Dad's Car Radio

 

Artist vs. Poet at The Bourbon Street Ballroom on April 27th, 2010.
http://www.myspace.com/artistvspoet 

Late last night I came home from Hershey, PA where I attended the Bamboozle Roadshow. This was my second time going on this tour but I can guarantee this time was even better than the Maryland show I attended on May 21st. I worked tirelessly for about 10 hours getting all the pictures, video clips, and interviews that you want to see. New content will be released every day and it was more than worth the sunburn to know that I got all this exclusive content for you all. 

I'll also be writing reviews of the live shows so you can know how your favorite artists really sound live.

Interviews with:

Carter Hulsey

Cady Groves

Stereo Skyline

Pictures of:

Great Big Planes

Cady Groves

Vita Chambers

The Ready Set

Stereo Skyline

Simple Plan

Forever The Sickest Kids

Good Charlotte

LMFAO

Third Eye Blind

Boys Like Girls

And All Time Low!

So make sure to stay tuned in to Dad's Car Radio because we are bursting to show all the new stuff we have in store.

Every Avenue on the AP Tour at the 9:30 club on April 25th, 2010.

http://myspace.com/everyavenue

http://www.myspace.com/thelovelightva

With an undeniably upbeat love-my-life sound The Love Light is a band you need to keep on your radar at all times.  If you're in the Virginia area this weekend be sure to check out their two shows at Hot Topic in Sterling and Fairfax. If not from Virginia, be sure to read the interview and watch their most recent YouTube video, which can be seen at the bottom of the post.

First things first, where are you all from and how long have you all been playing your respected instrument?

So where we are from, Devin is from Gainseville Virginia and he has been singing for the band since we started. It's his first time fronting a band, when he was in the Downtown Fiction he did backup vocals. Patrick has been playing the guitar for nine years and is from Gainseville as well. Josh has been playing drums for 8 years, and is from Fairfax Virginia. Chris has been playing guitar for 4 years and recently picked up the bass. He's from Williamsburg Virginia but moved up to Fairfax to go to school at George Mason.

How did the band get started?

Patrick and Devin have been lifelong friends and have been playing music since high school. They met Josh and Chris through freinds and school and eventually The Love Light was formed.

What do you imagine your listeners doing when playing your music? 

Well hopefully when people listen to our music they are having a good time and being happy. Like driving down a road by the beach in a convertable or something around the lines of living loving and laughing. That'd be swell!

What do you strive to send through your music, message wise?

Message wise we hope that through our music we can spread hope and love. A lot of our songs are about love and relationships, basic thing that we've been blessed to experience. Sharing those experiences is pretty important to us because everybody has thoughs ups and lows in their relationships. These songs are for our listeners and their significant others.

What do you guys like to do in your free time?

In our free time we like to hang out. There's this river that's sorta hidden from the road with this giant tree that has a rope swing on it. We love climbing up this massive tree and swinging off into the water.

Given the choice would you rather play a show in a stadium with empty back rows or a small club or coffeeshop that was completely packed?

Oh man, a small club that is packed would defintely be the best show. For one, we absolutely love hanging out and meeting people and a small club or coffee shop gives that perfect intimate experience where we can all feel like a family. A stadium would be fun, but small shows are more personal and create a way better environment for everybody.

What are you most excited for with the future of The Love Light?

Patrick is super duper excited about touring, traveling, and seeing the country.

Devin is excited to get out on the road, see places, meet faces, and living in a van with a bunch of stinky kids.

Chris is pumped to meet all the different people who dig our music, and tour.

Josh is excited about going on tour and plaing at different venues and hanging out.
I guess that pretty much we all are really excited about seeing sights and hanging out on tour!

Any chances you guys will be playing outside of Virginia or even touring anytime soon?

At this point there are always possibilities that we could go play shows out of state, but nothing is set in stone. By supporting us through buying a t-shirt or pre ordering the ep when it's available we can go play more shows out of state!

When can an EP or Album be expected?

Well our ep can be expected to be released somewhere in between mid july and august! Be on the look out.

Taking a step back from the music blog today I'm here writing on an iPad as I stare at the front of Apple store 20 feet away. So you might wonder why am I blogging and not getting the iPhone 4 right now? Well that's because I'm here behind 300 other people waiting in line and there are another 400 people behind me. I have my own blog and I've never felt dorkier than I do right now. Not as dorky as others though. Some have been here since 5 pm YESTERDAY. If that's not insanity i don't know what is. People are sitting and standing and all waiting to get there phone. There is also a mutual glare at people who walk out with their shiny new phones. It isn't all bad though, I've made a few friends in line who have helped my father and I come up with a master plan to get the phone as quickly as possible. At this moment my dad is at the other end of the mall waiting at a Best Buy. Although they don't have many the store does have the iPhone four. Apparently not many others know that because there are 3 people down there and an estimated 3,000 people up here because of the pre order and the regular line. Although those in the pre order line are guaranteed a phone the line is twice as long as the regular line. It's times like this where I really wonder what the hell I'm doing waiting in line for a phone. I'm justifying this by thinking of how my current phone is broken, and my contract is up, but maybe that doesn't mean I should be waiting 2-3 hours for this. Once I actually get the phone I'll decide if it's worth it.

