These are rad pics from the night that we kidnapped Ryan and Brian from Envy on the Coast, Jeff and Richard joined us as well.
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These are rad pics from the night that we kidnapped Ryan and Brian from Envy on the Coast, Jeff and Richard joined us as well.
yay!
Seattle, WA
3-28-07 Seattle, WA
I haven’t been to Seattle for a few years now. I love this city and the people in it. I wanted to go check out their library because it is one of the most awesome buildings I’ve ever been in (definitely go check it out when you are in the city). Unfortunatly I was unable to go. I was fortunate enough to have been able to meet up with my good friend Phaedra that moved to Seattle from Denver a while back—so great to see her! Then I rolled back to the bus to meet up with Brendan and go up to Capitol Hill to get massages by Katrina at Suite India (www.suiteindia.com). I haven’t gotten pampered since the holidays in December, so I was stoked to get some work done. I popped into a record shop down the street, Sonic Boom, while Brenden was getting his massage, and I ended up spending another $75 on music and a book. Let’s see, what did I purchase... Silversun Pickups, the New Modest Mouse, Metric (because I lost my old one) and Lavender Diamond, all of which are amazing! After our lovely treatments and shop-a-thon, it was time for me to set up. I had another great view of the stage. When the kids rolled in, they charged the stage and the line for the Circa Survive signing filled up. The venue was completely packed shortly after doors. I was lucky to be where I was so I could sneak around the back of the stage, otherwise I would have been stuck in the corner all night because there was literally zero room to move. After the show, I met up with my girls, Phaedra and Shae, for dinner. After filling up our little bellies, we rolled over to a bar around the corner that the guys from Band Of Horses own for a couple of beers and a peanut fight.
Los Angeles and San Fransisco
3-25-07
San Francisco, CA
We rolled into SF pretty early today. Colin and I took a little walk in the area to find a Starbucks…he’s always down to go find coffee in the early AM. I love this city…sooo excited to be here. Shortly after we arrived I realized that I couldn’t really load in until later in the afternoon so I had a girlfriend pick me up and we went to Golden Gate Park to see the Vivienne Westwood exhibit at the de Young museum. She is one of my biggest inspirations in the fashion industry so this was an incredible visit for me! When I got back to Slims, I set up my goods and realized that there was hardly room for any of my stuff so I kept it pretty minimal tonight. We had to do the Circa signing after the show so I went outside and hooked 50 kids up with wristbands so they could meet all of the guys in person. The show was good tonight! I actually got to see most of show again tonight except for the very end. After the show load out went super smooth, then we just chilled on the bus and watched movies until bus call at 4am.
3-24-07 Los Angeles, CA
We arrived tat the Avalon a little after noon and again, there were kids lined up and ready for a packed, sold out show! I was outside throwing up some posters and girls surrounded me with about 5 billion of the same questions…mostly consisting of “where’s Jack? Is he coming out here?” and then they all got a glimpse of Shaant trying to sneak in the back entrance for sound check and ran to surround him for a little photo sesh. The LA show’s are always the craziest in the sense that it’s one of the main dates that all of the industry people are out and ready to be impressed. The venue was awesome…tons of character and packed with kids. I was lucky enough to have an amazing view from right behind the sound board. Every band sounded awesome and on point. After Circa’s set Colin came out in the main lobby area to be surrounded by fans waiting for a photo opp and hugs. Shortly after Anthony stopped by my table to say hi and see what we were going to get up to after the show. Following him was about 20 girls waiting for their chance to meet him and get an autograph. As soon as the word was out that Anthony was out in the lobby, about 30 more kids came over to meet him. He was pretty much posted up until after the show ended and security kicked everyone out. I was psyched tonight because there were several of my friends in the area that came to the show and snagged me up after and took me to a party in Silver Lake. All of the Silverstein guys were in town and heaps of other friends from Warped 06’ were in the house which made for a nice and unexpected reunion. Anthony ended up cruising to the party for a short time as well but dipped out pretty early. I actually got back to the bus pretty early as well. SF is tomorrow, so I passed on and made it a night.
