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Brand New, Thrice, & Crime In Stereo: Live at the House of Blues
Concert Review
By: Paul G. Atkinson IV
 
On November 4th fans of Brand New, Thrice, and Crime In Stereo flocked to the House of Blues in Orlando, Florida. The audience filled the building to the brim, scrounged up every last ticket, and witnessed a cavalcade [...]

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Underoath & Saosin Sell Out House of Blues
By: Paul G. Atkinson IV
To see the version ran in Stetson University’s The Reporter click here.
Orlando’s House of Blues overflowed with an ocean of fans on October 15th when Underoath sold out the venue for the first time in the band’s history.  Underoath rose from the swamps of [...]

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To view the version that ran in Stetson University’s The Reporter click HERE
Get Out of DeLand: Mosh The Fat Off Of Your Ass.
A guide for new concertgoers
By: Paul G. Atkinson IV
Step One: Know Where To Go.
Yes, contrary to popular belief, you should seek out a good venue before you seek out a good band.  The [...]

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Pokemon Cards: “I Choose You, Screamo Frontman”
By: Paul G. Atkinson IV
We all played Pokemon.  Well all my friends did.  I mean, it was fifth grade; Yo-Yos had just been banned from school – even during recess! – apparently someone had used one as a weapon, but anyway I digress, basically: we needed a new fad, [...]

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Stetson Idol – A View From The Counter Culture
By: Paul G. Atkinson IV
“There are no miracles today.”
– Kevin Devine
Rather than partaking in the mind numbing (and mind erasing) parade of old men called Alumni Weekend, I was at the Stetson Idol finals April 4.
Upon finally motivating myself to be entertained, I removed myself from my [...]

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Following my interview with Four Year Strong on February 24th, I entered Jacksonville’s Freebird Live just in time to see a local band take the stage with the full force of a solid, road-tested band. After a few songs they introduced themselves as Look Alive before jumping into another fast paced, genre-bridging song. [...]

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Four Year Strong: Band Profile
By: Paul G. Atkinson IV
I had a chance to catch up with a few of the guys from Four Year Strong on their ongoing tour with Bayside, Straylight Run, The Status, and Look Alive. Dan O’Connor (guitar/vocals) and Alan Day (guitar/vocals) talked about everything from the coming summer’s Warped Tour [...]

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A Quick Lesson In Concert Etiquette
Read on Stetson’s online edition of The Reporter Here!
Not too long ago, right here on Stetson’s campus (where I’m writing from), I was lucky enough to see Copeland and Cartel for free. As satisfied as I was with the band’s performances, I was less than satisfied with some (a [...]

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