February 2012
8 posts
To get everyone siked for the Mystery Skulls shows...
Photos from The Composure / Squid The Whale show are up! Thanks to everyone that came out, helped out, and everyone that played! The show was so fun! If you haven’t checked out Squid or The Comp yet, you need to. They’re some of the greatest people on the road right now, and we love working with them. Shout out to our friends at Pup Fresh too, they had some kind words to say about the...
WatchThe Koji Spring Song Vol. 2 taping is just around the corner; and we’ve got some news for ya! HisDayHasCome, Nothing To Prove, and Eyes Wide are all playing special acoustic sets before Koji plays his longest set in Altoona to date. What songs are you excited to sing along to?
Check out HisDayHasCome’s cover of The Descendents’ “I Won’t Let Me” above. It was a...
January 2012
6 posts
Photos from the first two shows this year are up! Thanks to Kyle and Kadee for always taking rad photos! I saw some others taking photos at the last few shows, if that was you, send us the links. Ya heard?
KGiarth Photography: http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.358963294115033.95050.230999226911441&type=3...
Hola amigos and amigas! Just a reminder about the show tomorrow night! We’re really excited about this one, and can’t wait to see everyone perform. Some of you have been asking about the snow we’re supposed to get tonight. Don’t let that stop you from coming out to the show! We won’t ever cancel shows unless it is absolutely 100% necessary, and we’ll be sure to...
Happy New Year everyone! Here are some photos from the last two shows of 2011! These were awesome! If anyone has any other pictures, send us links and we will post them!
Kadee Stephens http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.2932957171763.154122.1496063285&type=1
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KGIARTH Photography...
December 2011
2 posts
Howdy! I just wanted to remind you about the show this week at The Juniata VFW / Fort Apache. Adam McIlwee of Tigers Jaw is on tour with Portland, Oregon’s Lee Corey Oswald and they’ll be in town Thursday night, the 22nd! Our good friend Koji is also playing the show as a part of his annual holiday tour. Come to the show. Enjoy great music. Enjoy great company. It’s going to be...
Hi everyone! I hope all of you had a great Thanksgiving! With the holiday season here, it seems like a good time to announce some of the shows we’re working on for early next year! First up is a band from Chicago called Late In The Playoffs. They just did some dates with Hit The Lights and released an awesome new EP. Their dude Dan and I met on Warped tour in 2009, I’m excited to...
November 2011
5 posts
Time to announce our annual Holiday Extravaganza! We look forward to this show all year, it’s always a blast! Like our Halloween show, there’s a lot of stuff planned for this year’s holiday show that is different from past years. First, if you notice on the flier, it says “$7 with holiday sweater and canned good”, you might be able to guess that we are doing a canned food...
Photos from Nothing To Prove’s CD release are up! Our dude Kyle was the only one that sent us links so far, and he got a ton of photos! But, I know there were a few more of you snapping photos and filming stuff, so send us the links, and we’ll post them all! If you haven’t checked out NTP yet, get acquainted: http://www.facebook.com/nothingtoproveband. Some great bands come out...
Hey y’all! Just wanted to send out a quick reminder about Nothing To Prove’s Cd Release Show that is THIS SATURDAY. We love when friends and local artists release new music, and everyone in the NTP camp is very excited for you to hear it i’m sure! If you come to the show Saturday night, you’ll get their debut “Pop Punk Destroyed My Life” for free. What is better...
Hey everyone! We’ve got a new show to tell you about! Adam from Tigers Jaw is on the road with Portland, Oregon’s Lee Corey Oswald and they’re stopping here in Altoona on December 22nd. Koji is coming out for the show too, it will be his first time back in town since the Summer! Light Hearted, Greylines, and Godfrey Lane are opening the show! Help spread the word, and we’ll...
Photos from our annual Halloween show are up. Everyone’s cover sets were awesome, and there were a ton of great costumes this year. Many thanks to everyone who was involved, it was the best one yet!