3-24-07 Los Angeles, CA
We arrived tat the Avalon a little after noon and again, there were kids lined up and ready for a packed, sold out show! I was outside throwing up some posters and girls surrounded me with about 5 billion of the same questions…mostly consisting of “where’s Jack? Is he coming out here?” and then they all got a glimpse of Shaant trying to sneak in the back entrance for sound check and ran to surround him for a little photo sesh. The LA show’s are always the craziest in the sense that it’s one of the main dates that all of the industry people are out and ready to be impressed. The venue was awesome…tons of character and packed with kids. I was lucky enough to have an amazing view from right behind the sound board. Every band sounded awesome and on point. After Circa’s set Colin came out in the main lobby area to be surrounded by fans waiting for a photo opp and hugs. Shortly after Anthony stopped by my table to say hi and see what we were going to get up to after the show. Following him was about 20 girls waiting for their chance to meet him and get an autograph. As soon as the word was out that Anthony was out in the lobby, about 30 more kids came over to meet him. He was pretty much posted up until after the show ended and security kicked everyone out. I was psyched tonight because there were several of my friends in the area that came to the show and snagged me up after and took me to a party in Silver Lake. All of the Silverstein guys were in town and heaps of other friends from Warped 06’ were in the house which made for a nice and unexpected reunion. Anthony ended up cruising to the party for a short time as well but dipped out pretty early. I actually got back to the bus pretty early as well. SF is tomorrow, so I passed on and made it a night.
Texas, Arizona, California, Nevada
PS. for this post I have no pictures. booo, I know. sorry my camera took a crap on me and I had to buy a new one.
xoxoox
3-18-07
Fort Worth, TX
Today was a long one, especially after a full day at
SXSW yesterday! There were heaps of bands playing this
local four day festival, including a couple of bands
that played at SXSW yesterday, Days Away and the Photo
Atlas…both of which were amazing! I was a fan of the
New Frontiers on Militia Group as well. Today’s set
up was rad, as I was in the main room as I was able to
catch all of the sets. Kids were super psyched for the
Cute Is What We Aim For signing that we set up about
mid day. There were people lined up around the room
and out one of the exits. As the evening ended we
ended up having a fairly early bus call at midnight.
So we chilled on the bus and watched movies all
night…in fact I ended up staying awake to watch the
sunrise…. and caught a few re-runs of Saved by the
Bell!! Since it was a day off the next day we did not
end up heading to bed until around 7:30am.
3-19-07
El Paso
Today was the first day off! I ended up sleeping much
of the day…till at least 2am. I was planning on
getting a mani and a pedi and try to recruit some of
the guys to join me….easier said than done. I ended
up going out to eat with Indy, the AP tour manager
then walking around the mall for a couple hours. Indy
and I ended up seeing some rad little shops with heaps
of crazy bling. Indy immediately picked up this angry
snowman chain necklace and ended up not picking it up
right away. I couldn’t help but purchase a pair of
imitation diamond pistol earrings…LOVE them! We ran
into some of the Circa guys (Scott, Steve and Chris)
and as soon as the guys joined up I made a quick exit
to do some girly shopping that I didn’t want to drag
them into. I came back to the bus an hour or so
later and they all had become a little more thugged
out with new jewelry…and this is only the beginning!
Give them a few more weeks and their necks are going
to be so loaded with chains that they won’t the energy
to lift their heads.
3-20-07
Tempe, AZ
We woke up fairly early today and were able to start
loading in fairly early. I got everything set up for
the show then just kicked back for a bit. Anthony and
I went on a little adventure with one of the runners
to Whole Foods and cheers to a shot each of wheat
grass…seriously made me feel amazing and helps him
perform at night. The show was great! As Tall as
Lions and Envy on the Coast did signings throughout
the evening as well.
