And speaking of streams, The Starting Line’s Based on a True Story concert airs tonight. I watched the Direction one last weekend and the quality was fantastic. I highly recommend these for any fan of the band.
The Starting Line have a new vinyl bundle for their upcoming livestream.
The Starting Line will be playing Based on a True Story, Direction, and a “Best of” set. Tickets and bundles are now available.
Read More “The Starting Line Announce Three Livestreams” Kenny Vasoli of The Starting Line covered Prince Daddy & the Hyena’s “I Lost My Life.”
I had the opportunity to photograph The Starting Line’s show in Denver, CO over the weekend. You can find the full gallery below and I hope you enjoy.
Kenny Vasoli talked with the Dallas Observer, about the current status of The Starting Line:
“The Starting Line is more of a tradition than a band at this point … and I’m very careful to not fuck with the legacy of this band,” Vasoli says. “I don’t just wanna shit out another record because it would mean more money or attention for us. Things go so well when we just do what we do.”
Today’s video interview is with The Starting Line.
The Starting Line are back and riding high on their Est. 1999 Tour. The band chats about their legacy at the 25th Anniversary of Vans Warped Tour in Atlantic City, NJ.
Read More “The Starting Line at Warped Tour (Video Interview)”
The Starting Line are heading out on tour. Tickets go on sale Friday.
The Starting Line have announced their annual holiday show in Philadelphia.
Kenny Vasoli from The Starting Line performed an acoustic set at Brooklyn’s Emo Night. You can find a playlist full of fan shot video below.
If I recall correctly, this “Throwback Thursday” gallery comes from the first time I ever photographed The Starting Line at the Roseland Ballroom in Portland, OR. I am pretty sure it was also their first national tour, and they were the opening band on a bill with New Found Glory, RX Bandits, and H2O.
It’s been interesting as I continue my deep dive into what seems like a never ending abyss of images; I sort through these boxes and struggle with where to even start. This week, when I came across these rolls of film, I realized these images would end up being a pretty sizable milestone for myself as a photographer. A few of the images from this night ended up being used on the album cover for The Starting Line’s release of The Early Years (We the People Sessions). You’ll find the full gallery below.
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The Starting Line have a message for everyone. The band, manager, and other friends will be in this thread for a while answering questions. Please stop in to say “hi,” ask a question, or just hang out for a little while.
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This summer reads like a pop fan’s wet-dream.
We find July bringing the trifecta of “must-own” summer albums to a close. For those who lean toward the pop persuasion, The Starting Line will come as a fitting end to a two week burst of purchases that is sure to include multiple trips to the record store in search of Yellowcard and MxPx. This gives you two full weeks to play both of the aforementioned albums – because once you’ve purchased Direction, it’s unlikely to leave your stereo for quite some time.
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I’d have to say the “Screaming Is For Babies” tour is one of my favorite tours in a long time; how’d it get put together and how’s it been so far?
Well this is kind of like our first real headlining tour—we headlined the Drive Thru tour before, but this was like the first chance for us to go out and headline and pick the bands that we wanted to pick. We got a list of who we could take on the tour, and we wanted to make it sort of a diverse bill of bands that we’re all fans of, and we knew the Cartel guys a little bit before going into it, but not really all that well, and we met the Gatsbys guys on Warped Tour, and we’re just fans of all the bands on it. It’s a lineup that I’d love to see if I was going to a show because there aren’t really two bands that sound alike, and I love going to shows like that. Kids that come for us or Cartel may have not heard Copeland or Gatsbys, and to introduce them to a new band is awesome, especially bands like that.
How does it feel to have your most successful tour in quite some time when some people had maybe written you off?
It’s cool man. The fans are there and it’s proof that good work ethic and grassroots touring makes real fans. Kids support the record, although our record label hadn’t and didn’t really get it out there in full force, but our core audience seems to really like the record or people who didn’t like the last record might like Based On a True Story. It all comes down to the songs, and if people connect with the songs, they’ll support your band.
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Okay, so let’s start with what we know:
I know, I know, so many people disagree with me on that one – but this is my vindication. The Starting Line return May 10th with their new full-length, Based on a True Story, produced by Tim O’Heir – and after hearing this album, it makes me bitter to think how the band’s last album may have sounded without Trombino on the dials. Yet, it makes me incredibly happy to finally have a CD that maximizes everything I’ve wanted this band to be for the past 4 years.
Read More “The Starting Line – Based on a True Story”
