ingle, “it’s almost like a recap on the roots, and what got us started – and I love that. We’re about to do some crazy stuff, and some bigger stuff than we’ve ever done, so I wanted to do something that brought us back down to earth before we fly away.” When asked if he about the comparison between playing large shows and playing to smaller crowds, his answer was simple. “Right now I prefer smaller crowds because that’s where I’m at. I think the mindset of playing those smaller shows and the mindset of eye contact, because eye contact is very vital whenever [I’m] playing a smaller show. Eye contact is not as vital whenever you’re playing big crowds. When you play big crowds you can just close your eyes and nobody can really tell what you’re doing; as long as you sing good and

look good that’s all that matters,” Ingle said, “on smaller shows its all about your personality and it’s all about connection with the crowd. That’s not usually the case whenever I play bigger crowds because those are more about my attitude and the way that I portray myself on a larger scale. These small shows are just like: this is me – I’m happy – I’m carefree – lets chill and lets not make this awkward,” carefree, happy and chill are perfect examples when it comes to describing Ingle’s small intimate shows, because it was obvious that he cared so much about his fans, especially in such an intimate environment. Christofer Drew Ingle and his band Never Shout Never were given the opportunity to play the Bamboozle 2012 main stage this year along with bands such as Bon Jovi, The Foo Fights, My Chemical Romance, Jimmy Eat World, Skrillex, Incubus, The All American Rejects, DJ Pauly D (from Jersey Shore), Boys Like Girls and many more. Along with playing main stage, Ingle took his side project, Gonzo, to which he refers to as “electro, house, dubstep, psychedelic side-step sort of stuff,” to do a small set the first Friday night of the 2012 Bamboozle festivities. The band contemplated the idea of playing their set in their underwear – but that idea was cut short. When it comes to music festivals, Ingle says the type of festival depends on whether he’s attending the festival as a fan or a musician. “As a fan – I like music festivals that are more psychedelic based – more trippy. But when I’m actually playing in a music festival, I like for there to be all sorts

playing in a music festival, I like for there to be all sorts of music. We, as a band, like to tap into all sorts of music genres whenever we play. For example we try to tap into a little bit of reggae, a little bit of blues and a little bit of folk. We try to capture it all and I really feel like that’s more relatable for a really broad audience based music festival, so I like that aspect when I’m playing.” When Ingle started playing music, it was basically him, his guitar, a ukulele and an up-beat, peppy CD of songs. As time progressed, so did Ingle and his styles of music. The bands previous release, Timetravel, was a little different than previous releases. When asked if that was something Never Shout Never as a band would want to continue with, Ingle was 99% positive those sounds would never occur again. “Timetravel is not where we want to continue stylistically – It was just an experiment. Music is all about experimenting and I was – and still am, very into dance/electronic music so I just wanted to try out an album that was more electronic,” the band hadn’t really tapped into that genre of music and sound since the release of their first EP, The Yipee EP, which Ingle claims was electronic focused on a few of their songs, it was made up of very simple electronic songs. “The electronics [on Timetravel] are a lot more intense and I also just wanted to show people that I could sequence and that I could put together electronic music. A lot of people didn’t know that and it’s also actually a really big part of my roots.” Although Ingle and Never Shout Never tried some electronic stuff, they plan on going back into their folk roots and bringing forth new hints of what Ingle calls, “psychedelic percussion,” with the rest of the sound rock and/or folk. Ingle says that the label, at first, was hesitant about the fact that he wanted to make anything other than catchy pop music because that’s where Ingle and Never Shout Never got their start and their fans. But as time went on the label realized that Ingle was “a nut” and they loved that he wanted to do his own thing. “Now they just let me do whatever the fuck I want and they support me fully because they know that insanity and genius are just a fucking notch on the clock away from each other,” Ingle said with a smile on his face and a chuckle in his voice as he puffed from his cigarette and blew it out of the corner of his mouth. Fans often wondered what triggered the change in sound for Timetravel, Ingle would start with his computer, with every other album he would start the songs on a guitar or ukulele. “I would make weird ass shit and then just bring

