Friday, April 30, 2010

New video from Hanson

Hanson releases new music video shot with a Canon 7D. Amazing.

photos: Motion City Soundtrack

by Amy Willard

Motion City Soundtrack returned to the 9:30 Club in Washington DC to conclude their spring US tour. Openers included A Rocket to the Moon and Sing It Loud.

photos: The Fray

by Amy Willard
Denver based piano rockers, The Fray, played to a packed auditorium of nearly 4,000 fans at the Foxwoods Casino in Mashentucket, CT on April 25. While strained vocals appeared to challenge lead singer, Isaac Slade, the hour long set included radio favorites "Over My Head (Cable Car)" and "You Found Me." New to the lineup was a cover of Neil Young's "Harvest Moon," and "Never Say Never" posed as the encore.

Wednesday, April 28, 2010

Tonight!

You can catch Motion City Soundtrack, A Rocket to the Moon, and Sing It Loud at the 9:30 Club in Washington DC.

Times:
5pm Doors
6:30pm Sing It Loud
7:35pm A Rocket to the Moon
8:45pm Motion City Soundtrack

Tickets are available at the box office

Tuesday, April 27, 2010

Bamboozle NJ Set Times

Here it is:

Saturday May 1st
SKATE AND SURF STAGE
12:35 - 1:05 - SCARLET CARSON
1:30 - 2:00 - 100 MONKEYS
2:30 - 3:00 - FOUR YEAR STRONG
3:30 - 4:00 - THE AQUABATS
4:30 - 5:00 - ESCAPE THE FATE
5:30 - 6:05 - SAVES THE DAY
6:40 - 7:15 - ANGELS AND AIRWAVES
7:55 - 8:25 - KE$HA
9:15 - 10:30 - PARAMORE

SONY BLOGGIE STAGE
1:05 - 1:30 - VERSAEMERGE
2:00 - 2:30 - THE PRETTY RECKLESS
3:00 - 3:30 - RELIENT K
4:00 - 4:30 - HANSON
5:00 - 5:30 - THE MAINE
6:05 - 6:40 - BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE
7:15 - 7:55 - SOMETHING CORPORATE
8:25 - 9:15 - DRAKE

ZUMIEZ NORTH STAGE
12:30 - 12:55 - HONOR BRIGHT
1:25 - 1:55 - JOE BROOKS
2:25 - 2:55 - THE READY SET
3:25 - 3:55 - PAPER TONGUES
4:25 - 4:55 - THE WORD ALIVE
5:25 - 5:55 - OF MICE & MEN
6:25 - 6:55 - ASKING ALEXANDRIA
7:25 - 7:55 - THE BLED
8:25 - 8:55 - PROTEST THE HERO
9:25 - 9:55 - EMMURE

ZUMIEZ SOUTH STAGE
12:55 - 1:25 - TITLE FIGHT
1:55 - 2:25 - MY FAVORITE HIGHWAY
2:55 - 3:25 - ALLSTAR WEEKEND
3:55 - 4:25 - MISS MAY I
4:55 - 5:25 - GEGEN MICH
5:55 - 6:25 - WE CAME AS ROMANS
6:55 - 7:25 - I SEE STARS
7:55 - 8:25 - CHIODOS
8:55 - 9:25 - ATTACK ATTACK
9:55 - 10:25 - ARCHITECTS

LINCSTAR B-BOY STAGE
12:30 - 1:00 - B-BOY WARM UP
1:00 - 1:30 - JARED EVAN
1:30 - 1:50 - B-BOY INTRODUCTION
1:50 - 2:20 - TANYA MORGAN
2:20 - 2:40 - B-BOY COMPETITION
2:40 - 3:00 - MEL A FRIEND OF ELMO'S WHO RAPS
3:00 - 3:20 - B-BOY COMPETITION
3:20 - 3:45 - T.MILLS
3:45 - 4:05 - B-BOY COMPETITION
4:05 - 4:35 - THE BEATARDS
4:35 - 4:55 - B-BOY COMPETITION
4:55 - 5:25 - DIRT NASTY
5:25 - 5:55 - B-BOY COMPETITION
5:55 - 6:25 - I SET MY FRIENDS ON FIRE
6:25 - 6:45 - B-BOY COMPETITION
6:45 - 7:15 - MIKE POSNER
7:20 - 7:40 - SPOSE
7:45 - 8:05 - FAR EAST MOVEMENT
8:05 - 8:35 - ROXY COTTONTAIL
8:35 - 9:20 - DJ PRIME
9:20 - 10:35 - SKEET SKEET

