Will Call Is the Shit

Went to the Regency Center in SF for the AP tour...
reasons why i went:
The Matches
The Rocket Summer


so.. there was the reg line to get in.. and the will call line..
the reg line was down the block and around the corner... full of young teens dressed their altiest...
and the will call line.. was on the other end of the building.. around 30 feet long.
it worked out well...


this was the first.. bigger concert I've been to in like 3 years...
I'm used to the smaller shows that are bottom of the hill the oakland metro even slims and venues alike...
so this was a little different for me..
i must say.. i didn't like it

the sound wasn't that great either...

funny story though..
so the crowd.. you could tell the majority didn't go to a lot of shows...
there were an insane amount of fan girls to.. it was... different...
but during the matches set.. the crowd was swaying like no other..
i don’t know if its cuz everyone was pushing forward so much.. or ‘cause people didn’t know how to hold their own.. but it was bad.. and at one point like.. the middle front region... 20 kids just collapsed...
i laughed..
and so there were these kids on the ground.. not knowing what to do.. i think it took like 2 minutes to get them all up....
the end


the sickest kids ever or something like that opened... they were alright..
not a big fan.... they almost tried too hard.. no thats not it.. they def had a cocky attitude though..
Sonny was after them. no me gusta.
The Matches were awesome of course... haven't seen them live in over 6 months i think?
the set list was kinda lame... a lot of decomposer songs... i prefer the E Von Dahl album and the new album A Band in Hope
the boys are cool though...
Rockets Summer was awesome as well.. didn't really know their new stuff that well.. so..
and All Time Low... they were aight.. i guess

so insight into the music industry... more into the world of the Matches.
Jon has a no boob signing policy...
ya.. that was awkward to witness...
and fan's mothers slip their daughters phone numbers into Shawn's pockets...
awkward as well.

was supposed to stop by talking house after the show... Scissors For Lefty is in recording..
i was planning on hanging out for a bit... but plans got changed...

and thats basically it

The Matches new album is pretty tight...
go out n buy it.. I like it quite a bit
check out Wake the Sun and To Build A Mountain.
oh i was talkin to Miles Hurwitz about to build a mt
i guess from scanning the message boards.. no one has really noticed, acknowledged that the song is a political/worldly aware song..
if you haven't either..
take a listen again and think about it..
and then maybe go out and get some in depth convos going on it.. either with friends or on the boards


i was also talking to Dave Smallen for a lil bit...
Things are going well with the work on the new album...
he says it should be coming out.. early next year...
but thats just like a guestamation



Paige is tired.
and lacking brain activity.
can’t really think of anything else to say.

End.


oh. Paige needs money.
who wants to pay her?
I'm willing to work for said money..
but.. of course will accept free cash.. hah
seriously though...
anyone have a paying job available..
will settle for unpaid internship with good experience ops

Wake The Sun

matches new video.



dig it.

Reminiscing

I was reading over some old posts...
first of all..
my grammar and spelling sucks.
don't even get me started on sentence structure (or lack there of) or hell the lack of writing structure in general...

but anyways..
its funny.. I read posts about shows I've been to...
and i can jump right back to that moment.
who exactly i was with.
how i ended up at the venue.
the atmosphere.
the crowd.
the passion of the musicians.
the ride home.
even the exact spot of where i was standing in the room...

its crazy.

but i think also... its what i like... about music. it cements experiences into you.
i hear a matches song, and i'm back in my beat up 97 accord with my sister entering the Caldecott Tunnel blasting the E Von Dahl album (most often scratched out was on. that always was the epic song with me n my sister. everything would go silent and the volume knob would slide up. the song just filled everything around us)on our way back from a show at imusicast

I can relive the vibe, the energy, the cool night air, the bliss.
its something rare, something unique.
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is it just me or do i often if not almost always get repetitive?
same bands, same memories, same praises, same adjectives, same obsession with my lack of a vocabularly, yadda yadda yadda...

and now I'm stuck in this - something needs to change - phase.
i think all of my most recent posts have had something of the sort mentioned...

okay.. I don't know where I'm going with this.. so I'm just going to be really random.. and then get in to some music stuff...

