Issue #5 - January 2016: The Weekend Riot

ISSUE 5 | JAN 16

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THE WEEKEND RIOT All Time Low | Broadside | Take A Breath | State Champs

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CONTENTS Album Reviews pg. 6 Underdog Press’ Best of 2015

pg. 10

Industry Interview pg. 18 Take A Breath pg. 24 The Weeked Riot pg. 30 Broadside pg. 36 Gallery pg. 40

Album REVIEWS

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Artist: Hope VIsta Album: Prevail EP Jersey native, Hope Vista, is going to stun you with her alt-rock flare reminiscent of the early millennium female solo artists. Her “Prevail” EP was released this fall and has since been making a splash in the local alternative scene.

“25/8” starts the record off with a fast paced hit. This drum driven track features smooth vocals and an energetic rhythm that could put anyone in a good mood. “Back Against The Wall” slows things down a bit, but brings in Vista’s darker side. “That’s why I kissed your toxic mouth goodbye” is a sample of the angsty lyricism she breaks out to emphasize her strength.

“Wild Girl” was the first single released and a perfect introduction to Hope Vista as an artist for anyone who has never listened before. It’s a heart pounding hit with strong lyrics.

“Wild Girl” brings good vibes with edgy guitar and a colorful melody. Her second single, “Dominance”, has heavy tones with simple vocals. Just like “Wild Girl”, this track highlights who Hope is as an artist.

“I Prevail” is a powerful anthem about facing everything head on. The track features Nick Thompson of Hit The Lights.

“Half Past Fine” continues the emotional spree. This piano driven ballad carries heavy emotion in the vocals and transcends Vista’s heartache in a beautifully artistic way.

Hope Vista will be soon be no longer as she will be announcing a new project titled Vista soon, but this EP still deserves attention. It’s classy artistry, edgy flare, and pure talent. wrapped up into one female. review by Carol Simpson

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r more details - UnderdogPress2012@gmail.com Artist: Catalina Album: In The Midst Of A War If you’re looking for a new powerhouse artist to rock out to on your morning commute, look no further than Chilean singer/songwriter Catalina. The New Haven, Connecticut native’s debut album In the Midst of a War combines upbeat melodies with weighty vocals that, when combined, make you want to sing along at every chance possible.

The album begins with “Lips Whisper,” which was previously released as a single. The song starts out with a ping-y guitar tune but quickly opens into Catalina’s potent, powerful voice. “Smoky Mountains” has a strong south-western touch with everything from an electric guitar to a trumpet, and of course smooth vocals and “Vibrations” offers jaw dropping notes and a choir end to the song that will absolutely leave you clapping and singing along. “Poor Boy” follows with the suave trumpet, but this time with a muffled effect reminiscent of the final scene in an indie film. “Overwhelm Me” is a sweet melody that fans of artists like Sara Bareilles and Norah Jones will adore, while “Kiss of Revenge” offers a classic rock sound complete with ripping guitar solos and a chorus worth belting out as loud as you can.

Overall, In the Midst of a War is a great album to start out 2016 with.

Whether you are a fan of this genre of music or not, Catalina’s unique sound and mighty vocals can draw any music lover in to appreciate the vast variety of songs. Her voice travels through several different types of music, making this album not only incredibly versatile, but also something so many people can enjoy.

To listen to Catalina’s new album, In the Midst of a War, visit her website www.catalinamusic.net, or you can find her on various platforms including Spotify, iTunes, and YouTube. review by Alexa Frankovitch Underdog Press | 7

Back To The Future Hearts Tour All Time Low, Sleeping With Sirens, & Neck DeEp Theater at Madison Square garden - 11.24.2015 Photos By Carol Simpson

Underdog’s Album of the Year

The Wonder Years - No Closer To Heaven (Hopeless Records)

The Wonder Years stunned fans around the world with their releae this fall. No Closer To Heaven showed tremendous growth for the band all while standing by their alternative sound. They followed up the record with a killer fall tour with Motion City Soundtrack, State Champs, and YouBlewIt!

