when there's nothing left to burn

( Philly night 1 setlist )

I ordered my tickets for the 11/28 Long Island show way back in July. It finally says they were shipped on 11/8, but I still haven't received them. Did anyone get theirs yet who pruchased via Ducat?


Alternatively, discuss how fucking pumped you are for this "homecoming show!"

So I still don't know how to properly do an LJ cut,
but the set list was the same variation that's been played every night except....

instead of In A Jar, we heard the words "this is one we've never played before," followed by Daisy (the song).
and it was incredible.

Discuss.

so i have a ticket to the toronto date on nov 22. unfortunately, i'm flat broke and am not sure if i can even make the date or not. if you or someone you know wants the ticket, i'm selling it at cost, which is $37.50, including all those dumbass fees.

please e-mail me at frankihkay@gmail.com to set something up, if you'd like the ticket. i don't want it to go to scalpers or anything.

Just saw this on Facebook:

Brand New will be returning to Australia in March to support their fourth full length album, Daisy. This will be their first Australian tour since early 2008. The dates will all go on sale on Thursday November 19th:

March 25th - Sydney @ The Enmore - www.ticketek.com.au
March 27th - Brisbane @ The Tivoli - www.ticketek.com.au
March 28th - Melbourne @ The Palace - www.ticketek.com.au
March 30th - Adelaide @ HQ - www.venuetix.com.au
March 31st - Perth @ Metro Fremantle - www.bocsticketing.com.au




Omg you guys I'm hyperventilating. Where are all the Aussie BN fans at?

Hey guys. I'm in a band called Nuclear Bubble Wrap. Some of the songs we do are parodies. (They're a lot of fun.) We were listening to Folie A Deux wondering if we could parody something, and decided to do "20 Dollar Nose Bleed" even though it's not exactly the most popular song on the album... we felt this idea worked. It's about aliens.

So I hope you guys enjoy it. This was one of the hardest productions we've ever done. FOB sure know how to make a song in the studio. But I'm really happy with how close it sounds to the original.

Captain Abduction - parody of 20 Dollar Nose Bleed.

Credits and things:
Jace McLain: vocals, piano
Kyle Thorne: bass
Brendan Sheairs: guitars
Steve Goodie: drums, synth brass
Morgan Matchok: backup vocal

And if you wanna see the lyrics, they're on this page.

In rough order:

Bangkok
Sink
Degausser
You Won't Know
Tommy Gun
Sic Transit
Quiet Things
You Stole
Limousine
Sowing Season
Vices
Gasoline
Jar
Jude Law
70 x 7
Jesus
Bride
At the Bottom
Play Crack

They also played a few bars of a cover of "The Man Who Sold the World" because they were waiting for Vin who was getting water or "smoking a joint" according to Jesse. I don't think the YFW songs were planned; right before they played them Jesse said, "These are for you guys, but not for you, kid who has been asking for them all night. Okay, you're forgiven, these are for you too." The show was great; the only thing that bothered me was that they weren't really singing back lyrics for a lot of songs, at least that I could hear. I have a new respect for Daisy, though, because those songs sounded amazing live.

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I am moving soon and I have a few things left over that I do not want and so I am selling them.


cds: $10
posters ; $6 besides the sign one maybe $15
shirt: $20 size jr l. would fit a girl small/med.

These prices aren't set, if you really want something we can def talk and work something out!! Just let me know. Shipping will be $5 or less. Thanks for looking. xoxo

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So I recently ran into this saucy little number on the audacity of fans, specifically at Brand New shows, to constantly heckle the band about playing older material/asking idiotic questions. I found it interesting, as well as agree wholeheartedly, and thought others would appreciate it. Here is an excerpt...

Heckling for songs wasn't the only horror I witnessed regarding Brand New, and this one might even be worse. During the in-store acoustic set yesterday afternoon, Jesse took the time to see if the crowd had any questions (as he often does). He made sure to request that the questions be pertinent, as we all know how ridiculous questions asked of Brand New can get. If only he had known. After what I assume was a highly sarcastic and satirical quip from someone (which I couldn't hear, but got a laugh out of the crowd and even Jesse), someone shouted out a question that absolutely horrified me. I'm pretty sure it even caught Jesse off-guard too, by the look on his face, but in a very classy and respectable move he took about 5 minutes to answer the person's question: "Jesse, why do you hate yourself?" In the words of Jon Stewart... Are you f***ing kidding me?! After pausing a few seconds in which I'm sure he was trying to figure out if the question was asked seriously or not, Jesse realized that the fan was serious and that due to the crowd's silence after the question... he was going to have to answer it. I was horrified. Shocked. Appalled. I can't even begin to address the countless things wrong with this question, nor can I understand why someone felt important enough to imply something they more-than-likely have absolutely no clue or business publicly asking questions about. I don't know what I would have done had I been in Jesse's shoes, but kudos to him for handling the situation with exquisite poise and dignity, though.