that into the studio. We would record guitar to it and drums to it and then make all of that into an actual song. It would basically start out as really weird sounds and then we made those weird sounds into songs. But for writing music in general, it all depends on the style that I’m going for. Lately I’ve been liking to jam on songs so I’ll start with a chord progression or a riff and then I’ll jam on that and start singing some stuff that wont even make sense at the time. From there – I’ll start writing on my own. I like to have jam sessions with the [rest of the band], they add a really great aspect because stylistically they have completely different interests.” When it comes to writing those songs, the location has a big impact on the material that Ingle says he writes. “When I’m home my songs are a lot more peaceful because I’m not as crazy. On tour I get out a lot and I really go for it, I really go for living life on a whole other level than the rest of reality. When I’m home its really chill and when I’m out on the road I write songs that are out there – pretty loco. Whenever I’m home they’re a lot more peaceful and soothing – very chill because I’m around my mother and my father and they bring a very nice aspect – a very rootsy, peaceful aspect to my existence. Whenever I’m [on tour] I’m a lost boy, getting into trouble, taking psychedelics and going on journeys. I’ll go on adventures while I’m out on the road and lately I’ve been walking into nature like ten miles everyday.” For the amount of hours the Ingle spends on the road, the tourbus and traveling the country, spending time with nature is part of his escape and his biggest stride to stay in touch with the real world. Ingle’s next release, Indigo, is out next week, November 13th. Indigo. According to Ingle, indigo is the color of a persons highest consciousness and it’s also the color of your crown chakra which lies almost above your head like a halo. “It pretty much describes my spiritual path and where I’m at right now because I’ve started to achieve my own enlightenment – maybe not enlightenment to other people but it’s my own salvation and my own enlightenment. And we [wrote] an album about that.” Earlier this year, the film No Room For Rockstars was released. The film features a variety of bands and musicians on the Vans Warped Tour; one of the musicians being Ingle and his band Never Shout Never. The documentary follows Ingle, and a few other musicians on the Warped Tour road as they talk about the community and family that make up the Vans Warped Tour. It’s an eye-opening experience that 39

community and family that make up the Vans Warped Tour. It’s an eye-opening experience that details the different levels of Warped Tour musicians and statuses – both good and bad. A while back, when initially approached and asked to be a part of the No Room For Rockstars documentary, Ingle was recording Harmony at the time. “I had like a mohawk and shit and I was feeling crazy – I was feeling punk rock,” it was at this point where the producers of the documentary got in touch with Ingle, although he had no idea what it would be about, and it was at this point that he told them he was interested in being a part of their film. “They came to the studio I was in, there was a piano there and I was jammin’ on a piano – and they came in and started talking to me and I got a really cool vibe from the people that were putting it on, they were great people,” Ingle stayed in touch with them and they followed he and his band around on Warped Tour for a while, “I didn’t realize that it was going to be such a great film and I didn’t know that I was actually going to be really interested in watching it – I think they did a really superb job,” It was a documentary on the idea of Warped Tour and the tight knit community that it continues to build and embrace every summer. Although a lot of musicians that have played, or continue to play Warped Tour feel that once you reach the status of “Warped Tour band” you can no longer grow past that ceiling, and Ingle expanded on that idea. “Warped Tour is badass and I don’t think there’s any ceiling – maybe if you get stuck in a scene, yeah – if you’re playing generic music that everyone else is playing then fuck yeah you’re going to get stuck – but if you’re making genuine original tunes that no one else has tapped into – then you’re great. You just need to be creative and original and not give a fuck about any label. Maybe I am a Warped Tour band to some people but I’ll take it, Warped Tour is badass.” It’s around this time of year where we all start to wonder who the Warped Tour bands will be for the next summer (Summer 2013) and we asked Ingle if he would think about playing the tour again. So far the dates are set, but the bands have yet to be announced. “Maybe a couple of dates here and there, I’d probably just bring my metal band out, [Eatmewhileimhot!] and rock that shit out. Its fun to play, more Warped Tour anyway because Never Shout is a lot more chill and has more of a Woodstock sort of vibe so it’s less punk rock. Eatmewhileimhot! is just straight metal – thrashy metal – so I think that would work well