Best Music Videos

Knuckle Puck - True Contrite Panic! At The DIsco - Emperor’s New Clothes LIGHTS - Same Sea Bring Me The Horizon - Throne All Time Low - Something’s Gotta Give Underdog Press | 10

s Best of 2015 Best Tours of the Year

Glamour Kills Tour - Set It Off, Against The Current, ROAM, and As It Is Bring Me The Horizon w/ Issues and PVRIS American Candy Tour - The Maine, Real Friends, Knuckle Puck, The Technicolors Boys of Zummer Tour - Fall Out Boy and Wiz Khalifa

Top Albums

Bring Me The Horizon - That’s The Spirit Four Year Strong - Four Year Strong 7 Minutes In Heaven - Side Effects EP Broadside - Old Bones Knuckle Puck - Copacetic Neck Deep - Life’s Not Out To Get You Sorority Noise - Joy, Departed I The Victor - Pause EP The Front Bottoms - Back On Top Firestarter - A Life Inconsistent The Story So Far - The Story So Far Pentimento - I, No Longer Underdog Press | 11

PHOTOs BY CAROL SIMPSON

Female Vocalist of the Year

LIGHTS

Full time performer, ful time mother, full time wife.

Canadian electro pop singer, LIGHTS, does it all and so much more. 2015 was filled with epic tours for LIGHTS. She’s still riding the wave from her latest release Little Machines and will be following it up with Little Machines Acoustic in 2016.

PHOTO BY SAM LESSER

Artist of the Year

STATE C

CHAMPS

PHOTOS BY SANdRA MARKOVIC

PHOTO BY SAM LESSER

A spring tour with All Time Low, Australian tour with teen heartthrobs 5 Seconds of Summer, and a killer sophomore LP, are just a few of the things State Champs packed into their very busy 2015. They rounded out their year with a slew of holiday shows on the east coast.

They’ll be hitting the road again in 2016 for a world tour with UK pop punk band Neck Deep.

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Industry Interview Derek Buell

“Tour is all I want to do.

PHOTO BY GRIZZLEE MARTIN

It gives me a purpose.”

With about 40 tours on his resume,

fans may be how Derek finds working 30 year old LA resident Derek Buell, is for the band and helping them benefit no stranger to life on the road. Origto be more rewarding than any of the inally from Albany, NY, Derek began other “perks of tour.” Derek tells us, “I by working with bands from the area. like the idea that I can help their band Fast forward several years and he more so. I work for five people. I want has just wrapped up a run with Neck to make them as much money as posDeep on the Back To The Future Hearts sible. When I can do that it makes me Tour as their Merchandise Manager. happy, more than the traveling and He won’t be home for long before he perks of tour and money. I’m stoked hits the road again with the band on when the band is happy and doing their world tour with State Champs. well. I feel like I’m a part of someWe caught up with Buell at the New thing.”

York City date of the BTTFH tour to talk about his career and future.

On the Back To The Future Hearts Tour Derek tries to start his day early.

“I set an alarm and try to be up by 9:30 AM or so before the band and just get to the venue see the venue and figure it out. I take the stock from While that is the most rewarding the day before and fill up my stock for aspect for Derek he also appreciates the show and bring it in by noon. Get the other perks. He has little to no some food. If I’m selling, I’ll come back complaints about even the negative at 3 and set up a display. For this tour sides of touring. “You get to see a lot the first meet and greet is at 4:30 and of places. On this tour I have some everything has to be ready by then.” time so I have gotten to see a lot of For larger tours like this one there may places I haven’t been to.” Although be house vendors for the show. Buell he emphasizes not going into music likes to use this free time to work out for the money it certainly contributes or just hang out, but at the end of the to the perks. “Money. Tips and all that night he’s back to working with numstuff. More than that it’s all the sacrificbers and packing up. es there are so many times where I’m One of the things Buell finds most not going to have real food because rewarding about his job is actually the it’s not near the venue or I’m not gofans. “I do appreciate fans. People ing to sleep that well because we’re that are fans of things and aren’t too in a vehicle that’s shaking. There are cool or proud about liking something people who have their moods or their that they are really interested in is personalities and stuff. Those are the awesome. I like seeing the fans reacreverse perks. Everything else is a perk tions and stuff. It isn’t appreciated as though.” much as it should be probably.” More The sacrifices. Touring comes with notable than his appreciation of the numerous sacrifices. Derek isn’t striving Underdog Press | 20

“You learn a lot quickly.

