Mineral @ Club Dada Jan/10/2015

Two years ago I had the chance to see Mineral play in Dallas.It was the last show of their reunion tour and I didn't think they would do a tour because we all know how these band reunions go.When I hear that an old band is getting back together to play, the first thing I think of is new music and tours.But we know most of the time it doesn't end up like that.Old bands getting back together tend to only play big festivals with a setlist being the same songs we all know and hear everyday.So when I heard that Mineral was getting back together to play, I wasn't expecting much but it's still Mineral nonetheless.I've been a fan of Mineral for a long time and it's the first band to introduce to the genre that is called "Emo."So when I heard that they were doing some shows in Texas with Dallas being one of the dates, I had to go.

It was a cold night in Dallas and me, my friend, and brother just arrived at Dada.I was expecting the show to be sold out but surprisingly there were not a lot of people there.Weird being the fact that it's Mineral and being from Texas as well.Even the door guy was surprise saying he was expecting a lot of people to show up.But it's okay because that means more Mineral for us.We walked in and first thing that got my attention was the Mineral merch.Shirts were going for $30, a poster for $20, and $40 for vinyl's.Good thing I owned the vinyl's already.Other than that, we got up to the front stage and wait for the show to start.A folk artist that goes by the name of Josh T.Pearson opened up the show.Really great set and made me a new fan.Funny guy too.Check out his stuff right here Josh T.Pearson.After his set was finished, it was time for Mineral.

Mineral walked up on stage, got all set up, sound checked, and opened up the set with Five, Eight, & Ten.I'm not gonna lie, once I heard that sweet guitar intro, I started to get chills.They sounded amazing! They put lot of energy and emotion into their set.Especially when they started to play Slower.I noticed Scott was so into it to the point where he knocked over his huge bottle of water on stage causing it to spill all over the place.The best part was when they started to play February which is probably one of my favorite Mineral song of all time.It was such a good feeling seeing Mineral in person playing my favorite song.They also played For Ivadell which is another good song and also the only fast paced song off their second album Endserenading.

The highlight of the show was the drunk guy that was standing next to us screaming out "July! Play July!" which got Chris laughing.He screamed out July so many times to the point where some woman in the audience said real angrily "They're not going to play July so give it a rest!" Another woman responded to that saying "How do you know? They could probably play it right now." They were going back and forth which I thought was gonna lead to a scuffle and Chris replied smiling "We'll see, we'll see" and begin to play &Serenading.As the song finished the band walked off and went to back.It was time for the encore.

The band walked back on stage and tuned up.Chris said "We just got done talking in the back about playing July" as he laughed and smiled.We thought they were actually gonna play it but they started the encore with Love Letter Typewriter.At this point we could tell that they were worn out but they still managed to play a good set.The closing song was Parking Lot and it was the perfect song to close out the night.We were all jumping around and singing every word of it because we know this was for sure the last time we will ever see Mineral.Best ending of the night.

After the set the band was talking to each other, singing autographs, and taking pictures with everyone.I had a chance to talk to Gabriel Wiley after the show.Really nice guy.I mentioned the old video of him mooning the guys from The Get Up Kids during a little acoustic set which he confessed and was very embarrassed about.Over all, it was a really good show.I was really surprise on how good they sound that night.I'm not too hype about reunions but this was by far the best reunion show and I'm glad that I went.

City Hunter - Knife Protocol

So this came in the mail today! Scored it off the latest Youth Attack update and I'm glad I bought it once it went up for sale because this tape sold out really fast.This was recorded live on a 4 track and mixed by Will Killingsworth.The packaging was designed by Mark McCoy and it's just so fucking aweseome! It's cool they stuck with same VHS horror theme packaging like the demo.Being a fact that it's just a live recorded tape, it features unheard songs from the band.I would call this a teaser tape for their upcoming LP titled Deep Blood.I'm stoked to hear more from these guys in the future and hopefully see them tour.

