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Before you read any further, if you plan to attend TAKING BACK SUNDAY 's TAYF10 ( Tell All Your Friends ' 10th anniversary) tour and do not want to see spoilers, TURN BACK NOW! This review is for the first 2 dates, and there will be spoilers! October 4, 2012 - Cleveland, OH - House Of Blues October 6, 2012 - Chicago, IL - The Riviera Theater --- This has been the year of TBS birthday shows for my best friend Emily and I. At the end of February, 2 days prior to my birthday, we had managed to weasel our way into a show meant for Ohio State students only (Ha! Suckahss!), and the band managed to play 2 days after Emily's birthday at the House Of Blues in Cleveland a few days ago. Pretty cool coincidence, right? What better way to spend my best friend's birthweekend than following her favorite band on the first couple dates of their tour? Before I get into the details of how shows are going down on TAYF10, I just want to gush briefly about the amazing peop...

Some shows just can't be justified in words, which is precisely why I was so hesitant in my trying to capture my experience seeing Taking Back Sunday in Cincinnati on July 24. Sometimes, as a music journalist (4 classes from a degree, I think I can officially call myself that now), you step back and think, "Fuck! Who the Hell am I :" When you find Taking Back Sunday vocalist Adam Lazzara suddenly standing on the barricade in front of you, singing your favorite new TBS song quite literally against your face as you fumble for something to do with your hands while there's nowhere to put them but on him . Or, as you watch, over the heads of hundreds, him wading through the crowd all the way to the back with his mic cord held up by the crowd (I assume, for a singer, that has to feel something like being attacked by zombies that don't eat brains, but --rather-- grope you). When he looks you dead in the eye, grins and sustains the look as you pantomime his lyric...

Behold, my concert calendar! As you can see, I have recently attended a Taking Back Sunday show for which a live review is conspicuously missing. Skim a bit lower, and you will see that I am also seeing them live tomorrow. I plan to do a sort of combined review for the two shows. I'll say only this: The Cincinnati show was one of the best shows I have ever attended. It was also the hottest. Next on the list: Warped Tour! My press passes for this year's Warped Tour were just confirmed. That is where you come in. Last year was the first time I had experienced life in the Warped press room. I discovered there that, as often happens at the festival, there were plenty of surprises. Plenty of my requested interviews fell through last year, and -- by total surprise -- I ended up interviewing Every Time I Die. This year, knowing those surprises so often arise, I did more research and am more equipped for surprise encounters, but I'd like for fans to be involved. On the ...

1. Taking Back Sunday's cover of Kanye West's "Can't Tell me Nothing" I originally heard Taking Back Sunday 's rendition of Kanye 's "Can't Tell me Nothing" through a Warner Brothers Records Summer Sessions stream . Luckily, it wasn't a one-time-only thing (they had commented that it was something they were doing for kicks and were surprised at themselves for playing it live then), and AltPress did a story on their covering it at a recent acoustic in-store so that I could find it and share it with you all. Enjoy! 2.Turntable.fm I finally started using Turntable.fm today (I'm late, I know)! The website is set up with various rooms through which users can stream music for one another as "DJs" or simply listen as audience members. It's great way to interact with others while sharing music LEGALLY! So, join, because I want to play music with people! 3. "Gucci Gucci" - KREAYSHAWN When @shi...

Taking Back Sunday Taking Back Sunday Warner Bros. Records June 28, 2011 TRACKLISTING 1. El Paso 2. Faith (When I Let You Down) 3. Best Places to Be a Mom 4. Sad Savior 5. Who Are You Anyway? 6. Money (Let It Go) 7. This Is All Now 8. It Doesn't Feel a Thing Like Falling 9. Since You're Gone 10. You Got Me 11. Call Me In the Morning _______ Rating: 7/10 Key Tracks: "This Is All Now," "Best Places to be a Mom," "Money (Let It Go)" ______ Last March, Taking Back Sunday’s line-up took the least expected turn. Matt Rubano, their bassist of seven years, and Matt Fazzi, their guitarist for the short New Again era, were suddenly out. I doubt a single fan expected then that those members would be replaced by Shaun Cooper and John Nolan, the bassist and guitarist/vocalist respectively, from TBS’s Victory Records debut Tell All Your Friends . It wasn’t an early April Fool’s joke as many fans had assumed. The old TBS ...

1. "This Could Be Love" ( Damnesia version) - Alkaline Trio A short story about "This Could Be Love" before I praise this particular version of it. The first times I saw Alkaline Trio live were when they opened on My Chemical Romance's 2005 headlining tour with Reggie & The Full Effect. At that time, they were not yet my second favorite band, but seeing them live then sealed it, and this song in particular hooked me. At the shows, though I didn't know many of the words to their other songs, I knew I could sing along when they commanded the audience to at "This could be love/ Love for fire." After seeing them twice on that tour, I went out and bought Good Mourning and was fully equipped to sing along when I saw them a third time. The crowd was dead that particular night, and Matt Skiba pointed me out because I was so into it, and dedicated a song to me. Amazing! Story aside: Holy SHIT! This version sounds beautiful! Damnesia comes...