Experience is a big deal in music.”

for the typical things in life like a wife, kids, and a white picket fence. He’s definitely getting the most out of his career, which is about to take him on a tour that’s hitting Australia, Japan, the Philippines, and more. “Tour is all I want to do. It gives me a purpose, gives me something to do and I know this stuff really well. It’s fun to be around it. Being on tour itself is a perk.”

As Derek progresses in the touring world the shows are getting bigger.

Each tour, whether arena level or club level, has its positives and negatives.

“It’s way more corporate on this level.

It’s not punk rock at all. It’s a concert, not a show. On a punk rock level it is

more community based and it feels a little more like those are the kids that know what’s up. It isn’t promoted everywhere for everyone. You have to be ‘in’ to know. It creates more exclusivity. I feel bad once people can’t get into a show, but I prefer that a show sells out and it’s dope than if it’s a venue that’s way too big. I’m sure it’s way cooler to see Green Day with 300 people rather than 5,000.”

Derek attributes his place in music to many things, but some of the things that have helped him are research, watching others work, and natural instinct. This combination has allowed Derek to become number savvy and be one of the best at what he does.

“I think it’s a little bit of everything. I’m not super gifted at tour managing or anything. Our tour manager left for nine days because he had to go to Australia and I had to TM for 9 days and I was okay. A couple of shows had house vendors so I didn’t have to be selling merch and stuff. Taking care of the little extra stuff doesn’t bother me. Not for very long though, I prefer being the merchandise manager. I run my own part of the business that’s just me. I run the part where at the end of the day I get to say ‘I made you this money’. Drum tech and guitar tech can’t say that. I hand them cash. I’ve seen tour managers that got a lot of credit, but didn’t actually do much but be on their computer all day. You learn a lot quickly. Experience is a big deal in music.”

While most people go by with the illusion that working in music is based purely on who you know, Derek says there’s more to it than that. ”I will say Underdog Press | 21

that generally the appropriate person or the appropriate type of person is looked for. I want to say this in the least misogynistic way ever because I think that’s how it’s looked at. Not everyone is given a fair chance or maybe it’s looked at as girls vs guys or if you know a band you have a better chance than someone who doesn’t know the band. I think I get chosen sometimes because I can lift two huge boxes over my head or because I’m easy to deal with for the most part. If someone looks at a candidate for a position and they don’t see them as valuable to them then they’re not going to get the position.”

There’s a certain exclusivity that comes with working music sometimes because of the tough competition.

“There is not a lot of space. There aren’t 4 merch managers. I didn’t want to work at a label as much as I wanted to be on the road. Anyone can be a graphic designer for a label and send them designs, but there’s just one space in this job for this position. I feel proud about that. I don’t think it’s who you know I think if you’re appropriate for the job you get it. I didn’t know Neck Deep before I got this job. I met half of them one time before the first tour I ever did with them. Their management said this guy is good for the job.”

Derek is the appropriate person for the job and he has built up a strong reputation in music that most people dream of having. With such a reputation it may seem like the sky is the limit.

A common question parents, friends, and nosy people like to ask is “do you have an ultimate career goal?” Buell Underdog Press | 22

has a unique and refreshing take on his career and future. “No. I see people like Bill Murray, I would never compare myself to Bill Murray or somebody like that, but Bill Murray will do anything. If it comes across and it seems great I’ll do it. I think that’s a good way to live. If something comes across and it seems reasonable then I do it. I’m playing it by year. I never thought I’d get to this point. Before touring, I never thought I would be touring as a career. After working with smaller bands, I never thought I would work for this size band.

Now that I’m here I’d like to do even bigger arenas and bigger artists and constantly be selling $30 or $40,000 worth of merch every night and making someone a lot money. I just want to keep moving as hard and as fast as I can until I get to the very top. I work very hard and try to be the very best that I can be at whatever I’m doing.”

Humble and endearing, Derek offers priceless advice for anyone and everyone trying to make it music. “So many people ask about how to get into music. I would basically think my best piece of advice is just go do it. If you’re looking at a show and seeing all of the different parts of it make it seem so out of reach, you’ll never get to that point.

You need to have a little perspective.

There’s little parts for everybody. Don’t think if you’re a college student and a girl you can’t have a job in an arena.

You can have whatever you want. You just have to figure out how it works and how to get yourself in that place. You don’t have to start in an arena level.

