...has it really been almost two months since the last JWY blog post, and three months since the last time
I talked to all'a y'allz?
Damn.Since the last time I posted here, there have been a number of goings-on.
First, let me start off by saying
R.I.P. STRESSED OUT. As you probably
read, they decided to call it quits after just a little over two years as a band. This sucks, even more than
other things that have
recently ended (OK, that last one isn't "recent," but it's the best ending of anything ever. Shoot me.). They are some of the best friends and coolest
dudes I've had the pleasure of knowing in nearly three years of livin' in the luxurious lap of the hub city. They, no doubt, went out way before the time. Especially with bands like
Seasick and
Zhenia Golov calling it (semi-)quits soon, Stressed Out was poised to become (along with
Black Kites)
the New Brunswick hardcore band. I'm gonna miss 'em, and I'm sure most of you will too. Luckily, they (and the aforementioned Black Kites) killed it at their last show. Dio was remembered. My arms and hands were cut and bruised. A bottle was broken. Et cetera.
Second, and this is an issue that's going to continue to pop up for the forseeable future,
we need people to put shows on in their basements. Over the last year and a half or so, the number of active show houses has dramatically dwindled. While I am personally confident that this scene will continue to run long after I've grown up and started listening to Kenny G, it will only be that much harder if there is nowhere to put on these shows. You want your favorite out-of-state bands to continue playing in New Brunswick? They won't (and neither will the number of awesome bands springing up in the last six months) if they don't have anywhere to play.
Point number three:
I SWEAR WE'RE NOT DEAD.
Okay, so we haven't played a show for anyone (except for Dan Pelic, Nick, and 12 people in Jersey City) since April 9th. Luckily for you, we've got this baby comin' up
:
Thursday, June 10th 2010
@ Phantom of the Opera House
(whatever, you know where it is)
TORCHBEARER (Richard put it best: "rulers of the mosh")
FORMER THIEVES (Iowa)
DISOBEY (rules)
JOHN WILKES YOUTH (who knows)
7:00pm, $five dollar$
After that, we'll be taking a pretty extensive break from playing shows for most of the summer. You can hang out with Richard touring across the country with Former Thieves and Zhenia Golov. Tour dates can be found
here and
here.
During this time, the remaining three quarters of
JOHN WILKES YOUTH is gonna focus on writing new songs that are longer than fifty seconds, moshtastic, and fun as shit (while Justin is putting out
zines, Jordan is
delivering sandwiches on his bicycle, and I'm busting my ass learning the wonders of
journalism). We've talked about putting out a comprehensive cassette tape sometime in late summer/early autumn, and future released. All of this would rule.
That's all I've got for now, kids. Until next time, stay in school, listen to the new Ceremony and Off With Their Heads albums, and eat so much Cinco you wanna vomit.
Love,
Mike Davis
Mike Davis
(M)Ike Davis
