allthelineswecast:

My personal favourite from tonight.

(Source: rewritethescene.com)

This is the face I make when I spend time in the McDonalds play place @samantha_syslo #nastguy #rkelly

theauditionband:

The Deceptive Cadence interviewed Danny the other day. You can check it out at the link, found —->here<—-

commonrevolt:

New Acoustic Performance - The Audition: “You Gotta Believe” (from their new EP, Chapter II, available now)

Danny & Danira, sounds perfect. We were raging. =]

propertyofzack:

PropertyOfZack spoke with Danny Stevens from The Audition not too long ago for a brief interview. Danny and I discussed the band’s time off, the stigma of Victory Records, release plans for their new EP, touring, and much more. Check it all out below!

For the record, could you state your name and role in The Audition?
This is Danny Stevens, and I am the lead vocalist in The Audition.

It’s been a long road for the band since you got off of Victory, but is the band finally ready to jump back into things?
Absolutely. We took a little over a year off to clear our heads and to try to get out of the stigma of Victory and to try to make people forget that we were a Victory band and what comes with that stigma. We became normal people for a year, but we’re ready to jump back in.

Not to necessarily get into the Victory stuff, but when bands talk about the label, they generally only have one thing to say. Was it hard to get past it?
It was really hard. No one wants to help that label out because they’re in the business of helping themselves. Bands didn’t want to take us on tour because they did not want to help Victory, and it put us in between a rock and a hard place. We didn’t really have any options besides headlining or not touring. It was hard being attached to them.

You’ve gotten off of Victory, but like you’ve said, you were quiet for over a year. Was that just a large byproduct of being on Victory?
It wasn’t hard because of that, but it was hard because we’ve been on tour for six years of our straight and taking something like that away is very difficult. It was difficult to have a standard living situation, but that’s all over now. 

Fans were a little concerned since you’ve been so quiet. Do you think you have to make up the ground you may have lost in 2011?
Yeah, definitely. I would give Twitter replies every day to tell fans we didn’t break up. We did four albums in five years. In this day and age, you kind of have to be in people’s faces or they forget about you. There will definitely be a rebuilding period, but I think it’ll pick right back up where it left off.

The band played the one Glamour Kills show not too long ago. Was that nice to do towards the end of 2011?
It was good. We’ve done a few college shows and one-offs, but it was nice to be able to get the first show jitters out of the way for our new members. 

The Audition launched a Kickstarter campaign and beat your goal. Were you surprised with the outcome?
I was surprised. When we first set a goal, we though it was just a lot of money. To go over the limit proves that people haven’t forgotten about us. A lot of bands on the site also had more money than us, but they’d have half the pledges, which is nice for us to see.

Kickstarter can be a tricky thing for a lot of bands. Some bands get nervous about “begging” for money from their fans. Was it awkward for you?
It really is like just asking fans for money. For the purpose of what it was for, no one was nervous. Considering that it’s for a new release, I think it was better to do it that way. Some people ask for $15,000 for new gear, and that’s a bit different. I think that’s a handout.

What’s the status on that EP?
It’s all done and mixed and mastered. We’re finalizing the artwork today. We should be releasing it really soon. We’ll see how that goes. Hopefully we can sell some units.

POZ: How was it in the studio?
Danny: We recorded with John, who we did our first two albums with. It was a no brainer to go back with him.

How was it stepping back into the studio for the first time in an extended period?
It was good. I think the newer guys were nervous. Our guitar player had never been in a real studio before, and he was a little nervous at first. We’re all pros at this now, so we calmed each other down. The banged the whole EP out in 11 days. We even had 5 days to spare.

Can you talk a little bit about the writing process?
We were all involved in the new writing process. We started writing the EP about a year ago. We had like 25 different songs written that we narrowed down. We found the ones we really wanted to focus on and took those songs and just rearranged them. It was cool having everyone’s input. The new guys came up with a lot of good ideas too. It all came together.

What does the new music sound like compared to prior stuff?
This is definitely the most rock n’ roll thing that we’ve released. It has a lot of the vibe of our Champion album, which is darker. The vocals have a lot of soul in them, and it’s just rocking.

When should we see a first song released?
Definitely before the tour starts. We’re trying to release the EP not too far after the tour starts.

This is a great tour to kick things off again. Are you excited to be out with Every Avenue and We Are The In Crowd?
It’s going to be outstanding. Every Avenue and us grew up together. We did a headline tour three years ago and they were the opening band, and now they’re headlining over us, which is pretty funny. We’re really grateful.

You’re releasing an EP, but you obviously have so many more songs written. Do you see yourselves releasing new material soon?
We already have four or five songs written that we will probably put on our next release. It’s nice to have those already. We’re still thinking about the future.

What about future touring after this tour?
We’re trying. We’re hitting people up now. Booking agents and bands thought we were done too. We got really lucky because Anarbor dropped off of this Every Avenue tour, and we got to fill their spot because everyone already had their winter tours booked. We’re hitting people up now.

Do you think a lot of the year will be getting yourself out there again for bands too, not just fans?
I hope it doesn’t take the whole year, but that’s the goal.

thevaudevillescene:

Don’t they embed those signs in the ground so you CAN’T pull them out? Jfc.