You can start with a local band. Don’t think about money. Find a band and help them. If a band doesn’t have

merch suggest ways for them to get merch. If they’re not getting shows suggest local venues and promoters. They’ll find you valuable. Keep learning.

There are a ton of books and they have some good information. You have to know about business too. Learn about a lot of stuff and apply it to music and shows.”

Derek carries himself in a way that holds back on the ego and lets the work speak for itself. He’s a strong force in the alternative scene with so much more ahead. “I want to be on tour. If I’m not on tour I get bummed.

If that’s the way that you feel you have to engulf yourself in it. When you go behind the scenes and get that reputation your knowledge is all you have.

You’ll know what to say and people will respect you because you know what you’re talking about. Try to help people. There’s galaxies worth of space and places to go.”

STORY + ADDITIONAL PHOTOS BY CAROL SIMPSON

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Underdogs on the Rise

Take

e A Breath

“As a young pop/rock band we can do whatever we want and we don’t know what we want to do yet so we’re trying to figure that out.”

Pop/rock Pittsburgh band, Take

PHOTOS + STORY BY CAROL SIMPSON

“Where we’re from there aren’t A Breath, had a very busy 2015. too many local bands that are takThey released a stellar EP titled The ing it seriously or striving for more.”

Anatomy Of A Rose, played a date Jesse tells us. “We won a contest to of Warped Tour on the Ernie Ball play. The reaction we got that day stage, and have been on a number was surprising. I remember turning of tours since then. These underdogs around, tuning my guitar, turning are steadily breaking out of their lo- back and there were people all cal scene and expanding past the the way back to the sound pit.” I Pennsylvania area. couldn’t help, but bring up the terThe band started in middle rible fact that some bands in other school and has since gone through states have been known to rig the multiple lineup changes. In its curcompetition to get ahead, while I rent state Take A Breath consists knew this wasn’t the case with Take of four guys, vocalist Jesse Rossi, A Breath it was worth discussing. bassist Luke Bickerstaff, drummer Mike clarified to us, “There are ways Mike O’Malley, and guitarist Ryan to rig it in the beginning, but as time Bentley. They recently hit the road goes on it’s hard to keep that up. for The Holiday Comedown Tour The bands that are putting in the with Brian Moroney. The band work get the recognition.” stripped it down for this tour and These guys pack a sense of maplayed acoustically. “We’re trying turity and knowledge while also to have our fans listen to our songs maintaining a sense of humor. Their in different ways. Kind of reinterpret end of 2015 goals included paythem.” Mike tells us. This is one way ing attention to their diet and getthe band makes an effort to stand ting a haircut. When faced with out from the cluster of local bands. the question of building one tour Standing out helped the band earn package for all of 2016 the band a spot on the Ernie Ball stage this selected Green Day, Cheap Trick, past summer. Take A Breath attriU2, and The Killers. Not only would butes this accomplishment to taking these bands be on their dream tour, it seriously among other things like but the band draws influence from maintaining a relationship with fans these musical heavyweights when and being tall (kidding). it comes to their own music. “You Underdog Press | 24

those influences yet, but you’ll be able to. [We’re] making sure we can hear that in what we’re doing.”

Jesse explained. Mike adds “It becomes solidified over time. We take the best of what we have all been influenced by.” The band will have plenty of opportunities to incorporate these influences with the new music they have been working on.

“Lots of new music. We just wrote a bunch of new songs. We retreated into the woods for a week and wrote a bunch of new stuff” Jesse told us.

Even though none of these guys are even 21 yet they have a wide road ahead of themselves as a young pop/rock band. “I don’t even know what the new stuff sounds like yet, but it’s a progression. It’s so early in the process. As a young pop/rock band we can do whatever we want and we don’t know what we want to do yet so we’re trying to figure that out. A lot of people won’t know songs from our first EP and we don’t necessarily feel like those songs are a good representation of who we are as a band moving forward. We were sixteen when we put those songs out. It feels fresh to get something new out there that we’re excited about.” Jesse tells us.

With new music comes new fans, but so far the band has a pretty loyal following they can depend on. Fans that come out even if it’s raining and fans that travel several

hours to see them play. They’re already starting to feel the pressure of maintaining a balance between their personal life and professional life. “There have been times when we’re at shows and want to go home and people want to know where we’re going. I fully appreciate the fact that they love our band, but it becomes a lot when it’s your sixth show in six days” “We’re not established enough to where we don’t see those things.

