The recipe for making a good pop punk record seems fairly easy: add one part catchy melody, one part snotty attitude, a dash of breakneck drumming and a sprinkle of buzz saw guitars, mix and let sit for five minutes. Press play and you've got your official summer soundtrack to empty-highway road trips at 90mph.
A great pop punk album... now that's another story. Catchy melodies and a bratty demeanor simply aren’t enough. You need to dig deep and unearth yourself some honest-to-god, turbo-charged anthems; the kind that sound just as sweet and irresistible with the car windows rolled down as they do at a sweaty house show with a broken P.A. and 40 insanely drunk punk rockers screaming in your ear. And you better make sure that the songs are about something other than your high... The recipe for making a good pop punk record seems fairly easy: add one part catchy melody, one part snotty attitude, a dash of breakneck drumming and a sprinkle of buzz saw guitars, mix and let sit for five minutes. Press play and you've got your official summer soundtrack to empty-highway road trips at 90mph.
A great pop punk album... now that's another story. Catchy melodies and a bratty demeanor simply aren’t enough. You need to dig deep and unearth yourself some honest-to-god, turbo-charged anthems; the kind that sound just as sweet and irresistible with the car windows rolled down as they do at a sweaty house show with a broken P.A. and 40 insanely drunk punk rockers screaming in your ear. And you better make sure that the songs are about something other than your high school crush: relevant social issues, political discourse, lasting friendship and a general distaste for those too apathetic to care about any of it are an absolute must.
More importantly, you gotta have guts and be willing to shed your blood, sweat and tears. That's what makes each vibrant guitar chord ring out so profoundly. It's what causes our heart to beat in time with the pulsing rhythm section. And it's why we find it impossible not to sing along at the top of our lungs until our throats are shredded and raw.
Of course, if it all sounds a bit too unobtainable, then sit back and give Broadway Call's self-titled debut a spin. Revel in the fact that even though you'll never create a pop punk masterpiece... at least you'll be able to listen to one whenever you'd like and wonder how the hell they did it.
Truthfully, we'll probably never know how Broadway Calls managed to cram all those infectious hooks and unforgettable choruses into fourteen remarkable songs. Every track is a certifiable hit, and even more impressive is the lasting power of the album. It remains as intense, bright and memorable on the hundredth spin as it did on the first. And that, my friends, is how you make a great pop punk record.
Broadway Calls is Josh Baird (drums), Ty Vaughn (vocals, guitar), Matt Koenig (bass, vocals) and Chris Spencer (guitars). Robert Baird played guitar on the record. The band's self-titled debut was recorded at NU-Tone Studios (Green Day, Samiam, Dillinger Four) in Pittsburg, C.A. and produced by Willie Samuels. The band also released an EP titled Call The Medic... in 2006.
A great pop punk album... now that's another story. Catchy melodies and a bratty demeanor simply aren’t enough. You need to dig deep and unearth yourself some honest-to-god, turbo-charged anthems; the kind that sound just as sweet and irresistible with the car windows rolled down as they do at a sweaty house show with a broken P.A. and 40 insanely drunk punk rockers screaming in your ear. And you better make sure that the songs are about something other than your high... The recipe for making a good pop punk record seems fairly easy: add one part catchy melody, one part snotty attitude, a dash of breakneck drumming and a sprinkle of buzz saw guitars, mix and let sit for five minutes. Press play and you've got your official summer soundtrack to empty-highway road trips at 90mph.
A great pop punk album... now that's another story. Catchy melodies and a bratty demeanor simply aren’t enough. You need to dig deep and unearth yourself some honest-to-god, turbo-charged anthems; the kind that sound just as sweet and irresistible with the car windows rolled down as they do at a sweaty house show with a broken P.A. and 40 insanely drunk punk rockers screaming in your ear. And you better make sure that the songs are about something other than your high school crush: relevant social issues, political discourse, lasting friendship and a general distaste for those too apathetic to care about any of it are an absolute must.
