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What she says: I'm fine.
What she means: The Maine didn't even get invited to present at the APMA's for any awards when they should have received an award for the fact the Forever Halloween was on the AP charts for 18 straight months and for the fact that they had two releases on the AP charts and were the first band to ever do that they're so underrated and don't get the recognition they deserve
THE MAINE. AMERICAN CANDY TOUR. 12 MAY 2015. NASHVILLE, TN.
one of my best friends surprised me with this wonderful present on tuesday and i honestly love her so much i wasn’t even expecting it at all and seriously this is the best early birthday present ever. i’m so in love with this album and band and i’m so so lucky to have such great friends in my life 💜💚💛
Gallery: American Candy Tour Features: The Maine, Real Friends Location: The Danforth Music Hall -Toronto, ON Photographer: Karyn Hynes
The Maine by Melissa Diaz Via Flickr: The Maine | American Candy
VIDEO: 1 Second Everyday from the American Candy Tour!
The Maine - English Girls (Official Music Video Trailer)
Our new video for “English Girls” will premiere this Monday on MTV2 and at MTV.com
English Girls video premiering on MTV2
Garrett Nickelsen of The Maine. December, 2013. (For HollywoodTimesSquare.com)
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“Chillin’ apparently”
Finished my grad cap. I owe everything to my friends and the music that reminds me to exist.
Down to Earth and up to standards. The only words I have to describe this incredible concert.
Arriving forty minutes after doors opened was not planned, let alone set a good tone for the evening. I quickly scrambled around to find a place in the seats, only to realize the openers had not yet begun. After a sign of relief, I sat down and awaited curtains.
U.S. Royalty set the stage and played a roughly forty-five minute set. Describing themselves as indie and recently releasing a new album, the Washington D.C. based band was not the typical opener. Within the first few songs, I was oddly stuck on trying to pinpoint the genre I would place them in. I kept bouncing around rock, country, and even a little bit of blues in there at times. Nevertheless, the vocals of John Thornley were incredible and one of their last songs especially caught my attention. Overall, U.S. Royalty could be the next up-and-coming thing, watch out guys.
After an intermission full of drinks and casual bathroom conversation, I returned back to my seat and had my camera ready. I knew it was going to be a sold out show, and I wanted some really great crowd shots. I love Gramercy Theatre because it’s acoustics are incredible, and always provides the acts the perfect atmosphere.
The Arizona based band, ran out onto the stage individually, and began with Take What You Can Carry, an unusual pick for such a grand concert. But it worked. Within the first two lines, John O'Callaghan, lead singer, steps away from his microphone, to the roar of six hundred fans compensating for the absence. It was truly incredible and was probably the second I got hooked.
A little further into the set, in the prelude to one of their better known songs, John tells everybody to put their phones away, just for this song, proceeds to call out a couple people who didn’t, and instantly installs the sense of togetherness. Within the four minutes, it felt as if everyone was just lost in themselves, and I have genuinely never seen a band do something like that, it was truly incredible.
A few jam sessions and a couple laughs later, the band goes on to talk to the crowd, and not in the, “How are you all doing tonight?” type. The “You are beautiful, you know that?” “You look like you want to talk, do you have a question?” “Oh, you have a letter for us? Pass it on up.” After I picked my jaw up off the floor, John proceeded, “Final question, ready go!” He picked on a young girl who excitedly told him it was her seventh time seeing them; and after jokingly yelling, “THAT’S NOT A QUESTION!” at her, he proceeded to profusely thank her and the entire room for showing up, and supporting them.
I decided to join the crowd for the last four songs of the set, which happened to be my favorite four songs of theirs. Normally, in this type of ‘pop punk’ genre, most bands give a somewhat obligatory motivational speech, and personally, I tune it out. I normally find it disrespectful, and a little insulting. That being said, when John started out what I knew was going to be the speech, I proceeded to clean out my memory card. John continued, “I mean it. If you had work or school or the worst day of your life, you still had the best day of your life, because you woke up. And even if you didn’t do anything today or you cried on your way here, you woke up.” He even went on to dramatically take a deep breathe, and told the crowd to imitate him, and with the most genuine, unrehearsed tone, I have heard from one of these speeches, he says, “Don’t take that for granted, please.” It took me by surprise because I had never connected with a statutory speech like that before, let alone teared up at the veritableness of it.
He finished the set with “the sixty sixth song we wrote that we’ve played a thousand times.” And it was a doozy, the crowd was jumping, and not a single person wasn’t screaming the lyrics to Run and Forever Halloween. It was one of those “ah-hah” moments.
Hands down, The Maine was a fun show, but what really put them over the top, was there persistent genuineness. Not an intermission that went by without one of them cracking a joke, or talking to a fan, or to the crowd. These guys undisputedly care solely about music and sharing it with the people that love it. They have spent the past eight years playing shows and recording music, and from the looks of it, they aren’t going to stop anytime soon.
This show was one for the books.
JohnO’s handwriting appreciation post.
None of these are mine except the third one! If you have more noted from John, send them to me and I’ll post them with credit