3-21-07
Pomona, CA
First day in California! When we rolled in there were
two kids that walked up and got in line right away
with fold up chairs and blankets in hand…and this was
something like 9am! The Glass House sold out quick
and kids packed the house! I was super busy all night
hanging with all of the show goers and organizing the
Cute signing. The night went very well. Eric
“Spanky”, the merch master for Circa didn’t look like
he had a second to breath with everyone rushing to buy
their show paraphernalia. After Envy’s set there was
a mini signing at my table with Bryan. This man is
seriously one of the nicest dudes on tour. At the end
of the evening, he even helped me with the hardest
part of my job, tearing down the tri-stand AP signage.
The frame for this thing is gnarly, trust me. It took
4 people this night to attack that thing and get is
down. I’m going to take pics one of these nights so
you all can see just how gnarly it is….it could
probably eat me alive if I gave it the opportunity.
After the show was very mellow. Just chilled on
Cute’s bus for a bit and then went back to my bus and
watched South Park.
3-22-07
San Diego, CA
So, I am pretty sure that I have everyone’s names down
now…at least I am super close! I have been super
excited about today because we’re in San Diego where I
am from!!! We woke up pretty early so the Circa guys
could do a walk through at MacBeth, Tom Delong from
Blink 182 and Angels and Airwaves footwear and apparel
company.
I was stoked because I have a couple of friends that
work there that I wanted to say hello. Unfortunately,
they were in a plane on their way to Chicago so I was
not able to see them. When we arrived in downtown
we parked pretty far away from the venue because there
was no parking anywhere near the House of Blues.
Colin and Anthony from Circa and I took a little walk
to grab a cup of coffee. It was a beautiful day…not
too hot with a nice ocean breeze. Later in the
afternoon after load in, Josh from the Circa crew and
Richard from the Cute crew and I walked down to
Pokez…one of the best Mexican restaurants in San
Diego! My good friend, Katie, came to meet up with us
then we rolled back to HOB. The show started and kids
lined up two flights of stairs around the club to get
their chance to meet all of the Circa Survive guys.
The signing went well and we cut it off just before
Envy on the Coast went on. All of the bands played
great tonight! I absolutely LOVE watching all of
these guys perform. I took a peek at the sets from
the upstairs balcony and I was stoked. Those guys in
As Tall as Lions have some effing moves…. especially
Julio, he’s all over the place. A dance party is a
must on this tour! It was an early night tonight so
we basically loaded out and left with zero time for
any hang sessions. We have a long day in Vegas
tomorrow, so the rest is probably much needed.
3-23-07 Las Vegas, NV
I LOVE Las Vegas!!! I come here far too often but still love it just the same every time. My master plan was to give some of the Circa guys a lesson in Craps..it’s absolutely the best game to play in Vegas! My craps lessons turned into me walking around the shops in between Mandalay Bay and The Luxor with Steve’s girlfriend. It’s nice to have another lady to play with…especially when I am surrounded by men most of the time (not that I’m complaining). The set up for the show was a bit wacky today since it was in a casino. All of the merch and the signing with Cute was out in the main casino area so I was not able to check out the show at all, so unfortunately I don’t have any words to say about the performances tonight. Lucky for me, I still had several visitors this evening. Chris from the Lions crew cam and chilled as well as Bryan from Envy. Several of the Lions and Envy guys had their families in town for this show. They seemed super excited to see their boys perform! After the show, breakdown went super fast. There was a crazy cover band that played after the AP show…so effing good! A girlfriend and I partook in a bit of the dance party then we all decided to go ride the roller coaster on the Stratosphere. I peaced out part way into the walk and Chris joined me to go find a craps table to make my winning table! It was a weird night…I wasn’t feeling any of the tables, ended up playing anyway and losing 100 dollars…so bummed. We just ended up walking around, having a couple of bevy’s then I decided to call it a night. When I got back to my bus, Brendan and I decided to venture back into the casino and ended up on the dance floor in HOB again….well, I ended up on the dance floor. I don’t think Brendan was going to budge his feet for a second. So there I was jumping into random middle aged women’s dance circles and tried to get them to dance with me. This didn’t last long because I didn’t find anyone that could handle my incredible dance moves. ? So that became the end of my evening…tomorrow’s LA, so I peaced out and went to sleep.