PASS THE MIC STAGE
12:30 - 12:40 - BAMBOOZLE PEP RALLY
12:40 - 12:50 - GREETINGS FROM GREGORY SCHWARTZ
12:50 - 1:00 - TALES FROM THE RIPPER
1:00 - 1:30 - JASON BISHOP THE ILLUSTIONIST
1:30 - 1:45 - POETRY AND THE MUSIC WITH GREGORY
1:45 - 2:00 - ERIC SCHWARTZ
2:00 - 2:30 - JASON BISHOP THE ILLUSIONIST
2:30 - 3:15 - SAILESH THE UNCENSORED HYPTONIST
3:15 - 3:30 - ERIC SCHWARTZ
3:30 - 3:50 - JUSTIN KREDIBLE
3:55 - 4:25 - MC MR NAPKINS
4:25 - 4:40 - ERIC SCHWARTZ
4:40 - 5:20 - DAVID GARIBALDI
5:20 - 5:30 - JUSTIN KREDIBLE
5:30 - 6:00 - OWEN BENJAMIN
6:15 - 6:45 - JASON BISHOP THE ILLUSIONIST
6:45 - 7:30 - SAILESH THE UNCENSORED HYPTONIST
7:40 - 8:20 - DAVID GARIBALDI
8:30 - 10:30 - ECLECTIC METHOD

THE AQUARIAN STAGE
12:55 - 1:25 - ERIC AND THE SLIDERS
1:50 - 2:20 - RICHY NIX
2:45 - 3:15 - GREAT BIG PLANES
3:40 - 4:10 - ALL THE DAY HOLIDAY
4:35 - 5:05 - BOBBY LONG
5:30 - 6:00 - LET'S GET IT
6:25 - 6:55 - KICKING DAISIES
7:20 - 7:50 - STEPHEN JERZAK
8:15 - 8:45 - ARTIST VS POET
9:10 - 9:40 - SECRET SECRET DINO CLUB
10:05 - 10:35 - MONEYBROTHER


THE BREAK CONTEST STAGE
12:30 - 12:55 - TO WRITE A RIOT
1:25 - 1:50 - SCORE 24
2:20 - 2:45 - LIKE THE STARS
3:15 - 3:40 - TAKE ONE CAR
4:10 - 4:35 - FLOAT FACE DOWN
5:05 - 5:30 - SEXY HEROES
6:00 - 6:25 - F! THE CUPCAKE
6:55 - 7:20 - THE ZODIAC COMPLEX
7:50 - 8:15 - DARKNESS DESCENDS
8:45 - 9:10 - NAENIA
9:40 - 10:05 - THE NIGHTLIFE


Sunday May 2nd

SKATE AND SURF STAGE
12:25 - 12:55 - ALL THE DAY HOLIDAY
1:25 - 1:55 - STEEL TRAIN
2:25 - 2:55 - OKGO
3:25 - 4:00 - THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA
4:30 - 5:05 - MINUS THE BEAR
5:40 - 6:15 - SAY ANYTHING
6:50 - 7:30 - MATT AND KIM
8:10 - 9:00 - MGMT

SONY BLOGGIE STAGE
11:55 - 12:25 - THE SUMMER SET
12:55 - 1:25 - HEY MONDAY
1:55 - 2:25 - FUN.
2:55 - 3:25 - NEVER SHOUT NEVER
4:00 - 4:30 - KE$HA
5:05 - 5:40 - MOTION CITY SOUNDTRACK
6:15 - 6:50 - MUTE MATH
7:30 - 8:10 - GIRL TALK
9:00 - 10:15 - WEEZER

