Idolator
Staind, 3 Doors Down, and Hinder are joining forces to rock sheds and state fairs this summer. Staind is currently recording a new album with the working title The Illusion of Progress, which would make an excellent name for the tour as well. While it's difficult to imagine a more immediately loathsome bill, I believe the tour hits the midwest smack in the middle of tornado season, which should provide for some hope/excitement. [Guy Who Mumbled A Lot In Shop Class Returns To Trumpet His Middling Rock-Star Success
The Matablog alerted us to this Boston Globe item about Staind lead singer (and sad lil' bear) Aaron Lewis' upcoming gig at his Massachusetts high school. Since we are trying to break into the hipper, younger, heavily armed 18-and-under demographic, we'd love if one of the Longmeadow High School students at the show could send us a review. We'd are also interested in hearing from some of Lewis' classmates about what he was like at that age: Did he imitate Eddie Vedder every day, or only some days? Did he get in trouble for dropping the last vowel from all of his proper nouns? That kind of stuff.
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