BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.3.1//EN TZID:America/New_York X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/New_York BEGIN:VEVENT UID:343@jointherevolution.net DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220721T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220721T230000 DTSTAMP:20220428T141048Z URL:https://www.jointherevolution.net/concerts/less-than-jake-bowling-for- soup-back-for-the-attack-tour/ SUMMARY:Less Than Jake & Bowling For Soup: Back For The Attack Tour DESCRIPTION:\nThe story of ska-rockin’ maestros Less Than Jake isn’t to ld in their sizable discography. It can’t be calculated by the amount of road miles they’ve logged. (But if we’re forced to calculate\, we thi nk they might be a block or two short of the Van Allen belts.) Nah! Less T han Jake’s cumulative worth is all about what they bring to your party. From sweaty club shows to uproarious festival dates to opening up for Amer ica’s most beloved rock acts\, these five lifers’ deeds are best measu red in the smiles they’ve slapped on the faces of true believers and new listeners\, alike.Silver Linings is the name of the new Less Than Jake al bum\, their first full- length for the Pure Noise label and the follow-up to 2013’s See The Light. It also doubles as a bunch of sonic diary pages and a mission statement that cements their conviction after two decades i n this rock ‘n’ roll circus. Indeed\, LTJ—frontman/guitarist Chris D eMakes\, bassist/vocalist Roger Lima\, trombonist Buddy Schaub\, saxophoni st Peter “JR” Wasilewski and new drummer Matt Yonker—have escaped mo st (but not all) forms of ennui\, depression and violence against screen-b ased objects to create an endorsement of humanity.Silver Linings also does a good amount of myth-exploding in its pursuit of joy. The songwriting co re of DeMakes\, Lima and Wasilewski wrote all the lyrics. New drummer Matt Yonker\, whose former positions included LTJ tour manager and hammering a long with such punk outfits as the Teen Idols and the Queers\, helps bring a new sense of urgency. And that album title? Yeah\, that was decided upo n long before bands began to offer face masks in their online merch stores . Pro tip: Dial back your preconceived notions. The only things the Jakes have to prove are to themselves. Their laurels aren’t so comfortable tha t they’d willingly choose to be painted into a retro-colored corner.Whil e Silver Linings doesn’t skimp on the joy\, fun or grooves\, careful lis teners will sense a bit more reality seeping into LTJ’s escapism. The ca listhenic bounce of “Lie To Me” is slightly undercut by Lima’s tales of how “the flames we hold the closest burn the worse.” On the urgent track “The Test\,” DeMakes dares to seek some self-examination throug h someone else’s prism. “Dear Me” might be the first rock song that doesn’t couch its disdain for technology with poetic metaphors. That tra ck addresses the loss of friends via distance and tragedy. The word “lov e” also appears in the album's lyrics at three junctures. That detail sh ould not be lost on anyone. “We allowed ourselves to be vulnerable\,” offers Wasilewski. “In the past\, previous records’ lyrics were about leaving a specific place or time. This is\n\n\n\nmore about the departures in our personal lives: family\, friends\, relationships. We’ve never re ally explored that side. With this record\, we tried to pull back that cur tain. We’re showing some fragility in a time when people seem so hardene d.“We’re not looking for silver linings\,” he clarifies. “The reco rd is about appreciating them. Nobody appreciates them until maybe it’s too late or maybe it’s after the fact.”Don’t worry. The phrase “wo e is we” isn’t in the LTJ lexicon. “King Of The Downside” is the b est self-affirmation track we can learn from. “Monkey Wrench Myself” c ould either mean fixing one’s self or hammering said tool repeatedly int o your noggin just because you can. (“Gonna do what you told me not to/I ’m gonna get myself through.") “Bill” is a loving\, full-throttled t ribute to legendary drummer/producer Bill Stevenson. As a member of crucia l punk outfits Black Flag\, Descendents and ALL\, he helped blaze the trai ls driven on by every aggregate describing themselves with a “-punk” s uffix. LTJ know this and have acted accordingly. And if you’ve been payi ng attention\, you already know that “So Much Less” features Wasilewsk i’s first ever sax solo on an LTJ record.What else do you need to know a bout Less Than Jake in 2020? The band would tell you quite unpretentiously that they are here to bring a good time. Of course\, LTJ would’ve said the exact same thing back in ’97\, 2006\, 2011 or 2018 when the Warped T our’s punk ‘n’ roll roadshow was coming to an end. What makes things different now? Why\, nothing less than a divided nation and a dangerous p andemic. Consider Less Than Jake the first responders when your psyche doe sn’t think it wants to continue. Because we do need all the joy and levi ty a seasoned ska-punk band can dish out. The reality that LTJ are also fe eling reminds us that some kind of triumph is within our reach.“We hope that the record transports you\,” Wasilewski resigns. “We’ve always hoped our music takes listeners from the troubles of the world. Nowadays\, that very act seems to be more important. Once you turn your phone and yo ur TV off and venture outside with a mask\, and actually talk to someone e lse\, you realize that the world is not the worst place ever. We hope the takeaway from this album is that there is always a light at the end of the tunnel. It’s not that hard—it’s just easier to be downtrodden.”In 2020\, there’s no “scene\,” merely good times and worse ones. For L ess Than Jake to call their new album anything else but Silver Linings? We ll\, that would be fronting.\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.jointherevolution.net/wp-content/upl oads/2022/04/LTJ_BFS_Admat_2_1080X1350.png CATEGORIES:All Ages,Concerts LOCATION:Revolution Live\, 100 SW 3rd Ave.\, Fort Lauderdale\, FL\, 33312\, United States GEO:26.121358;-80.1461974 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=100 SW 3rd Ave.\, Fort Laud erdale\, FL\, 33312\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Revolution Live:geo:26.121358,-80.1461974 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York X-LIC-LOCATION:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20220313T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR