yesterday was a day full of...

you guessed it, The Fold. it started somewhere around 4 pm at Barnes & Noble with a signing/photo/acoustic set little thing that the cool people over in the music department had put together. i had to admit going over there i had some doubts as to if there would be a reasonable turn out or not but i guess stockton never ceases to surprise me and sure enough there were kids lined up to meet and greet the band. i was really happy for them as they are some pretty cool dudes that i recommend checking out if you havent yet.

They met and took pictures with fans, one of which happend to be an older fellow that i totally give props to for being there, it was really cute. so after all the signing was finished they got on with the acoustic set playing a total of 3 songs amazingly might i add. the singer really has a good voice and during the performance i had to keep kind of reminding myself that i wasnt listening to a cd and that the dude was actually right in front of me.

The performance finished and the whole production came to a close everyone said their last goodbyes and hope to see you at the shows tonight, so we ended up leaving not too long after that and a little later headed over to the Empire Theatre to catch the bands show along with Brandon Tyler and Mini Pop. so we get over to the Empire and what do we find as soon as we walk in the door? sure enough there is Dan the singer of The Fold just hangin out with fans and chatting it up, their guitarist later joined in and i was happy to see how nice of people they really are. we got our smiley stamps and the cool lady at the ticket window was back (shes my favorite along with the singing door dude and the guy thats so un enthusiastic in the cafe) and we went inside to find the employees cracking jokes and harrassing Brandon Tyler but only in fun.

That kids got some jokes of his own though as we always seem to get an earfull of whenever we see him perform. after waiting around for another hour or so things got started and Brandon Tyler was up first. like i said this kids got jokes and he definately had me laughing. i guess you could say that musically his style is very John Mayer which i really dont happen to be too into but you know hes pretty good at what he does and if you like John Mayer im pretty sure youll like this kid. then there was an intermission and we got ready to watch Mini Pop. now this was my second time seeing this band as i saw them when they came to the Empire last time with The Click Five and let me tell you they have really improved on their live performance because last night they really rocked. their style is well...i dont even know how to describe it but lets just say i havent heard a lot of stuff out these days that sounds like them (and maybe thats because i dont work in a music department in some store...wink wink) but like i said last night they really stepped it up and i was impressed.

And now for the moment we all had been waiting for, The Fold. this was also my second time seeing The Fold as i had seen them a couple months ago with Sherwood and Sound the Alarm. but in all honestly i had kind of over looked The Fold last time i saw them and didnt really take the time to get too into them. this time however i was all ears and i must say this is definately a band i recommend getting into. not only do they have a great sound theyre also some of the nicest dudes on the planet. i found myself actually dancing around during their set and really getting into it and trust me if im not feelin it ill just stand there. they finished their set and then went to sign stuff and meet the fans and well i guess you could say that it was an interesting sight because the majority of the people they were meeting and signing for were the same kids from earlier that day at B&N. sometimes i guess i just dont get it. we stuck around for a little while but ended up leaving before they had finished with their fans. i really was happy for them that people came and were into it because they deserve it cause theyre awesome. in all it was a good day with The Fold and i hope they get to come back some time as i wouldnt mind seeing them again.

so if you havent...go check them out at www.myspace.com/thefold
or if your looking to buy their cd you can head over to Barnes & Noble and talk to Miss Iris in the music department.