KGIARTH Photography http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.304393022905394.85157.230999226911441&type=1
Kadee Stephens...
October 2011
7 posts
Halloween weekend is upon us, and that means so is our annual Halloween show! Everyone involved has put in a ton of work this year; be it learning a set full of covers, planning games and giveaways, baking cupcakes, collecting things to sell flea market style, or designing costumes. It’s going to be great! Come early, everything starts at 5PM on the dot! Bring a little extra cash too,...
Photos from the Fireworks / Balance & Composure and Before You Exit / Weatherstar shows are up! Check them all out at the links below, there’s a lot!
KGIARTH Photography FIREWORKS / BALANCE: http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.295159503828746.82942.230999226911441&type=3
BEFORE YOU EXIT / WEATHERSTAR:...
Some seriously great pop rock bands on the up and up are stopping in Altoona on Saturday. Before You Exit has already released two EPs and done full US tours with All Time Low, Allstar Weekend, and A Rocket To The Moon; and they’re barely out of highschool. In our opinion, Weatherstar is one of the brightest up and coming pop acts out there, check them out. Mitchy C is a part of Ozone...
Altoona’s own, Nothing To Prove will be celebrating the release of their debut EP “Pop Punk Destroyed My Life” with a very special CD release show on November 12th! Everyone that attends will receive a FREE copy of their brand new album that was recorded by Andrew Wade in Ocala, Florida. Wade has worked with bands like A Day To Remember, A Loss For Words, Our Last Night, Versa...
Hey everyone, we just got word this morning that The Masonic Temple was accidentally double booked for this coming Monday, thus resulting in the Fireworks / Balance & Composure show needing relocated. The show has been moved to Fort Apache / Juniata VFW at 126 N. 16th Ave. Altoona, PA 16601. It’s just about 10 blocks from Penn State Altoona, right behind Mama Randazzo’s...
Photos from the Pentimento show last week are up! Those guys are amazing, and we can’t wait for them to come back! Hopefully we’ll have another post show dance party too haha. Check out the photos below!
KGIARTH Photography http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.291719974172699.82203.230999226911441
Kadee Stephens...
September 2011
6 posts
Quick reminder about the show this Friday night! It’s been a few weeks since the last show, and we hope to see all of you at this one, it’s going to be great! Pentimento is one of the brightest up and coming bands from the Northeast, and the rest of the show is packed with some amazing bands, young and old, from our community! Come out early and support great people and great bands!
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It’s time to announce our annual Halloween Extravaganza! This has always been one of the year’s best shows, and 2011’s will be no different! There’s a lot of stuff planned for this year, and we’re very excited! First, everyone playing the show this year has picked a band or artist. They are putting in the time and effort to learn an entire set of songs by that...
Photos from the Basement/Daylight show are up! Check ‘em out. Thanks to Kyle and Kadee, everyone that helped out, everyone that came, and all the bands! The show ruled! KGIARTH Photography http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.275402699137760.78311.230999226911441 Kadee Stephens http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.2369690450447.140798.1496063285
HEY! We’ve got another show to announce! Some good friends of ours are coming back to town, and we couldn’t be more excited to finally share the news with you! Check it out, and spread the word!
Monday, October 10th @ The Altoona Masonic Temple 600 Jackson Ave. Altoona, PA 16602 5PM | $10 Fireworks (Triple Crown Records / Run For Cover) Balance & Composure (No Sleep...
August 2011
8 posts
Time to announce some new shows! These are gonna be awesome, and there will hopefully be a few more to announce in the coming weeks. Cross your fingers, and get excited!
Friday, September 30th @ The Altoona Masonic Temple 600 Jackson Ave, Altoona Pa 16602 5:00 PM | $8 Pentimento (Panic Records) Light Hearted Seas We Fear To Sail The Big Time Eyes Wide Guy The Walrus ...