ZUMIEZ NORTH STAGE
11:40 - 12:10 - ULTRAGEIST
12:40 - 1:10 - SAINTHOOD REPS
1:40 - 2:10 - THE PARLOR MOB
2:45 - 3:15 - POLAR BEAR CLUB
3:50 - 4:20 - GOOD OLD WAR
4:55 - 5:25 - THE DEAR HUNTER
6:00 - 6:30 - FOXY SHAZAM
7:05 - 7:35 - PIEBALD
8:05 - 8:35 - EVERY AVENUE
9:05 - 9:40 - MOD SUN

ZUMIEZ SOUTH STAGE
12:10 - 12:40 - THE DIG
1:10 - 1:40 - DEATH ON TWO WHEELS
2:10 - 2:45 - MC CHRIS
3:15 - 3:50 - THE JOY FORMIDABLE
4:20 - 4:55 - KUROMA
5:25 - 6:00 - VIOLENS
6:30 - 7:05 - FRANCIS AND THE LIGHTS
7:35 - 8:05 - KEVIN DEVINE
8:35 - 9:05 - BREATHING BLUE

LINCSTAR B-BOY STAGE
11:45 - 12:30 - AWARD PRESENTATION - SCARLET CARSON
12:30 - 1:00 - B-BOY WARM UP
1:00 - 1:30 - BOAZ
1:30 - 1:50 - B-BOY INTRODUCTION
1:50 - 2:20 - DYLAN OWEN
2:20 - 2:40 - B-BOY COMPETITION
2:40 - 3:00 - GRIEVES
3:00 - 3:20 - B-BOY COMPETITION
3:20 - 3:45 - SAM ADAMS
3:45 - 4:05 - B-BOY COMPETITION
4:05 - 4:35 - SEAN PRICE
4:35 - 4:55 - B-BOY COMPETITION
4:55 - 5:25 - SPOSE
5:25 - 5:55 - B-BOY COMPETITION
5:55 - 6:25 - WIZ KHALIFA
6:25 - 6:45 - B-BOY COMPETITION
6:45 - 7:15 - WALE
7:15 - 7:45 - B-BOY FINAL
8:00 - 8:30 - 88 KEYS
8:35 - 9:00 - ALL OUT
9:05 - 10:15 - DJ PRIME

PASS THE MIC STAGE
11:30 - 11:40 - THE POETS GREETING
11:40 - 11:50 - TALES FROM THE RIPPER
11:50 - 12:00 - ERIC. SCHWARTZ
12:05 - 12:40 - JASON BISHOP THE ILLUSIONIST
12:45 - 12:55 - LINC'S ACOUSTICAL GUEST
1:00 - 1:30 - A MUSICAL PERFORMANCE BY CARA SALIMANDO
1:30 - 1:40 - ERIC SCHWARTZ
1:40 - 2:10 - A MUSICAL PERFORMANCE BY CANYON
2:15 - 2:30 - JUSTIN KREDIBLE
2:30 - 3:10 - DAVID GARIBALDI
3:10 - 3:25 - JUSTIN KREDIBLE
3:25 - 4:10 - SAILESH THE UNCENSORED HYPNOTIST
4:10 - 4:15 - ERIC SCHWARTZ
4:15 - 4:45 - JASON BISHOP THE ILLUSIONIST
4:50 - 5:20 - RORY SCOVEL
5:25 - 5:55 - EUGENE MIRMAN
6:00 - 6:30 - ARJ BARKER
6:30 - 6:50 - JUSTIN KREDIBLE
6:55 - 7:40 - SAILESH THE UNCENSORED HYPNOTIST
7:40 - 7:50 - ERIC SCHWARTZ
7:50 - 8:30 - DAVID GARIBALDI
8:40 - 10:15 - ECLECTIC METHOD

