Showing posts with label The Maine. Show all posts
Showing posts with label The Maine. Show all posts

Wednesday, August 20, 2014

Interview: Jared Monaco of The Maine

BY: Liza Boodhansingh

KC Brown caught up with Jared Monaco of The Maine, while the band was on Warped Tour. Check out what Jared had to say in the interview below.

Monday, August 11, 2014

The Maine Release "Run" Music Video

BY: Liza Boodhansingh



The Maine have released a music video for "Run." "Run" is on Forever Halloween. Watch the new video below.

Tuesday, June 17, 2014

The Maine Stream New Song, "So Criminal"

BY: Liza Boodhansingh



The Maine is currently streaming their new song, "So Criminal," on SoundCloud. The song is on the deluxe edition of Forever Halloween, which was released today. Listen to the song below. Pick up the deluxe album on iTunes.

Thursday, May 29, 2014

The Maine Stream New Song

BY: Liza Boodhansingh



The Maine are currently streaming their new song, "Ugly on The Inside." The song will be released on the deluxe edition of Forever Halloween. Listen to the new song below.

Wednesday, May 28, 2014

The Maine to Release Deluxe Version of 'Forever Halloween'

BY: Liza Boodhansingh



The Maine will be re-releasing Forever Halloween on June 17th. The deluxe version will feature five new tracks. Watch a video teaser for the deluxe version below.

The Maine Release Tour Update

BY: Liza Boodhansingh

Thursday, January 23, 2014

Warped Tour Band Additions

BY: Liza Boodhansingh



As of January 15th, The Maine, Crown The Empire, Volumes and State Champs were added to the line up.
As of January 22nd, Less Than Jake, Chelsea Grin, Bad Rabbits, Secrets, To The Wind and MC Chris were added to the line up.

Wednesday, November 6, 2013

The Maine Release "Raining in Paris" Lyric Video

BY: Liza Boodhansingh

The Maine Announce Acoustic Tour Dates

BY: Liza Boodhansingh



The Maine will be going on a short acoustic tour in January. The acoustic tour is in support of the band's upcoming EP, Imaginary Numbers.

Jan. 23 - Swedish American Hall - San Francisco, CA
Jan. 28 - Moon Room - Denver, CO
Jan. 30 - The Conservatory - Oklahoma City, OK
Jan. 31 - Sons of Hermann Hall - Dallas, TX
Feb. 1 - Stubb's Jr. - Austin, TX
Feb. 4 - Launchpad - Albuquerque, NM
Feb. 7 - Tempe Center for the Arts - Tempe, AZ

Monday, November 4, 2013

The Maine to Release Acoustic EP

BY: Liza Boodhansingh



The Maine have announced their first ever acoustic EP. Imaginary Numbers will be released on December 10th. Stream song previews on the band's official YouTube channel.

Monday, October 28, 2013

Tuesday, October 15, 2013

Thursday, September 19, 2013

The Maine - "Love & Drugs" Music Video

BY: Liza Boodhansingh

Lydia and From Indian Lakes Added to The Maine and Anberlin Tour

BY: Liza Boodhansingh

Lydia and From Indian Lakes will be joining The Maine and Anberlin co-headlining tour. Tickets available here.



Oct02 - Albuquerque, NM - Sunshine Theatre
Oct03 - Tempe, AZ - The Marquee
Oct04 - Santa Ana, CA - The Observatory
Oct05 - Ventura, CA - Ventura Theatre
Oct06 - San Diego, CA - SOMAB
Oct08 - Los Angeles, CA - The Mayan Theatre
Oct09 - San Francisco, CA - Great American Music Hall
Oct11 - Seattle, WA - El Corazon
Oct12 - Portland, OR - Hawthorne Theater
Oct14 - Boise, ID - Knitting Factory
Oct15 - Salt Lake City, UT - In The Venue
Oct16 - Denver, CO - Gothic Theatre
Oct18 - Minneapolis, MN - Mill City Nights
Oct19 - Chicago, IL - House of Blues
Oct20 - Milwaukee, WI - The Eagles Club
Oct21 - Grand Rapids, MI - Intersection
Oct23 - Philadelphia, PA - Union Transfer
Oct25 - Baltimore, MD - Ram’s Head Live
Oct26 - Boston, MA - House of Blues
Oct27 - Altoona, PA - Penn State Altoona
Oct29 - New York, NY - Webster Hall
Oct30 - Sayreville, NJ - Starland Ballroom
Nov01 - Norfolk, VA - The NorVa
Nov04 - Atlanta, GA - Masquerade
Nov05 - Orlando, FL - House of Blues

