Less Than Jake and Reel Big Fish will be co-headlining a tour this Spring/Summer. Tickets go on sale March 27th. To see the massive list of dates for the tour, check below!
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The seventh round of bands for the 2014 Vans Warped Tour have been announced via Warped Roadies. You can check out the lineup so far below
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Less Thank Jake are one their 9th studio album (E.P’s included in that count) and they still don’t seem to have aged. Producing fun, sing-along, upbeat Ska Punk Rock, they prove that they are still just as great as they were seventeen years ago. Full of memorable, catchy tunes that seem suitable for almost any occasion, the band appear to have had a lot of fun making this album.
It has a great mix between beautiful vocals, brilliant Rock riffs, simple yet awesome drums, funky bass-lines and the excellent use of the saxophone, providing a lively album that is surely going to satisfy Ska and Rock fans a-like.
The wonderful spree of short songs begins with ‘Good Enough’, a short, catchy tune that shows you exactly what to expect from the album. The album is very similar in its sound but yet the funky catchiness keeps you listening. The opener has a lot of charm and helps kick-start an album that is a little refreshing in a world where Rock music seems to get more repetitive everyday. Tracks like ‘Jump’, ‘Do The Math’, John The Baptist Bones’, ‘The Troubles’, ‘Sunstroke’ and ‘Weekends All Year Long’ follow the opener and fill the album full with Rock riff heaven, great Punk Rock vocals, catchy drum beats, funky bass riffing and the refreshing catchiness of the saxophones that fill up the entire album. It’s amazing to listen to, with it changing between the funky verses and upbeat choruses. It’s a mix that works, with every-thing working in perfect harmony to create an album that never lets up and doesn’t appear to run out of steam.
It’s an intriguing, delightful little piece that keeps the listener engaged with its array of short, catchy tunes that remain consistent throughout the albums duration. It’s mixed, produced and mastered perfectly, with every little detail tweaked so every little thing is audible. It is a little slice of Ska heaven, stuff that matches the catchiness of Reel Big Fish and The Specials with the modern Rock twist. It’s one of the finest Rock albums this year and is refreshing from the vast array of Metal, Pop, Dance and Rap that dominates everywhere you seem to go.
Less Than Jake have created an album that is simplistic on the outside but down-right funky once you listen. The moment you press the play, the infectious rhythms and harmonies within the album take over and it becomes essential listening, something that is a rarity with most of the albums released this year. It doesn’t lose steam, it just continues with the time flying by so fast. It’s the kind of stuff to make people think back to high school days and is something that the younger generation can listen to and fall in love with the catchy little songs that help make this album dominate over most Rock albums released in the last ten years.
Something a little different, a little special, ‘See The Light’ is the perfect slice of Ska Punk heaven and is a highlight of this year. Let the catchiness of saxophones. bass lines, choruses and guitars ensure whilst you tap away to the beautiful drum beats. This is something purely wonderful.
10/10
- Asa
Noisey are streaming a new LTJ song called “My Money is on the Long Shot”. The band will release See the Light on November 12th through Fat Wreck Chords.
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Man Overboard have posted photos from the video shoot for their song “Dead End Dreams” on DefendPopPunk.com. The video was shot by Rob Soucy (who has worked with Defeater, Make Do And Mend, and more) in Philadelphia, PA this winter.
Property of Zack will premiere a behind-the-scenes video on May 29th followed by the full video premiere on MTV Buzzworthy on June 5th. Stay tuned to the band’s facebook for all the links.
The band will be playing on every date of this year’s Vans Warped Tour. In the fall, they will be joining New Found Glory, Less Than Jake, and The Story So Far on The Road To Warped Tour in the UK. All the tour dates are below.
