To Write Love On Her Arms will be releasing a shirt in memory of Casey Calvert of Hawthorne Heights. All proceeds will go to Casey’s family and funeral expenses. Pick up a shirt here.

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To Write Love On Her Arms will be releasing a shirt in memory of Casey Calvert of Hawthorne Heights. All proceeds will go to Casey’s family and funeral expenses. Pick up a shirt here.
Listen to DJ Rossstar’s Punk Rock Show tonight, Thursday, November 29th, 2007 from 7-8pm PST / 10-11pm EST and you will be able to ask questions to The Color Fred (ex-Taking Back Sunday) during our live phone interview. Science Fiction Theater (ex-Rufio) will be hanging in the studio to reveal some new tracks and take your questions as well. Tune in live at www.idobiradio.com. Instant Message them at the screen name: staridobi
MTV recently did an interview with Hawthorne Heights and Casey Calvert’s wife Ashley. You can read some experts below and read the full article here.
Hawthorne Heights wanted this moment — this opportunity — to honor their friend, and, as we started the half-hour interview with the band to, as they put it, “put to rest some of the rumors and misinformation that have been out there since Casey died.” Those rumors include the suggestion that the guitarist had suffered from acute asthma or other lingering physical condition that may have contributed to his death. Untrue, says the band — and they reemphasized the point, first made in their Web site statement over the weekend, that there were no illegal drugs involved. Ashley Calvert seconded that assertion, saying “never” in the time she knew Casey had he used any dangerous drugs.
So what did happen to Casey Calvert? All the bandmembers know is that on Friday night they kicked off their tour in Detroit, went to a radio-station sponsored bowling event at which Casey was his usual crazy self, and drove overnight to D.C. According to Matt Ridenour, Casey was in “great” spirits, staying up late, singing songs from “Aladdin” into the wee hours of the night. Oddly though, Matt went to his bunk, and a while later, Casey pulled the curtain aside to say, “Hey man, I’m finally going to sleep. Good night.” Matt recalled, “It was the only time he had ever said good night to me.”
By early Saturday afternoon, the band was about to soundcheck at Washington’s renowned 9:30 club, but Casey wasn’t up yet. The awful discovery was made by Eron Bucciarelli. The drummer said he went to wake Casey up in his bunk, tried to move him, and got no response. His skin was cold, and he was stiff. “I went to get our tour manager,” Eron said, “and when neither of us could wake him, we called 911.” The rest is a scene that only plays out in our worst nightmares.
Ashley’s story is even more wrenching than the band’s. She had said goodbye to Casey on Friday, spoke to him a couple of times that day, and then on Saturday afternoon, after volunteering at an animal shelter, she got a call from her brother. “You’ve got to come home right now,” he said. She knew something was up, but figured an animal or a grandparent had died. “Never in a million years did I think it would be Casey.”
She says she doesn’t remember much after that, except her knees buckling. According to the family, Ashley’s been amazingly strong these last few days, tending to the minutiae of a funeral and apparently postponing the full emotional impact of what has happened for days or weeks. But the toughest moment in our interview came when Ashley remembered being handed Casey’s jacket — specifically, the smell of it. As her eyes welled, she said, “It was Casey’s smell and I just realized, I’ll never have that smell again.”
The band says not only will it definitely continue — as Casey’s mom made them promise they would in a phone call on Sunday — but adds that Casey will always be a part of them. He’ll even continue to receive album credits. They are equally certain they will not hire another guitar player. No question. “We don’t need another guitarist. We don’t need another screamer,” said Bucciarelli. “If the fans want screaming, they can provide it themselves.” Or, as Woodruff put it, “He is the most irreplaceable person I have ever met. In all aspects.”
Blender.com just posted an interview with Say Anything right here.
Check out the fourth episode of “The Sherwood Show” below.
Anberlin has posted the fourth clip to their online DVD. Check it out below.
Coheed and Cambria will be supporting Linkin Park on all dates of their upcoming national tour. The tour goes from February 12 to March 10 and will be hitting 19 cities, including Madison Square Garden in New York. The dates come on the heels of Coheed’s successful sold-out 25-date national headlining tour that wrapped at New York City’s Roseland Ballroom on November 29, 2007.
