Hi guys,
I have returned one year later to say this:
“New” Altars makes me lol.
That will be all. Thank you and Merry Christmas and a good night to all.
I drove today. Getting out of my driveway was a bitch, because there was a truck blocking half of it. So, I drove through my yard and the sidewalk. Good thing it’s not landscaped. Door times were off, so we played some speed in the car. Then, it appeared that there was a ghost inside my car. There was a random thump from the back and my headlights decided to turn themselves on. We went inside so we didn’t get sacrificed to the dead. There were a lot of strange people that came out tonight, some of whom I never expected to see at such a show. Abbie :D Melissa >:( PETER! You’re alive!
Maelstroms did better than last time. I’m glad you found some real clothes. :)
Victory Heights were really good. I missed them; it’s been a long time. I really wish they played in the Springs more often. I wish there had been more crowd participation, but whatevs. The guitarist is apparently single, if anyone wants to hit that up.
Forty Fathoms is getting so srs. They even had a backdrop. A big backdrop. And they’re about to release an EP. Get stoked on it. Taylor limited his inappropriateness to just one moment, which is a little surprising, considering the crowd was older than the 15-year-old one at Sunshine Studios.
It was a pretty typical Altars, minus like 50 people, which sucks since it was their tour kick-off show. Sorry, bros. :/ Colorado, WHERE YOU AT?! The pit was actually pretty calm. I spent zero time on my ass. It was a little disappointing, to be honest. Nonetheless, people were still scared. Girls, if you’re going to stand up front, GROW A PAIR. THIS ISN’T EVEN THAT BAD. I like Hayden. He is pretty swell. I want more Avila, plz. PLZ?! And good luck in Canada! :D
As a side note, if you’re going to be in a band in the local scene, TAKE PART in the local scene. Don’t just come to one show ever to whore yourselves out and DON’T talk shit about other bands just because they aren’t going to help you get places. If you’re going to come to a show, you be there to support the bands NOT just for “business”. Kthnx.
There was a creepy guy hanging around outside. He said he came for a punk show. Wut. How were you misinformed, exactly? Where do you get your info? Anyway, please go home now. Once again, you are creepy.
NOBODY WANTS TO SEE YOUR BALLS, ANDREW. NOBODY. ESPECIALLY NOT ME.
Last night was strange. First and foremost, Hank was early. Hank is NEVER early. NEVER. We saw this guy at King Soopers who disappeared a long time ago. There was no where to park, which doesn’t make much sense, considering everyone was fifteen. Speaking of which, Arnold, you still kind of look like you’re on meth. This now has me a little concerned that you really are.
Welcome back, Matt Meehan. The Springs has missed you, but it doesn’t look like you’ve missed us. I find it really odd to see you fronting a hardcore band, but Crowdkill played a solid set, especially considering you guys were missing a member and you were all sick. Way to pull through. I hope to see you guys again under better circumstances.
Telling False Time, I’m surprised you all fit on stage. I see you were missing a vocalist though, which could explain it. I’m glad you guys played more than three songs, and I think you guys really stepped it up this time around. It was a good set for your first show at the Black Sheep. And I appreciated your moment of silence, though I didn’t appreciate the people who refused to participate (hey bouncer, I’m looking at you). To the lead vocalist, I’m fairly certain I gave you a flyer for a Destruction of a King show at Territory Days. I realize this is irrelevant. Also, since when are you guys from Colorado Springs?
The Skyline Surrender, I know I saw you once with A Citadel Surrender, but I don’t remember it at all. You guys were really good.
I love Sheridan. I feel like their set wasn’t as intense as usual (it didn’t make Hollie nearly cry), but there’s no doubt that it was still amazing. It pissed me off people were complaining about the religious aspects of their songs. If you don’t like it THAT much, please GTFO. No one’s asking you to listen.
I see the whole shaving your head to look hardcore thing is still continuing to run strong. I see more and more each show we go to.
Altars. Sorry to tell you, but you will clearly never rid of the name Monuments.
