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.
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