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Weapons of Mass Creation Fest - 5.22.10

Cleveland, Ohio

w/ Spraynard, Lavis Blake, Saintseneca, Parachute Journalists, and The Lighthouse and the Whaler

this fest was the whole reason this tour came together in the first place, so we were all excited to see what it held. it was super fun to hang out with Dave Garwacke and explore a little bit of Cleveland. it's also always great to see Matt from the Sidekicks and discuss his job as a gas station attendant.

we showed up around 1 PM and Dave was awkwardly walking around like a sad puppy. he was excited to see us arrive. as we walked around the church that the fest was being held at, we searched for someone to tell us what to do (as most confused bands do). we were eventually told to bring our equipment inside into a tiny room that Dave decided to film some impromptu "pink couches" in. myself, Lavis Blake, Parachute Journalists, and Saintseneca were filmed that day, good times!

the first band to play was Jeff's (the mastermind behind the fest) band Parachute Journalists. they played really well and i was excited to hear some unique music. Jeff did a great job at diversifying the fest with different styles of music and artists. then did a great job playing music as well!

(picture taken via my cell phone from the VIP lounge............. heh.......)


next was Lavis Blake. with their set, i realized playing AFTER Lavis Blake is the worst thing to do ever. they are so effing good that it is the scariest thing in the world to play after them. who could like anything else after seeing them live? eep.



after them was Saintseneca. this was the second time i've seen Saintseneca, and while i was blown away the first time, this time around it was a new experience entirely. i'm not sure how to eloquently put it into words, but in the car at one point i was trying to explain this to mark and dos. Saintseneca is not only an incredible band, they are not a band at all. they are this higher form of music that doesn't deserve to be played even in our love filled basements (even though that's where they still somehow fit best). they deserve to be opening for Bruce Springsteen or something insane like that. hell, Springsteen should be opening for them. not only the nicest people (saints, if you will... HAHAHAHAHA), but just an indescribable band.




Spraynard played after Saintseneca. you know how i just said that about Lavis Blake? well think about what i just said about Saintseneca, then think about how my shitty pop punk band from the suburbs had to follow both of those bands up. needless to say i thought we played terribly and that's all i have to say about that (still a fun time had by all of us though).

after Spraynard was a band called The Lighthouse and the Whaler. while their set was a little too long for my taste, they played a cool blend of folk, rock, and pop very very well. reminded me a lot of the bands on MTV that i can actually get into. while they played really well, i was far too distracted by the lead singer's shocking similarity to the jerk brother from Step Brothers (also the second bully from Boy Meets World). the picture won't do it justice at all, but it was downright scary.



after the fest we sat outside for a few hours just shootin' duh breeze with Dave. we ordered The Melt (a local HOT SPOT for vegan grilled cheese) which told us the order would take an hour and a half to be ready. needless to say we were bored out of our minds just waiting around to fill our empty stomachs. when we finally got to the Melt about an hour and 15 minutes later, we waited in their for about another hour. great times. although when we finally had our sandwiches, we headed over to Matt's house and had an actual great time. also, thanks to John and Andy for letting us crash at your house. all of your fliers and comic books rule!

stay sweaty!