Photo: JE

The Rocket Summer: Life Will Write The Words Tour 2012 

The Rocket Summer // The Scene Aesthetic // States

End of tour photo: 3/3

The Rocket Summer: Life Will Write The Words Tour 2012 

The Rocket Summer // The Scene Aesthetic // States

End of tour photo: 2/3

The Rocket Summer Tour: Road Update Vol. Eight (Cleanliness On Tour w/ Marvin Kunkel)

Meet: Marvin Kunkel. He plays bass for The Scene Aesthetic. He’s also very conscious about the last time he washed his hands and tries to stay as clean as possible while on tour. This isn’t always an easy task, but Marvin can demonstrate a few of his proven methods for keeping germs at bay. 

The Float My Boat Tour:

07/07 - Tulsa, OK @ The Eclipse - Tickets 
07/08 - Witchita, KS @ The Scene-ary - Tickets 
07/10 - Boise, ID @ The Venue - Tickets
07/11 - Portland, OR @ Hawthorne Theatre - Tickets 
07/21 - Snohomish, WA @ Willis Tucker Amphitheater

The Rocket Summer Tour: Road Update Vol. Seven (Drum Lesson w/ Ehssan Karimi)

Meet: Ehssan Karimi. He plays drums for The Scene Aesthetic. He studied at Berklee College of Music in Boston for four years and he’s here to show us some of his warming up techniques!

Last show with The Rocket Summer and States:

07/06 - Lawrence, KS @ Granada

And here are a few headlining dates for the The Float My Boat Tour:

07/07 - Tulsa, OK @ The Eclipse - Tickets 
07/08 - Witchita, KS @ The Scene-ary - Tickets 
07/10 - Boise, ID @ The Venue - Tickets
07/11 - Portland, OR @ Hawthorne Theatre - Tickets 
07/21 - Snohomish, WA @ Willis Tucker Amphitheater

The Rocket Summer Tour: Road Update Vol. Six (How To Be Metal w/ Lincoln Soto)

Meet: Lincoln Soto. He plays guitar for The Scene Aesthetic on tour. He also knows how to own the stage as a frontman and should probably consider starting his own metal band at some point in the near future. He’s here to give us a valuable lesson on how to be metal.

Last two dates w/ The Rocket Summer and States:

07/04 - St. Paul, MN @ Station 4
07/06 - Lawrence, KS @ Granada 

And here are a few headlining dates for the The Float My Boat Tour:

July 07 - Tulsa, OK @ The Eclipse - Tickets 
July 08 - Witchita, KS @ The Scene-ary - Tickets 
July 10 - Boise, ID @ The Venue - Tickets
July 11 - Portland, OR @ Hawthorne Theatre - Tickets 
July 21 - Snohomish, WA @ Willis Tucker Amphitheater

The Rocket Summer Tour: Road Update Vol. Three (New Song: “Stay” Acoustic)

A few months ago, our management reached out to us about an opportunity to write a song that would have potential for placement in a hotel/travel commercial. Someone out there was looking for just the right tune for their project. We happened to be hanging out at the time we got the news. We were bouncing around song concept ideas and both felt like this was the perfect challenge.

This song is a product of that writing session. We have no idea if the company ever heard the song or not, but then again… does that even matter?

NOPE!

We humbly present, “Stay”.

Location: An abandoned train car just outside Denver, CO.

Lyrics:

Lets pack our bags and hit the road 
With 13 hours to San Francisco
And if Georgia calls our name, we’ll be there just the same
Making homes away from home
Heard Seattle’s nice this time of year
Take a ferry through the Sound
Then head south right down to Portland
Chasing sun over in Tucson
Catching waves in California
Making homes away from home

Stay with me 
Stay as long as you like
We’ll see the world every day sunrise to sunrise
No matter where we are 
How we got there
Close or far
I just hope that you’ll remember
To stay as long as you like

Lets take a plane to Tokyo
Pass the time just taking pictures
Meet the locals for some dinner
Then we’ll head over to London
Riding trains, traversing Scotland
Building homes from what we’ve known

No need to rush, time is always on our side
We’ve got the world at our fingertips tonight
In the morning when we wake, a new adventure will await
And when we’re done, we’ll know exactly who we are

The Rocket Summer Tour: Road Update Vol. Two (The Grand Canyon)

We’d never been to the Grand Canyon before! On our day off we drove out to Mather’s Point in the south rim to take everything in and feel pretty humbled. 

Here are the remaining dates of tour we’re on with The Rocket Summer and States:

06/14 - Houston, TX @ Warehouse Live (Studio)

06/15 - Dallas, TX @ Granada Theatre

06/16 - Austin, TX @ The Parish

06/19 - St. Petersburg, FL @ The State Theatre

06/20 - Orlando, FL @ The Social

06/21 - Atlanta, GA @ The Masquerade - Hell Stage

06/22 - Richmond, VA @ Kingdom

06/23 - Baltimore, MD @ Sonar

06/25 - New York, NY @ Highline Ballroom

06/26 - Philadelphia, PA @ First Unitarian Church

06/27 - Cambridge, MA @ The Middle East

06/28 - Montreal, QC - La Tulipe

06/29 - Toronto, ON - Virgin Mobile Mod Club

07/01 - Pontiac, MI @ The Crofoot Ballroom

07/03 - Chicago, IL @ The Bottom Lounge

07/04 - St. Paul, MN @ Station 4
07/06 - Lawrence, KS @ Granada 

And these are some headlining dates right afterwards:

The Float My Boat Tour
7/7 - Tulsa, OK @ The Eclipse

7/8 - Witchita, KS @ The Scene-ary

7/10 - Boise, ID @ The Venue
7/11 - Portland, OR @ Hawthorne Theater
7/21 - Snohomish, WA @ Willis Tucker Amphitheater

Tickets available here: goo.gl/FlzI3

Song heard in this video: “Walk Away” by The Scene Aesthetic