VANS WARPED TOUR 2012
Jun.16 - Salt Lake City, UT @ Utah State Fairpark
Jun. 17 - Denver, CO @ Sports Authority Field at Mile High
Jun. 20 - Las Vegas, NV @ Luxor Hotel Parking Lot
Jun. 21 - Irvine, CA @ Orange County Great Park
Jun. 22 - Pomona, CA @ Pomona Fairplex
Jun. 23 - San Francisco, CA @ AT&T Park Lot A
Jun. 24 - Ventura, CA @ Ventura County Fair
Jun. 27 - San Diego, CA @ Cricket Wireless Amphitheatre
Jun. 28 - Glendale, AZ @ Camelback Ranch
Jun. 29 - Las Cruces, NM @ NMSU Practice Field
Jun. 30 - San Antonio, TX @ AT&T Center
Jul. 01 - Houston, TX @ Reliant Center Parking Lot
Jul. 03 - Dallas, TX @ Gexa Energy Pavilion
Jul. 05 - Maryland Heights, MO @ Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
Jul. 06 - Auburn Hills, MI @ The Palace of Auburn Hills
Jul. 07 - Tinley Park, IL @ First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre
Jul. 08 - Shakopee, MN @ Canterbury Park
Jul. 09 - Bonner Springs, KS @ Sandstone Amphitheatre
Jul. 10 - Noblesville, IN @ Klipsch Music Center
Jul. 11 - Cuyahoga Falls, OH @ Blossom Music Center
Jul. 12 - Burgettstown, PA @ First Niagara Pavilion
Jul. 13 - Holmdel, NJ @ PNC Bank Arts Center
Jul. 14 - Montreal, QC @ Parterre Ile Notre Dame at Parc Jean-Drapeau
Jul. 15 - Toronto, ON @ The Flats at Molson Canadian Amphitheatre
Jul. 17 - Darien Center, NY @ Darien Lake Performing Arts Center
Jul. 18 - Scranton, PA @ Toyota Pavilion
Jul. 19 - Mansfield, MA @ Comcast Center
Jul. 20 - Camden, NJ @ Susquehanna Bank Center
Jul. 21 - Uniondale, NY @ Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum
Jul. 22 - Hartford, CT @ The Comcast Theatre
Jul. 24 - Columbia, MD @ Merriweather Post Pavilion
Jul. 25 - Virginia Beach, VA @ Farm Bureau Live At Virginia Beach
Jul. 26 - Atlanta, GA @ Aaron’s Amphitheatre at Lakewood
Jul. 27 - Orlando, FL @ Central Florida Fairgrounds
Jul. 28 - West Palm Beach, FL @ Cruzan Amphitheatre
Jul. 29 - St. Petersburg, FL @ Vinoy Park
Jul. 30 - Charlotte, NC @ Charlotte Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
Jul. 31 - Cincinnati, OH @ Riverbend Music Center
Aug. 01 - Milwaukee, WI @ Marcus Amphitheatre
Aug. 04 - Redmond, WA @ King County’s Marymoor Park
Aug. 05 - Portland, OR @ Rose Quarter Riverfront
Less Than Jake’s Seasons Greetings EP is streaming here.
In 1994, Warped Tour started out as Kevin Lyman, a 3-year Lollapalooza veteran, took a handful of his favorite SoCal Punk & Ska bands, including Sublime and No Doubt, shoved them on a bus and embarked on what was inevitably a financially unsuccessful, but life-affirming tour. Debating calling the whole thing off for the upcoming 1995 summer, Lyman was approached by the Vans Shoe Company to put together a skating fest. Seeing the obvious connection, Kevin jumped on the chance to incorporate their idea into his Warped Tour, and the longest-running annual tour in North America was born: The Vans Warped Tour.
The Warped Tour lineup for 2012 will be announced soon. How do you feel about next year’s lineup compared to the past few years?
I sat back after the summer and thought about the tour and it being around 18 years and what a musical range and time frame that was. Where I was and music was then. Also realizing that Bad Religion was 12 years old or so and NOFX 7.
I also realized the average fan is still 17-18 years old and built a line-up reflective of that thought. I am sure there will be critics but I went with a gut feeling and you live and die by those so we will see.
