A Warped Look At Summer

With the start of school brings the unavoidable end of summer. It's not all bad but it's hard not to miss the things that make summer so special; lazy days with your friends, day trips to the beach, and one of the highlights of summer every year, the Vans Warped Tour. Now unfortunately I wasn't able to attend any dates on this years Warped Tour but I was able to get a listen to most of the bands doing the tour and was given some recommendations of what new bands to check out. This year Warped Tour helped make a name for two acts that are without a doubt talented and are sure to make an even bigger name for themselves throughout the next year. These two acts are so good in fact, they've earned my own full out recommendation.

First, is a the three-piece band from London, England, Tat. Tat is an English punk band fronted by Tatiana Demaria that first appeared on Warped Tour in 2006. Only expecting to play 8 dates the band was asked to finish the entire tour, 28 shows in total. With their debut album due to be released this fall expect big things from these three. Below is a video of Tat performing their song Bloodstain on Warped Tour and an interview with Warped Tour founder Kevin Lyman.





It is more likely that you have heard of the second Warped Tour band to earn my recommendation as they were able to be the feature of the MTV show Buzzin'. And even though they were featured on MTV, Shwayze actually does make good music. Hailing from Malibu, CA the band consists of Cisco Adler and Shwayze and their groove based hip-hop gives the perfect vibe for a chill out summer soundtrack. Check out one of their performances from Warped Tour below and pick up their self-titled cd.