Thu 29 Jul – Vans Warped Tour 2010

Milwaukee was awesome.

First band I wanted to see was Parkway Drive, but they were at 12:20 so I had about an hour or so to kill. I checked out Suicide Silence… definitely not my thing but they had a big crowd. Parkway Drive came on afterwards and were awesome. One of their guitarists really messed up his ankle (a few days prior I'm guessing) and had to play with this big brace on his leg. He basically just stood there, couldn't move around at all, but it didn't take away from…

Sat 1 Aug – Sherwood, Apparently Nothing, The Cloth Sea

1. Middle of the Night
2. Learn To Sing
3. I'll Wait For You
4. Song in My Head
5. The Only Song
6. Traveling Alone
7. The Town That You Live In
8. Not Gonna Love (new song)
9. For The Longest Time

Ridiculous set, they continue to be super tight live.

Apparently Nothing (changing their name to The Usual Things) surprised me. Their singer has a unique voice.

The Cloth Sea was ok, not really my thing, but talented.

My last day of Summerfest went like this:

Dear and the Headlights - Good, energetic, fun
The Urbanites - No
Cavashawn - Jonas Brothers?
Quietdrive - Is it wrong that I like the song Believe? Otherwise, they put on a pretty embarrassing display
Anberlin - Rocked my body, want more

Fri 26 Jun – Summerfest 2009, June 26th

Another hawt, sweaty day. Didn't get there until around 3 this time, which was fine by me.

Checked out several bands at the Cascio stage, which is a small stage consisting of local (Wisconsin) acts. Watched Beach Patrol first. They were pretty decent actually, everyone was really into it… except one of their guitarists. He literally stood there like a statue while the other 3 guys were seizuring all over the stage.

Next up, at the same stage, was Certain Stars. They had a decent sized following with tons of family…

Fri 26 Jun – Summerfest 2009, June 26th

Day was hot as hell. Got in line around 11:30… turns out it was solely a line for people with their non perishable food items. So that was a lot of wasted time for me.

Anyways, after walking around, people watching, music listening eating foodz, and sweating it all off I finally decided to check out the stage that I'd be spending most of my time at. First band I saw was Hillbilly Casino. They were tolerable watching live, but not something I'd listen to. They talked too much about Tennessee…

10. The Starting Line - Direction
9. A Day To Remember - For Those Who Have Heart
8. Sum 41 - Underclass Hero
7. Yellowcard - Paper Walls
6. Sherwood - A Different Light
5. A Wilhelm Scream - Career Suicide
4. Anberlin - Cities
3. Boys Night Out - Boys Night Out
2. Jimmy Eat World - Chase This Light
1. Four Year Strong - Rise or Die Trying

The top 5 of this list is better than almost everything I liked from 2008. Four Year Strong busts out an amazing sounding record, Jimmy Eat World continues to be…

10. The Gaslight Anthem - The 59 Sound
9. Anberlin - New Surrender
8. Rise Against - Appeal To Reason
7. Thrice - The Alchemy Index: Volume III + IV - Air & Earth
6. The Years Gone By - Forever Comes Too Soon
5. Forever The Sickest Kids - Underdog Alma Mater
4. House of Heroes - The End is Not The End
3. Bayside - Shudder
2. Hit The Lights - Skip School, Start Fights

1. Valencia - We All Need A Reason To Believe

Overall, I thought 2008 was very weak. The gap between Valencia and all…