Wednesday, November 17, 2010

Three cheers for five years


The small town band from Tallahassee, Florida, Mayday Parade got its start in
2006. Members include Derek Sanders, Jake Bundrick, Jeremy Lenzo, Alex Garcia, and Brooke Betts who got together after a previous band split. They performed at local shows and venues until they got signed to Fearless Records and the rest is history. At first, they recorded an EP called Tales Told by Dead Friends which was a hit among fans. Once they realized how much support they had from people, they started touring. They played at the well known Warped Tour along with co-lining with other bands on tour. In 2008, they released their first actual album, A Lesson in Romantics. Being their first debut album, they were amazed by the amount of popularity it had. With this positive outlook, in 2010, they released their newest album, Anywhere but Here. With their career as a band taking full effect, they soon began headlining their own tours.
On October 16, they came to the Crazy Donkey to perform along with Artist vs. Poet, Breathe Carolina, Every Avenue, and Go Radio. Which I knew would happen, they sold out the Crazy Donkey and everyone was anxious to see them. Hearing all the other bands, the crowd’s anticipation couldn’t wait any longer. The crowd went crazy when they came on, singing to every lyric to each song and cheering for them. At the end of the performance, all I have to say was that it was amazing. They sang as if their album was playing instead of them actually singing. Usually these type of small bands that get their fame from Myspace and word of mouth, don’t perform good live. However, this isn’t the case for Mayday Parade at all. Each song they sing captures the crowd and even when they played acoustically, they still kept the crowd’s attention. They give off positive energy to the crowd which makes you want to listen to them sing all night long. Although their latest album Anywhere but Here wasn’t that good, when you hear them sing, you forget about it and just sing along. If you are a fan of Mayday Parade, you should try to get out and see them; you won’t regret it at all!

-Brianne Garcett

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