for Warped Tour, but we’ll see.” Ingle talked about how he felt the Warped Tour, to which he gives two thumbs up. He says that staying genuine in the only thing that he can hope for the tour. “Being genuine – that’s the biggest concern I have. If music’s genuine or if it’s coming from a genuine source – because if it’s not than you can really tell.” Throughout the documentary, Ingle talks about how he views the Warped Tour and the music industry as a whole as a corporation, and he elaborated on that. “I understand the corporate aspect of [Warped Tour]. I think that if they’re running it for the right reasons – and that’s not for me to say – that’s not for anyone to say except the people that are running it. If they’re doing it for pure and just reasons than fuck yeah I support that shit,” said Ingle, “whether their making money or they’re doing it to really affect the youth in a positive way instead of just trying to cash crop on them – then I think that’s great. It’s a good tour, with a positive influence on the next generation and that’s what its about – that’s what Warped Tour is all about. It’s about the next generation. [Warped Tour] can keep that going or they can be negative influences that are driven by greed – which is an evil thing. Anything driven by greed and power and lust for money is evil and I say fuck that shit. But if they continue to do it for just reasons than I got their back.” So keep an eye out for Ingle and his multiple side-projects in the next year. Don’t forget to check out Never Shout Never’s next full-lenth, Indigo, out next week – November 13th. Maybe you’ll see Never Shout Never, Eatmewhileimhot!, Gonzo or something else on an upcoming summer on the Warped Tour!

INDIGO ALBUM REVIEW BY: Veronica Siegel

Never Shout Never from Joplin, Missouri has been around since 2007. Indigo is their 4th album and will be released November 13th. The album starts off with the track “Magic.” It is an upbeat and happy song but I found it a little boring. In “All Mine” Chris Drew sings about how he won’t sing another note until he gets the girl that he is after. “Life Goes On” starts off slow. It is about not letting things get to you and finding out who you really are. I found the repetition of the verse “life goes on” very obnoxious although I did like the message that this song offered. “Sorry” starts off with some violin which is a nice touch. This song is also about a girl that is unavailable. Like “Life Goes On” I found that there was too much repetition in the lyrics. “Between Two Worlds” was an alright song. It was a little unclear on what the “two worlds” were. “Lust” talks about giving up on love and the work and effort that goes into a relationship. I really liked the lyrics in this song but hated the instrumental aspects. It sounded very choppy and all over the place. At some parts it is slow and then randomly picks up pace. “California Slang” has a very country feel. Lead singer Chris Drew sings about waking up from a crazy night that he spent with a girl from California. Being from California I thought that I would enjoy this track but was a little disappointed. “Wrong Side of Town” is a slow song about taking a girl to the “wrong side of town” and all the adventures that they have. I felt like this track had a lot of potential but I really didn’t like the production of it. “Honey-Dew” is also very repetitive in the lyrics but I did like the overall sound the most out of all the tracks from the album. “The Look” is very relatable and I could see myself listening to this song the most from the album. I liked the beginning to “Hazel Eyez” but not the overall song. It’s kind of all over the place instrumental wise. For the most part, I’m not a big fan of this album. I found that most of the tracks sounded very flat with no real depth. I was disappointed because I really do like most of Never Shout Never’s earlier work. There’s no doubt that the band is talented but this album didn’t do a good job of showing it.

JENNA MCDOUGALL & WHAKAIO OF

TONIGHT ALIVE

INTERVIEW: Kaetlin Fehl PHOTO/FEATURE: Rachel Bergen

Tonight Alive is a female fronted band from Australia who have spent the past year touring in the United States and gaining an extremely large following of dedicated fans. Almost exactly a year ago, the five piece pop-punk band from Sydney, toured the US in November of 2011. They quickly gained a following, went back home to write their album, and came back in the summer of 2012 to play the entire Vans Warped Tour to find their fan-base had multiplied more than they’d expected. Although the band is female fronted, leadsinger Jenna McDougall says she’d rather not be grouped in that category. “I think we are presented with the same hardship and difficulty as any other band – we don’t treat ourselves any differently and we don’t get any special treatment either. We work just as hard as all the other bands and I don’t really separate us from the bands that we love and the bands that we are kind of grouped with, she said, “I don’t like the umbrella of a female fronted band because at the moment it kind of groups together like – 10 to 20 bands that sound nothing alike. But we’re all just grouped together because we have a female in the front and that automatically makes them be in the same group. I don’t really agree with that at all, but that’s just how it is.” She says that she feels it hasn’t been any easier or any harder than any other bands – or female fronted bands for that matter – but they’re loving every second of it. “I just keep my mind off of [the female-fronted title] and I don’t really care what everyone else has to say about it.” When asked about the difference between the Australian music scene and the American music scene McDougall said, “Something that’s very obvious here [in the US] is that people come with an open mind and fresh ears and they’re ready to hear new music. They want to learn about new bands and it doesn’t appear that many people here, especially at Warped Tour, is exclusive – they can be loyal fans but it doesn’t make them those stuck up fans that are only there for the headliner, McDougall said, “we are really lucky because we’re a baby band and Warped Tour was only our third time touring [in the US] so it’s really great for bands like us on the Warped Tour to have people come here wanting to listen to new bands and try new things. At home it’s a bit different and it’s a very competitive scene. We love our hometown – we love Australia so much – but it’s very hard to get out of Australia. A lot of bands can really get stuck in a circuit there and they end up playing

to the same exact people at the same exact venues over and over again.” “The culture here is amazing,” added guitarist Whakaio Taahi, “people come to tours with the mindset that they’ll see new bands – and that’s been really great for us.” After the 2012 Warped Tour came to an end, the band traveled to Asia for a small tour, went home for about a month to finish writing some new material, toured the UK and Europe and are currently back in the states. As fall comes to an end, winter makes it way through and the new year is right around the corner, Tonight Alive will finish off the winter on their current tour supporting Pierce The Veil alongside Sleeping With Sirens and Hands Like Houses. If you get a chance, head out to the tour and support all of the bands – if the show isn’t already sold out! “Thank you guys so much for supporting us – honestly we couldn’t be half of where we are right now without you guys. Thanks for buying the record and if you haven’t already, its called What Are You So Scared Of? We’re really excited to see you again soon, so thank you for everything!” said McDougall. McDougall and Taahi talked about touring with their favorite bands and agreed that Simple Plan takes the cake. Although they’ve toured with a large number of bands, and now the Vans Warped Tour, they felt that simple plan was extremely down to earth and professional. Besides being one of McDougall’s favorite bands, they lived up – and exceeded her expectations. “They just made it a really great tour experience for us,” said McDougall. On the topic of expectations – we asked Tonight Alive if the Vans Warped Tour had lived up to the expectations that they thought it would. Many bands tour on Warped, and they come out of it completely seasoned and ready to take on any tour thrown their way. “I don’t think we could have ever prepared ourselves for Warped Tour, we could never have imagined what it was going to be like and it’s a massive day every single day. At the same time – its kind of the same schedual everyday – but its always different. The only thing that’s really different is the time – the time that you play, the time that you sign, the time that you do press – but I loved it – we loved it,” said McDougall.

PHOTO: Veronica Siegel

QUESTION AND ANSWER WITH JENNA MCDOUGALL AND WHAKAIO TAAHI:

