I dove into Tyler Carter's new solo EP, Leave Your Love. Find out if the Issues front man made it a slam dunk, or fouled out.
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I started this show with high expectations hoping that every band would hit it off. I felt there were more emotion from the crowd then the bands themselves. Even though it was the last few days of the tour, they should still have some energy to put on the same performance as the first few shows. I have seen all of these bands before and it just was not the same this time.
Letlive was the opening band and I had really high expectations for them for seeing them at Vans Warped Tour 2013. Quite disappointing. I paid to see a show not some monkey jumping around for a half an hour. Letlive will be coming back to Portland in May with Architects in a smaller venue and maybe Jason will feel the need to actually perform. Letlive is a humble band, but the performance was poor and the crowd was not happy with them during the show. On another note Jason does NOT care about the venues rules or anything. Jumping on PA systems and the venues sound equipment isn’t just unsafe, but can damage them. I will be surprised if letlive in a few years can even get shows in a decent venue since venues will be put up with his shit.
Issues was the only band on this tour that actually put in energy to their show and made it entertaining. I was not a huge fan of Issues until after they played. They put on an awesome show while entertaining the fans. The crowd had more of an reaction towards them compared to the other bands. They put in the same energy compared to the show they played in November with Sleeping with Sirens and Our Last Night. Issues will never let down their fans.
This was the fourth time I have seen Of Mice & Men. Since I have seen their stage performance before I had REALLY high expectations for their set. Disappointed. Since they have got their new vocalist, Aaron Pauley they have only played new songs off Restoring Force. The new album does not have the heart and the backbone of old Of Mice. It makes you wonder if another band got suckered in the music industry and will slowly deplete their talent. Why is Of mice & men using 7 strings when they are still an over rated Post hardcore band. If they wanted to become a heavy metal band, get rid of the cleans and up those screams Carlile. There is NO reason for a band like this to use 7 strings. The show they put on was disappointing.
The headliner, Bring me the horizon actually surprised me. Not with their stage presence but with the stage effects. They made use of the stage with a second stage set up for their keyboardist and Drummer. They interacted with the fans and Oliver Sykes actually didn’t sound like shit with his vocals this time. I only stayed for four songs but the crowd was enjoying them and they put on a hell of a show. Their setlist was disappointing with mostly only playing their new stuff. The actually show performance from them was disappointing only because I saw the crowd singing more then Oliver Sykes himself.
The long awaited debut album is finally out. Is it worth checking out? Or does it have a few Issues of its own?
Issues had their set cut short on the first night of tour due to technical issues but now you can see their full setlist below
Issues have announced a February 18 release date for their self titled debut full-length which will be released on Velocity/Rise Records. To pre-order the follow up to last year’s “Black Diamonds” EP, and to stream the first track, “Stingray Affliction” head over to: http://issues.merchnow.com.
Issues posted the tracklist to their upcoming self-titled full length. It can be seen below
A Day To Remember heading out this Spring with Of Mice & Men, Issues, and Chunk! No, Captain Chunk. Check out the dates below
Chunk! No, Captain Chunk! (03/20-04/06), Issues (04/06-05/04).
3.20 Atlanta, GA - Tabernacle
3.22 Philadelphia, PA - Electric Factory
3.23 Albany, NY - Northern Lights
3.24 Worcester, MA - Palladium
3.26 New York City, NY - Best Buy Theatre
3.27 Rochester, NY - Armory
3.28 Pittsburgh, PA - Stage AE
3.30 Detroit, MI - Royal Oak
3.31 Grand Rapids, MI - Intersection
4.2 Indianapolis, IN - Egyptian Room
4.3 St. Louis, MO - Pageant
4.5 Milwaukee, WI - Rave
4.6 Chicago, IL - Congress
4.7 Minneapolis, MN - Myth
4.9 Denver, CO - Ogden
4.10 Salt Lake City, UT - Saltair
4.12 Seattle, WA - Showbox SoDo
4.13 Portland, OR - Roseland
4.15 San Francisco, CA - Warfield
4.16 Las Vegas, NV - The Pearl
4.17 Los Angeles, CA - Wiltern
4.19 Fresno, CA - Rainbow Room
4.20 San Diego, CA - Soma
4.21 Pomona, CA - Fox
4.22 Phoenix, AZ - Marquis
4.24 Oklahoma City, OK - Diamond
4.25 Houston, TX - Warehouse Live
4.26 San Antonio, TX - Backstage Live
4.30 Nashville, TN - Marathon Music Works
5.2 Tampa, FL - Jannus
5.3 Orlando, FL - Hard Rock
5.4 Miami, FL - Filmore
Woe, Is Me have issued a response to Tyler Carter’s departure. It reads:
For those who have not yet heard: Woe, Is Me and Tyler Carter have parted ways.It comes without saying that constantly touring is tough emotionally and physically.. All I can say is it’s sad to see a friend go and we wish him the best of luck.
Our band’s message has always been to follow your dreams, no matter what. So make no mistake: we will continue to follow ours, while Tyler follows his. Whether they lead us to the studio, in a bus touring the US, or cramped in a tiny van touring Europe.
This issue is a small bump in the road of this band’s career in music. Nothing is going to stop us. We’ve all been pushing ourselves to our full capabilities on this new music (that we’re recording as I type this). Stay tuned for the announcement of a new U.S. tour, studio updates, and much more!
Signed artists and unsigned talents feel free to send auditions here: wimvocals@gmail.com.
Tyler Carter is leaving Woe, Is Me. A statement from Tyler can be found below.
It’s not an easy step to make, but I can’t go on living a dream that I no longer have full interest in. I love the fans, and I hope the true ones will stick with Woe, Is Me and myself even after my departure. Don’t be ignorant to the situation—it’s nothing personal with the boys, I love them all. I just can’t fake passion that I once had. I always preach to my fans, “Follow your dreams,” and I need to take my own advice. My dreams are not fully achieved. I achieved several with the band, but I have many more goals to reach. This lifestyle, “rock ‘n’ roll” and what it consists of just isn’t for me anymore.
Before any rumors start, yes I am leaving Woe, Is Me. I will be blunt so you all know the truth, directly from me myself, I’m not happy in this industry and I’m more positive of a person than I have been able to display on recent tours due to drama within the band. Being in a band is not easy, and I’m not running from my problems, just following my heart, as I encourage you all to do. That’s all you really can do.
I’d like to thank the devil inside for slamming so many doors, but I thank God for opening so many more.