Filed under: dontgetemo, fckshtup, yada yada yada | Tags: fckshtup, never say never, Pete Wentz, spring break
The week is finally over and I’m quite thankful. Here’s a small recap of some of my highlights.
Sunday-Monday: fckshtup takeover south padre begins. Our great friends at Mooncussers allowed us to set up shop all week long, which made for an incredible time every single night. BIG thanks to everyone that helped out, including Nugget, Mattie, Thomas, Karla, Abe, and of course the one and only Katie Vegas.
fckshtup censored tee
Nugget, Thomas and Katie
Mattie and I, daytime fiestas!
Never Say Never Music Festival, the little project that Geo and I have been working endlessly on since November, finally came about on St Patty’s Day. 40 bands, 3 stages, one hell of a headache. Everything ran pretty smooth and I can’t thank EVERYONE involved in making it possible. Literally a list of names too long to list, but you know exactly who you are.
Crowd Shot
Hey Monday
Pete Wentz DJ set at Mooncussers South Padre was bonkers.
Wentz
Friday-Sunday: SXSW in Austin with some great friends. Most of the time was spent at the Moodswing360 parties, they’re some of my favorite agents from NY I love to work with. We like to party. My favorite surprise of the weekend came from Kelley James, check out his tunes asap. This kid is going to blow up.
Moodswing's Johnny Maroney
street hustler
Filed under: dontgetemo, yada yada yada | Tags: festival, mcallen, never say never, sing it loud
Sing It Loud - Epitaph Records
Sing it Loud – all-around pop band out of Minneapolis, Minnesota. These dudes just finished playing in front of thousands of fans across America while supporting Cobra Starship’s Sassyback Tour. Their Epitaph Records release was produced by Josh Cain of Motion City Soundtrack. After their own headlining tour, you can catch them on the entire Warped Tour.
Artist Vs Poet - Fearless Records
Artist vs Poet – sprung to life over a year ago in Dallas, TX through a simple myspace bulletin the vocalist posted. Since then, the band is now riding the success of their latest release through Fearless Records (Mayday Parade, Plain White Ts). Although quite young, AVP has the opportunity of a lifetime that most bands never get…expect them to grow up real fast.
The Summer Set - The Militia Group
The Summer Set – hailing out of Phoenix Arizona, the summer set delivers nothing short of unique and catchy brand of fun, upbeat pop rock. They’ve made their way down to McAllen before as they’ve performed with Houston Calls and A Change of Pace in their co-headlining Ridin’ Dirty Tour.
All three, along with the previously announced – The Friday Night Boys – are the latest additions to the 2009 Never Say Never festival – now well over 20 artists! Tickets are still available at Melharts Music, Wireless Toyz, Lionels Western Wear in Weslaco, The Bullrider in Harlingen, Polarisol in Reynosa, and online at ez-tixx.com
Filed under: burnt popcorn, yada yada yada | Tags: friday the 13th, never say never, the secret handshake
The Secret Handshake
On Monday I locked down The Secret Handshake for February 18th. Last minute gig, but his shows always turn it up to be fun dance parties. I designed the flyer today, click the image above for the full version. Cute and simple but I really dig it. Festiva announces the latest additions to the Never Say Never lineup in tomorrow’s edition, all of which I’m excited about.
Friday the 13th
I’m calling it right now: The new Friday the 13th reboot will be HUGE. Keep in mind that it is Rated R – which will make it tough to have huge opening numbers…but when it comes to the horror genre, they usually tend to be pretty low. It seems that 2009 will be a good year for the genre, as other highly-anticipated films such as Drag Me to Hell and The Last House on the Left should have great earnings. Tons of hype has been brewing on Drag Me to Hell – from the genious director of Evil Dead – which makes me super anxious to watch it.
