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PC: Meagan Leetz Come hang out with the Chicago-based Emo/Pop Punk band Real Friends at The Nile Theater Halloween Night! The band is promoting their newest record Composure (released July 13, 2018 via Fearless Records), that features 10 new tracks, as well as the next album single, "Smiling On The Surface." Composure is Real Friends' most ambitious work to date. The 10 tracks on this album have challenged the band as musicians and friends. From nailing down the best Pop hoo

After 24 years of good music and even better memories, Vans Warped Tour is amidst its final full cross-country tour and Tour Press Force (TPF) is rockin' Phoenix, AZ today. Come rock out with us (Nahnalah, Mickey and Sammi) at Ak-Chin Pavilion! Big headliners for this year’s tour are: Taking Back Sunday, Sum 41, All Time Low, and Less Than Jake to name just a few. In addition to the artist from Warped Tour’s main genres Punk and Metal, there are quite a few musicians from out

After 24 years of good music and even better memories, the Vans Warped Tour begins its final full cross-country tour this week. Photos by Kiya Gaskin Warped Tour began in 1995, although it wasn’t just music. It included Skate competitions and even wrestling. The genres have changed quite significantly throughout the years. Bands such as Sublime, No Doubt, NOFX, Blink 182 and Reel Big Fish were some of the very first headliners, eventually evolving into Eminem and Katy Perry,

The word ‘icon’ is overused in today’s society. However, this is one of the many words to describe Shan Dan Horan. Former President of Artery Records, Horan has had much experience in the industry as a whole. In November 2017, Dan was appointed the Label Manager of Outerloop Records. Although this is his most recent venture, this doesn’t even scratch the surface of what Horan has achieved thus far in his life. Being a flagstaff resident, his Arizona roots run deep. After grad

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE | REYBEE INC. Photo by Ashley Osborn February 16, 2018 - Ohio’s THE PLOT IN YOU have released their fourth studio album DISPOSE through Fearless Records. The album features 10 tracks that Billboard called, “…ferocity [that] is counterbalanced by electronics, soaring choruses and catchy melodies.” The album chronicles the experiences of lead singer-songwriter Landon Tewers detaching himself from a toxic relationship and explores the stages of said relati

Have you ever been to an artist's show back to back at different venues and can’t help yourself, but to compare the two? Well, I recently went through that dilemma with Trophy Eyes show at The Echo in Los Angeles on November 27th and The Chain Reaction in Anaheim on November 28th, 2017. Typically Los Angeles shows tend to make me want to tap out as if I was in a wrestling match, lol. Whereas, at Chain Reaction it feels as if you’re being serenaded to even if it only lasts for

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE | REYBEE INC MOVEMENTS Debut Album Feel Something Earns A Top Ten Spot On Billboard's Top new Artist Albums Chart #45 On The Top Current Albums, #17 LP Vinyl Albums, And Billboard Top 200 Charting On Tour Now With Knuckle Puck Movements Photo credit: Kurt Cuffy Alternative-rock band MOVEMENTS’ debut album Feel Something (Fearless Records) has earned a top ten spot on Billboard’s Top New Artist Albums Chart, landing at #2. Their highly praised new a

Let me give you a brief example of how my day at 2017 Vans Warped Tour [SAN DIEGO 8.5.17] went… There were a ton of hair flipping, head-banging, air punching, crowd surfing, music playing all while boiling in the sun! lol First up was Lisa Johnson’s Life In The Pit: The Rock Photographer Experience TEI Workshop. Instantly, I went from checking in to now heading towards heavens of all heaven…the pit (dun dun dun). First up of the day was a Rock/Experimental band from Cranberry

Movements are a Post-Hardcore/Emo band from Orange County, California. Band members: Patrick Miranda (Vocals), Ira George (Guitar), Spencer York (Drums) and Austin Cressey (Bass). The band recently released their debut album Outgrown Things through their record label Fearless Records on March 10th, 2016. They were also just nominated for a 2017 AP Music Award for Best Underground Band in April. Burst forward one year since their last hometown performance at Chain Reaction: Th

