TAKE CARE tears up Warped Tour 2015

TAKE CARE, a band founded in Fredrick, MD got the extreme honor of playing the Earnie Ball stage at the Columbia, MD date of Vans Warped Tour, on July 18th, 2015. The band started off in the online Battle Of The Bands a few months ago, where in order to win you have to get a certain number of votes, the general public is allowed access to listen to a few songs by each band and vote up their favorites. Finalists got to play at the Warped Tour date in their area. I made a promise to drummer, Dan Macon, that I would be in the front row, screaming his name when they got on stage to play. After standing in the longest merch line ever, I realized I had 10 minutes til TAKE CARE was on and decided to come back, the PVRIS merch could wait, I had a promise to keep. My friend, Stacie, and I booked it to what we thought was the Earnie Ball stage and stood for a few minutes. After realizing there was way too many people and I saw Dan no where I looked up to see I was actually at the Monster Energy stage, and proceeded to fix my minor mistake. I made it to the stage with about 5 minutes left in the other band's set and I did get a front row spot. Then Stacie said "Hey isn't that Dan?" and pointed side stage. I ran over and gave him a hug and from what I could tell the band was very nervous but VERY PUMPED. I talked to Dan for a second and then went to reclaim my front, middle spot, right where I could see all of the band. When it was TAKE CARE's time to shine, a mass of people was behind me, ready to see the guys in action. They rocked the entire stage. The audience (including myself) was singing along to songs, moshing, dancing, jumping, loving every single second of the TAKE CARE set, and it seemed as though the band was having a blast too. This was my first time seeing them live and I'm hungry for another TAKE CARE live show now. They are naturals in pop-punk live scene, at least in my opinion. I felt as though I was seeing a big band such as, NECK DEEP or Set It Off play by the way the crowd was reacting. Expect to see these guys headlining soon, I wouldn't be surprised, and if you didn't catch them at Warped Tour 2015, catch them playing house shows, or listen to them on band camp where their album All This Time I've Felt Like Nothing is out for free. Also give them a Facebook like and stay tuned for all that TAKE CARE has in store, I'm getting good vibes.

Interview with Purge Of Lilith's Emilio Truitt

A few day ago I interviewed someone very special to me who's name is Emilio Truitt who is also the front man of VA's Purge Of Lilith.

Q: How did you come up with your band name?

A: We were all in a Facebook chat talking about cool band names and we wanted something dark and we love folklore and Lilith, we wanted that for sure. I wanted Purge in there because I was on a Purge movie binge and we wanted something relatable so.

Q:What is unique about your band?

A: There's a lot, uh aside from us being flaming homos (off the record), we add many different styles of music, dark, heavy, Periphery, we are the upcoming of a new era of metal.

Q: Describe Purge Of Lilith in one word.

A: Gifted.

Q: What is your role in the band?

A: Book shows, program recordings, yell into the mic, write and edit lyrics, and take the trash out every Saturday.

Q: What is your relationship status?

A: I am taken and Liam Neeson's gonna find me.

Q: Any upcoming releases?

A: We may release one more "Warrior" sample on Facebook and Instagram.

Q: Any upcoming shows/ tours?

A: A show on June 20th in Stafford, pool side.

Q: What's your favorite tattoo you have?

A: My rose on my wrist, it not only resembles who I am but things I've gone through, witnessed. And to let you know you can make it through anything as long as you keep your head up.

Q: What's your favorite band?

A: That's a dick question. Emmure.

Q: What's your favorite venue to play?

A: House shows. House shows are the best.

Q: What is your dream line up (to play)?

A: Sworn in, Attila, Emmure, The Acacia Strain. and Motionless In White.

Q: Marry, Fuck, Kill your bandmates.

A: Marry Jack because he's a cutie. Fuck Josh because when he has a beard he looks like a grizzly bear. Kill Tyler because he makes me laugh too much and it's bad for my metal vibe.

Q:  Why should people listen to Purge Of Lilith?

A: Because they're able to take like 2 to 3 to 4 minutes to listen to our band, they're capable of it, why not do it? And we're awesome.

Q: What's your favorite color?

A: Black.

Q: What's your favorite animal?

A: Cats.

Q: Describe your girlfriend in one word.

A: Trouble. 

Bands you should know: Social Repose

Social Repose is a one man band from Bethesda, MD. Richie Giese formed Social Repose in 2011 and remains unsigned, he's posted many EPs on his bandcamp and has a massive support system. His Facebook page has 5,079 likes, he's attended Warped Tour, and has played many shows in areas such as New York and Pennsylvania. Knowing Richie or Social Repose, on a semi-personal level, I can tell you he's extremely fan devoted and extremely nice. If you look on his Facebook you'll be sure to notice he posts a lot of short ukulele covers of songs such as "The Drug in Me is You" by Falling In Reverse, "Bacon Pancakes" from Adventure Time, "If You Can't Hang" by Sleeping With Sirens, and more. Social Repose also has a cover of Lana Del Ray's "Summertime Sadness" out on their Bandcamp, he has seven EPs out on his Bandcamp (Link here to all his discography), the most recent being Crazy Manic Love (which will be reviewed here soon) which is six tracks including a remix of Breathe Carolina's "Sellouts". I get good vibes from Social Repose, I'll be sure to keep an eye on him and I'm sure you all will too! The link to the lovely Social Repose Facebook is right here so go give him some love by liking the page!