the riot before - backstage rooms
i’ve talked about the riot before on the blog here before.
essentially, when i decided to leave my illustrious (read: failed) musical career behind me, i chose a handful of friend’s bands to live vicariously through. the riot before is one of them.
it’s kinda crazy to think about this thing that used to be such a huge part of my life and is now, more or less, in my past.
i’m never going to spend six weeks in a van with my best friends, filled with optimism and hope, driving across the country playing shows for 20 people and $50 of gas money, crazy with anticipation of what happens next. these days, i could hop in the van for a weekend. hell, i could even take vacation days and go on tour with some friends. that would be awesome. but it will never be the same as it once was. and i know that. and it’s okay, because i made my choices and i am completely content about where my life is right now.
but i’ll always miss it. i’ll never be able to get that back.
the thing is.. my friends in the riot before never let go. long after i threw in the towel, these guys have been playing in bars and basements all across america, and they’re just now finally starting to see real amazing things start to happen for their band. they recorded a new album with one of my favorite producers, j. robbins of jawbox fame, and they’re doing bigger and better tours and kids are STARTING TO NOTICE. and if there’s one thing i learned about the kids, is that they don’t know good music if it hit them in the face. so the fact that this heartfelt amazing band is starting to turn heads and get attention is so fucking awesome.
if you listen to one song on a blog today, listen to this one. and even if it’s not your thing, just know that you’re listening to something that has more heart in it than 90% of the bullshit music out there right now.
i believe in this band so much. and while i can’t leave my dayjob and go on tour with them, i still can’t wait to see what happens next.
buy their new record right here.