Ross, we join the legions of people sending you thoughts and prayers in the hopes that they’ll help guide you onto a path of recovery. Mike, I think you did a good job at recovering from such a terrible and difficult situation as far as the band went. I don’t think anyone blames Altars for what happened last night, and if they do, their logic is quite distorted. I feel like a lot of things happened during that period that shouldn’t have though that probably made the situation slightly worse than it needed to be. Most importantly, most people were far too concerned in fulfilling their own curiosity to respect the fact that the best thing to do was to give him space. Also, to the guy who was standing near us making snide remarks about what happened, you are sickening. I don’t know if you were joking or what, but regardless, the things you said were so entirely wrong, I’m almost sure you lack any sense of empathy. Please, start thinking before you speak.
Were you guys really not expecting an encore again? Of course if you didn’t play The Struggler, people were going to ask for it. And due to the fact that the bouncers were MIA, everyone got to stage dive and be super excited. Mike, I saw you almost fall of the stage. You should have seen your face. But it’s okay; it’s a good thing you didn’t hurt yourself.
On our way home, we almost saw a car accident happen. Fortunately, it was just barely avoided. There was also a guy practically walking in the street on 30th that Hank nearly hit. Luckily, that didn’t happen either. At Shell, I swear a guy got out of a truck in the parking lot and went behind the counter as if he worked there. Don’t you guys have uniforms?
So, late pass, but we also went to Taking Back Sunday last week. As you might expect, they were amazing. The broha love between Lazarra and Nolan was cute. And they played There’s No I In Team, which was pretty amazing. Also, Thursday was hella dank. Rickly’s voice sounds exactly the same recorded as it does live. It would have been even better if their show had partnered with Touche Amore and Title Fight though, since they were only playing down the street.
However, tonight, we went to Sunshine Studios for a local show. We accidently got there a little too early because we underestimated our ability to find our way there. The parking lot was filled with kids. By 6:45, we figured it was probably time to get out of the car and go inside, but everyone was still standing around. Y U NO GO INSIDE?! Hey, Arnold*, you kind of look like you’ve been doing meth or something, which makes me a little sad, because you’re like fifteen. I know you’re all about partying and alcohol and hot girls now, but you should really stay away from the drugs. DRUGS WILL BRING YOU DOWN. THEY WILL RUIN YOUR LIFE. Srsly, I learned it from a poster in middle school. Also, Tim, please stop casually and constantly walking by whilst staring at us. I will not return the gesture because I do not know you. You were the douche waffle anyway. Ps. You’re girlfriend’s hair is super blue. Like the bluest blue I’ve ever seen. Bluer than the sky and Elvis’ suede shoes. That’s pretty damn blue.
Warrington Station was good. I know we’ve seen you before, but I swear you guys had different members. But then again, this is probably just a memory lapse caused by shows gradually starting to blend together. Though I don’t necessarily think your new direction/songs is less heavy, I think it’s sounding pretty promising.
Telling False Time, clearly the crowd loves you. I still don’t understand why you have so many members though. I’m pretty convinced that your band is made up of the entire town of Security? Fountain? The rest of it makes up half the crowd. I’m also a little disappointed that you jumped on the cover-a-pop-song bandwagon, but you looked like you were having fun, and that’s all that really matters.
Avila, we love you. I don’t know who writes your lyrics, but they’re beautiful. I think it’s a huge bummer that you guys don’t play shows that often, because you guys are amazing. I wish you’d have kept the Indian get-up though. And Hayden, where was your drum? That was always my favorite part of your guy’s set. :(
Sheridan, we love you also. You always almost make Hollie cry because you’re so inspirational and moving. You guys have incredible energy on stage.
Altars, or SAM, because I’m digging that one (NEVER FORGET YOUR ROOTS!), you guys killed it as usual. Sometimes I feel like we see you guys a little too often, but it’s always worth it because your sets are never a let down. You give us hope for the Colorado’s local music scene. You can pretty much make the crowd do whatever you want them to and they’re definitely always the most involved. Which included moshing that almost killed us and Buzz Lightyear. Pierre, your angry faces all night make me kind of angry. You’re only supposed to make those when you’re doing the hardcore Donkey Kong walk thing across the room, which you didn’t even do, because you were too busy being angry.
And, in the end, we saw a dead bird in the middle of the street when we were leaving. That time, Hollie really did cry. I know we didn’t know you, but I bet you were pretty swell. And to the birds we were feeding lettuce to at Sonic, there are some tater tots waiting for you at Sunshine Studios.
We go to way too many shows. We feel the need to talk about them. We tell no lies.
