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Part three of a four-part interview series I conducted for ACRN.com at the August 2 stop of 2011's Vans Warped Tour Supergroup D.R.U.G.S. (Destroy Rebuild Until God Shows) is still relatively young, as bands go, but with a full-length album, an EP and an already dedicated following, they set out on this year's Vans Warped Tour to show intrigued, sweaty audiences what years of prior experience and a new group dyanamic can do. ACRN spoke to bassist Adam “The Skull” Russell, also from of Story of the Year , about what it takes to restart a band from scratch, "the war on assbags" and what in the world his band, Slipknot and Harry Potter have to do with each other. ........... Read the full interview at ACRN.com . XoXo c.

Part two of a four-part interview series I conducted for ACRN.com at the August 2 stop of 2011's Vans Warped Tour If you're a fan of Go Radio , you should feel very lucky. No, that's not a horrible pun on their latest album Lucky Street 's title. These guys really do care about you. ACRN chatted with Go Radio guitarist Alex Reed at the Cincinnati stop of the 2011 Vans Warped Tour   about fans, touring plans and how a band can stay grounded and relaxed. ........ Read the full interview at ACRN.com XoXo c.

Yesterday, I attended the Vans Warped Tour stop in Cincinnati, Ohio. Posts to follow will be a four-part series of interviews I conducted for ACRN.com while there! Since Larry And His Flask played Jackie O's and appeared on Episode 8 of our Guest List video series last year, the acoustic-punk, roots-influenced, call-it-what-you-will outfit of six has completed a new album and started carving out a niche for themselves, which landed them on the full run of the 2011 Vans Warped Tour . We caught up with bassist Jesse Marshall at the Cincinnati Warped Tour stop to talk about the band's upcoming punk festival run, the changes the band has made over the years and to figure out who the hell Larry is. ..... Read the full interview at ACRN.com XoXo c.

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 ...

Vans Warped Tour, whether it's a yearly ritual, just something to do or something one plans for all year, is sure to provide a different experience for each person in attendance. Read my full review at ACRN.com! XoXo c.

Bands that are to play 2010's Vans Warped Tour have just been announced . According to the Van's Warped Tour official website, the following are some of the bands that are to play Warped twenty-ten! Ace Enders (?) After Midnight Project Alesana Alkaline Trio (?) AM Taxi Anarbor Andrew W.K. Artist Vs Poet Attack Attack Breathe Carolina Breathe Electric Bring Me The Horizon Call The Cops Chase Long Beach Chaseband Closure in Moscow Confide Deal's Gone Bad Disco Curtis Emarosa Emmure Enter Shikari Every Time I Die Eyes Set To Kill Fake Problems Fight Fair Haste The Day Hey Monday I See Stars In Fear and Faith Initials iwrestledabearonce Last Call Chernobyl Mayday Parade Middle Finger Salute Motion City Soundtrack NeverShoutNever Of Mice and Men Parkway Drive Pierce The Veil Polar Bear Club Reel Big Fish Riverboat Gamblers Set Your Goals Sparks The Rescue Speakeasy Tiger Suicide Silence Sum 41 The All-American Rejects The Cab The Casualties The Frantic The Reverend Peytons Bi...

Dates for 2010's Vans Warped Tour were posted today despite the tour's being so many months in the future. --- Jun 24 - Cricket Amphitheatre - San Diego, CA Jun 25 - Pomona Fairplex - Pomona, CA Jun 26 - Shoreline Amphitheatre - Mountain View, CA Jun 27 - Seaside Park - Ventura, CA Jun 29 - Cricket Pavilion - Phoenix, AZ Jun 30 - N.M.S.U. Practice Field - Las Cruces, NM Jul 01 - AT&T Center - San Antonio, TX Jul 02 - The Showgrounds At Sam Houston Race Park - Houston, TX Jul 03 - Superpages.com Center - Dallas, TX Jul 05 - Verizon Wireless Amphitheater - St.Louis, MO Jul 06 - Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre - Indianapolis, IN Jul 07 - Post Gazette Pavilion - Burgettstown, PA Jul 08 - Time Warner Cable Amphitheatre - Cleveland, OH Jul 09 - Arrow Hall - Toronto, ON Jul 10 - Parc Jean Drapeau - Montreal, QC Jul 11 - Comcast Theater - Hartford, CT Jul 13 - Comcast Center - Mansfield, MA Jul 14 - Darien Lake P.A.C. - Darien Center, NY Jul 15 - Toyota Pavilion - Scranton, PA Jul 1...

Concert Survival Tips Part II Warped Tour Survival There are two very specific forms of surviving in the concert world. There’s basic show survival, which is- well- basic; then, there is Warped Tour . Festival shows such as Warped are a breed all their own: a breed that can grab you by the throat, over-exhaust your sweat glands, and throw you –before you have time to think- into the land of “Oh-shit-I’m-passing-out-in-front-of-my-favorite-band!". I was in thrust into that land at my first Warped Tour. (Flashback Time…) Not only was 2005’s my first Warped, but also my first time being in a pit. I waited the whole time in front of the main stage for My Chemical Romance to come on, and- by the time they did- I was beaten and battered (second row sucks, but that’s a story for another survival lesson) to the point of exhaustion. I, however, could did not let this damper my mood; as, I was seeing my favorite band for the third time, and for the first time, I was actually seeing them u...

So, I'm sitting here, miserable because the third issue of Dallas came out today and, due to Athens's SUCKING, it is not in my hands. I think to myself, "I have an entire icy day free of classes and am about to cry. What could cheer me up?" Duh. Warped Tour. I had planned on writing my Warped Tour blog earlier than this, pushed it away from my focuses, then was reminded by my blog-follower, Sarah, who posted a blog about a Warped Tour documentary. ----- There's nothing in the world quite like Warped tour, where you are likely to run into any variation of being available all while burning in the sun and watching, on your choice of several stages, the most diverse concert line-up out there. Warped tour is less of a show than an experience, a hot and sticky experience that takes place on the burning asphalt of a parking lot in the dead of summer. The mere smell of Warped Tour is unlike anything else in the world. There's no other way to describe it than the s...