1. "Neat Neat Neat" [The Damned Cover] - My Chemical Romance, LIVE The lovely Carrie , a long-time MCRmy bud of mine, was kind enough to share this great quality video of MCR's performing The Damned's "Neat Neat Neat" at the show she attended in Des Moines, Iowa. The intro is hilariously awkward, but the cover itself is full of piss and awesomeness, and I love it. I was stoked when they played it during the show and at the soundcheck in Cleveland on April 17 and I got to see it for myself. Not many people knew the words, it seemed, so heads-up to future show-goers: This is becoming a staple in their World Contamination sets! Three cheers for MCR's doing classic Punk covers! 2. "Best Places to be a Mom" - Taking Back Sunday Best Places To Be A Mom by adamdamnlazzara Taking Back Sunday released their video for "El Paso" this past week and the band, who returned to their original line-up last March, have a new sel...

Matt Rubano , former bassist of Taking Back Sunday, just announced on Friends Or Enemies Radio that he was recently working with Fall Out Boy vocalist Patrick Stump on his new project. "We've been talking about helping to put the band together to go on tour for his record," Rubano said. The bassist gushed that Stump is "a mountain of talent," who -- during their time working together -- took on instruments from guitar to drums to even a trumpet. The unique dynamic the artists have is one that Matt Rubano describes as, "we're both kind of these weird secret jazz fans that ended up in rock bands." That sounds like a combination that could lead to some interesting tunes. Rubano said there will be more information in the coming weeks. Keep your eyes open! XoXo c.

In a video posted on their web site ,a shiny, new Taking Back Sunday line-up announces dates of a short June tour of their favorite venues. June 22 - Starland Ballroom - Sayreville, NJ June 23 - Irving Plaza - New York, NY June 24 - Electric Factory - Philadelphia, PA June 25 - House of Blues - Boston, MA June 27 - The Metro - Chicago, IL June 29 - The Wiltern - Los Angeles, CA One date has been posted for the Fillmore at Irving Plaza in New York on June 23 on TBS's Ticketmaster event page . For more ticket information, including how to get yourself a fancy VIP package, check out Taking Back Sunday's Artist Arena page . Tickets will go onsale there May 5. Also, the video announcing the dates includes a snippet of what appears to be a new TBS song. Excited much? XoXo c. Image credit: Ticketmaster

Looks like it's true. TBS has reverted... Your thoughts? Original Post: Matt Rubano will no longer be playing bass for Taking Back Sunday, according to a post from the former bassist on the band's official page. Rubano played with the Long Island band for seven years. Along with the announcement came a twitter name change for the bassist as well as a strange pop-up picture on the band's Web site that appears to be an old photograph of the band (shown in this post). The band has not addressed Rubano's leaving further nor have they explained the picture. With all the out-of-nowhere strangeness, some fans speculate that it could be a lead-up to an April Fool's joke; as, the band members are known April Fool's Day pranksters. Though, nothing factually points to that assumption. To fans, Rubano says this: And to Taking Back Sunday fans, there isn't anything I can say that will express the way I feel toward you. It's literally been a dream come true and you ...

Illustration by Matt Anderson To everyone who has found a home in, has been inspired by or has felt a part something through it, music is more than just notes: it’s worthy of being a lifestyle. Check out my full feature article for ACRN.com XoXo c.

Promowest Live 's footage of Taking Back Sunday performing "New Again" at the LC Pavilion on Columbus on October 23. Check out my review of the show! Oh, and-- pause at 00:27: there you will see me and my line-wait buddies! Taking Back Sunday - Song2 from jason corron on Vimeo . XoXo c.

"WHAT'S IT FEEL LIKE TO BE A GHOST? LOUDER NOW, LOUDER NOW:" that is what was screaming in my ears at 4:45 A.M. yesterday. My friend Emily, in the spirit of the event for which we were waking, had set her phone's alarm to a Taking Back Sunday song. By 5 A.M., we had left my dorm, and around 6, were sitting outside Lifestyle Communities Pavilion in the chilly weather with which Mother Nature decided to burden Columbus, Ohio. When we got there, the weather was dry. By 9 A.M., we were flooded from our sitting positions on the concrete. We were forced to plan our bathroom breaks and meals around the weather, and found ourselves shivering from cold. This is the way we pay our dues. This is the most we can do in exchange for everything we get from the shows we attend... ----- Check out my live review for ACRN.com here I may post a longer version here. :] XoXo c.

Only 2 days remain until I get to see Taking Back Sunday in Columbus! I will be posting a review for ACRN , but I'll link it here. Epic times are ahead! XoXo c.

