Where did the time go?

Long time no see my lovely blogger friends! I'm sorry I've neglected this blog, but it's time for a catch up!

So, what have I been up to?

Way back in July I went with my mom to Tulsa's new free music festival, the Center of the Universe Festival!

Escaping the heat in the Vanguard"s bathroom.

It was an amazing festival!  The bands that we went to see were Ok Go and Neon Trees

Ok Go

Neon Trees

Neon Trees

If you want to see more of my photos from the festival, just click the link here!

Not long after that, I went with my mom to the Rock Allegiance Tour featuring Airbourne, All That Remains, HIM, and Volbeat.

Before the concert

During the Concert

Me acting like a goof ass in the venue's bathroom mirror!

Airbourne

All That Remains

All That Remains

HIM

Volbeat 

For more pictures from this event, click this link!

Then at the beginning of October, I met up with my friend Rachael to go see All Time Low, Pierce the Veil, and A Day To Remember on the House Party Tour.

Before the Concert

During the Concert

Pierce the Veil

All Time Low

A Day To Remember

A Day To Remember fucking killed it! Their effects were amazing.  Probably one of the best concerts I have been to in quite a while!

For pictures from this show click this link!

Later that same month, I went to see Taking Back Sunday with Rachael and her friend Sarah.

I also finished up my 5th semester of college!  And I made 2 pretty amazing friends along the way, Kindra and DJ

It's been a pretty damn good year!

If you are interested in my photography, it would mean a lot to me if you would check out my Flickr.

Flickr.com/photos/jessieann13

I love you guys so much, and I will hopefully get more posts up soon!

Peace, Love, Music<3

Band Battle: All Time Low vs. Blood on the Dance Floor

This morning, as per usual, I read through my twitter timeline as I drank a cup of coffee to catch up on what I had missed during the night.  What I found was an onslaught of tweets trashing either All Time Low or Blood on the Dance Floor.  Being both confused and curious I did a little research to see what was going on.

Back in July, All Time Low did an interview discussing their band, music, and being on Warped Tour.

During the interview, Alex (lead singer) made a joke about BOTDF

Here's an image from Tumblr showing it:

When watching the video, it seems that the statement was meant as a joke.  However, one member of BOTDF did not see it that way and took to twitter with his response:

And in the blink of an eye, the internet shit storm began.

Alex soon responded to this statement with:

Followed by:

BOTDF then added:

Did the comment that Alex made a bit rude? Yeah, but if you know the way they goof around in interviews (and in general) it (again) seems as if he is joking.  Even if he was serious and said this out of pure meanness and hate, BOTDF's response was over the top, inappropriate, and uncalled for.  I understand that he was hurt and wanted to make a stand and show that he was mad and did not appreciate the comment that was made, but there were a lot of different ways he could have handled the situation.  Instead of saying something meaningful or intelligent that expressed his feelings, he fought what he saw as hate, with more hate.  Seeing as his band is constantly bombarded with insults, you would think he would be more careful with his words.

I personally feel that this response was just...too much.  It only made the situation 10x worse and started a battle of the fans.

What do you guys think about this situation? Let me know in the comments below!

Remember, this is my opinion and only an opinion!

Peace, Love, Music<3

All Time Low and The Ready Set Concert Review

This past Thursday, I had the pleasure of going to see one of my favorite bands, All Time Low, live. It was at one of the larger venues in town, which was nice. Two other bands were playing with them.  Paradise Fears who I discovered that night are actually quite talented, and The Ready Set, who I've seen live before and is always fantastic.

 

Hailey and I got there just as Paradise Fears was hitting the stage, and we went straight for the merch tables. (See that tour poster up there? Got a shirt with that on it! I. Am. Mature :p )

Obligatory preshow photo

Soon, the Ready Set took the stage.

*Warning: its about to get pic heavy y'all

Not gonna lie.  Dude is crazy energetic and quite difficult to get a clear photo of.

Just realized that photo has a mildly inappropriate element....moving swiftly on! ;)

After his set, we waited with excited jitters for All Time Low.  It was worth the wait.  The band did not disappoint.  Energetic and silly with constant hilarious, and sometimes quite dirty, commentary.

From where we were standing, I could only get really good pics of Jack and Alex so I'll just give you a little spam of each.

Oh, did I mention that girls were continuously throwing bras on stage? Cause they did...(don't worry my dears, mine stayed right were it belonged). There was probably a good 60 on stage by the end of the night.  He hung them on his mic stand.

Then he tied one around his head...

Sassy

At the end of the show, the boys threw their guitars to their crew and started running around, one went to the back of the venue while the other climbed up on the barrier with the fans.

Needless to say, this was one of the greatest concerts I've been to.  I love this band, and if I ever get the chance to see them live again, I will.

*Sorry it took me so long to get them posted.  I'm going to another concert tonight, so more pics from that to come :)

 

And if you want to see the videos from this show and others to come, I'm also on Youtube! JessieAnn0513

Come say hi!

Peace, Love, Music<3

You're Just a Daydream Away

This November I will be doing something I never thought I'd get the chance to do.  I get to see one of my favorite bands, All Time Low.  As silly as it sounds, I've been there from the beginning.  And they've been there for me.  When my so called friends abandoned me and I was, for the first time in my life, absolutely alone, Break Out! Break Out! reminded me that someday I would get to leave that messed up town.  Stay Awake (dreams only last for a night) convinced me that I could live my dream, whatever it may be, despite what other people may say or think. And when I messed up, when I felt like I'd made my biggest mistakes, Weightless helped me realize that I may have lost the battle, but I hadn't lost the war. Now that I'm in college, Guts helped me realize that I'm brave enough to do and say damn near anything.
Those boys and their music made me feel excepted, made me laugh, made me dance, and even brought me closer to a friend or two. Some think they've changed now that they're on a larger label, and maybe they have. Personally? I'm proud. I will always be here cheering them on. And in November, I will be standing in the crowd dancing and screaming along to everyword.




Peace, Love, Music<3