The Sights Set North Agency; Summer Bash deal!

The Sights Set North Agency

      I spoke to Will Wight, booking agent at The Sights Set North Agency and manager of local bands Alanas Mark and A Journey To Fall, about the upcoming June 3rd show.

      "Another Hero Dies (Invogue Records) is going to be headlining with Sleep Separis Sleep (Ex-Static Age)." Says Will. " I threw on some friends of mine (on the line-up), Serianna, who recently signed to Bullet Tooth Records and other local acts, Alanas Mark and A Journey To Fall, who are both part of Sights Set North and managed by me." There will be performances from My Oh My and As A Heart Attack as well.

Alanas Mark

      The $8 show will be at The House Cafe in Dekalb and if you keep the ticket, it'll gives you 50% off the admission of the show that takes place during the following day. That's two events for $13!

      The second show is an all day event lasting six and a half hours with performances from Rise Record bands and several Sights Set North bands, too, such as, My Oh My, Sworn In, A Journey to Fall, Alanas Mark, Luna Stella and more!

A Journey To Fall

      "Help celebrate Serianna's signing to Bullet Tooth Records and kick your summer off right by throwing down with some of the Midwest's greatest bands. Hope to see you there!" - Will Wight

~joeEFFINGmayo

Joemayo91@gmail.com

INK coming to Midwest, Alanas Mark to open; Look I'm Burning gives out album; AJTF surprise?

Alanas Mark

      The date is set for the 26th of June, Where The Sky Meets The Sky, another national act, will also be playing. The entry fee will be $12 and the show is all ages. With proper 21+ I.D. drinks will be available. Read about area band Alanas Mark on Uncharted!

The Sights Set North Agency

      Yesterday, The Sights Set North Agency, a booking and management agency based out of Detroit, MI, announced that they would be bringing Ice Nine Kills to Spurgeons Bay in Dixon, IL. Area band, Alanas Mark, is set to open for the national act along with Sworn In, and MY OH MY.

      

Look, I'm Burning

      At 900 Facebook 'likes', Look, I'm Burning announced on the band FB page that they will be releasing their entire album for free as a celebratory promotion, but only until they reach 1000 Facebook likes. On Facebook, the announcement read:

"Dear friends, family, fans, and supporters of Look, I'm Burning,you're in for a treat. At 900 facebook likes, we're going to put our entire album + cover up for free cd quality download, but only until we reach 1000 likes. Once we get there, we're taking down all but a few of the songs on our Bandpage, so stay tuned if you like free music, and spread the word of our music."

      The band is currently  at a little over 933 likes, take advantage of the free downloads and share them with other music enthusiasts! Download! Catch them for $5 on the 30th of April at The Loft in Madison, WI.

A Journey To Fall

      Last Thursday, A Journey To Fall had an interesting announcement on their Facebook page , it was as follows:

"You guys got us past 2,000! we are very thankful to everyone. So very soon we will be posting something brand new for you. We are going to need your help though. Everyone tell Gage to come down to Rockford so we can get this done for you guys."

       I was hoping to wait it out and see if anything surfaced, but alas, nothing has. Keep your eyes peeled and your ears ready. It shouldn't be too much longer.

      Tell your friends!

~joeEFFINGmayo

Joemayo91@gmail.com

A Journey To Fall

A Journey To Fall
Photo: Courtesy of AJTF

      A great deal of the local hardcore enthusiasts already know a bit about A Journey To Fall, The 5-piece band of friends have been doing quite a bit since their their first EP. Their sound is a combination of emo, screamo, metal and some hardcore elements. 

      "Our music tends to be about life experiences." Says the band vocalist, Nate Gustafson. "(Our) goal as musicians has always been to write lyrics that the listener really relates to and connects with. If you can take something from our lyrics that means alot to you then we've accomplished our goal." In January of 2010, the band recorded their first EP titled, We Watched It End. And in the early summer of '10 They started recording their full length album, Remember What Got Us Here.

Nate Gustafson performing at a show
Photo: Brianna L. Hooker

      The band has played more shows than they can even remember. But do they get sick of it? Apparently not, when asked about long term goals, the band responded, "Just to keep playing shows, reaching as many ears as we can, and hopefully touching some lives as well! Every kid in a band dreams of getting big. Of course that's always in the back of (our) minds, but ultimately, (We're) just happy to be doing what (we) love with the best friends we've ever had."

      The friends came together in late fall of '09. Nate had been friends with Morgan. And after moving back to town from Madison, Wis. Morgan talked him into coming to jam some stuff out with Ryan and they clicked musically. Shortly after, they parted ways with original frontman, Bobby, and brought Tarek into the mix. They brought Bobby back to play bass, but the relationship dissolved again by April. He was replaced with Gage almost immediately after, They finally had a solid line up that worked increasingly well together.

A peek at the band's intense performance
Photo: Brianna L. Hooker

      So what does the name A Journey to Fall mean? "The name is a metaphor for life. Negative? Maybe. But realistic? Yes, especially with our lyrical content. Our music really focuses on the negative side of life, and I think it's good that our name reflects that." Says Nate. 

      The band is currently writing and recording their next full-length album titled, Rebirth. If things go as planned, you can see AJTF play Pajama Jam 2011, Also, you can find them playing Feckbawlz Fest next month!