It’s like how do you handle it. Nothing crazy. There have been times when we’re at shows and want to go home and people want to know where we’re going. I fully appreciate the fact that they love our band, but it becomes a lot when it’s your sixth show in six days” Jesse tells us.

Take A Breath care very much about their fans and are still trying to figure it out. “It can get a little bit hard to handle when people are on their fifth round of pictures and there’s a line of people that want to talk and you don’t know how to politely tell them that you need to talk to someone else. We care about everyone. People will call you out on being an ass if you don’t talk to them. You wish you could give half an hour to every single person.”

Luke kindly explained. Situations like this can go beyond the show and expand to social media where the band can see all comments, the good, the bad, and the creepy.

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Jesse used the example the trendy “daddy” comments from fans. “It’s like an awkward ‘oh’ and then putting your phone down. It’s like the dad thing I don’t hate it as much as I did probably because we’re used to it. I’m only like a year older than you I am not your father.”

Even while discussing some of the downsides of a “public” career the band made sure to emphasize how much they love and adore their fans. Mike says, “Fans are the reason we make the music. They’re the ones that hear the music and drive everything more than we can. You try to make each fan your friend.

Sometimes there has to be a professional line where they can’t come home with you. If it were up to us we’d have all of our fans on a planet and they could talk to each one of us and we would have [enough] time.”

Their love for their fans and passion for the music they make is more than enough to get Take A Breath out of PA. 2016 is going to be a huge year for this band with plenty of opportunities. If you haven’t listened yet pick up The Anatomy Of A Rose and be on the lookout for new tunes and tour dates soon.

Connect with Take A Breath!

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THE THE WEEKEND RIOT

THE WEEKEND RIOT SEAMLESSLY BLENDS POP AND ALTERNATIVE STYLES A pop duo named The Week-

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broke up and I went to him. I was filling end Riot. Vocals and uke played by in guitar for his band and I was like ‘Yo, Johnny Costa combined with vocals, can we start a band?’” A moment as guitar, and rapping by Bruce Wiegner simple as that was just the beginning makes this duo a dream team for pop for the duo. They began another punk music. The Weekend Riot’s unmatched band. “I was 17 and graduating high stage presence and the chemistry school. I didn’t know what I wanted within their musical partnership creates to do at the time. We started a punk a perfect balance of talent and perband.” Costa tells us. sonality. They load up their YouTube Unfortunately, their punk band channel with fun and catchy covers. didn’t last when the duo found out The band then transfers that energy that Costa’s vocal chords were in daninto their original songs and live shows ger of permanent damage. A producthat get the party started within any er encouraged the band to change crowd, big or small. direction and in May of 2014 The As a band, The Weekend Riot is Weekend Riot was officially born. “We relatively young, but these guys have ruined his voice and he had nodes. known each other for years. Bruce We went with a producer. This guy at Weigner is from right outside of PhilAce Enders. He said ‘You have a pretadelphia and Johnny Costa is from ty voice. Be pretty.’ It always would central Jersey, but their paths crossed come back to the two of us.” Bruce when they began playing shows toexplained to us. gether in separate bands. Originally Within their short time as a band both guys were in pop-punk bands, Wiegner and Costa have accomquite different from the music they plished quite a bit including a run overmake now. Wiegner was instantly look- seas in the UK with Bailey McConnell. ing towards a future in music with Cos- The band has also performed with ta when he began working with him. other notable pop acts like MKTO and “I recorded his band. I was like dude Emblem3. The band plans on continuyou’re such a good singer for sixteen. ing this streak of success with more [I said] if my band breaks up I’m startmusic and more tours in 2016. The ing a band with Johnny. That band band rounded out 2015 with a New Underdog Press | 32

“We love sitting in the middle of being the poppiest band at an alternative show and the most alternative band at a pop show.”

Eve show, which was one of the largest shows the band has ever played.

Wiegner tells us that they are constantly writing. Fans can certainly expect to hear some new tunes from the band soon.

Their constant writing goes in hand in hand with constantly wanting to be on the road anytime they can. This dedication has helped the band generate a strong and loyal following. The band returned the favor by always remaining connected to them on social media, in person after their sets, and even through a texting app, which consequently crashed as the band grew and more fans were trying to talk to them on a regular basis.

