Emo-punk outfit, The Alkaline Trio, have been touring non-stop since the May release of their album. To combat tour burn-out, they've decided to go to create a new tour, dubbed The Occult Roots of Alkaline Trio: Early Songs for Eerie People, where they'll big digging up their back catalogue to play their early works.
Via their fan club, Blood Cult, the band has allowed fans to request specific songs be played from any album in their ten year catalog. Not only has this given the band a second wind, but the fans are also psyched about the shows.
"Doing something like this is almost like starting fresh," says (bassist, Dan)Andriano, a former member of Slapstick who joined Alkaline Trio in 1997, a year after singer-guitarist Matt Skiba formed the band. "None of us are really feeling that end-of-tour psycho burnout kind of feeling. Everyone's excited.
"It's been fun, and it's a good way for us to kind of deepen this connection we have and this appreciation we have for people who have been coming to see us for so long."
I like the participatory elements of this. With such a fickle population of music buyers out there, it helps to give every show a personal touch and show the fans that they matter.
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