and I think their music is so empowering and I just love the feeling that they give me when I listen to them. So to watch them live everyday would be so cool and it’d be DM: What was it like working with Mark Hoppus great to learn from them. I know its so unrealistic, but. J: It was a bit ridiculous because I’m a big Blink 182 fan W: I’ve toured with so many of my favorite bands aland if you’re not I don’t know why, like I wouldn’t un- ready. I only have one band left, that I never want to derstand if somebody said I don’t like Blink, it doesn’t meet because they’re my favorite band so. make sense. So anyway, I guess for us it was something J: Which is Thrice. He never wants to meet them bethat we never would have aimed for. It was just kind cause they’re his favorite band in the whole world. of a lucky thing where Marc Trambino produced Dude Ranch back in ’97 and so he was friend with Mark and DM: What was the first show that you personally ever because we couldn’t decide on a guest vocalist, Marc went to? reached out to Mark Hoppus and it was like the fact that W: I think the first show that I ever went to was a tour he enjoyed our music and that he was into if enough to that used to come to Australia called Taste of Chaos, I want to be a part of it, like, that’s massive for us. think Killswitch Engage played, The Used played like a W: We asked him to sing the second verse and so he bunch of my favorite bands, Saosin played it was just went there and he did it and then Marc Trambino was like we had to travel like four hours because we lived on like well he can sing in the chorus as well and Marc was the coast, we traveled to Sydney. It took four hours but just like yeah sure, and he knew all the words to it and it it was just like the best couple of days. And I was like I was just like oh my god like what is this like? really want to do this, this is awesome. J: It was amazing, it was so flattering and it was so won- J: The first show I ever went to was like Status Quo Deep derful to be able to meet him and shake his hand and Purple like a reunion tour and it was because my dad talk to him. Hes a really lovely guy, huge personality, loved that music and kind of raised us on like rock n funny, like everything you’d expect him to be, really tall roll and we went to see them because it was someone as well, so very intimidating. my dad really wanted to do but he also knew that I loved music and so we went there together and it was at this DM: Whats your favorite song to play live off your new really big venue in Sydney, aww I’d love to play there album? someday. That was sort of my first introduction to a seJ: “Lying Man” which isn’t on What Are You So Scared rious live show but the first band that I ever loved that I Of? but like that’s my favorite song in this set because its went to see live was The All-American Rejects and that super exciting and it gives me so much adrenaline. Oth- was an awesome show. It was really cool, I was 14 and erwise I really like the song “Breaking and Entering,” it’s I was just like I’ve never been in a mosh pit before, I our opening track. I just really enjoy it. It means a lot couldn’t breath in there, like it was just the best experito me and it’s aggressive, it’s fragile like its just bipolar ence that I ever had. which is just like what I like about the song – so I enjoy DM: Was that the moment you realized you wanted to that. perform. DM: Is that your favorite overall? J: I don’t know what that moment was for me, I was J: No not really. It’s not my favorite on the record. Its dif- always performing in front of my family, and Ive got ferent like there is “Sure As Hell” which is nostalgic and a big family so. We, me and my sister and my cousin I’m looking back at it and I’m happy and I’m content we would also put on like – it would be like nursery with everything and there are songs like “In The First whymes and stuff like that – but we would always do Place” where its like I hate – oh that’s not on the record like shows for our familes. here in the US. And I love “Amelia” because it means W: She’s got a massive family. a lot to me and “What Are You So Scared Of?” its like J: And then I started teaching myself guitar when I was Tonight Alive’s message so its kind of a hard question, I 10 and so I don’t really know what the moment was like a lot of them. They’re technical, but they’re fun. when I was like I really wanna do this but. DM: If you could tour with any band, who would you DM: Since you’ve been on it now, explain how you feel chose? Warped Tour changes bands for better or for worse. J: Rage Against The Machine just because I love them J: That’s a great question.

W: I think Warped Tour makes you realize that your band is your whole life and your band is your lifestyle and if there is like a band member that isn’t as into the band as much as everyone else is then that really comes out. J: It’s super obvious on Warped Tour. W: Everyone needs to work 100% and everyone needs to put everything into it or they’ll break. It’s potentially like the hardest thing ever If you don’t love what youre doing and you don’t love being here, then you are going to have the worst time in the world. But it makes your band so much tighter, it makes you play better live, makes your band know how to live with each other. J: You’re in each others pockets every single day. But yeah I think a lot of bands have reviewed Warped Tour after doing it as the hardest tour they ever did, and it really is like a make or break situation where its not necessarily gonna make you the biggest band in the world but its either gonna push you one step further or youre gonna fall apart because you didn’t give it everything or because you didn’t have the capacity to do it. You really cant have a weak link in your chain kind of thing, it makes everything very clear. I’m not saying that that applies to us because we’re really enjoying it and I think it’s been smooth sailing, but I can imagine this would be a really hard time for a lot of people.