xoxoox
3-18-07
Fort Worth, TX
Today was a long one, especially after a full day at
SXSW yesterday! There were heaps of bands playing this
local four day festival, including a couple of bands
that played at SXSW yesterday, Days Away and the Photo
Atlas…both of which were amazing! I was a fan of the
New Frontiers on Militia Group as well. Today’s set
up was rad, as I was in the main room as I was able to
catch all of the sets. Kids were super psyched for the
Cute Is What We Aim For signing that we set up about
mid day. There were people lined up around the room
and out one of the exits. As the evening ended we
ended up having a fairly early bus call at midnight.
So we chilled on the bus and watched movies all
night…in fact I ended up staying awake to watch the
sunrise…. and caught a few re-runs of Saved by the
Bell!! Since it was a day off the next day we did not
end up heading to bed until around 7:30am.
3-19-07
El Paso
Today was the first day off! I ended up sleeping much
of the day…till at least 2am. I was planning on
getting a mani and a pedi and try to recruit some of
the guys to join me….easier said than done. I ended
up going out to eat with Indy, the AP tour manager
then walking around the mall for a couple hours. Indy
and I ended up seeing some rad little shops with heaps
of crazy bling. Indy immediately picked up this angry
snowman chain necklace and ended up not picking it up
right away. I couldn’t help but purchase a pair of
imitation diamond pistol earrings…LOVE them! We ran
into some of the Circa guys (Scott, Steve and Chris)
and as soon as the guys joined up I made a quick exit
to do some girly shopping that I didn’t want to drag
them into. I came back to the bus an hour or so
later and they all had become a little more thugged
out with new jewelry…and this is only the beginning!
Give them a few more weeks and their necks are going
to be so loaded with chains that they won’t the energy
to lift their heads.
3-20-07
Tempe, AZ
We woke up fairly early today and were able to start
loading in fairly early. I got everything set up for
the show then just kicked back for a bit. Anthony and
I went on a little adventure with one of the runners
to Whole Foods and cheers to a shot each of wheat
grass…seriously made me feel amazing and helps him
perform at night. The show was great! As Tall as
Lions and Envy on the Coast did signings throughout
the evening as well.
3-21-07
Pomona, CA
First day in California! When we rolled in there were
two kids that walked up and got in line right away
with fold up chairs and blankets in hand…and this was
something like 9am! The Glass House sold out quick
and kids packed the house! I was super busy all night
hanging with all of the show goers and organizing the
Cute signing. The night went very well. Eric
“Spanky”, the merch master for Circa didn’t look like
he had a second to breath with everyone rushing to buy
their show paraphernalia. After Envy’s set there was
a mini signing at my table with Bryan. This man is
seriously one of the nicest dudes on tour. At the end
of the evening, he even helped me with the hardest
part of my job, tearing down the tri-stand AP signage.
The frame for this thing is gnarly, trust me. It took
4 people this night to attack that thing and get is
down. I’m going to take pics one of these nights so
you all can see just how gnarly it is….it could
probably eat me alive if I gave it the opportunity.
After the show was very mellow. Just chilled on
Cute’s bus for a bit and then went back to my bus and
watched South Park.
3-22-07
San Diego, CA
So, I am pretty sure that I have everyone’s names down
now…at least I am super close! I have been super
excited about today because we’re in San Diego where I
am from!!! We woke up pretty early so the Circa guys
could do a walk through at MacBeth, Tom Delong from
Blink 182 and Angels and Airwaves footwear and apparel
company.
