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2009-04-22T05:24:00.000-07:00

Hey Yo Folks,

Well I must admit we have not been great about blogging. It's hard to keep up with all this ehh? We just wanted to tell you check out out on Twitter. http://twitter.com/iwastheremusic.

I promise you we update that :P. We try to find some pretty kick ass live videos shot by fans and share them with you besides all the normal twitter craziness. You did want to know what kind of burritos we had for lunch right?

That's all for now. Rock out!

iwasthere at the Vans Warped Tour

2009-03-25T09:34:00.001-07:00

Hey everyone,

We are excited to announce we will have a tent set up at the Van's Warped Tour in Montreal on Saturday July 11th. Stop by and come talk with us, upload your pictures and let us know how the bands are. Check out all the Warped Tour info out from their site http://www.warpedtour.com/warpedtour/index.asp.

What band are you most excited to see? Are you going to any other tours?

Let us know!

Chip

St Patty's Day

2009-03-17T08:06:00.000-07:00

It's a day of drunken debauchery. In honor of that check out this video of Drunken Lullabies by Flogging Molly. It was recorded 2007 in Japan. If you have never seen Flogging Molly before you have to check them out. I have heard Slayer fans say the Flogging Molly shows are crazier. They are lots of fun and highly recommended.

Enjoy the day when suddenly everyone finds a little Irish in themselves.

The Loved Ones - Jane Live

2009-03-05T05:13:00.000-08:00

Hey Everyone,

Check out this video from The Loved Ones. They are a rockin band on Fat Wreck. This is a video for the song "Jane" recorded over a couple of nights. It's worth checking out. I find The Loved Ones to be a nice change from a lot of the other punk/emo music out there. It's high energy rock sounding. Hope you enjoy.

Long Time No Update

2009-03-04T05:47:00.000-08:00

Well friends it has been a while without any blog updates. So what's been happening with iwasthere. Well first we set up a facebook fan page. Make sure to check it out and add some friends! Also I have started a twitter account, it's a mix of iwasthere updates and random bs tweets of mine. Highlights include my tweet about Street Sharks. Check it out.

Upcoming plans including integrating exisiting concert information already out there on the web, so you don't need to add artists and concerts all the time, they will exist already. Also looking to get a booth at the Montreal Warped Tour. I will keep you updated on that!

iwasthere will be headed to Costa Rica and will hopefully get a chance to see some live shows down there. If not I will still post a few beach pictures just to brag escaping the cold winter.

Cheers n' Beers

Chip

p.s. is the rollerblade street shark not totally 90's and awesome!

Bands at Parties

2009-02-19T19:07:00.000-08:00

Is there anything better than going to a house party and having a band playing in the garage or the basement. The energy of the band and crowd together is amazing. The music and the people become one. After that kegs get kicked there is a noticeble rowdiness to the crowd. Not much is better than a good band and a good beer.

Facebook Connect!

2009-02-03T19:04:00.000-08:00

Exciting news...you can now use iwasthere with only your existing facebook account. No need to register all your same information here, it already exists why do it again. When you change you facebook picture, your profile picture here will change along with the information we display. Right now we are starting bare bones, but more cool facebook features to come soon. Stories will be published on your wall when you take certain actions. Of course you have the option to turn this off if you wish.

Let us know what you think, with any other ideas! I would love to hear from some users!

iwasthere Across The Globe and New Features

2009-01-19T09:54:00.000-08:00

iwasthere has now been visited in 4 different continents with users from over 14 countries using the site. Although there is a world wide slow economy the love of seeing live music remains strong!!

We are excited to announce in the coming weeks you will be able to log in and create an account using your Facebook id. All your profile information as well as pictures will carry over, so all you have to do is update your facebook account, and boom, iwasthere is updated as well. This will also allow for features such as sharing your photos on Facebook and comments on your profile will carry over to your wall as well!

-Chip

Happy New Years!

2008-12-31T06:00:00.000-08:00

Happy New Years Everyone!

How was the year 20008 for music?? We were lucky enough to see the beginning of a Britney comeback as well as a New Kids on The Block reunion, with rumors of the Spice Girls having one more go as well. Is this a sign of things to come, the old is en vogue once more, reliving the glorious 90's?

I myself was not blown away but much new music in 2008. I am a big fan of Senses Fail - Life is Not a Waiting Room. I must say the concert at Higher Ground in Burlington, VT was great as well. A good mix of songs off of all cd's. Buddy did seem to be in a bad mood though, saying he was "too old for this sh*t" and making fun of the hippies in VT, without the majority of the crowd getting the jokes. Bad crowd, good show! And sorry I have no pictures to add to the site :(

The other music that changed me in 2008 was I got into Say Anything. Just another band complaining about girls right? Well they do it in a catchy way inspired by neurotic lyrics, and I would love to go see them when I get the chance. In the mean time check out this girl singing Woe with an ukulele, pure awesome.

One other cd I did find quite fun was The Loved Ones - Build and Burn. Just some good punk rock, I recommend the song Louisiana.

For me not a ground breaking year for cds and did not get a chance to see much live music because of moving around the country, but its been a great year!

Look forward to many more site improvements in the next year and a plethera of new bands, pictures, ratings and .... more to come.

Have a great New Years!!

Chip
iwastheremusic.com

1 week old!!

2008-12-19T16:27:00.000-08:00

iwasthere turned 1 week old today!!! So far it has been great! Thanks to everyone signing up and adding content! It's the users that are going to make the site work.

It was a big week for hammering out bugs, and although some still exist, a lot of the big ones are now fixed!

What's next? Well there are big plans in place for new features and upgrades but for right now, the focus is on growing content. I am looking to partner with some local music as well as get content from some of my favorite artists!

Support your local music!! Even the largest bands started playing small gigs somewhere! It's all about the love of music and that's the goal of the site. Coldplay may sell a billion cd's but some high school kids in your town may rock out on the stage more than them! Let us know and spread the word of the small guys too!

Website Launch!

2008-12-12T09:44:00.000-08:00

Hey All,

Thanks for checking out the iwasthere blog! Make sure to subscribe! We are very excited because today was our launch!

The goal of iwasthere is to rate a band based on their concerts. The idea was born after I attended the Rage Against the Machine reunion concert April 2007 at the Coachella festival in Indio, California. For days/weeks afterwards all I did was look for videos on YouTube, check out Myspace and read blogs... bascially anywhere I could read what others were saying about the concert, checking out their pictures/videos, and reliving the moment! Then the idea was born to have one central site to do this. Some time later here it is!!

There are some great bands out there who put out great cds, but when you go to their concert, they are boring! Whats up with that? And there are some bands, maybe they aren't the most talented, but their show "melts faces" as we like to say. I am not sure there is any better concert than a Flogging Molly's show! If you have not been to one, check them out if you get the chance.

So we are here to promote bands and live music. Get out there, support some local bands and have a good time!

We are in Beta so there are still some kinks to work out. We would love to hear any comments, bugs, suggestions, hate mail, praise, ideas, etc. Send them all my way. Email info@iwastheremusic.com

Cheers n Beers
Chip