Enlightened by the Little Things

I have started to realize in the past week or so since being back from tour that I have really lost touch with myself. Do you ever realize you have been so busy and am so mentally tired that when you take that step back, you realize that you haven't spent any time in months thinking about yourself, your beliefs, and who you really are as a person? Now don't get me wrong, I don't feel like I don't know who I am, I just feel like I am a few steps behind.
We have been home from our big 80 day tour for over a week now, and its a real strange feeling not becoming to comfortable or ingrained in things going on or relationships around here due to us hitting the road again in just a couple of weeks. I think I have been moving so quickly and intermixing myself with everybody here that I forget my place and I have to quickly remind myself we walk a different path.

Playlist as of late:

The Marked Men - Ghosts
Grace Alley - Gloom River
Harms Way - No Gods, No Masters
Surroundings - Self Titled
Balance & Composure - Only Boundaries
Social Distortion - White Light, White Heat, White Trash

Hi Friends

Sorry for the lack updates friends! Life has been crazy lately, but awesome! We just got back from tour yesterday with Touche Amore and it was amazing. It's exactly what I needed to realign my priorities in life. It was so much fun to hang out with friends and meet so many new people. It made me realize how ready I am to hit the road for 3 months! This tour did so many awesome things for our band, and it makes me feel so appreciative for everything that is around me!
Life is good, friends are great, and it seems like everyone is moving to the next step in their lives. It's very exciting! Much love, expect a thorough update soon!
Matt

Forth and Back

Back from our month long journey to the depths of insanity and back. Tour went incredibly well! To be honest this could be the most fun I have ever had on tour before. There were so low points, as there will always be, but they just made the high points even better. I feel closer to the 3 dudes in this band than ever, and I feel that this really set the tone for how we want to participate in this experience together. It's a great feeling and I am truly excited for whats ahead!

Its always an interesting situation when coming home from tour and going right back into normal life and social events. We played our homecoming show last night and I felt really confused by trying to talk to everyone that was there. I have been so used to hanging out with the same people for the last month 24/7 that it was hard to have conversations about things that were important a month ago to my friends, that I had completely forgot about while I was gone. A lot of people ended up going to a bar after the show to hang out for a while, and I found myself caught in a whirlwind of life updates and inside jokes that my head hurt. I guess I just really tried to re immerse my self to quickly into normal life.

I sat at that bar for a few hours with friends and realized that I really wasnt enjoying one of my favorite past times with my friends, I gave a friend a ride home and started walking towards home myself and was just kind of lost in thought for a long time. My buddy Sam came and picked me up and gave me a ride the rest of the way home.

In the back of the car I came to the realization that I wasnt happy about being home. Life is so much simpler and raw on the road, and at home its almost like a comatose dream of the same day to day happenings with the same people around to comment a little differently about those happenings each time. It made me realize why I was so excited to get out for a while, and also that I'm ready to continue touring a lot more. I love all my friends so much, but I have a hard time living this cookie cutter day to day life here, and I am ready for more adventure and more interactons with all types of people from all over the world.

It is nice to sleep in my own bed and have internet whenever. I will say that.

Road Playlist:
Passion Pit - Manners
Make Do and Mend - Bodies of Water
Punch - Self Titled
Trainwreck - Of Concrete Canyons and Inner Wastelands
Bill Withers
Betty Davis
The Clash - Combat Rock
Brazilian Girls - Self Titled
Bill Hicks - Relentless

Oh Hey There

One week out from tour and we are ready to roll. The Sweat Shop has turned into a factory of making cds, finishing inserts, and getting everything else taken care of. We are all very excited and anxious as all hell! See everybody very soon!

OOOOOO Hi there

Well, long time no see. I have been busy as all hell in the past few weeks, and blogging about life, was not the highest of priorities. Life is great!! We leave for tour in about 2 weeks, I got work all figured out, so I will be coming home to a job, which is a huge breath of fresh air.

I'm just sitting at work right now, downloading old computer games and obscure records off sordo music. I am so excited and nervous to leave this town for a month. It will definitely realign my head on whats important and whats not. It has been awesome to see the progress we have been making as a band in the few short months we have been working. I can honestly say this is the proudest I have ever felt in any band I have ever been apart of. Everybody has been pulling their weight in so many different ways. I think the tour is the pay off for us. All the hard work of practice and preparation will pay off when we get to play together every night in a new town!

Wooo!

Frequencies!!!

I'm looking to start up an internet radio show and make podcasts. I am reading up on it a lot and I should have it all figured out tomorrow for sure. If anyone has any ideas for this, please let me know!! I am very excited about this!

We are playing our first show this weekend and I am very excited about this as well. I'll post some pictures and a review. Much to come much to come much to come!

Blehhhh

Long night at work tonight. I found out today I got a promotion, which is pretty cool. In stead of being just a fill in DJ for all the bars and clubs around town they gave me my own spot finally which is exciting. I don't have to guess where I'll be working at every night and I can start getting comfortable rather then having to learn a new set up every single night. Hurray.

The band is going really well. Everything is starting to snowball like crazy! I am very excited about everything that is happening. I have been spending easily 4 to 5 hours a day on the computer working on booking tour and just networking with people. Tour is panning out really well so far, it looks like we will be doing dates with Black Teeth, Rattletooth, Widower, possibly TV Crimes, and possibly Sakes Alive! A diverse bunch of bands, which is amazing. We are going to be seeing a lot of old friends on this tour which I can't wait to hang out with. I am going to pick up our van this week which will be our new home. 

Life is good!

Current Playlist:

From Ashes Rise - Nightmares

The Clash - Combat Rock

Widower - 6 Song

Only Crime - Virulence

Paint it Black - New Lexicon

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