Sunday, September 21, 2008

new song!

we just posted a new song on our myspace today. it's a demo version of a song called "in lieu of" which will be featured on a compilation from a record company called Zommerkamp out of Mexico. we are all really excited about this compilation mainly b/c of some of the other bands featured on it (Louise Cyphre, the Caution Children, Straight No Chaser, etc), we're hoping to get some copies of it and will let you guys know if and when that happens.

the song we posted is called "in lieu of." it's our sixth and shortest song. when we talk about it, we always call it the "tropical song" b/c of jer's bass line in the beginning of the song. i typically cover different topics within the same song just b/c im pretty ADD when i write i guess. i start the song off talking about an encounter i had with a girl in passing that really just made my day. it lasted about .5 sec, but it really brightened up my day. no words were exchange, just a smile. the rest of the song kind of goes through a scenario that i played in my head if this girl and i had actually had a thing. the song ends with the question "if she would have stayed, what kind of man would i be?" referring to an actual relationships that ive had and questioning what kind of person i'd be right now if i had actually staying in them.

pretty weird right? 

either way, it's a fun song to perform b/c it's really fast and there's a lot going on. justin's and my lyrics kind of overlap each other a couple of times and we always talk about different things in each song so it has a bunch of layers to it.

be sure to take some time to listen to it and maybe even read the lyrics.

Tuesday, September 16, 2008

Tour '09

we are going to start off the new year right and go out on the road with our friends in oedipus. we met the dudes in oedipus at the summer so far benefit show and immediately fell in love. oedipus live is like a roller coaster. their set starts with a bang full of noise and screams taking you up and down. suddenly the ride stops and you're left in this limbo reminiscent of some kind of white noise and then without warning they come back in full force to finish you off, leaving you wishing for more. these guys are truly a treat to watch live and (even better) awesome dudes away from the stage. we're really looking forward to this trip and are looking for shows/will be playing in the following areas:

JAN 1st:  Somewhere in/around Richmond, VA
JAN 2nd: Somewhere in/around Greensboro, NC
JAN 3rd: The Spazz House (Greenville, NC)
JAN 4th: The Red Shed (Annandale, VA)

if you can help us in any way, we would really appreciate it!

we're always looking to play some shows in nearby states so if you've got something, let us know.

Monday, September 15, 2008

FAQs

hey guys we decided to do the blog thing in order to have a better way to keep you guys updated on band news rather than flooding your myspaces with posting tons of bulletins. either way i decided to start things off with some questions we've been asked and others i think you guys wouldnt mind hearing.

what does age sixteen mean?
the short answer is that it doesnt really mean anything. we were looking for a name and couldnt find anything that we all could settle on. one night after practice i was sitting in justin's office watching tv when some infomercial came on and said something like "mary, age sixteen." i thought age sixteen sounded cool and said it out loud to justin who thought it sounded cool too. he went into the other room to ask jer what he thought, but he was half asleep and didnt want to hear anything. we asked mike (who was in the band at the time) and he liked it so we went with it. after jer woke up he realized how much he loved it and age sixteen was born.

when i thought more about the name, i thought about how appropriate it was for our music. personally at sixteen, i was really emotional, sporadic, unpredictable, and energetic...all things that really reminded me of our music.

how long have you guys been a band?
we started practicing as a group back in february. justin and mike wanted to start a band that was reminiscent of the european screamo sound (raein, la quiete, suis la lune, etc.). jer had played with jus in a perfect kiss and wanted to get back in music again so he was asked. colin's old band, branch breaker had just broken up and justin asked him to jump on drum. i had mentioned to justin that i had wanted to do something with a band so he asked if i wanted to try it out and i said yes.

later on, colin would be replaced with tommy and mike with jon and we've had that line up since june. soo as the group we are now, we've been together since june.

do you have any demos left?
sadly enough, we do not. we made a limited pressing of 100 demos that we passed out at shows and mailed out to those who ordered them off of our myspace. HOWEVER, you can download all of the songs off of the demo from our myspace.

when is the album coming out?
our debut album titled Open Up Finders, Please will be released through 229 Records hopefully by the end of the year. it will feature nine songs in total. we have completed demo versions of all songs (one of which will be featured on a compilation through Zomerkamp Records) and are currently planning on getting back into the studio very soon. we hope to schedule studio time by the end of this month. after the tracks are recorded and mixed, they will be mastered and then pressed! we will most likely have a CD release party as well.

got any merch?
very soon. we have an order of shirts which should be arriving soon. they will be available at shows and through our myspace.

when are/can you play in my area?
we love both meeting new people and playing for different crowds. we take all show inquiries seriously and weigh all of the pros and cons of playing each show. if you would like for us to play in your town, please consider the cost that it would take for us to get there. gas, as we all know, is HIGHHH and we need to make sure that we'll get compensated for the  trek that it takes to get out to you. of course we have merch and whatnot to help, but guarantees or proceeds from door donations really go a LONG way. either way, if you really want us to come and can set up a legitimate show, contact us either through myspace or agesixteenband@gmail.com

aren't you guys in that godspeed sounding band?
haha, yes. both justin and jon play guitar and bass, respectively in sawhorse. they also play drums and vocals in surf nazis on ecstasy. justin in tommy play in batcomputer.


well those are a few of the questions ive been asked. if you guys have any more questions, please feel free to ask them and we'll do our best to answer 'em for you.