Coheed and Cambria (Sanchez – vocals, guitar; Travis Stever – guitar; Mic Todd – bass) spent the first half of 2007 working on “No World for Tomorrow in Los Angeles with producer Nick Raskulinecz (Foo Fighters, Rush, Stone Sour) and mixer Randy Staub (Metallica, Nickelback). Coheed recruited Taylor Hawkins from the Foo Fighters to play drums on the record, while ex-Dillinger Escape Plan drummer Chris Pennie is now a permanent fixture in the band and has taken their live shows to new heights.
No World For Tomorrow has sold over 100,000 copies in four weeks, and the Linkin Park dates mark the first time the band has played in arenas.
Tour Dates
2/12 Omaha, NE Qwest Center Omaha
2/13 St. Paul, MN Xcel Energy Ctr
2/15 Columbus, OH Nationwide Arena
2/16 Detroit, MI Joe Louis Arena
2/18 Manchester, NH Verizon Wireless
2/19 Baltimore, MD 1st Mariner Arena
2/21 New York, NY Madison Square Garden
2/22 Montreal, QU Bell Centre
2/23 London, ON John LaBatt Centre
2/25 Lexington, KY Rupp Arena
2/26 Nashville, TN Sommet Ctr
2/29 Oklahoma City, OK Ford Ctr
3/1 Albuquerque, NM Tingley Coliseum
3/2 El Paso, TX Don Haskins Ctr
3/8 West Valley City, UT E Center
Patent Pending come bearing gifts this holiday season, including a brand new holiday song, video and a tour this December! The song titled “She’s a Ho-Ho-Ho Merry Christmas†is now streaming on their MySpace page. The song can currently be purchased on Amazon and eMusic. Additionally, the band has wrapped up a video for the song and it will premiere in the near future.
On December 21st the band will embark on a holiday tour, select dates will be with Catch 22. For fans in the Long Island area, they band there will be a special performance and signing on December 5th at Looney Tunes Records to celebrate the store’s re-opening!
Patent Pending 2007 Ho-Ho-Holiday Tour!
November 29 @ The Space, Hamden, CT
December 5 – @ West Babylon, NY – 6 pm In Store at Looney Tunes Records (performance and signing)
December 21 – @ Alley Katz, Richmond, VA
December 22 – @ Westfield First Baptist Church, Westfield, NJ
December 23 – @ Club Vibe, Rockville Centre, NY
December 26 – @ McCoy’s, Commack, NY
December 27 – @ Stephen Talk House Amagansett, New York
December 28 – @ Webster Theater, Hartford CT*
December 29 – @ The Nyack Center, Nyack, NY
December 30 – @ Starland Ballroom, Sayreville, NJ*
*w/Catch 22
Artist: Attica! Attica!
Album: Dead Skin / Dried Blood
Label: Red Leader
Purchase: Interpunk
Release Date: September 11, ’07
Overall: 8.0
Music: 8.5
Lyrics: 8.0
Production: 7.0
Attica! Attica! is the true blue, lo-fi, no frills indie rock masterwork of one Aaron Scott. On this, his debut solo effort, Scott showcases his sharp tongue and even sharper musicianship. Dead Skin / Dried Blood is simply a dozen well crafted gems; they are subtle yet at the same time intense. This multi-instrumentalist draws from a vast array of influences most predominantly, folk rock. With fingers on the strings and the pen to paper, it’s clear that Scott intended this record to be a journey for the listener. Reflective of his own travels, the album contains views on today’s society as well as political overtones. However, as his rye lyrics seep in, his messages don’t come off as overtly “preachy.”
It is truly rare breed of artist who can thoroughly captivate with only an acoustic guitar; Aaron Scott is an honest musician in every sense of the term.
Standout Track
Frostbite
Track Listing
1. Motion Sickness
2. The Play’s the Thing
3. Frostbite
4. Tires and Mint
5. Way Down in Gitmo
6. Intermission
7. A Dirge for the Underground
8. The Kid’s War
9. The Party Party
10. Blackout
11. We’ll Always Be Home
12. Flamethrower