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Victim 87/100

Combat Knife

I was lucky enough to catch this band at Three Links in Dallas with GAG and it was an awesome show.Combat Knife is a punk band from Olympia formed with some of the members of GAG and they are coming out hard.Really raw, hard-hitting stuff and they are not afraid to give the finger to anyone.This is definitely a band that's worth checking out.So far they released a demo back in 2014, an EP cassette titled Extreme Real Pain, and 7' titled Extreme Combat released on Video Disease Records and Warthog Speak.I picked up their 7' along with the EP and a shirt at the show.Looking forward to seeing what these guys come out with next.

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City Hunter

City Hunter is a hardcore band from Denver Colorado and they released their first cassette EP back in 2013 on Blackout Rage Records and Youth Attack Records.It was also produced by Will Killingsworth (Orhid,Ampere,No Faith) This 3 min EP is filled with haunting riffs, chaotic blast beats, and harsh vocals that it would make you feel like you're in a old giallo film.What's also cool about this release is the packaging of the cassette.The case is like an old VHS case with the lyrics in the back of it that makes it look like an old vintage horror movie.The band is set to release an LP sometime on Youth Attack titled Deep Blood.I can't wait to hear new songs from this band.So if you're into the classic horror slasher theme, this band is for you.Check out the full EP below.This EP will give you nightmares so listen at your own risk and watch your back.


 

Camping In Alaska

Camping In Alaska AKA CIA AKA Fuck Dads is an emo band from Huntsville Alabama.Their EP Please Be Nice got a lot of hype on Tumblr and is well known for it's sad lyrics, killer guitar licks, and funny song titles.The two songs I really enjoyed off this EP is C U In Da Ballpit and Dragon Ball Z Budokai Tenkaichi 4.Them song titles doe but the EP is good.The band will eventually throw Please Be Nice out the window for good and begin working on their full length album titled Bathe.The album was released on Broken World Media ran by Derrick of The World Is A Beautiful Place & I Am No Longer Afraid to Die and pressed on cassette.I had a chance to purchased the cassette on the site and I was super stoked on getting in the mail.After listening to it I can say that Bathe is ten times better then the stuff on the EP.I mean don't get me wrong, Please Be Nice was good but Bathe is better! The album doesn't have the twinkly elements that Please Be Nice had but it's a good change.My favorite track off the album is Chinaski.So as Bathe was playing on my radio, the band announced on Facebook that CIA is ending and is gonna play one last show due to a member going to the Navy but a new album was in the works.They released new tracks Roses and DIY Karma Kit on Bandcamp and they just get better and better.The new tracks kills! There hasn't been a release date for it and many people are wondering when will it come out.I had a chance to talk to Austin (singer, the master of memes) of the band on Facebook one night and he talked about the new album and the beef with Dads.This is a small interview so hope guys like it! Get your tissues ready!

t: First, thank you for taking the time to let me interview you! How are you on this fine night?


A: sweaty n redi betty

t: Hot.I like.Working out?

A: no

t: Should have known.Emos don't work out.Lets get this question out of the way to put an end to it since every body wants to know, what is the beef you guys have with Dads? Fathers



A: 80% lean 20% fat



t: And there we have it.Thanks for clearing that up.CIA album Bathe was released on Broken World Media, How did that come about? I'm sure you guys were pretty stoked to release an album on that label run by Derrick of The World Is.



A: Well our friend Dakota knew Derrick and put in a good word for us, so that's pretty cool, we barely had to do anything



t: Nice! What was it like going in recording the album?



A: We did it in two days with Jonathan, the dude from ugly houses, and we just kinda hashed it out ya know, it's all just stupid riffs


t: Cool cool.Did you guys have that thought of what people would think of it? Because there's some hardcore CIA fans that just can't get enough of the Please Be Nice EP and you guys seem to take a different route with Bathe.