I was stoked because I have a couple of friends that
work there that I wanted to say hello. Unfortunately,
they were in a plane on their way to Chicago so I was
not able to see them. When we arrived in downtown
we parked pretty far away from the venue because there
was no parking anywhere near the House of Blues.
Colin and Anthony from Circa and I took a little walk
to grab a cup of coffee. It was a beautiful day…not
too hot with a nice ocean breeze. Later in the
afternoon after load in, Josh from the Circa crew and
Richard from the Cute crew and I walked down to
Pokez…one of the best Mexican restaurants in San
Diego! My good friend, Katie, came to meet up with us
then we rolled back to HOB. The show started and kids
lined up two flights of stairs around the club to get
their chance to meet all of the Circa Survive guys.
The signing went well and we cut it off just before
Envy on the Coast went on. All of the bands played
great tonight! I absolutely LOVE watching all of
these guys perform. I took a peek at the sets from
the upstairs balcony and I was stoked. Those guys in
As Tall as Lions have some effing moves…. especially
Julio, he’s all over the place. A dance party is a
must on this tour! It was an early night tonight so
we basically loaded out and left with zero time for
any hang sessions. We have a long day in Vegas
tomorrow, so the rest is probably much needed.
3-23-07 Las Vegas, NV
I LOVE Las Vegas!!! I come here far too often but still love it just the same every time. My master plan was to give some of the Circa guys a lesson in Craps..it’s absolutely the best game to play in Vegas! My craps lessons turned into me walking around the shops in between Mandalay Bay and The Luxor with Steve’s girlfriend. It’s nice to have another lady to play with…especially when I am surrounded by men most of the time (not that I’m complaining). The set up for the show was a bit wacky today since it was in a casino. All of the merch and the signing with Cute was out in the main casino area so I was not able to check out the show at all, so unfortunately I don’t have any words to say about the performances tonight. Lucky for me, I still had several visitors this evening. Chris from the Lions crew cam and chilled as well as Bryan from Envy. Several of the Lions and Envy guys had their families in town for this show. They seemed super excited to see their boys perform! After the show, breakdown went super fast. There was a crazy cover band that played after the AP show…so effing good! A girlfriend and I partook in a bit of the dance party then we all decided to go ride the roller coaster on the Stratosphere. I peaced out part way into the walk and Chris joined me to go find a craps table to make my winning table! It was a weird night…I wasn’t feeling any of the tables, ended up playing anyway and losing 100 dollars…so bummed. We just ended up walking around, having a couple of bevy’s then I decided to call it a night. When I got back to my bus, Brendan and I decided to venture back into the casino and ended up on the dance floor in HOB again….well, I ended up on the dance floor. I don’t think Brendan was going to budge his feet for a second. So there I was jumping into random middle aged women’s dance circles and tried to get them to dance with me. This didn’t last long because I didn’t find anyone that could handle my incredible dance moves. ? So that became the end of my evening…tomorrow’s LA, so I peaced out and went to sleep.