Wiegner and Costa are all about balance. This includes maintaining their steady places in the alternative and pop scenes, which the band does effortlessly. They take pride in associating themselves as the “poppiest band at an alternative show and the most alternative band at a pop show”. Wiegner explains it as, “We came from that background so we were scared to get

into the pop world. When we started opening for bands like MKTO, Emblem3, and bands like that we were like ‘okay cool now we’re finding our way into the pop world’. Then our booking agent told us we were going on tour with SayWeCanFly who is definitely way more in that warped tour world and we’re [also] used to that. We love sitting in the middle of being the poppiest band at an alternative show and the most alternative band at a pop show.”

Being “the poppiest band at an alternative show” is a pretty sweet thing to be known for. It has even helped Wiegner and Costa book larger tours with an act they might never play with otherwise. This beneficial juxtaposition has allowed them to branch farther and wider in such a short amount of time. Johnny told us about their opportunity to tour with boy band IM5, “What’s cool is that we did a tour with IM5. They’re a boyband and their fans responded well [to us].

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Then we go play with our friend’s band that’s a punk band and people respond well. We can permeate through different scenes and genres.”

This ubiquitous relationship has supercharged their live show. The band enjoys the rock vibes from their full band sets and the pop vibes when it’s just the two of them. The pop vibes flowing strongly due in part to their appreciation of what is out now. Johnny tells us, “Pop music is in such a cool place right now with different stuff.” This different stuff that is influencing them includes, but is certainly not limited to One Direction’s “Made In The A.M.”, Justin Bieber’s “Purpose”, and Twenty One Pilot’s “Blurryface”.

The Weekend Riot many things in store, but for now they’ll keep doing what they do best, which is keeping up with their fans and gracing the world with their great sense of humor. This pop duo is quickly rising in a category all their own.

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BROADSIDE

One of Victory Records newest

tireless and timeless record. “We tried signees was Virginia pop-punk band, to write with longevity and realness. I Broadside. These guys released a killthink people will find it and connect er record titled Old Bones in 2015. The with it. It’s the kind of record where wrapped up 2015 with State Champs you can listen to it again and it won’t on their east coast holiday run. To sum- feel old. We wanted to write a catchy, marize their 2015 it was: busy. These good, and straight to the point record. guys have quite the personalities and We didn’t know people were going it truly shows in their stage presence to receive it as well as they did. To be and off the stage while they’re meetable to listen to it through and through ing fans at their merch table. like our own favorite records really Signing to a label like Victory Rehelped us out.” cords hasn’t drastically changed Keeping that momentum going the band or their direction. Guitarist, means even bigger and better things Dorian, says “We pride ourselves on for 2016. The band is starting off the being genuine and completely honyear with writing and demoing new est. Nothing has changed at all.” Olimaterial. The band referred to the bulk ver adds humor by saying “We’re alof their 2016 plans as “stuff”, but that lowed to be more professional now.” mystery will be well worth the wait. The It took Broadside some hard work year will be filled with multiple tours, to get to where they are now. Since a new music video, and even a side their formation in 2010 the band has project release from guitarist Dorian. been through multiple lineup changes. “We’re starting to talk about stuff and The band is currently in a solid place. we’re going to start demoing new Guitarist, Niles, considers this lineup stuff at the beginning of the year. We to be a nearly flawless fit. “I feel like can’t legally say them, but we have a the lineup right now is very chill if you vinyl coming out, another music video, will. Super cool. It makes being on the Dorian and I going out on an acoustic road a lot easier. This is a tough life.” tour. Multiple tours and writing a new Oliver adds, “We’re all pretty harsh album.” personalities so if you can’t hang with The band even joked about the title being made fun of in the loveliest of their new record being Boyz Dancway then you probably don’t want to ing? Of course, that’s far from true hang around with us. Also the ability to (maybe?), but the band certainly has adjust to redundancy and life on the huge things in store for 2016. road.”

Connect with Broadside!

After being named one of the top 100 bands to watch in 2015 by AlternaTwitter.com/BroadsideVA tive Press the band’s record Old Bones Facebook.com/BroadsideVA got a phenomenal reception. The Instagram: BroadsideOfficial band has worked hard to keep the momentum for the record going. OliPHOTOS + STORY BY CAROL SIMPSON ver attributes it to being an essentially Underdog Press | 38

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