Incoming: Atreyu, Deer Tick, No Age, Tim Kasher, Five For Fighting, Saves the Day

As much as we like to deny that we were awkward teenagers, the fact remains that we most certainly were. When I think of my own teenage years, I tend to reflect on the music that I really liked. While I started to come around in my late teenage years, the...

By Michael Lopez

September 1, 2010

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As much as we like to deny that we were awkward teenagers, the fact remains that we most certainly were. When I think of my own teenage years, I tend to reflect on the music that I really liked.

While I started to come around in my late teenage years, the early portion reflected a certain genre that was ungodly popular at the time -- emo. One of the many bands I enjoyed listening to was New Jersey outfit Saves the Day.

Their 2001 album Stay What You Are was gospel, and the lead single "At Your Funeral" remains an insanely fun song some 9 years later. The song was such a tour de force of all things emo that the creative minds at 5-Second Films used it in their hilarious "Emo Cowboys" film.

Brilliant, right? Well, it just so happens that Saves the Day -- along with Five For Fighting, Tim Kasher, Atreyu, Deer Tick and No Age -- have just announced shows in the Valley. You can finally reenact your own emo duel with some live accompaniment.

The rest of this week's not-so-emo just announced shows:

36 Crazyfists: With Straight Line Stitch, Taking Dawn, & more, Friday,
Sept. 24, 6:30 p.m., $13-$14. Nile Theater, 105 W. Main St., Mesa,
480-559-5859.

Atreyu: With Blessthefall, Chiodos, Architects, & Endless Hallway,
Friday, Nov. 26, 6 p.m., $20-$22. Marquee Theatre, 730 N. Mill Ave.,
Tempe, 480-829-0607.

Attack Attack: With Emmure, Pierce The Veil, & Of Mice And Men, Sunday,
Nov. 28, 6:30 p.m., $18-$20. Marquee Theatre, 730 N. Mill Ave., Tempe,
480-829-0607.

The B-52's: Saturday, Oct. 16, 7 p.m., free with fair admission, $18
reserved seating. Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum at the Arizona
State Fair, 1826 W. McDowell Rd., Phoenix, 602-252-6771.

Deer Tick: Saturday, Oct. 16, 8 p.m., $12-$14. The Sail Inn, 26 S.
Farmer Ave., Tempe, 480-966-9565.

Five For Fighting: Thursday, Oct. 14, 8 p.m., $28-$30. Rhythm Room, 1019
E. Indian School Rd., Phoenix, 602-265-4842.

Goose Creek Symphony: Saturday, Feb. 12, 6 p.m., $17.75. Rhythm Room,
1019 E. Indian School Rd., Phoenix, 602-265-4842.

Gov't Mule: Wednesday, Nov. 3, 7 p.m., $25-$27. Marquee Theatre, 730 N.
Mill Ave., Tempe, 480-829-0607.

Candye Kane: Saturday, Dec. 18, 9:30 p.m., $14.75. Rhythm Room, 1019 E.
Indian School Rd., Phoenix, 602-265-4842.

Tim Kasher: With Freelance Whales, Sunday, Nov. 14, 7:30 p.m., $13. The
Sail Inn, 26 S. Farmer Ave., Tempe, 480-966-9565.

KUPD's Big Red Night of the Dead: With Deftones, Suicidal Tendencies,
All That Remains, Mushroomhead, Prong, Red Line Chemistry, Digital
Summer, & more, Saturday, Oct. 23, 1 p.m., $35. Fear Farm, 2209 N. 99th
Ave., Phoenix.

Joanna Newsom: Sunday, Nov. 7, 8 p.m., $28. Orpheum Theatre, 200 W.
Washington St., Phoenix, 602-534-5600.

No Age: With Lucky Dragons, Friday, Dec. 3, 8 p.m., $12-$14. Clubhouse
Music Venue, 1320 E. Broadway Rd., Tempe, 480-968-3238.

Saves the Day: Wednesday, Oct. 13, 6 p.m., $13. Nile Theater, 105 W.
Main St., Mesa, 480-559-5859.

J. Roddy Walston and the Business: Monday, Sept. 13, 8 p.m., $10. Rhythm
Room, 1019 E. Indian School Rd., Phoenix, 602-265-4842.

Wonder 7: With Dieselboy, Borgore, Datsik, & more, Saturday, Nov. 13, 8
p.m., $21.25-$31.25. Marquee Theatre, 730 N. Mill Ave., Tempe,
480-829-0607.

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