THE AQUARIAN STAGE
11:35 - 12:00 - BEYOND REDEMPTION
12:25 - 12:55 - RAPID FIRE
1:20 - 1:50 - GABRIEL THE MARINE
2:15 - 2:45 - TWIN ATLANTIC
3:10 - 3:40 - WICKER HOLLOW
4:05 - 4:35 - MOVING MOUNTAINS
5:00 - 5:30 - LOVEDRUG
5:55 - 6:25 - THE MORNING OF
6:50 - 7:20 - ALL GET OUT
7:45 - 8:15 - YOUNG THE GIANT
8:40 - 9:10 - EYE ALASKA
9:35 - 10:05 - GOODBYE FRIDAY

THE BREAK CONTEST STAGE
12:00 - 12:25 - FOR THE RECORD
12:55 - 1:20 - WILD INTERNATIONAL
1:50 - 2:15 - EVAZAN
2:45 - 3:10 - VALHALLA
3:40 - 4:05 - THE BAND ECLYPSE
4:35 - 5:00 - MAZMYTH
5:30 - 5:55 - LET IT GO
6:25 - 6:50 - RHUBARB JONES
7:20 - 7:45 - THE MINOR LIFT
8:15 - 8:40 - THE TOR MILLER BAND
9:10 - 9:35 - CIVILIAN

Monday, April 19, 2010

Music (video) Monday: Cage the Elephant

"In One Ear" by Cage the Elephant. They will be at the DC101 Chili Cookoff on May 22

Saturday, April 17, 2010

RECORD STORE DAY IS HERE!

WHELP! TODAY IS THE DAY!
It's RECORD STORE DAY! Head on over to your local music shop and support the arts on some killer deals!

What is record store day? Well..

"This is the one day that all of the independently owned record stores come together with artists to celebrate the art of music. Special vinyl and CD releases and various promotional products are made exclusively for the day and hundreds of artists in the United States and in various countries across the globe make special appearances and performances. Festivities include performances, cook-outs, body painting, meet & greets with artists, parades, djs spinning records and on and on."

To find your local participating store visit www.recordstoreday.com

Wednesday, April 7, 2010

photos: Daughtry

photos by Amy Willard
Daughtry at the 1st Mariner Arena in Baltimore, MD


Tuesday, April 6, 2010

4/28 @ the 9:30 Club

Returning to the 9:30 Club in Washington DC on April 28 will be Motion City Soundtrack. Along with other guests: A Rocket to the Moon, and Sing It Loud.
We're looking forward to doing an interview with A Rocket to the Moon for the next installment of Buzz TV.

Friday, April 2, 2010

Controversial new video from Mayday Parade

AP Tour veterans Mayday Parade have launched their newest music video for "Kids In Love," but not without controversy. The video, although creative, features content that is probably deemed unsuitable for this pop/punk band's young (we're talking 12-16 year old) fan base. Graphic content includes: oral sex, drug use, abuse, sex (possibly rape), and nudity.
Overall, we must commend director Josh Mond's vision. It appears he went for a more realistic, and creatively "raw" video concept; one that modernizes the "sex-drugs-and-rocknroll" era that revolutionized the world in the 1960's. We wonder, however, if such a "honest" portrayal suits the society of 2010 or a band with a very young fans. But then again, maybe in a world that is constantly plagued by censorship-- see the Janet Jackson/Justin Timberlake incident-- it is time people wake up and realize that life isn't that much different than it was 50 years ago.

UPDATE: Mayday Parade posts blog on website to defend video, "it is not a promotion of vice but an exhibit on what it means to be young and in love, capable of making bad choices but having the time of your life while you live it." Read Blog

Check out the video for yourself here:

Thursday, April 1, 2010

Going to the Bamboozle? Don't miss the road show!


The Road Show, a highly anticipated tour leading up to the big Bamboozle Festival in NJ will be coming to Maryland's Merriweather Post Pavilion on Friday May 21. Headliners will be local favorite, All Time Low, and the catchy pop punk group, Boys Like Girls. For tickets visit http://www.930club.com

Video

Next week The Classic Crime will be releasing their new album, Vagabonds. They are currently hosting a music video contest, see our very own Amy Willard's entry below. Let us know what you think!