Baltimore-based band, fresh of a ‘Secret Show’ in Vienna will play Towson Saturday
All Time Low
When: 6 p.m. Saturday
Where: Towson University, Towson Center Arena, 8000 York Road, Towson
Info: $20; 202-397-SEAT; ticketmaster.com
So we hear you just found out about Tuesday night’s MySpace Secret Show by All Time Low and you missed out. Bummer.
Well, you are too late to see the MTV darlings at Jammin’ Java in Vienna and the other two venues they played yesterday (one in Chicago, another in Orange County, Calif.), but you still have a chance to see them if you take a drive to Towson, not far from the band’s Baltimore home base. The guys were on the run yesterday but sent out word from their publicists about the week ahead.
“This is going to be a crazy adventure! We have wanted to do a MySpace Secret Show for a long time, and to be able to do the first ever one to span three times zones in just 24 hours is incredible,” said Alex Gaskarth from All Time Low. “We have never played three shows in one day and the fact that they span the distance of the continent makes it all that much more fun.”
Not that the band hasn’t had its share of fun in the past year or so after its debut album “So Wrong, It’s Right” won them a spot on Alternative Press’ list of “100 Bands You Need To Know.” Now the band’s back with its just-released sophomore disc “Nothing Personal” and a big ol’ thumbs up from some powerful music tastemakers — including those at MTV Buzzworthy Blog — that gave the album a top rated preview even before the album was available.
The reason for all of this excitement is the music really is that good. “Nothing Personal” is the musical equivalent of hot summer nights, dancing in the park and finding your summer love.
There are plenty of catchy hooks and catchier lyrics. Make no mistake — this album will likely most appeal to the teen or wannabe teen crowd much as the B-52s did when they first made their debut some two decades ago.
Even though you missed the secret show, we’ll let you in on a different secret: Even if you left high school decades ago, expect to love the made-for-summertime songs produced by some superstar producers including Butch Walker, David Bendeth and Matt Squire.
“We couldn’t be more excited about the new CD. We had the opportunity to work with some amazing people on this record and feel as though it’s our best material yet,” said guitarist Jack Barakat yesterday as waited between flights. “We hope to see everyone at the show.”
