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Never Say Never Festival
Never Say Never Festival was an annual music festival which began March 18, 2009, in Mission, Texas."About - Never Say Never Music & Arts Festival",DontGetEmo.com, 2010, webpagDGE-2"Never Say Never Festival - Tuesday Mar 15, 2011",ExploreMcAllen.com, 2011, webpagEMc2011 The festival featured bands of many different genres. The first Never Say Never festival hosted 30 bands on 2 stages, including Forever the Sickest Kids, Anarbor, NeverShoutNever!, A Skylit Drive, Drop Dead, Gorgeous, LMFAO and The Scene Aesthetic. The 2010 and 2011 festivals followed on March 17, 2010 and March 15, 2011. Naming The Festival The name "Never Say Never" was chosen by festival organizers Zar Castillo and George Culberson in response to all the people that told them that they would never be able to bring down incredible bands to South Texas. 2010 Festival The 2010 festival was held on March 17, 2010. It hosted 40 bands of different genres on 3 stages. The festival featured a vendor village, tha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mission, TX
Mission is a city in Hidalgo County, Texas, United States. Its population was 77,058 at the 2010 census and an estimated 84,331 in 2019. Mission is part of the McAllen–Edinburg–Mission and Reynosa–McAllen metropolitan areas. Geography Mission is in southern Hidalgo County. It is bordered to the east by McAllen, the largest city in the county, to the north by Palmhurst, to the west by Palmview, and to the south by the Mexico–United States border along the Rio Grande. The Interstate 2/U.S. Route 83 freeway passes through Mission, south of the center of town. The highway leads east to downtown McAllen and to Harlingen. Interstate 2 ends west of Mission; US 83 leads west to Rio Grande City. According to the United States Census Bureau, Mission has a total area of , of which , or 0.20%, is covered by water. Demographics 2020 census As of the 2020 United States census, 85,778 people, 25,172 households, and 20,139 families were residing in the city. 2000 census A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Black Cards
Black Cards was an American electronic music band that formed in July 2010 as Fall Out Boy bassist Pete Wentz's new main project following the band's indefinite hiatus. Originally conceived as a four-piece electropop band, Wentz played bass guitar and wrote the band's lyrics, while singer Bebe Rexha filled in on vocals. The pair met when Wentz and producer Sam Hollander overheard Rexha recording demos at their studio. Nate Patterson and Spencer Peterson completed the lineup with guitar and drums respectively. Shortly after forming, the group released songs to YouTube, and one to iTunes. Initially the band had planned to write and record a full-length LP to be released in Summer 2011. However, in January 2012, after multiple delays and uncertainty about the band's future, the project came to a halt. Rexha left the band to pursue a solo career and Wentz reevaluated the band's future. Shortly after, the group released a statement saying that they were starting over and on January 26 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Big Chocolate (musician)
"Big Chocolate" is a business term assigned to multi-national chocolate food producers, akin to the terms "Big Oil," " Big Pharma," and "Big Tobacco". Definition According to self-described fair trade proponents including Ghanaian cooperative Kuapa Kokoo, "Big Chocolate" companies are Mondelez (which owns Cadbury), Mars, Nestlé, and The Hershey Company. Together these companies process about 12% of the world's 3 million tons of cocoa each year. "Big Chocolate" also refers to the political and social effects of a unifying industry. Consolidated buying enables large cocoa users to wield significant impact in economies, many of them poor African nations, that rely on cocoa production as a critical element of foreign trade. Miscellaneous At the core of the chocolate debate across Europe, parts of Asia and the United States is the definition of chocolate itself, and whether percentages of cocoa in production should render some candies unable to carry the chocolate food definiti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Being As An Ocean
Being as an Ocean is an American post-hardcore band from Alpine, California, formed in 2011. They have released five studio albums: ''Dear G-d...'', '' How We Both Wondrously Perish'', a self-titled album, ''Waiting for Morning to Come'', released on 8 September 2017, and ''PROXY: An A.N.I.M.O. Story'', released in 2019. ''How We Both Wondrously Perish'' was released in May 2014 and charted at number 57 on the ''Billboard'' 200 in the U.S. History Years as Vanguard and ''Dear G-d...'' (2011–2013) Being as an Ocean was originally named Vanguard, where they played extreme metal with a Christian message, however, as their sound was experimented with more, they began to lose interest in playing metal and instead pursued a more post-hardcore sound. Demo versions of the songs "The Hardest Part Is Forgetting Those You Swore You Would Never Forget" and "Humble Servant, Am I" were streamed on Vanguard's MySpace page on January 4, 2011. The band thereafter changed their name to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Attila (metal Band)
Attila is an American metalcore band from Atlanta, Georgia, formed in 2005. They have released eight full-length albums. Though their original formation was in 2005, the band did not start touring full-time until around 2010. Their most successful album, '' About That Life'', was produced by Joey Sturgis, released on June 25, 2013, and debuted on the ''Billboard'' 200 chart at number 22. Attila has toured across the United States with bands such as Hed PE, Arsonists Get All the Girls, See You Next Tuesday, Insane Clown Posse, Emmure, Chelsea Grin, The Agonist, Oceano, Falling in Reverse, and Metro Station. History Formation, early releases and ''Rage'' (2005–2011) Chris "Fronz" Fronzak, Sean Heenan, Sam Halcomb, Matt Booth and Kris Wilson formed Attila in their hometown of Atlanta in 2005, meeting each other at their high school and through mutual friends. Frontman Fronzak named the band in reference to Attila the Hun, which he came across in a book. Soon after forming, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Attack Attack!
