Roadie for a Day!
by: Mike Matz | Friday, May 28, 2004
My Chemical Romance is giving you the chance to be a Roadie For A Day on their leg of the Warped Tour.
Ten (10) winners will be chosen to be Roadie For A Day. You read it right, ten. Each winner will recieve one (1) All Access pass, a $10 per diem and a special package from My Chemical Romance and etnies.
Tour Dates:
6/25 Reliant Center @ Reliant Park at Houston , TX
6/26 Smirnoff Music Center at Dallas , TX
6/27 Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre at Selma , TX
6/29 New Mexico State University Practice Fie at Las Cruces , NM
6/30 Peoria Sports Complex at Peoria , AZ
7/01 California State University at Fullerton , CA
7/02 California State University at Fullerton , CA
7/03 Pier 30/32 at San Francisco , CA
7/04 Desert Breeze Park at Las Vegas , NV
7/06 Coors Amphitheatre at Chula Vista , CA
7/07 Seaside Park at Ventura , CA
7/08 Sleep Train Amphitheatre at Marysville , CA
7/09 Idaho Center at Nampa , ID
7/10 The Gorge at George , WA
7/11 Columbia Meadows at Saint Helens , OR
7/13 Thunderbird Stadium at Vancouver, BC ,
7/15 Race City Speedway at Calgary, AB ,
7/16 Gallatin County Fairgrounds at Bozeman , MT
7/17 Utah State Fairpark at Salt Lake City , UT
7/18 Invesco Field @ Mile HIgh at Denver , CO
7/24 Tweeter Center at Tinley Park , IL
CONTEST CLOSED!
Coachella Was A Blast
by: Mike Matz | Wednesday, May 12, 2004
May 1-2
Indio, California
Coachella was a blast, and if you weren't therewhere the heck were you? Don't tell me that you put all your eggs in one basket and prayed that you would be the winner for free tickets from etnies. Didn't your parents teach you to always have a backup plan? I suppose you get lectured 
enough already, so I'll get right down to the weekend's events and fill you in on what you missed.
Everyone seemed to come out on Saturday for the headlining band, Radiohead. But, myself and plenty of others were stoked to catch sets by Death Cab for Cutie, Trail of Dead, The Stills, the (International) Noise Conspiracy and the Section Quartet. This last band was very impressive--mainly because they all played violins. Yes, you read that correctly--violins. As dusk began to fall, everyone, including our contest winner Elizabeth, began migrating toward the 
main stage. It was rad to have Elizabeth rocking out with us for the last two sets of the night, and Radiohead's performance alone was worth the drive and the money spent. For me to put it in words wouldn't do it justice, so I'm going to head right into Sunday.
Le Tigre, Broken Social Scene and The Flaming Lips stole the show on Sunday. Broken Social Scene had the whole crowd into their special brand of love music. The fact that their guitarist proposed to his girlfriend during the set definitely helped elevate the energy on stage and in the crowd. I was so moved that I even shed a tear. As if it weren't enough to have animals 
on stage, The Flaming Lips' Wayne Coyne also emerged into the crowd in a huge plastic bubble. After floating around for ten minutes, he came out of his shell and played a short, yet amazing set. The more I think about it, that was the best form of irony I've ever witnessed.
After those antics, some of the etnies crew bypassed The Cure to see Le Tigre, and it was the best decision we could've made. Their stage presence was over the top, using visuals that give you reason to pay attention and immerse yourself in the chaos that took place for the last forty-five minutes of Coachella. At a little past midnight, the weekend was officially over and we were officially over it. Until next year, goodnight!