I also realized the average fan is still 17-18 years old and built a line-up reflective of that thought. I am sure there will be critics but I went with a gut feeling and you live and die by those so we will see.
In your opinion, what are the best/worst run venues from a production point of view?
There really are no worst ones; we stopped playing them years ago. Best are ones near water.
Are all the bands you invited on board to play next year? Any surprises?
Working on a few surprises and I guess most are since we have not announced the bands yet.
What’s one band you’ve always wanted on the tour that you couldn’t get?
Anyone who knows me would welcome anyone back if they wanted it to work; usually finances get in the way.
What do you wanna say to the critics who think that Warped is losing its “punk roots”?
"Punk roots,". I think that’s funny the first year of Warped had Seaweed, L7. Sublime, No Doubt, Civ, Orange 9mm, Quicksand, No Use For A Name, Fluf. I think the last few years the line-up has been as diverse as the first. Just saw a video of the tour in 1999;, Eminem interviewing and live clips of, Ice-T, Black Eyed Peas, blink 182, Sevendust, and Less Than Jake. I love punk and am involved with Goldenvoice’s 30th anniversary show, and that is about punk roots; Bad Religion, Social Distortion, The Descendents, Vandals, Dickies. TSOL. Wait, they have also played Warped. I think Warped is about music festival with its roots in punk but with branches that spread everywhere.
Would you ever take the tour overseas again?
Most likely; actually working on some ideas now.
How did you get involved with the companies that sponsor the stages?
Without sponsors, Warped would not happen. In all the years of the tour, it has only broke even on ticket sales in one year. The ticket price before any fees would have to be $40.00 which would make make it cost almost $60.00 to go. Right now before fees, it is about $27.00.
I know the venues have their own food/drinks/catering but have you ever thought of having places like Taco Bell or any other fast food place set up a tent on the tour?
We worked hard on water prices last year and the tour paid the promoters to bring them down, we also had the Kleen Canteen free water fill-up station that we provided. Another thing we got venues to do were pre-paid lunch vouchers so parents could pre-buy lunch so kids would eat, because they wouldn’t and would get sick after spending all their money on merchandise. However, the venues control what is sold and decide what venues sell. You should ask your local venue to bring in Taco Bell. I know a lot of the bands would buy it but man, would the vans and buses be stinky. I know the bean and cheese gives me the worst gas, x’s that by 1,000 people on the tour and that could cause spontaneous combustion.
Tell us about this “Radius Clause” (which all the bands sign) which states that the band cannot play within a certain mile radius of a city the fest is booked in, for a certain amount of time. Could you elaborate on this and explain to our readers why you make bands sign them?
Our radius clause is very fair for the business: on paper it is 120 days before and 30 days after the play, and we only start to enforce it at 90 days. For example, Mayhem is 120 days and 90 days. Lollapalooza in Chicago is 6 months and I hear others are like that too. People want freshness to their packages and when bands are advertised on more than one show in the same town it dilutes the excitement.
This is always a struggle to figure out and I am constantly working with bands on special requests. But, we have lots of facts that when bands over play a city their draws go down.
This is always a struggle to figure out and I am constantly working with bands on special requests. But, we have lots of facts that when bands over play a city their draws go down.
You’re a partner at SideOneDummy Records but have you ever considered starting your own label?
I love my relationship with SideOneDummy; I have brought bands to them and they work them day to day and when I can help I do, No real pressure.
Last question: do you have any advice for someone who would wanna do what you do?
Make sure to be patient, keep listening to music and to keep an open mind because when you stop, you will be emailing me that “warped is not punk enough.” And I will still be doing what I am doing!
Less Than Jake will be performing Losing Streak and Hello Rockview in their entirety on the Rocks Off Concert Cruise in New York City on November 4 and 5, respectively. Watch the announcement video and purchase tickets for the first and second nights.