Posts with tag dashboardconfessional

Music Weekend...

Nov 12th 2006 11:29AM | brandnew, cameraphone, cuteiswhatweaimfor, dashboardconfessional, gavin, hellogoodbye, houseofblues, jessmack, music, orlando, reggieandthefulleffect, ucfarena

This post could also be titled, "My Q's Camera Phone is Really, Really Bad..."


Reggie and the Full Effect, House of Blues, Orlando, Fl, 11/10/2006


Hellogoodbye, House of Blues, Orlando, Fl, 11/10/2006


Brand New, UCF Arena, Orlando, FL, 11/11/2006


Dashboard Confessional, UCF Arena, Orlando, FL, 11/11/2006

Cute is What We Aim For also played Friday night, but I failed to snap a photo. They may have actually beaten Dashboard out for crowd sing alongs. Also, I think there were more 13 year old girls screeching and crying at Dashboard Confessional than at a European Michael Jackson concert. Wow. Either way, both nights were a ton of fun. Thanks to Jess Mack for the tickets!
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Recent Music on the iPod...

Sep 30th 2006 12:01AM | dashboardconfessional, joshuaradin, music, newfoundglory, reviews, secondhandserenade

  • Dusk and Summer by Dashboard Confessional - Go ahead. Say it. I'm a thirteen year old girl, I'll admit it. I'm a huge dashboard fan. There. Judge me. I take lots of abuse for it, but, you know what.. It's cool. Years ago, when Kathryn and I started dating, I was driving her somewhere and rocking out to Dashboard (slowly). I looked over and she had a look of horror on her face and said "You're about to f---ing cry, aren't you?"... Yeah.. I live my life in shame. Anyway, not all too long afterwards she surprised me with tickets for a show up in Maryland. The crowd involvement, the acoustic anthems and the overall atmosphere (outside pavilion show) made it a great memory. This CD has been taking some heat from folks for various reasons. I've heard it's not the same as the old stuff (almost all fans say that at some point for a band.. the cd is very vindicated-ish), I've heard it's unoriginal, I've heard that it's not "fragile" enough (hah!). At the same time, I've heard Spin say close to the opposite, and in my opinion, it's fantastic and will appeal to much wider audience (hopefully an audience of grown men, so I won't be so alone at the shows...... probably not). The track So long, So long might justify the album. If your a casual fan, pick it up on iTunes. The song features Adam Duritz from Counting Crows. The more I listen to the CD as a whole, the more it grows on me. Lyrically, it's on point and delivers much of what you might expect. Stolen is excellent. Anyway.. The CD is awesome -- with a sad looking lowercase a, of course.... ;)
  • We Were Here by Joshua Radin - I first heard Joshua Radin on an episode of Scrubs. I paid a dollar via paypal on his website to download one of his mp3s. Now he's on sony and has a big boy release of his own. Acoustic indie kind of sound going on with a kinda neat sounding airy voice. I've only been able to listen to the cd straight through a couple of times, but it's pretty good. Closer and Winter are my two favorites. Thumbs Up, if only out of admiration for Zach Braff.
  • Coming Home by New Found Glory - It's not bad, not great, but it's also not the typical NFG release, which, at this point in their career is probably a good thing, despite what the haters say. Don't get me wrong, I love the older NFG material, but at some point a band has to start maturing their sound, and I think with this album, NFG might be starting down that path. Here's the thing though, I'm not sure if they're "there" yet. This album has almost an in-between kind of feel to it, like a band searching for where exactly it wants to be. I just picked it up today though, so in a few more weeks, I'll have a better idea of whether or not it's a winner. I'll give it a tentative thumbs up, but only because it's NFG, and ya gotta support the florida scene.
  • Awake by Secondhand Serenade - This is totally a MySpace pick up, and is straight up acoustic emo. If you're a fan of such a thing, check them out. Gavin and I have both added this to our playlists lately, and it seems to fit pretty well. Maybe is my personal pick. Great acoustic guitar. Available on iTunes like all music should be.
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