The Maine 8123 Final Tour Update

BY: Liza Boodhansingh

Wednesday, August 7, 2013

The Maine and Anberlin Co-headlining Tour

BY: Liza Boodhansingh

The Maine and Anberlin will set off on a co-headlining tour this fall. Supporting acts will be announced later. Tickets are on sale now. Dates are listed below.

Wed/Oct-02 Albuquerque, NM Sunshine Theater
Thu/Oct-03 Mesa, AZ The Marquee
Fri/Oct-04 Santa Ana, CA The Observatory
Sat/Oct-05 Ventura, CA Ventura Theatre
Sun/Oct-06 San Diego, CA SOMA
Tue/Oct-08 Los Angeles, CA The Mayan Theatre
Wed/Oct-09 San Francisco, CA Great American Music Hall
Fri/Oct-11 Seattle, WA El Corazon
Sat/Oct-12 Portland, OR Hawthorne Theater
Mon/Oct-14 Boise, ID Knitting Factory
Tue/Oct-15 Salt Lake City, UT In The Venue
Wed/Oct-16 Denver, CO Gothic Theatre
Fri/Oct-18 Minneapolis, MN Mill City Nights
Sat/Oct-19 Chicago, IL House of Blues
Sun/Oct-20 Milwaukee, WI The Eagles Club
Mon/Oct-21 Grand Rapids, MI Intersection
Wed/Oct-23 Philadelphia, PA Union Transfer
Fri/Oct-25 Baltimore, MD Ram’s Head Live
Sat/Oct-26 Boston, MA House of Blues
Sun/Oct-27 Altoona, PA Penn State Altoona
Tue/Oct-29 New York, NY Webster Hall
Wed/Oct-30 Sayreville, NJ Starland Ballroom
Fri/Nov-01 Norfolk, VA The NorVa
Mon/Nov-04 Atlanta, GA Masquerade
Tue/Nov-05 Orlando, FL House of Blues

Thursday, August 1, 2013

Album Review: "Forever Halloween"

BY: Emily Harris



The Maine has done it again. After their previous full length, Pioneer, a lot of fans were questioning what direction their sound was going in. Pioneer changed The Maine's game (Accidental rhyme woo!), completely transforming their sound. With the release of Forever Halloween, everyone was anxiously waiting to hear what tricks The Maine had slipped under their sleeves. And I have to say, what awesome tricks they were.

Forever Halloween is one of the rawest and honest compilations of music I have ever listened to, and trust me, I have listened to quite a few songs. Not only have their songwriting skills as a band improved tenfold, the whole album was recorded live- no autotune, no 10 different guitar parts recorded, no weird synthesizers. It is just The Maine and their message. The blatant, simple feeling that evokes in itself is incredible. It's symbolic of how they want their fans to hear exactly what they truly are about: music.

Some songs like Love & Drugs, White Walls, and Happy, are classic The Maine tunes, except much more simple. The aspect of the recording process really sets the tone for this album, and I am in love with it.

The song that is the most memorable on this album is These Four Words. The song is basically about not loving someone. The intent of the song is very different and beautiful in a sad way. A raw piano melody and John's voice convey the meaning even more so. The haunting sensation it sends down to the bottom of your stomach when you hear the lines "I don't love you" is unavoidable; the amount of unrefined and pure emotion that is embedded into this song alone is crazy. Overall, it's beautiful in it's sadness.

Forever Halloween, the entitled song off of the album, conveys the overarching message of the album. It takes the actual event of Halloween and symbolically compares it to the real world of being someone you are not. I think by recording this album live without any modern touch ups, that's what The Maine is trying to break free from: being someone they are not. Having other people's hands decide who and what they can be or release.

In short, this album is a great representation of how "rock and roll" is not someone sitting behind a computer and digitally creating "music." It's about passion and being who you are, even if it's not the best or the most popular.