Modern Soapbox

Dynamite Boy played a reunion show this past Saturday at Emo’s. They were greeted by a venue full of fans that was impressive for a show featuring all local bands. They’ve been one of my favorite pop-punk bands, and I’ve seen them multiple times over the years.
We showed up a little late, because parking in [...]

Thrice played an amazing show at Stubb’s BBQ on April 23rd. Their next two volumes of The Alchemy Index was released the day before, and the set they played a great selection from their three latest albums: The Artist in the Ambulance, Vheissu, and The Alchemy Index.

I was being a total shutterbug at the [...]

On April 15th, the third and fourth volumes of Thrice’s concept album, The Alchemy Index, will be officially released. The two volumes are titled Air and Earth. I had the privilege to listen to the records for the first time last night, and I’m listening to it a second time as I write this.
I initially [...]

Similar to what I did in February, I am challenging myself to do the same for the month of April. Will this be a bimonthly challenge? I don’t know but by the looks of it, quite possibly.
I have another post that I will be writing tonight, and this will be the April kick-off post.
What’s going [...]

This past Easter Sunday, Sleepercar paid a visit to Mohawk’s in Austin, Texas.
Jim Ward, better known as the frontman for the rock band Sparta, has formed Sleepercar, an alt-country band heavily influenced by bands like The Old 97’s and Wilco. Their debut album, West Texas, will be released on April 22nd on Civil Defense League/Doghouse [...]

Last night on the way home, I picked up some cough syrup, Lysol and satin floss at Wally World. Before checking out, I had to stop by the dollar DVDs section of see if I could find more Toon Factory or Cartoon Craze classic animation compilation DVDs. I found six for a total of eight! [...]

NOFX played a sold out show this past Leap Day at Stubb’s. I’ve been to Stubb’s many times, but I’ve never seen it this crowded.
I took some video, but I still have to have it cleaned up and enhanced by the talented N.
I also took some photos, but none of them turned out well. I’ll [...]

Happy Leap Day!
Yes! I have successfully written 29 posts this month to celebrate the 29 days of February that only come around every four years.
I will be watching NOFX rock out a sold out show tonite at Stubb’s.
An attack on the Chinese buffet has been scheduled for this Sunday. At least half a dozen of [...]

Thank Goodness Tomorrow’s Friday.
I’m looking forward to going to Stubb’s after work to see one of my all-time favorite bands NOFX. The word through the grapevine is that they’re playing The Decline in its entirety. It’s 18+ minutes of one hell of an awesome song. I hope this rumor’s true, and that they play it [...]

Today was one of those days at work when the work starts as soon as I clocked in and wasn’t going to end for another eight hours. As much as I get to sit down at a computer and do my job, my head still feels worn out at the end of the day.
Neil came [...]

To celebrate the 400th post on Modern Soapbox, I present a video of Jim Ward performing an acoustic version of Air filmed by yours truly and edited by Neil. Enjoy.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jHMgWOS1ie4

Jim Ward
Air (Live Acoustic)
February 15, 2008
Red 7, Austin TX

Angels & Airwaves is one of my guilty pleasures when it comes to bands I really enjoy. They recently did an AOL In-Studio acoustic performance of some of their more well-known songs. Here is their performance of their latest single Secret Crowds.
Do Tom’s vocals annoy you? Or is it their U2-like sound? Those are two [...]

On February 15th, Jim Ward played an amazing solo acoustic show at Red 7 in Austin, Texas. His presence was welcomed with a room full of people appreciating the frontman of one of El Paso’s most popular rock acts Sparta.
He opened his set up with Sparta’s Untreatable Disease from their latest album, Threes. He [...]