Saturday, April 21, 2007
Portland, OR
3-27-07 Portland, OR I have been looking forward to checking out Portland forever! I’ve heard nothing but wonderful stories and good times had here. I got up early today and walked around the street and found a rad little record shop and bought a couple new albums: Common's Be, and the Knife's Silent Shout—both of which I have been wanting forever now. I was referred to go grab breakfast at a little joint down the street called Cup And Saucer. I went, and it was amazing! I found a couple little boutiques that I wanted to check out as well that had cute little vintage frocks. I then went back for load-in at the Hawthorn Theater. I got a prime spot for viewing at this venue, straight in the back but in the center of the stage. After load-in, I kidnapped Brendan and we went to meet two of my good friends that moved to Portland from San Diego. We dropped back into Cup And Saucer for another bite to eat and then went to a rad little toy store that had all kinds of Kid Robot stuff and all kinds of random collectables. I knew that when I saw this shop that Scott had probably beat me to it and spent heaps of cash already. When I got back to the bus, there he was with a bag full of goodies from that shop. (Good thing his girlfriend is meeting up with him to take all of the goods that he has purchased back home for him!) On our way back to the bus, we snuck into Ben & Jerry’s for a little fix—and a lovely photo-op for Brendan and I. After doors opened, kids poured in with so much freaking energy! They didn’t stop rocking from the second that Envy On The Coast stepped onstage till Circa Survive ended the evening. The room was steaming all night, and everyone seemed to have had a wonderful night. The guys in Envy On The Coast and As Tall As Lions both did a signing with me today, and the ladies went wild for these guys. A couple even were pretty much trying to crawl over the table just to get a touch of one of their sweaty little bodies. After load-out, we met up with the guys from Portugal. The Man and went to their local watering hole the Tripple Nickle. It was so much fun! Joe from Portugal. is quite possibly the raddest guy ever! So stoked to have met him. I think pretty much everyone that knows him feels the exact same way.
Medford Oregon
3-26-07 Medford, OR – off day Day off number two! There was not a whole lot around except for the mall so I spent much of the day there. I heard that there was glow golf inside the mall and I had to check it out! So Josh, Anthony, Nick and I all rolled in to check it. About 10 minutes later we were already split up and Josh and I were shopping and we lost Nick and Anthony in the food court. Finally got to shower today as well…which was much needed! It feels sooo good to just chill today. After got all fresh and clean, Brendan and I ventured in the mall again to grab some food and swing by to get a manicure….something I had been looking forward to since before this tour started!! May sounds stoops to do while n the road, but when you are surrounded by dudes al of the time, any little bit of femininity that I can involve myself in is amazing. We just ended up chillin and watching movies on the bus in the evening until Spanky and I got some energy up to go to the karaoke bar. No one else had the balls to get out of the bus and walk to the bar until Spanky and I tested out the scene there. As soon as we walked in, there was the raddest woman getting weird with the mic! Within about 20 minutes, the whole posse came to join us at the bar (Scott, Chris, Brendan, Anthony, Steve and his girl Ellen. Everyone was pretty mellow so I took it upon myself to sign up Scott and Spanky to sing Mother by Danzig. There were about two songs then they got called up to spread their vocal love. I was trying to get up the guts to sing Walking After Midnight by Patsy Klien…Anthony said that f they had it, he would sing it with me. I found it and he wimped out…actually, I kind of wimped out too. Spanky and Brendan finished off the evening with a duet of Margaritaville by Jimmy Buffet! Simply amazing!!!!
Friday, April 20, 2007
SXSW - Austin, TX
3-16-07 Austin, TX – SXSW @ Emo’s I have been psyched for this show for a while now, especially because I had never been to SXSW before! There are so many amazing bands playing everywhere! The streets were filled with eager fans and musicians. This day was extra special for me because I was also able to represent Keep A Breast (www.keep-a-breast.org), a non-profit breast cancer awareness organization. We raised close to $1,000 with the help of Michelle, another KAB volunteer, and the security guys at the venue. There were three stages, two in the main building and a tent across the street with the third and about 20 bands. The line was a couple blocks long before we even arrived at the venue and continued to fill 6th street…it was crazy!! When the clock hit 12 o’clock, the kids rolled in and the bands rolled out on stage. There was high energy throughout the tent where I posted up, and the same at the main building where Michelle set up her camp. The bands were great! In addition to the bands that are on the AP Tour, we were joined by The Photo Atlas, The Devil Wears Prada, Olympia, Spill Canvas, The Deer Hunter, Weatherbox, The Horrors, and Hot Cross just to name a few. After the show was over at around 6pm, we had the rest of the night to play! I went to see some friends bands play down the street from Emo’s and grabbed some good old fashion Tex Mex…which I will probably never do again unless there is absolutely nothing else to eat. Texan’s are not to keen on catering to vegetarians. I met up with some friends that I had met on Warped Tour last summer and I rolled out to the Pure Volume Party that night. There was an open bar and some great bands and MC’s to entertain us in a warehouse setting off the main strip of SXSW. There was just the right amount of people at the party. We stayed for a few hours and hung out, then the As Tall As Lions guys drove me back to our hotel so I could crawl into bed for nap time.
