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Circa Survive Tour Update

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Here is a quick date from Circa Survive.

greetings from texas!
weâ┚¬Ã¢”ž¢re 3 days into the AP TOUR and its been wonderful so far. it feels so good to be out in the world again. we like being in the studio but nothing beats seeing all of your beautiful smiles everynight. Our tourmates are toooo cool!!!! No egos, no bullshit, just companionship and fun. Amen. Weâ┚¬Ã¢”ž¢ve decided to keep the blog on our website going. Myspace is being ruined by spam, (im sure youve noticed) and that is a space where we have control over that shit. What it is.
We’ll continue to post on here too, but it just gets depressing when its overflowing with spam about penis size and ringtones. Weâ┚¬Ã¢”ž¢re in Ft. Worth tonite and then a day off tommorowâ┚¬Ã‚¦ hopefully weâ┚¬Ã¢”ž¢ll find a movie theater. Anyway, come out and party with us. Weâ┚¬Ã¢”ž¢re waiting. As always, infinitely in love with you all.

colin

Article #13 – Driving Music

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There are a lot of places Iâ┚¬Ã¢”ž¢d rather be than stuck in traffic on the 5 or the 805 freeways. Iâ┚¬Ã¢”ž¢d much rather be in the park relaxing, not really doing anything. We canâ┚¬Ã¢”ž¢t always have our way though and living in a city demands that you face some kind of freeway traffic once a day. Over the course of my life I have grown to accept this, although like I said I donâ┚¬Ã¢”ž¢t enjoy it. What is the best way to combat the traffic blues? Throw in a good cd and just enjoy the time given to you to do so.

[I do not condone the use of electronic equipment in the car if it distracts from the ability to driving safely] now that the PSA is out of the way we can begin.

I love the time it takes to travel different places, and how it gives you time to listen to music. The driving time with a cd will, in my opinion, is the most quality you will get to spend with that piece of music. Like a lot of people I listen to music on my computer, but with all the distractions going on, I rarely â┚¬Ã…”listenâ┚¬? to the music well. I hear it and I can usually tell if I like it, but I donâ┚¬Ã¢”ž¢t fully listen to it and get to enjoy all of it.

Iâ┚¬Ã¢”ž¢ll tell you why music sounds better on the road. Itâ┚¬Ã¢”ž¢s very simple really, you create this cinematic montage with everything you see while driving and whichever cd is the soundtrack to the journey. Everything looks better with the sound of music behind it and the open road is no exception. Below is a list of some of my favorite driving songs, what are yours?

  • Limbeck â┚¬Ã¢â‚¬Å“ The whole â┚¬Ã…”Hi, Everythingâ┚¬Ã¢”ž¢s Greatâ┚¬? CD
  • The Decemberists â┚¬Ã¢â‚¬Å“ â┚¬Ã…”The Crane Wife 3â┚¬?, â┚¬Ã…”Summersongâ┚¬?
  • Bush â┚¬Ã¢â‚¬Å“ â┚¬Ã…”Speed Killsâ┚¬?
  • Fairweather â┚¬Ã¢â‚¬Å“ â┚¬Ã…”Young, brash, Hopefulâ┚¬?
  • Northstar â┚¬Ã¢â‚¬Å“ â┚¬Ã…”Two Zero Twoâ┚¬?
  • Over it â┚¬Ã¢â‚¬Å“ â┚¬Ã…”Wrong Wayâ┚¬?
  • Third Eye Blind â┚¬Ã¢â‚¬Å“ â┚¬Ã…”Blindedâ┚¬?

Underoath Show Review – March 11th, 2007

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Underoath
March 11th, 2007 at the Orange Pavilion
San Bernardino, CA

Last summer I returned home from an international trip with the expectation of attending the Warped Tour the next day and finally seeing one of my favorite bands play songs from their new album. With my best friends thinking I was joking, I solemnly read the announcement that Underoath had dropped off of the Warped Tour, and that no one was really sure of the status of the band. Devastated, I waited patiently, hoping that the band was not set for the untimely demise so many others were encountering.

As we all know, Underoath attacked their problems head on, and resolved the differences that threatened to break them apart. Now back in full force, and opening for mega-band Taking Back Sunday, it was obvious that a good portion of the thousands of fans present were there to watch them tear up the Orange Pavilion.

Borrowing sound bites from the only film appropriately proportionate to the band, 300, in darkness the six members took the stage. Expelling half a bottle of water on to the crowd, Spencer greeted the audience and thus began one of the most systematic and intense performances I’ve ever seen.
Opening with the definitive ‘In Regards To Myself,’ not one person was focused anywhere but the stage where the song was played with utmost precision. Aaron’s vocals were nothing short of excellent, and I was quickly reminded why I feel he is one of the most versatile musicians today. Tim’s guitar playing got so out of control he broke the volume knob off his guitar, and Chris looked as though he had more energy than he could exude. James and Grant exploited the right side of the stage as if they were the only ones performing and I caught myself focusing on just them for a good portion of the first few minutes.

In eight songs, the band showed more maturity, talent and passion than many artists do in a whole tour. Contrary to what might be socially acceptable, the band dedicated their set to Jesus Christ, customary for the professed Christian band. Writing On The Walls, It’s Dangerous Business Walking Out Your Front Door, and Down, Set, Go is a small sample of what was chosen from the incredible repertoire the band has. I could watch them perform every song they have and they’d still keep my attention.

My one complaint would be the incredibly obnoxious lighting that would blind the whole crowd randomly. Besides that, I’m already counting down to the fall’s headlining tour, and you know what I mean when I say, ‘DO NOT MISS UNDEROATH’ if you have a chance to see them.

Photos by Michael Schneider

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