Hey, guys! I know things have been pretty slow on here lately. I really need to pick up the pace, I know. If you followed my blog last year, you will know that I used to post daily, sometimes even multiple times a day, but the summer and dial-up internet interfered with that, and things haven't been quite the same this year, but they will be, oh yes, my friends. I have a few upcoming shows I'm attending, and you can expect full reviews of each. I promise! Shows: TONIGHT: Yo La Tengo @ Stuart's Opera House in Nelsonville, OH SATURDAY: The AP Fall Ball Tour @ Newport in Columbus, OH OCTOBER 23: Taking Back Sunday w/ Anberlin, fun., and Gavin Castleton @ Lifestyles Community Pavilion in Columbus, OH Are you ready, readers? Also, I want your input. I started a review for this summer's Warped tour, but I never got around to posting it. I WILL post it if you guys want to see it, though. Please leave me a comment and let me know what you think. In the meantime, check out so...

A few released dates for a winter tour featuring All-American Rejects, Taking Back Sunday, and Anberlin have just been announced by Alternative Press online . Announced Dates 11/3 Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 11/4 WVU Coliseum, Morgantown, WV 11/5 Mansfield University, Mansfield, PA 11/6 Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, CT 11/8 House of Blues at Showboat, Atlantic City, NJ 11/10 Showcase Live, Foxboro, MA 11/11 Showcase Live, Foxboro, MA 11/13 Saint Vincent College, Pittsburgh, PA 11/14 Alumni Hall- USNA, Annapolis, MD 11/16 George Mason University- Patriot Center, Fairfax, VA 11/20 House of Blues, North Myrtle Beach, SC 11/24 Bricktown Events Center, Oklahoma City, OK 11/25 Cain's Ballroom, Tulsa, OK 11/27 IP Casino, Biloxi, MS 11/28 Horseshoe Casino, Bossier City, LA 12/1 The Pavilion @ Concrete Street, Corpus Christi, TX 12/2 Sunset Station, San Antonio, TX 12/4 The Swamp, Fort Walton Beach, FL 12/5 House of Blues, Lake Buena Vista, FL 12/6 Fillmore Miami Beach at J...

Some of you may know that I started this blog as a suggestion from my Journalism 101 professor, and it has grown into this ball of madness you're viewing. In the beginning, I was thinking I'd use it to show off my knowledge about journalism and media in general as a journalism student, but fuck that. FUCK that. I am not yet ready to be an old man who is obsessed with gadgets and who likes blogging about "media this, media that." No, this has become my place to do what I intend to do for the rest of my life: connect with other fans through my writing and write about what I love. Not that I don't love journalism; obviously I do, but it's like my trusty tour van and music is my tour route. I have learned multitudes about both journalism and about the music industry this school year alone and I know I have only more to learn and am way excited for that! For now, however, I will not bore you with my schoolwork (Ha!), but will give you a summary of the bigger events...

New Again Taking Back Sunday Warner-Reprise Release Date: June 2nd, 2009 Sounds like: TBS all grown up. Tracklisting 1. New Again 2. Sink Into Me 3. Lonely, Lonely 4. Summer, Man 5. Swing 6. Where My Mouth Is 7. Cut Me Up Jenny 8. Catholic Knees 9. Capital M-E 10. Carpathia 11. Everything Must Go In several recent interviews, Taking Back Sunday have been bombarded with the ever-dreaded fan question: "Why don't you write the kind of songs you used to?" . When those questioners listen to "New Again", I believe their question will be answered better than it could be in the words of the band members. Fans expecting another "Tell All your Friends" may be sorely disappointed by "New Again", but certainly should be neither disappointed nor surprised. From "...Friends" to TBS's previous release, "Louder Now" the band has gradually evolved, and "New Again" seems to be just another step of natural progression in that...

::EDIT:: Thanks so much for featuring this on the Taking Back Sunday myspace blog and on the TBS main page !! I am so grateful! -c. What's the best way to start a set? Taking Back Sunday certainly are logical when they start at the beginning, with "You Know How I Do", the first track from their debut album, "Tell All Your Friends"- certainly an ace choice for the crowd that gathered for them in Cincinnati on May 15th: a crowd that appreciated the old tunes with fierce intensity and reveled in the new, moshed with all their might to the well-known as well as to the obscure. Taking Back Sunday hit the jackpot with this audience and they knew it, especially when we the crowd, as a screaming mass, yelled back the lyrics to their songs louder than they had been sung to us, causing lead singer Adam Lazzara to grin, praise us appreciatively, shake his head in amazement, and even topple over from his crouching position saying, "I'm supposed to be up here loo...

Hey, everyone. I just wanted to let you in on some things to come. As you know from my posting about it, I saw TBS on the 15th, and I will have a review of that show very soon. Let me just tell you that it was AMAZING. My mind is thoroughly blown. The crowd had the most energy I had ever seen at one of their shows (the band acknowledged this with shocked grins as they watched us), and it was the best performance I have ever seen from them. Are they, indeed, "New Again"? - Yes, I say that with all my heart-- TBS seems to have mended any wounds that may have been plaguing them, and are triumphing over... The world it may seem. I met most of the band while waiting in line for 12 hours in a dangerous area-- definitely worth it, but I'll explain it all later. XoXo c.