Archive for September, 2001

STRETCH ARMSTRONG, FURTHER SEEMS FOREVER, XLOOKING FORWARDX, BRAND NEW @ Sidebar Tavern, Baltimore MD. 9/15/01.

Admittedly, after a week of incredible sadness, I wasn’t totally in the mood to go to a hardcore show, but with a little prodding from a friend the night before, I am beyond glad that I went – proving once again that a little bit of escape entertainment can go a long way. Just watching [...]

JIMMY EAT WORLD, HEY MERCEDES, REUBEN’s ACCOMPLICE @ 9:30 Club, Washington DC, 9/8/01.

This show didn’t get under way until 9:30pm, and I’m not the biggest fan of late shows, mainly because I can hardly stay awake through them. However, this was JIMMY EAT WORLD were talking about here, so I knew I had it in me to plow through the evening. Another thing this show had against [...]

Plea For Peace Tour w/ ALKALINE TRIO, HOT WATER MUSIC, CAVE-IN, THRICE, SELBY TIGERS, MIKE PARK @ Nation, Washington DC. 9/3/01.

From the moment that I heard this tour was coming my way, I was extremely excited. Not only was I going to finally check out the awesome THRICE live for the first time, the rest of the line-up seemed to be super solid. Plus, this tour (put together by ASIAN MAN RECORDS and SUBCITY/HOPELESS RECORDS) [...]