Hey Y’all! Just wanted to remind you about the show TOMORROW NIGHT, it’s going to be awesome! Here are a ton of reasons why: This is Basement’s first trek in the US and and first time Central Pennsylvania! They just released a killer debut album via Run For Cover Records called “I Wish I Could Stay Here”. This is also Daylight’s first show in the area; most of...
We just posted a list of all the bands we’ve done shows with over the years. Check it out here: http://anemergencyscene.tumblr.com/pastshows
Photos from the Citizen / Restorations and Crucial Dudes / HisDayHasCome shows are up! Kyle got some sick shots at these, check ‘em out! KGIARTH Photography, Citizen show http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.263543083657055.76194.230999226911441 KGIARTH Photography, Crucial Dudes show http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.266985103312853.76786.230999226911441
Tuesday night is show number 3, and it continues the string of cheap shows and packed line-ups of the last two! Jump Start Records’ Crucial Dudes have teamed up with 814’s own HisDayHasCome for an east coast tour, and joining them on Thursday in Altoona are: Settle For Less, True Things, Washington Square Park, Organs, and The Life We Knew! It’s all starting at 5:30PM SHARP, so...
Pictures from The Swellers show last week are up! The show was awesome, thanks to everyone who came to, helped out at, and photographed the show! Yeah!
Kadee Stephens http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.2292335396619.137186.1496063285 KGIARTH Photography http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.259848180693212.75609.230999226911441 Mikey Shearer / MXS! Photography...
Show number two! This Thursday, Either/Or Records Citizen will be stopping in Altoona on their way home from recording their brand new EP! It’s another packed show, joining them will be label-mates Louder Than Bombs, Restorations, Light Years, Forbearance, and Coastal! Citizen and Restorations put out some truly incredible releases this year, and they are definitely bands that should be on...
July 2011
11 posts
There are a 4 of killer shows coming up over the next few weeks, all at The Altoona Masonic Temple! The first of these is a massive show on Aug 1st. 7 touring bands, 1 night, it’s going to be awesome: Such Gold, Heartsounds, We Are The Union, Handguns, The Story So Far, Maker, and The Greenery. The show starts at 5:30PM SHARP! Bring your friends, and get ready for some serious pile-ons! ...
Lost Tape Collective’s True Things has been added to the show on Aug 9 w/ Crucial Dudes, HisDayHasCome, Settle For Less and more!! Download their album “Alone In My Room” for free over at their Bandcamp! http://truethings.bandcamp.com/
Edit: Washington Square Park has been added as well. Check them out here: http://washingtonsquarepark.bandcamp.com/
YO! YO! Quick reminder about the show next week! One week from today, The Swellers, Fake Problems, and Daytrader are playing The Masonic Hall! That’s August 28th for those of you who like dates. Light Hearted and On The Run are on the show too! This is the first time The Swellers have been to Altoona in almost 4 years, and with a line up you don’t want to miss! It’s gonna be...
Guess what, more photos! These are some from the show last week with Anthony Raneri, Shane Henderson, Allison Weiss, and Ship Wrecks! Did you get any photos or videos? Let us know and we will add them too!
KGIARTH Photography http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.248703678474329.73454.230999226911441
Kadee Stephens http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.2240634744135.134620.1496063285
Photos from the Touche Amore / Balance & Composure / Koji show a few weeks ago are up! Check them out below, and let us know if you took any. We will post them too! Thanks to Kyle, Mikey, and Kadee for always getting our shows on film!
Kadee Stephens http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.2211504655901.132970.1496063285
KGIARTH Photography...
Hey guys, don’t forget that tomorrow night Anthony Raneri of Bayside and Shane Henderson of Valencia are playing in town! This is the first time in over two years since Ant has been to Altoona, it’s been right around a year for Shane as well. Come early so you can catch Allison Weiss, Ship Wrecks, and Shady Ave too. It’s going to be great! Bring a friend, and be ready to sing!
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