It's been two hours and the best buy plan failed. They only had one phone left and my dad refused to do a $50 pre order as well. So im still waiting in line.

Now it's been three hours and my dad has left me to go home. Apple did something surprising though and gave out free Chik Fil-A and water in the line. It was a kind gesture and I'm sure everyone in line appreciates it. Currently it's 10:54 and we should be getting the phone at 12:30

It's now 1:15 and I have been here for 6 hours. I have never been at a mall this long and I think I'm starting to go insane. I remember it now, "oh come on Chelsea! We'll go to the store tomorrow morning and it will be exciting and fun!" I hate my life.

Plus there is a stupid rent a cop who won't let us sit in chairs or block anything. He made me move away from a store front this morning when the store wasn't opening for another TWO HOURS.
7 hours and the Chik-Fil-A cart came around again. Not a huge fan but at this point I'll eat it.

This is an extremely boring blog.

I cannot believe I thought I'd be finished by 11.

10 hours later and I never want to see Chik-Fil-A again.

Not that many people are in front of us but by that I mean around 40.

I'd just like to note how long this post was in the beginning and along with my energy and patience it has decreased rapidly.

12 hours and I'm going to have a breakdown

After 12 and a half hours of waiting an Apple employee came out and said "Sorry, we're out of stock" and that was it. They offered us nothing special, we couldn't write our names down and come back tomorrow. All we got was a half assed apology.

You can probably already tell how I feel right now.

 

 

We The Kings at The Bourbon Street Ballroom on April 27th, 2010.

http://www.myspace.com/wethekings

 

 

The Cab on the AP Tour at the 9:30 club on April 25th, 2010.

http://www.myspace.com/thecab

On the Bamboozle Roadshow I was able to ask Great Big Planes a few questions. All excited to begin the tour they were full of energy just like how they are on stage. Be sure to check them out and check back to see more pictures of Great Big Planes featured often in our Photo of The Day.

www.myspace.com/greatbigplanes

http://www.facebook.com/greatbigplanes

http://www.districtlines.com/Great-Big-Planes

http://twitter.com/greatbigplanes

http://www.purevolume.com/greatbigplanes

 

 

Stereo Skyline at The Bourbon Street Ballroom on April 27th, 2010.

http://myspace.com/stereoskyline

Carter Hulsey is not a name unfamiliar to Dad's Car Radio. He was featured back in early December as an artist that you needed to watch out for. Now a little over a half year later Carter's album, "A Note In Your Pocket" has finally dropped. 

Like A Bear-The first track on the album gets the album off to a very strong musical start. Probably the most energetic song on the album but not in an overwhelming amount whatsoever. 

Good Time-The only way I can describe how I feel about this song is by saying how much I want to hear it live in a packed show. Especially if it was an opening song I can see this song getting a crowd excited and happy for the rest of the night because the song really does that overall happy folk song feel to it. 

Before We Go Down-For those of you who have been listening to Carter before reading this article probably already know about this song. On the album though BWGD is a rerecorded version that has some slight changes and is of a more professional quality than the original version from the EP.

Black and Blue-This song is my personal favorite of the entire album. Black and Blue was released as a single way before the album came out which I bought and really fell in love with. The lyrics I think are something anyone can relate to where you just love someone so much that it nothing can change those feelings. If you only have enough money to buy one or two songs from the album this is a must have.

If It Feels-Another rerecorded song from the EP has a few changes when compared to its original. When compared to the album as a whole this song has more of a rock feel to it because of it's use of the electric guitar and drums that are used throughout the entire track.

A Note In Your Pocket-The title track of the album is one of my favorite kinds of songs because it tells a story. It is vocally and musically strong and because it is the title track I expect it to be one of the more popular songs of the album.

Don't Waste Time-Bringing the electric guitar and drums back out this song takes the listener back a few steps to hear a story about some very helpful advice that anyone can take into consideration and use in their everyday life.

Parade-Another rerecorded song is one that should be familiar to people who have been keeping up with our website since our first blog about Carter. We uploaded a video to share with you of Parade being performed live at a show in Lancaster, PA. The video will also be embedded to watch again or for the first time at the end of this post.

Aleda-The way this album was mapped out can be compared to running on an uneven path. Some spots are high and others are low in terms to how much energy is used. Aleda is one of the more high energy songs of the album and is also the shortest since it's only a minute and 16 seconds long. Parade is a 5 minute song so it does seem planned out that the shortest song comes after the longest. Either way Aleda is probably the only track on the album that listeners can really move around to. 

Maybe If It Rains-The final song slows things down just a little bit and like Black and Blue has a female vocalist joining Carter. From the beginning of the song you just get the feeling that this is the last song. It has the tone of closure in it that also is very comforting at the same time. I once again must compliment how well this album was planned out because it almost works like a movie in how it has a introduction, climax, and conclusion.

The album keeps the tone that Carter has always had, acoustic folk that even someone who is sworn off of music couldn't help but listen to and be immediately submerged in the relaxing lyrics and melodies. A Note In Your Pocket along with Carter's other EP is available now on iTunes and in Carter's Big Cartel Store.

http://www.myspace.com/carterhulsey

http://carterhulsey.bigcartel.com/

http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/a-note-in-your-pocket/id376842486?uo=4