DM: Did you guys had any challenges on Warped

tour? W: Oh yeah, I mean everyday. I think everyday was a challenge. J: But be specific. W: Okay – I am – About to – Mate – Thanks. I think you even just get up and then you have to find a new schedule virtually everyday and everyday is different so you might be playing at 11am or you might be playing at 7pm. So you don’t know what it is and everyday you have to adjust your mindset to kind of get into that groove. You have to be ready like on the ball, all the time. That is hard and challenging, but also its breaks up the monotony of a normal tour J: I think something that had been challenging for me is like you get off stage and you’re soaked in sweat like literally my eyes burn because they’ve got so much sweat in them. I sit there and I’ve got sweat dripping off my chin and youre like I don’t want to talk to anyone, I don’t want to move. You just want to sit still for like two hours but you cant because for the next half hour you’ve got a signing and that might go for an hour and then like if you don’t line up for catering right away after that you miss food and you cant eat that day and then you come to press and like im not complaining, but its very – youre on your toes all the time and so I guess you have to realize that everyday your singing meeting and playing to people that have never seen you before and you have to give them everything you’ve got and don’t

have been wanting to see your band for like over a year or something like that. W: They might have traveled like five hours and you might have talked to a hundred people already but that kid has traveled five hours to get here and they’ve been waiting to see you, and if you’re an asshole, you’ve ruined their day. J: Yeah, you cant be in a bad mood you don’t want to let people down you want to give them the same thing that you gave to the people who were first into you. Its not a challenge, but its definitely something I have to remind myself of. DM: What was the hardest part about being with so many bands on Warped Tour? W: I don’t think it was hard, I think it’s a good thing that there are so many bands here and so many bands from different genres because a goth person that might be wearing all makeup and stuff might walk past us and be like ‘Hey I like that band’ and we would never have got that fan if we weren’t here, it’s if Motionless in White were playing, you know what I mean? But I mean its so good for us because we have all of these genres that people might not like our band and we have an opportunity to play to all of these people who we wouldn’t normally have played for so I mean I guess the hardest thing about this tour is just like everyday comes and its like a 14, 15 hour day, and it is tiring. J: It’s a little bit of a grind. W: But its just, its so worth it for us and the band and we love seeing, again we love seeing the growth and we love seeing the crowd everyday, they’ve been a great crowd for us. J: Yeah I mean it’ll switch it around as well. Its fun to have a bit of a challenge everyday too because there is so many different people playing and a lot of the times you’ll be against All Time Low or New Found Glory or someone and youre gonna have maybe similar fans to you and a lot of them are gonna be there instead of watching you. Its fun to give everything you have and try to attract people that wouldn’t normally listen to or watch your music so it’s a challenge but its very enjoyable. DM: So what was your favorite experience on the Warped Tour? W: I think my favorite was – where were we – I think we were somewhere in California and we played last and the sun had set and it was like the moon was massive and it was red and we were just playing and we didn’t expect anyone to be there and we had this massive crowd and we had all our friends watching and there was like a moon and there was a hot air balloon and it was just a nice cool night and it was just like I really really enjoyed that show for some reason, but I didn’t wanna stop playing.

BOYS LIKE GIRLS are on the verge of wrapping up their fall co-headlining tour with The All American Rejects. With their last tour being the Bamboozle Roadshow back in 2010, their fans were as anxious as ever to see the band. With a crowd so excited, the boys couldn't help but share the rush. The connection between band and fan filled the room like nothing else. They performed all of their hits including “Love Drunk” and “Thunder” leaving it all on the stage only to allow The All American Rejects to pick it right back up. A stellar performance and amazing experience for every individual in attendance.

PHOTO/REVIEW: KAETILN FEHL