Uprise Festival and The Reckoning Tour

                                                                  Oh, Sleeper      

 Wolves at the Gate

Switchfoot

This past weekend I went to Uprise Festival in Shippensburg and right after the festival I hit up The Reckoning Tour put on by Needtobreathe to promote their new album. So I'm going to talk about the festival first and then the concert!

Uprise Festival: At this 2 day festival I got to see almost all of my favorite bands which was totally worth the $50 for my ticket!

On the first day I saw Switchfoot perform and they were awesome as always! They played a lot of songs from their latest album Vice Verses like "Where I Belong", "War Inside", and "Restless".

After they finished the frontman, Jon Foreman put on an acoustic set which I LOVED!! He did a lot of unreleased songs that he will be putting out on the new Fiction Family album, coming out...someday. He played a few songs from his Seasons EPs from a few years back which was really cool.

The next day the event opened up with Wolves at the Gate and they were amazing! I love seeing them and chatting with them after the show. Seriously, the nicest guys ever.

After them Nine Lashes, Flatfoot 56, Project 86 played. P86 was fantastic by the way, their new songs are sick!

Oh, Sleeper was the last band I saw at the festival and by far my favorite show! They have been my favorite for 2 years and they certainly live up to that title in my mind. Frontman, Micah Kinard was beautiful and his screaming was wonderful. He has so much talent.

The Reckoning Tour: This show was the icing on the cake for my show filled weekend. Needtobreathe KILLED it. They had sold out the venue and they rightfully did.

They had an incredible stage set up with fancy lights and typewriter keys that lit up that said "The Reckoning".

Every member of the band was spot on with notes, harmonies, and general stage presence. They ooze talent and put on an amazing show. If you haven't gotten a chance to see them you seriously should consider it. You will not be disappointed.

Here are some pictures taken from the show taken by a girl I work with!!


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Of Monsters and Men New Video

Of Monsters and Men released their latest music video on Friday from their current album "My Head is an Animal".

"Mountain Sound" is the title and the video is simply them playing at a large outdoor venue.

This Icelandic folk group is currently on tour and will be making their rounds in Iceland (duh), Sweden,  Canada, the United States (YAY!), the United Kingdom, and the rest of Europe.

Check out their Facebook (which is linked above) for dates and tickets!

This or the Apocalypse

This or the Apocalypse is a metal band from my home state of PA and they are releasing their sophomore record, Dead Years on 9/25 with eOne Entertainment.

I just listened to their first single from the album "In Wolves" and it is sick!

They have been together since '08 and released their first project "Haunt What's Left" in 2010. Here is their awesome video for their single, "Subverse".

Their fans have been patiently waiting for the release of this album since it's been 2 years since they've put anything new out.  The album will hopefully satisfy all of the hungry appetites for something fresh.

To pre-order the album and choose from various packages (t-shirts, a shot glass (?), and a backpack) right here!

Love and Death

Love and Death has just been signed to Tooth and Nail Records!

This hard rock band that Brian "Head" Welch, the former guitarist of Korn, has put together has been touring and playing at festivals since 2010 has finally gotten their big break.

Head's haunting vocals and his bands' powerful guitar and drums all come together on their latest EP Chemicals (available on iTunes and Spotify).

Personally, I have seen them twice and it is just not my cup of tea. Yes, I love music that is depressing, raw, and rock solid but this is too much for me.

I love Head as a person, I've heard his life story and think that he is a very true individual. But his music is just not for me.

But don't let my negative comments dissuade you from checking out their stuff though!

Check out their "Chemicals" music video!

My Heart to Fear on Solid State Records

Really, really, really stoked for these guys in My Heart to Fear! I did a previous blog entry about them if you want to check that out (it's under the August tab)!

Yesterday they announced that they have joined the Solid State Records family and will coming out with their EP "Lost Between Brilliance and Insanity" on November 20th.

This is the link to more about the EP here and their classy biography here!

I've seen them grow up and really develop as a band since 2008 when they played at an event my home church put on. I even went to youth group with the lead guitarist throughout high school (second dude on the left). So finally seeing them catch this huge break is incredible.

Best of luck guys!