Day 2 of Wrecking Ball didn’t start until after 1 PM, so people had ample chance to recover in spite of the after parties. The early day belonged to bands on the outdoor Music Park Stage and the Heaven Stage. Early bands such as Yuck, and and Basement woke kids out of their stupors. Fans who showed up early got a treat seeing Mutoid Man’sStephen Brodsky pull double duty later on with legends Cave In. Another highly anticipated group was the return of Glassjaw in only their second show back in action. They really brought it back with their set chock full of hits. Other early bands of note included Girlpool, the excellent Appleseed Cast, and screamo legends Thrice. Later on Desparecidos and American Nightmare brought the swelling crowds at witnessing their respective sets to their knees. American Nightmare in particular has been killing it live and tonight was no exception. Finally Coheed And Cambria closed the night in epic fashion. Wrecking Ball, we are already looking forward to next year. Thanks again to Boston Chuck Photograpyfor the great shots from a packed photo pit!
The crowd outside Wrecking Ball, by Boston Chuck Photography
With destination concert events being the next big thing, every city is trying to come up with an even to put them on the map. Atlanta has pulled off an impressive start with the first annual Wrecking Ball at the venerable Masquerade venue. Judging by the success with the lineup and the response from the crowd, we have every reason to believe this fest will be a round for years to come. Even though if you Google the fests name, you still get that silly girl Miley and her video, the fest unironically had their own wrecking ball too, with people doing the Miley pose in jest. And the bands on day one wrecked the stage and had fans from all over wrecking their bodies in the Atlanta summer heat to the mostly punk rock extravaganza. Descendents may be long time veterans of the scene, but they performed with more energy than most bands half their age. Judge brought the old-school beatdown sensability. The heady minds in Failure were an anomaly on the bill, but a welcome one that added to the diversity of it. Their new album The Heart Is A Monster (InResidence) is killer. Back to the punk side of things Modern Life is War, The Get Up Kids, TheMovieLife, SamIAm, and Title Fight all brought it big time. Pianos Become The Teeth is another band that had their own crowd on hand for this show. The outdoor stage added a real specialness to this event, and those bands seemed to really relish the true fest feels. Shot here for Ghost Cult by Boston Chuck Photography, day one of Wrecking Ball more than set the tone for the rest of the weekend. Day 2 coverage coming soon!
Descendents, by Boston Chuck Photography
Failure, by Boston Chuck Photography
Judge, by Boston Chuck Photography
Modern Life Is War, by Boston Chuck Photography
Pianos Become The Teeth, by Boston Chuck Photography
The Early November. Photo Credit: Danielle Parsons
The Early November is streaming “Cirulation,” off of their upcoming full length Inbue, out May 12, 2015 via Rise Records. Stream it below.
Imbue tracklist:
01: Narrow Mouth
02: Better This Way
03: Magnolia
04: The Negatives
05: Boxing Timelines
06: Circulation
07: Harmony
08: Cyanide
09: I Don’t Care
10: Nothing Lasts Forever
Apr 25: Hit the Deck Festival – Bristol (UK) (w/ You Blew It!, A Great Big Pile Of Leaves)
Apr 26: Hit the Deck Festival – Nottingham (UK) (w/ You Blew It!, A Great Big Pile Of Leaves)
Apr 28: Epic Studios – Norwich (UK) (w/ You Blew It!, A Great Big Pile Of Leaves)
Apr 29: Fighting Cocks – Kingston (UK) w/ You Blew It!, A Great Big Pile Of Leaves)
Apr 30: The Garage – London (UK) w/ You Blew It!, A Great Big Pile Of Leaves)
May 01: Joiners – Southampton (UK) (w/ You Blew It!, A Great Big Pile Of Leaves)
May 02: Groezrock – Meerhout (BE) (w/ You Blew It!)
May 03: Klub – Paris (FR)
May 04: Hafenklang – Hamburg (DE) (w/ You Blew It!, A Great Big Pile Of Leaves)
May 05: Comet – Berlin (DE) (w/ You Blew It!, A Great Big Pile Of Leaves)
May 06: Underground – Cologne (DE) (w/ You Blew It!, A Great Big Pile Of Leaves)
May 12: Trees – Dallas, TX (w/ Lydia, Restorations)
May 13: Mohawk – Austin, TX (w/ Lydia, Restorations)
May 15: Crescent Ballroom – Phoenix, AZ (w/ Lydia, Restorations)
May 16: Troubadour – Los Angeles, CA (w/ Lydia, Restorations)
May 17: Great American Music Hall – San Francisco, CA (w/ Lydia, Restorations)
May 19: Club Sound – Salt Lake City, UT (w/ Lydia, Restorations)
May 20: Marquis Theatre – Denver, CO (w/ Lydia, Restorations)
May 22: Bottom Lounge – Chicago, IL (w/ Lydia, Restorations)
May 23: Bled Fest – Howell, MI
May 24: Mod Club Theatre – Toronto, ON (w/ Lydia, Restorations)
May 26: Grog Shop – Cleveland Heights, OH (w/ Lydia, Restorations)
May 27: Mr. Smalls Theatre – Pittsburgh, PA (w/ Lydia, Restorations)
May 29: Lost Horizon – Syracuse, NY (w/ Lydia, Restorations)
May 31: The Sinclair – Cambridge, MA (w/ Lydia, Restorations)
Jun 02: Bowery Ballroom – New York, NY (w/ Lydia, Restorations)
Jun 03: Rock & Roll Hotel – Washington, DC (w/ Lydia, Restorations)
Jun 04; Union Transfer – Philadelphia, PA (w/ Lydia, Restorations)
Jun 16: Bottle & Cork – Dewey Beach, DE
Jun 17: State Theatre – Portland, ME
Jun 19: Amnesia Rockfest – Montebello, QC (no You Blew It!)