SXSW - Austin, TX
3-16-07 Austin, TX – SXSW @ Emo’s I have been psyched for this show for a while now, especially because I had never been to SXSW before! There are so many amazing bands playing everywhere! The streets were filled with eager fans and musicians. This day was extra special for me because I was also able to represent Keep A Breast (www.keep-a-breast.org), a non-profit breast cancer awareness organization. We raised close to $1,000 with the help of Michelle, another KAB volunteer, and the security guys at the venue. There were three stages, two in the main building and a tent across the street with the third and about 20 bands. The line was a couple blocks long before we even arrived at the venue and continued to fill 6th street…it was crazy!! When the clock hit 12 o’clock, the kids rolled in and the bands rolled out on stage. There was high energy throughout the tent where I posted up, and the same at the main building where Michelle set up her camp. The bands were great! In addition to the bands that are on the AP Tour, we were joined by The Photo Atlas, The Devil Wears Prada, Olympia, Spill Canvas, The Deer Hunter, Weatherbox, The Horrors, and Hot Cross just to name a few. After the show was over at around 6pm, we had the rest of the night to play! I went to see some friends bands play down the street from Emo’s and grabbed some good old fashion Tex Mex…which I will probably never do again unless there is absolutely nothing else to eat. Texan’s are not to keen on catering to vegetarians. I met up with some friends that I had met on Warped Tour last summer and I rolled out to the Pure Volume Party that night. There was an open bar and some great bands and MC’s to entertain us in a warehouse setting off the main strip of SXSW. There was just the right amount of people at the party. We stayed for a few hours and hung out, then the As Tall As Lions guys drove me back to our hotel so I could crawl into bed for nap time.
SXSW - Austin, TX
3-16-07 Austin, TX – SXSW @ Emo’s I have been psyched for this show for a while now, especially because I had never been to SXSW before! There are so many amazing bands playing everywhere! The streets were filled with eager fans and musicians. This day was extra special for me because I was also able to represent Keep A Breast (www.keep-a-breast.org), a non-profit breast cancer awareness organization. We raised close to $1,000 with the help of Michelle, another KAB volunteer, and the security guys at the venue. There were three stages, two in the main building and a tent across the street with the third and about 20 bands. The line was a couple blocks long before we even arrived at the venue and continued to fill 6th street…it was crazy!! When the clock hit 12 o’clock, the kids rolled in and the bands rolled out on stage. There was high energy throughout the tent where I posted up, and the same at the main building where Michelle set up her camp. The bands were great! In addition to the bands that are on the AP Tour, we were joined by The Photo Atlas, The Devil Wears Prada, Olympia, Spill Canvas, The Deer Hunter, Weatherbox, The Horrors, and Hot Cross just to name a few. After the show was over at around 6pm, we had the rest of the night to play! I went to see some friends bands play down the street from Emo’s and grabbed some good old fashion Tex Mex…which I will probably never do again unless there is absolutely nothing else to eat. Texan’s are not to keen on catering to vegetarians. I met up with some friends that I had met on Warped Tour last summer and I rolled out to the Pure Volume Party that night. There was an open bar and some great bands and MC’s to entertain us in a warehouse setting off the main strip of SXSW. There was just the right amount of people at the party. We stayed for a few hours and hung out, then the As Tall As Lions guys drove me back to our hotel so I could crawl into bed for nap time.
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