If I didn’t have s–t else to do, I’d get a job at Blockbuster or a nearby movie theatre (looking at you Abe). Sneak previews and endless amount of buttery popcorn, projector room makeout sessions and the standard stadium seating handjob. Oh, well…
Out with Mitchell, Monica and I. Holidaze 2008
We’re officially a week and a half into the new year, and 2009 is looking to be pretty nuts. I didn’t have a new years resolution when it came down to have one since its usually ‘work out, run, grow 1,000 muscles’ and then FAIL. So this year, I’ve got a couple of theories that should help me get by in 09.
1. Do not pass up on big opportunities. Easier said than done, but after 9 days into the new year, I’ve been reaching higher than usual. I know it’s me going ahead of myself, but it’s really what it takes to get to the next level. I’m almost 24, and I’m not ready.
2. Be more efficient. I’m a decent multitasker. I’ve got to learn to manage my time a little better. As opposed to half assing something while I’m taking a call, take the call, then finish what I’m doing. Today, I put together a sponsorship package, took several Shwayze calls, updated the Never Say Never flyer, finished another to be announced flyer, worked on volleyball pictures, and sent out chunks of emails. Oh, and grabbed some coffee.
3. F Bombs. I need to watch my profanity, for realzz.
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Forever the Sickest Kids (Dallas, TX - Universal/Motown)
Forever the Sickest Kids, an unstoppable powerpop group out of Dallas, has been confirmed to perform at the 2009 Never Say Never Festival on March 18. Their popularity has grown at the speed of light, with plenty of room to grow. This past year alone they toured endlessly on the Alternative Press Tour, Warped Tour, and a very successful co-headlining tour with Metro Station. South texas fans have been ever anticipating their debut to the McAllen area, well…here it is.
Myspace – www.myspace.com/foreverthesickestkids
5 out of 20. You ain’t seen nothing yet…
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LINEUP ANNOUNCEMENT
The Scene Aesthetic (Seattle, WA - DW Records)
Eric and Andrew, the duo behind the vocally and acoustic guitar driven duo behind The Scene Aesthetic, have been growing in success for the past few years. “Beauty in the Breakdown” has surpassed over 12 million plays on Myspace, and their success is nowhere to be slowing down any time soon. Be prepared to experience one of the most memorable performances of Never Say Never.
Oh, and if you’re a boy, this is definitely your girlfriends favorite band.
2 down, 18 more to go.
www.myspace.com/thesceneaesthetic
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The duo behind Dontgetemo Concerts is proud to announce the 2009 Never Say Never Festival. Taking place on Wednesday, March 18 at Pharr International Convention Center, the Never Say Never Festival is a full day of music entertainment which will include over 20 national, touring and local artists, along with over 2,000 screaming fans.
The complete lineup is HUGE, featuring some of today’s hottest bands and up-and-coming artists from all over the nation. DGE plans to announce the attached artists over the course of the next few weeks through their TXT Squad and online friends on MySpace.
The inaugural Never Say Never Festival will benefit the Keep-A-Breast Foundation, a national non-profit organization with a mission to help eradicate breast cancer by exposing young people to methods of prevention, early detection and long-term health. Dontgetemo is proud to partner up with Keep-A-Breast’s ‘Music for Awareness’ program as we’ll continue to do our part of promoting healthy lifestyles.
TICKETS
A limited number of ‘early-bird’ pre-sale passes will be available on January 9th exclusively at Nowhere Clothing and ez-tixx.com. Early bird tickets will be at the unbeatable price of $20, with a first come first serve basis. Tickets will then go on-sale to the general public on January 16th.
LINEUP ANNOUCEMENT
Alesana (Raleigh, NC - Fearless Records)
Warped Tour favorites Alesana is our first official lineup announcement. Their previous performance in McAllen occured in May to a near sold out crowd at South Texas College. The dynamic, emotionally charged, guitar and vocal attack driven group is ready to step up once again to all of the fans in South Texas on March 18.
TXT SQUAD
Join the Dontgetemo TXT Squad to be the first to find out who’ll be taking the stage at the Never Say Never Festival by simply texting ‘dontgetemo‘ to 41411.
Let’s make this legendary.
dinozar 