Full rant HERE

EDIT@08:16 UTC/GMT. Wow. That was ugly. I expected it to go for 30 minutes and have maybe 1 minute of broken connectivity. Instead it lasted over 4 hours and we had 10 minutes of downtime directly related to the load balancer upgrades and then another 5-10 minutes of downtime when our primary Pingback database server crashed and the secondary couldn't take over; which could have been indirectly caused by the network upgrade missing a self-VIP.

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So I'm taking what may be the best class ever at UCF, Survey of Rock Music. We have to listen to and be familiar with specific songs, and one of them is "A Day in the Life" by the Beatles.
I was going over it today, and near the end, about 5:12, there are overlapping voices and weird as shit noises, and the voice sounds like it's saying the same thing that Jesse says at the end of "Play Crack the Sky (5:18)." Maybe I'm hearing it wrong....
Link to "A Day in the Life" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=di7fKh3Vbj8
and you should already know "Play Crack the Sky" ;)
Not exactly significant, just thought it was an interesting connection to make. My apologies if this has been previously noted. Discuss? :)

In order,

Bangkok
Sink
Degausser
You Won't Know
Tommy Gun
Sic Transit
Quiet Things
Limousine (Jesse solo)
Vices
Gasoline
Sowing Season
You Stole
In a Jar
Luca (with Kevin Devine!)
Archers
Jesus Christ
Bought A Bride
At The Bottom
Jude Law
Seventy Times 7

Seventy Times 7 was thrown in at the last second. XD Fantastic. No Play Crack The Sky, but that's okay.
I was surprised at how small the venue was, though!

Has anyone in Ontario received their tickets for the Toronto shows? I ordered from Ducat King. I remember them saying they would be mailed a month in advance. Now I have less than two weeks to get those tickets... and I'm traveling from out of town to be there (already paid for the transportation costs).

I emailed Ducat King, but I thought I'd see if anyone else is having a similar issue. Also, their "help" email isn't working... I've tried emailing their main info one.


Thanks.


::EDIT::

They emailed me back (speedy!) and said they weren't actually mailed out a month in advance... only late last week. Not sure why there was a delay.

If anyone else is having problems and wants to get in touch with them by phone, their toll-free number is 1-888-512-7469.

Welcome To Bangkok
Sink
degausser
the shower scene
sic transit gloria
quiet things
limosine
vices
gasoline
sowing season
you stole
luca
archers
jesus christ
bought a bride
at the bottom
play crack the sky

pretty good show.
no encore though. :/
& wtf is up with the house of blues not allowing cameras?


EDIT//
some guy recognized my tattoo off my post made here.
talk about random.

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Stumbled upon this article and thought that you guys might enjoy wincing at it as much as I did.

A+ for Vinnie though.

So i actually wrote down the setlist this time, mainly because i opted for seats because i had a 6 hour drive back to Atlanta once the show got out.

Welcome To Bangkok (incredible opener)
Sink
Degausser
You wont know
Shower scene
Sic transit
Quiet things
Limo!!!!
Vices
Gasoline
Sowing season
You stole
Luca
Archers!!
Jesus
Bought a bride
At the bottom
Play crack

Show was great, they seemed to be in good moods last night, my love for thrice grew after seeing them again. House of Blues is pretty cool i kinda got screwed with the whole breaking the barracade thing, i think thats what its called, but in the end i needed to have seats so i didnt die on my drive back

hey guys,
so when brand new came to toronto to do an instore & radio performance, i guess they did an extended interview that wasn't launched right away. anyways, its up on itunes now as a podcast

search for "exploremusic with alan cross" and it should be there
the first 5 mins are just pointless radio talk, haha, so skip to about 5:00
enjoy :)