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songs this way. It’s invigorating. You play
You all are from Dayton Ohio. Tell me how
so many full-on electric sets, making this a growing up in the Midwest has helped forged
good breathing point for us. We get to play the Hawthorne Heights sound.
the songs in an entirely different way, and I think it’s really helped our work ethic. You
throw in some covers, and treat it more like a grow up and you see your parents, your
“storyteller” type set. It’s just a lot of fun. friends, and your family always having to

Say "so long," Is it a more intimate crowd? fight for every inch of space they have. That’s
always how we viewed the music industry as
say "goodnight," Yeah, definitely! We grew up in the 90s when well. We’ve never been afraid of hard work.
and just hold out MTV Unplugged was really popular, and We’ve always enjoyed being on tour. We
your hand seeing Nirvana and Alice in Chains (some of haven’t been afraid to put in the miles or the
To catch me if I our favorite bands) perform the unplugged hours, as well as reaching out and developing
fall into the night sets iIs where we got the idea. It’s just a lot of a good relationship with our fans. It’s never
Say "so long," fun. been about us being up on a pedestal; it’s
say "goodnight," about forging this unity with our fans. We’ve
and just hold out Do you do any of the The Silence In Black & always viewed that way. In the middle of
your hand White stripped down as well? United States there is no music industry
To catch me if I Yep! We will do probably five songs off of that here whatsoever. There are still notable
fall album, totally stripped back, and add some bands that have come from here though:
Guided by Voices, The Breeders, and (more
different types of bells and whistles. Hopefully
the fans dig it. They seem to dig it on the East recently) we have Miss May I and The Devil
Coast where we’ve done it a couple of times. Wears Prada, and us (Hawthorne Heights).
This time he wanted to take it out to Texas For such a small area, there are some well-
and Arizona, New Mexico, and California; known bands, which I think is awesome. The
places where we haven’t made it to. Midwest rules!
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