Jun 20: Higher Ground Ballroom – South Burlington, VT
Jun 22: District Square – Kalamazoo, MI
Jun 23: Limelight Eventplex – Peoria, IL
Jun 25: Egyptian Room – Indianapolis, IN
Jun 26: Summerfest – Milwaukee, WI
Jun 27: Headliners – Toledo, OH
Hit The Deck Festival has confirmed its lineup for the 2015 edition, which is happening in Bristol (UK) on April 25, 2015 and Nottingham (UK) on April 26, 2015.
The Wrecking Ball ATL has announced their lineup, taking place on August 8-9, 2015 at The Masquerade in Atlanta, GA.
Coheed And Cambria Descendents Thrice Desaparecidos Glassjaw The Get Up Kids American Nightmare The Lawrence Arms The Movielife Title Fight Judge Basement Samiam Braid Yuck The Appleseed Cast Modern Life Is War Cave In Knapsack Blacklisted Pianos Become The Teeth Frankie Cosmos The World Is A Beautiful Place And I Am No Longer Afraid To Die Small Brown Bike Their/They’re/There You Blew It! Foundation Girlpool Old Gray The Coathangers Make Do And Mend Beach Slang Cayetana Brick + Mortar Criminal Instict Superheaven Pet Symmetry Somos Mutoid Man Sorority Noise Bellows Adventures Microwave Big Jesus The Weaks Told Sland Spraynard Petal Slingshot Dakota Free Throw Blis. Halfling West Point Northbound
The Early November. Photo Credit: Danielle Parsons
The Early November will be on a headlining tour across Europe with You Blew It! and A Great Big Pile Of Leaves, and Lydia and Restorations in North America. The band is supporting their new album Imbue, out May 12, 2015 via Rise Records.
Stream “Narrow Mouth” below.
Imbue tracklist:
1. Narrow Mouth
2. Better This Way
3. Magnolia
4. The Negatives
5. Boxing Timelines
6. Circulation
7. Harmony
8. Cyanide
9. I Don’t Care
10. Nothing Lasts Forever
Tour Dates:
Apr 21: Leeds, UK @ Key Club (w/ You Blew It!, A Great Big Pile Of Leaves)
Apr 22: Glasgow, UK @ King Tuts (w/ You Blew It!, A Great Big Pile Of Leaves)
Apr 23: Manchester, UK @ Deaf Institute (w/ You Blew It!, A Great Big Pile Of Leaves)
Apr 24: Wolverhampton, UK @ Slade Rooms (w/ You Blew It!, A Great Big Pile Of Leaves)
Apr 25: Bristol, UK @ Hit the Deck Festival (w/ You Blew It!, A Great Big Pile Of Leaves)
Apr 26: Nottingham, UK @ Hit the Deck Festival (w/ You Blew It!, A Great Big Pile Of Leaves)
Apr 28: Norwich, UK @ Epic Studios (w/ You Blew It!, A Great Big Pile Of Leaves)
Apr 29: Kingston, UK @ Fighting Cocks (w/ You Blew It!, A Great Big Pile Of Leaves)
Apr 30: London, UK @ The Garage (w/ You Blew It!, A Great Big Pile Of Leaves)
May 01: Southampton, UK @ Joiners (w/ You Blew It!, A Great Big Pile Of Leaves)
May 02: Meerhout, Belgium @ Groezrock (w/ You Blew It!)