I applied to 13 schools. 2 of which were nice enough to give me a free application... one of which I wouldn't have even applied to if it weren't for the free app. and that one ended up being one of my top choices)
out of those 13.. I've been accepted to 10. denied by 1. and haven't heard from 2.
what I am left with... no matter what the last 2 say....
is I have no clue where I want to go.
I think it has come down to... location wise
Nor Cal ( SF State, UCSC)
Seattle (Seattle University)
Portland (U of Portland)
Salt Lake City (Westminster)
Chicago (DePaul)
New York (St. Johns)

heyhey! how about people vote where i should go! yes?
okay! do that. leave a comment with where you think.
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I really wish i was going to SXSW this year...
coulda probably found a way to pull it off... but.. i just didn't invest any effort into it..
so.. sucks...
Talking House is doing the SFxSXSW showcase again. if your in Austin. Check it out.


Also.. March 18th... like... 5 days...
A Band In Hope is released (The Matches new album)
.... and its pretty tight.
its like a mix of their E Von Dahl Sound and their Decomposer sound
with a little 50s, 80s, Queen, and some other noticeable references thrown in there..
..whether purposefully or not..
It's definitely got some worldly aware songs in there as well..
No song is the same
I can see them in their music. maybe thats why I like it... I think the guys behind the music are so interesting in general... it just makes their music that much more?... maybe.
There is this one song.. that makes me think... Somewhere Over the Rainbow meets What A Wonderful World... its good.

its quirky, its aware, its fun, its witty, its energetic, its heartfelt, its lived.

go to a show and pick it up
they will be in town on the 26th
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eh I'm bored with life.
someone spice it up for me?


also. Paige needs a job.
but willing to take an unpaid internship as well..
hit me up if you know of anything...


and in an attempt to be hipster, cool, etc
"adieu. auf wiedersehen. gesundheit. farewell. parting is such sweet sorrow..."
Paige

The Plague

... the multiple different flues and what not that have been sweeping the country... has finally found me..
well.. not really.. really mild head cold.. lucky me. but I've spent the past few weeks downing airborne and herbal supplements.

anyways... figure it was about time to update.
uhm.. caught a show at bottom of the hill like 2/3 weeks ago.. Panda... Maldroid... some others...
it was a pretty tight show. Panda should be like out touring. i could see them on like mtv and fuse like channels across the country just as they are now... but.. we'll see how that goes

also saw Overview at the red house.
was doing a production of the play Applause with my school theater group that night... so... right before intermission... i booked it outa the theater and to my car to head to downtown walnut creek to catch the show. i got there just as they went one... They are a fun band to see live.. definitely a band you can groove to.
talked to Spencer (lead vox/keyboard) after... of all the bands I've spoken with that have played the red house... they are the only ones that have said they liked it. The emphasis however was on the crowd (which was better than usual). They are used to playing for an older scene.. so it was cool for them to be playing to a room of kids no older than like only one being older than 20.
Should hopefully have an interview with them coming up...

Last week... went over to bottom of the hill.. to catch The Trophy Fire. They've gotten better since i saw them at the Foggy Holiday release show.. but then again, they were playing with a full band. it was a cool show... i was the only one there under 21... so it was a little awkward.. but hey.. its something I'm getting used to. Hell. maybe it just makes me that much cooler?... hah

and that's about it. for live music update stuff

so.. this blog in general has been lacking..
back in the day i was introducing like a new band a week..
and then had all like the band specs and links with those posts
so its about time to change things up a bit..
maybe put a little more effort in..
also.. depending on where i opt for college may change things also..
new scene.. whole new pool of bands...
maybe?
and title might be changed as well
so.. a couple other things..


this summer... I'm maybe looking to get out of the bay... maybe... tour... I've mentioned this before however, I'm still looking...
so.. if there are any bands out there that feel like having me tag along.. drop me a line...
I'll do merch.. drive... drag ya to the van when your nearly passed out drunk...whatever is needed

if that doesn't happen..
I'm also looking for a job..
or another internship..
I've got a lot of spare time this summer..



-Paige