Attack Attack! is an American metalcore band from Westerville, Ohio, originally formed in 2007 as Ambiance, later changing their name. Attack Attack!'s first release, an independent EP titled ''If Guns Are Outlawed, Can We Use Swords?'', was released in 2007, which led to the signing of the band to Rise Records the same year. They released three full-length albums, '' Someday Came Suddenly'', a self-titled album, and '' This Means War'' all through Rise Records. The band left Rise Records in 2012 and disbanded the following year after a farewell tour. On October 19, 2020, the band announced a re-formation, with a mix of returning and new members. History Formation and ''Someday Came Suddenly'' (2007–2008) Attack Attack! was formed around 2006 when Johnny Franck, Andrew Whiting, Nick White and Andrew Wetzel met Austin Carlile while playing in local high school bands. Caleb Shomo joined the band as the keyboardist, and they changed the name to Attack Attack! In 2007 the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Asking Alexandria
Asking Alexandria are a British rock band from York, North Yorkshire, consisting of guitarists Ben Bruce and Cameron Liddell, drummer James Cassells, lead vocalist Danny Worsnop, and bassist Sam Bettley. Initially formed in 2006 by Ben Bruce, the band officially established as a six-piece in 2008 with the founding line-up consisting of Bruce, Worsnop, Cassells, Liddell, Joe Lancaster and Ryan Binns. After the departure of Lancaster and Binns, as well as the recruitment of bassist Sam Bettley in 2009, the band released their debut album '' Stand Up and Scream'' (2009). The band released two studio albums ''Reckless & Relentless'' (2011) and ''From Death to Destiny'' (2013), before the departure of Worsnop in January 2015. He was replaced by Denis Stoff and the band released '' The Black'' (2016). Stoff departed from the band in October that year, and Worsnop subsequently returned to the band. The band released their self-titled fifth album in late 2017, which was a marked styli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Artist Vs
An artist is a person engaged in an activity related to creating art, practicing the arts, or demonstrating an art. The common usage in both everyday speech and academic discourse refers to a practitioner in the visual arts only. However, the term is also often used in the entertainment business, especially in a business context, for musicians and other performers (although less often for actors). "Artiste" (French for artist) is a variant used in English in this context, but this use has become rare. Use of the term "artist" to describe writers is valid, but less common, and mostly restricted to contexts like used in criticism. Dictionary definitions The ''Oxford English Dictionary'' defines the older broad meanings of the term "artist": * A learned person or Master of Arts. * One who pursues a practical science, traditionally medicine, astrology, alchemy, chemistry. * A follower of a pursuit in which skill comes by study or practice. * A follower of a manual art, such as a m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Animals As Leaders
Animals as Leaders is an American instrumental progressive metal band from Washington, D.C. It currently consists of guitarists Tosin Abasi and Javier Reyes and drummer Matt Garstka, having been formed by Abasi in 2007. They are a prominent band within the djent scene. Prosthetic Records released the band's eponymous debut album in 2009. They went on to release the albums '' Weightless'' (2011), ''The Joy of Motion'' (2014), ''The Madness of Many'' (2016), and ''Parrhesia'' (2022). History Animals as Leaders formed after guitarist Tosin Abasi's previous metalcore band, Reflux, disbanded. The heavy metal record label Prosthetic Records saw Abasi's guitar work and asked him to create a solo album for them. Abasi initially declined, feeling such an endeavor would be "...egotistical and unnecessary." Abasi decided to take a year off to study music, as he felt he was unable to reach his peak at guitar playing. After Abasi had completed his course, he took up the label on the offe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anberlin
Anberlin is an American alternative rock band formed in Winter Haven, Florida in 2002. Since the beginning of 2007, the band consists of lead vocalist Stephen Christian, guitarists Joseph Milligan and Christian McAlhaney, bassist Deon Rexroat, and drummer Nathan Young. Members of Anberlin originally formed a band under the name SaGoh 24/7 in 1998, releasing two studio albums before disbanding, with the members having a change in musical direction and name. Anberlin was formed in 2002; within a year of forming, they had signed with semi-independent record label Tooth & Nail Records and released their debut album, ''Blueprints for the Black Market''. In 2005, the band released their second album, ''Never Take Friendship Personal''. The band's third album, ''Cities'', was released in 2007, and became their first album to reach the top 20 of the ''Billboard'' 200, selling 34,000 copies in its debut week. Anberlin signed with major label Universal Republic in 2007 and in 2008 release ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
All Time Low
All Time Low is an American rock band from Towson, Maryland, formed in 2003. Consisting of lead vocalist/rhythm guitarist Alex Gaskarth, lead guitarist Jack Barakat, bassist/backing vocalist Zack Merrick, and drummer Rian Dawson, the band took its name from lyrics in the song "Head on Collision" by New Found Glory. The band has consistently done year-long tours, has headlined numerous tours, and has appeared at music festivals including Warped Tour, Reading and Leeds, and Soundwave. Beginning as a band in high school, All Time Low released their debut EP, '' The Three Words to Remember in Dealing with the End EP'', in 2004 through local label Emerald Moon. Since then the band has released eight studio albums: '' The Party Scene'' (2005), ''So Wrong, It's Right'' (2007), '' Nothing Personal'' (2009), '' Dirty Work'' (2011), '' Don't Panic'' (2012), ''Future Hearts'' (2015), ''Last Young Renegade'' (2017), and ''Wake Up, Sunshine'' (2020). They released their first live album, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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