May 03: Paris, France @ Klub
May 04: Hamburg, Germany @ Hafenklang (w/ You Blew It!, A Great Big Pile Of Leaves)
May 05: Berlin, Germany @ Comet (w/ You Blew It!, A Great Big Pile Of Leaves)
May 06: Cologne, Germany @ Underground (w/ You Blew It!, A Great Big Pile Of Leaves)
May 12: Dallas, TX @ Trees (w/ Lydia, Restorations)
May 13: Austin, TX @ Mohawk (w/ Lydia, Restorations)
May 15: Phoenix, AZ @ Crescent Ballroom (w/ Lydia, Restorations)
May 16: Los Angeles, CA @ Troubadour (w/ Lydia, Restorations)
May 17: San Francisco, CA @ Great American Music Hall (w/ Lydia, Restorations)
May 19: Salt Lake City, UT @ Club Sound (w/ Lydia, Restorations)
May 20: Denver, CO @ Marquis Theatre (w/ Lydia, Restorations)
May 22: Chicago, IL @ Bottom Lounge (w/ Lydia, Restorations)
May 23: Howell, MI @ Bled Fest
May 24: Toronto, ON @ Mod Club Theatre (w/ Lydia, Restorations)
May 26: Cleveland Heights, OH @ Grog Shop (w/ Lydia, Restorations)
May 27: Pittsburgh, PA @ Mr. Smalls Theatre (w/ Lydia, Restorations)
May 29: Syracuse, NY @ Lost Horizon (w/ Lydia, Restorations)
May 30: Buffalo, NY @ The Waiting Room (w/ Lydia, Restorations)
May 31: Cambridge, MA @ The Sinclair (w/ Lydia, Restorations)
Jun 02: New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom (w/ Lydia, Restorations)
Jun 03: Washington, DC @ Rock & Roll Hotel (w/ Lydia, Restorations)
Jun 04: Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer (w/ Lydia, Restorations)
You Blew It! is streaming “Your Side” off their three song EP Pioneer of Nothing, out January 27, 2015 via Jade Tree, here.
The band has a number of upcoming in-store appearances, as well as upcoming tour dates.
In-stores:
Jan 27: Park Ave Records – Orlando, FL (Record Release Show)
Feb 14: Reckless Records – Chicago, IL
Feb 22: Holdfast Records – Asbury Park, NJ
Tour Dates:
Feb 04: The Echo – Los Angeles, CA (w/ Tiny Moving Parts. Rozwell Kid)
Feb 05: VooDoo Room – San Diego, CA (w/ Tiny Moving Parts. Rozwell Kid)
Feb 06: Chain Reaction – Anaheim, CA (w/ Tiny Moving Parts. Rozwell Kid)
Feb 07: Bottom of the Hill – San Francisco, CA (w/ Tiny Moving Parts. Rozwell Kid)
Feb 08: Cafe Colonial – Sacramento, CA (w/ Tiny Moving Parts. Rozwell Kid)
Feb 10: The Loading Dock – Salt Lake City, UT (w/ Tiny Moving Parts. Rozwell Kid)
Feb 11: Marquis Theatre – Denver, CO (w/ Tiny Moving Parts. Rozwell Kid)
Feb 12: Jackpot Music Hall – Lawrence, KS (w/ Tiny Moving Parts. Rozwell Kid)
Feb 13: The Demo – St. Louis, MO (w/ Tiny Moving Parts. Rozwell Kid)
Feb 14: Beat Kitchen – Chicago, IL (w/ Tiny Moving Parts. Rozwell Kid)
Feb 15: Mac’s Bar – Lansing, MI (w/ Tiny Moving Parts. Rozwell Kid)
Feb 16: Hard Luck – Toronto, ON (w/ Tiny Moving Parts. Rozwell Kid)
Feb 17: Waiting Room – Buffalo, NY (w/ Tiny Moving Parts. Rozwell Kid)
Feb 18: The Smiling Moose – Pittsburgh, PA (w/ Tiny Moving Parts. Rozwell Kid)
Feb 19: The Barbary – Philadelphia, PA (w/ Tiny Moving Parts, Rozwell Kid, Sorority Noise)
Feb 20: Webster Hall – New York, NY (w/ Tiny Moving Parts, Rozwell Kid, Sorority Noise)
Feb 21: Middle East Upstairs – Boston, MA (w/ Tiny Moving Parts, Rozwell Kid, Sorority Noise)
Feb 22: Asbury Lanes – Asbury Park, NJ (w/ Tiny Moving Parts. Rozwell Kid)
Feb 23: DC9 – Washington, DC (w/ Tiny Moving Parts. Rozwell Kid)
Feb 24: Strange Matter – Richmond, VA (w/ Tiny Moving Parts. Rozwell Kid)
Feb 25: Tremont Music Hall – Charlotte, NC (w/ Tiny Moving Parts. Rozwell Kid)
Feb 26: Masquerade – Purgatory – Atlanta, GA (w/ Tiny Moving Parts. Rozwell Kid)
Feb 27: Will’s Pub – Orlando, FL w/ Tiny Moving Parts. Rozwell Kid)
Feb 28: Nice Guys Pizza – Cape Coral, FL (w/ Tiny Moving Parts. Rozwell Kid)
Mar 01: TBA – Miami, FL @ TBA (w/ Tiny Moving Parts. Rozwell Kid)