Warped In Reverse Episode #21 “I'm lost in make believe Why Oh God why are you doing this to me? I don't know who I am anymore These are my last days 'cause hell has been calling for me Why am I crazy, Why am I crazy!? I am a disease and hell has been calling for me Devour the darkness, light won't find me...” Dark Matter [Track no.11] The Word Alive, the American Metalcore band from Phoenix, Arizona debuted their fourth full-length album just in time for Vans Warped

Last month on Saturday March 11, 2017 The New Reign Tour stopped in Worcester, MA at the legendary Palladium on Main St. The tour package was stacked with talented Metal/Rock bands including Born Of Osiris, Volumes, Within The Ruins, Oceans Ate Alaska, and Fire From the Gods. This lineup drew in an enormous crowd of metal-heads from all over and they arrived ready to celebrate the 10 year anniversary of Born Of Osiris' album The New Reign. Playing right before the tour packag

Photography co-shot and Review co-written by Emma Sounart and Kiya Gaskin Viva PHX hit Downtown Phoenix for its fourth annual run on March 11, 2017. Walking into Downtown Phoenix during Viva PHX, there were swarms of people and stages lit up from CityScape all the way down past Comerica Theatre and Crescent Ballroom to a little studio called The Pueblo. The stages were divided by genres. Grungier music got the edgier stages like Punk Rock Alley and national acts were given th

No one was resting when The Rest in Space tour blew through town on March 10. The Rest in Space tour came to a close at Club XS in Tucson, AZ. The original bill of the tour was Falling in Reverse, Pierce the Veil, and Crown the Empire. Three stops before the Tucson show, Falling in Reverse announced that they would be discontinuing their run on the tour without an explanation. With Falling in Reverse dropping off the tour, fans were unsure what to expect, but Cons, Crown the

Warped In Reverse - Episode #13 Interview by Cosmic-A (Monica Demattei) | Transcription by Tyler Peckham Wage War is a young Metalcore band from Ocala, Florida who formed in 2013 and was signed soon after by Fearless Records. The band is comprised of Briton Bond on vocals, Cody Quistad on guitar and vocals, Seth Blake on guitar, Chris Gaylord on bass, and Stephen Kluesener on drums. Their debut album Blueprint came out in November of 2015 and more music is in the works. In 20

Warped In Reverse - Episode #9 Interview by Cosmic-A (Monica Demattei) | Transcription by Tyler Peckham Five boys from Birmingham in the United Kingdom came together in 2011 to make Oceans Ate Alaska, a Metalcore band who in 2014, signed with Fearless Records. The band is made up of Jake Noakes on vocals, James “Jibs” Kennedy on rhythm guitar, Chris Turner on drums, Adam Zytkiewicz on lead guitar, and Mike Stanton on bass. They recently replaced their original vocalist James

Founded in 2009 as a recording project, Metalcore band Volumes shredded across the country this past summer on the Monster Energy Stage as part of the 2016 Vans Warped Tour. Taryn It Up caught up with founder Diego Farias at the Wantagh, NY date to chat about how Warped was going for the band and what their single "Feels Good" (released a week before the start of Warped) was all about, among other topics such as gear of choice and the most challenging aspects of being in a ba

Classic Pop Punk powerhouses The Wonder Years, Real Friends, Knuckle Puck, Moose Blood and Seaway came together for a tour of a lifetime. Their stop in Phoenix was memorable for most fans, in the fact that the show came just a day after the election results, and the men held nothing back. The bands got political and emotional, making this show one of the best Pop Punk shows in a long time. Most people dread the opening act of a Pop Punk show. They are usually some overzealous

October 21, 2016 – Los Angeles, CA – Detroit rock band I Prevail’s highly anticipated, debut album, Lifelines, has been released today by Fearless Records. Fans can now purchase digital copies at iTunes and physical copies at Target, Best Buy and FYE as well as online retailers. Listen to the album preview now at https://youtu.be/_5xxJnbpERQ Following their recent tour with Pierce The Veil, Read the TPF Review: MADE TO DESTROY TOUR WREAKS HAVOC! I Prevail will return to the