so, in April of 2009 i will be doing an entire full U.S. run of solo shows. this will be a little over a month long(tentative). this will consist of just me and my best friend Nick Martin and our guitars. we will be traveling the entire country and playing an hour and a half to two hours every single night, with most likely 2-4 other bands on the bill as well.

EXCEPT! ….on every Monday and Tuesday of the tour Nick and i won’t be playing venues…but we will playing for you and your friends! ….at your houses / parties / basements / front lawns / backyards / your couch…or where ever you invite us to play! (more info to come! PLEASE don’t write me asking to come to play for you and your friends yet, we will have a much more organized way of doing this!)

i am REALLY excited about doing this. it will be such an amazing experience. i plan on having days off to visit with my friends everywhere, so let me know if i should plan a day or two off to hang out with you!

so, here i am again.
both of my eyes so, open wide and gleaming.
blank stares, with races running only an inch behind.
sit back and watch the pavement get closer as it aims for your face.
so step back, let me take over.
can you see the silhouettes?
the slim and dark figures.
rising like giants out of the shadows.
they’re crawling out.
they’re crawling out of our skin.
here i am again.
we build ourselves, where monsters used to hide.
oh, how we celebrate the mediocrity.
my feelings crawl the walls.
they crawl the walls, and finally fall.
they finally fall.
like empires and old loves.
….and we’re all whores, some of us just get paid.

Emarosa - Relativity.

Eye Alaska - Yellow and Elephant.

Slipknot - All Hope Is Gone.

Broadway - New Record.

Piebald - We Are The Only Friends We Have.

check out all of these records, for sure! also, which do you suggest?

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i’m going to be in the studio for months, and months after our Chiodos fall headliner is over. i have some special songs planned for download from this site, along with some cinsun xmas songs. also, I was just talking to my brother and friend Jonny Craig. him and i plan on hitting the studio in early December together to rock out a fun ep for everyone, also including our friends Vic Fuentes, and Nick Martin + more ? as well as hopefully going to work out doing a few guest vocal tracks on the new Broadway, and In Fear And Faith records as well, all such great dudes.

so, lots to look forward to! including the bone palace ballet - grand coda record with 7 new tracks on it, drops on Oct 28th. then the cinsun cd had sold out a few months back, so we have decided to re press it with 2 new songs, and that hits stores on the Oct 14th. you can actually pre order it now on merchnow.com, if interested.

…and then the liver screamed ‘HELP!”  — lyrics

” covered up by the dim, and cloudy sky
the moon is nowhere to be found tonight
and the sun…
well, it’s hiding on the other side of the world somewhere
making someone’s day so much brighter
well, for you, you are wherever the sunlight is
now, i’ve been drinking all night
trying to get rid of this pain in my side
i can hear my organs screaming out
we will kill ourselves to save ourselves
and i’ll watch them violently drift away
now i’m melting to the floor, and i’m staring straight ahead
swimming in empty bottles
i’m just trying to catch my breath
believe this, believe what i say
and i just can’t help it, i’m so tangled up in you. “

i have been in a much better place lately. slowly getting to where i want to be. i can’t thank everyone enough for all of the support throughout this entire situation. i have decided to update this site more often, starting…now.

so, i have decided to update the site with the five records that I’ve been listening to the most each month. if you haven’t heard any of these records, than i strongly suggest checking them out! everyone reply with yours as well!

so, for the month of August(my birthday month.) …

weezer - red album.

holiday unheard of - carta marina ep.

person l - initial ep.

the editors - the back room.

anthony green - avalon.