A: Please be nice is so ridiculous, I mean bathe is too, but please be nice is like beyond cringe. and that's due to poor songwriting, people recording didn't understand what we were going for, it was too clean, triggered drums, shitty reverb guitar, we sounded different live, even back then. bathe was what we actually sounded like, but that's not a whole lot better.Our third LP is good in my opinion, but only three songs have been released because there's parts that aren't finished


t: I was actually gonna mention about the next LP, How is that going so far?


A: We haven't worked on it since April last year, just can't seem to finish these few parts


t: Oh wow so it's been a while then.Is there any plans in the future to finish it up?


A: yeah we'll eventually finish it hahaha, I mean I really doubt anyone will like it, its a lot different


t: We will definitely like it! I mean after hearing Roses and DIY Karma Kit witch is an awesome track by the way, people need the next LP! haha but I understand the hold on it.How was your reaction to people on Tumblr reblogging and sharing the songs off the Please Be Nice EP? That's how I found out about you guys actually.The cover got my attention hahaha


A: I just posted it on there and it took off which was cool, I like looking at art on tumblr


t: Same here.I know CIA ended and that's due to a member going to the Navy.Correct me if I'm wrong. So is CIA done for good or is it put on hold for now?


A: Yeah but he got discharged and came back, but we doin our own things now, he's in weatherhead and I'm in leechmeat


t: Nice.Is there any links to Bancamps or Facebook people can check em out at?


A:Yeah http://weatherheadal.bandcamp.com/releases no leechmeat recording yet


t: Cool I'll be sure to check it out.Okay my good man, I think it's time end this.Thank you for letting me do a small interview with you! Looking forward to the next LP in the future! Have any last words? Wanna give a shout out to anybody?


A: Fuck dads and fuck chubz

Null Half-Breed

Remember the emo/punk band Hollow Point TX? I did a review of them Here after I saw them at Sons Of Hermann Hall with Turnover and a bunch of other bands that played that night.I've became a fan instantly and been waiting to hear some new jams from them.So after being off of Facebook for sometime, Their Saving Face EP came to mind and I decided to reactivate my Facebook to check and see if they released anything new.They announced on their Facebook that Hollow Point TX is no more but they made a new band.Same band members but under a different name.So I decided to check out the new project and I liked what I was hearing! They go by the name of Null and they have released an EP called Half-Breed.I can sure in hell tell you that they improved a lot! It's more heavier and more mature.Also what caught my attention is that it's 90's influenced.Bands today has been going after that 90's, grunge sound and it's not bad.We love the fucking 90's! The lyrics are are the same like in Hollow Point but it's good.I like the bummer songs with the 90's sound.Off the back the band reminds me of Failure, Hum, and Shiner.My favorite track off this EP is Kin To None Pt.2.Just the intro makes me wanna jump on a group of random people smoking vapers as if I was stage diving at a show.It's that good! It's awesome coming across good bands from your hometown.I'm happy I checked this band out.So if you're a fan of the 90's grunge sound, Pop open a cold one and go listen to this EP.I promise that you will enjoy it!

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1972andesflightdisaster Lament

It's here! It's finally here! California screamo band 1972andesflightdisaster released songs! Get ready to fucking cry! I've been waiting to hear these songs after watching live videos of them on YouTube.I became a fan instantly.I also had a chance to talk with singer Zach witch was awesome and he mentioned that they were recording songs to release and that's exactly what they did.Here it is, Lament.This EP is sad, noisy, loud, heavy, and sad.Also did I mentioned that it's sad? Just the way I like it.The way screamo should be.My favorite song off this EP is the first track A Winkled Love Note From Sun Cafe.I admit that when listening to this EP I shed tears.This is really really really good stuff.I also dig the Jeromes Dream cover! I highly suggest you check it out if you're into loud and sad screamo music.These guys will not disappoint you! And they do not I repeat, they do NOT sound like Deafheaven.Hoping to see these guys do a tour in the future because I really need to see these guys live.

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