More importantly, you gotta have guts and be willing to shed your blood, sweat and tears. That's what makes each vibrant guitar chord ring out so profoundly. It's what causes our heart to beat in time with the pulsing rhythm section. And it's why we find it impossible not to sing along at the top of our lungs until our throats are shredded and raw.
Of course, if it all sounds a bit too unobtainable, then sit back and give Broadway Call's self-titled debut a spin. Revel in the fact that even though you'll never create a pop punk masterpiece... at least you'll be able to listen to one whenever you'd like and wonder how the hell they did it.
Truthfully, we'll probably never know how Broadway Calls managed to cram all those infectious hooks and unforgettable choruses into fourteen remarkable songs. Every track is a certifiable hit, and even more impressive is the lasting power of the album. It remains as intense, bright and memorable on the hundredth spin as it did on the first. And that, my friends, is how you make a great pop punk record.
Broadway Calls is Josh Baird (drums), Ty Vaughn (vocals, guitar), Matt Koenig (bass, vocals) and Chris Spencer (guitars). Robert Baird played guitar on the record. The band's self-titled debut was recorded at NU-Tone Studios (Green Day, Samiam, Dillinger Four) in Pittsburg, C.A. and produced by Willie Samuels. The band also released an EP titled Call The Medic... in 2006.
| DATE | CITY | VENUE |
| Mar 19 | Austin, TX | SXSW |
| Mar 20 | Austin, TX | SXSW |
| Mar 21 | Austin, TX | SXSW |
| Mar 23 | Dallas, TX | The Loft w/ Cobra Skulls |
| Mar 24 | San Antonio, TX | White Rabbit w/ Cobra Skulls |
| Mar 25 | Albuquerque, NM | Launchpad w/ Cobra Skulls |
| Mar 26 | Flagstaff, AZ | Cinnabar w/ Cobra Skulls |
| Mar 27 | Scottsdale, AZ | Chaser's w/ Cobra Skulls |
| Mar 31 | San Diego, CA | Casbah w/ The Flatliners |
| Apr 1 | Los Angeles, CA | Roxy w/ The Flatliners |
| Apr 2 | Fullerton, CA | The Slidebar w/ The Flatliners |
| Apr 3 | Fresno, CA | Community Youth Center w/ The Flatliners |
| Apr 4 | San Francisco, CA | Thee Parkside w/ The Flatliners |
| Apr 5 | Reno, NV | Club Underground w/ The Flatliners |
| Apr 6 | Redding, CA | Caldwell Park Rec Center w/ The Flatliners |
| Apr 7 | Portland, OR | Satyricon w/ The Flatliners |
| Apr 8 | Seattle, WA | Studio Seven w/ The Flatliners |
| Apr 9 | Vancouver, BC, Canada | The Media Club w/ The Flatliners |
| Apr 10 | Whistler, BC, Canada | **New Venue** The Garabaldi Lift Co. w/ The Flatliners |
| Apr 11 | Calgary, AB, Canada | The New Black Centre w/ The Flatliners |
| Apr 12 | Edmonton, AB, Canada | The Pawnshop w/ The Flatliners |
| Apr 13 | Saskatoon, SK, Canada | The Cosmopolitan w/ The Flatliners |
| Apr 14 | Regina, SK, Canada | The Exchange w/ The Flatliners |
| Apr 15 | Winnipeg, MB, Canada | West End Cultural Centre w/ The Flatliners |
| Apr 16 | Thunder Bay, ON, Canada | Black Pirates Pub w/ The Flatliners |
| Apr 17 | Sault Ste. Marie, ON, Canada | Foggy's w/ The Flatliners |
| Apr 18 | Barrie, ON, Canada | The Mansion w/ The Flatliners |
| Apr 19 | London, ON, Canada | Call The Office w/ The Flatliners |
| Apr 20 | St. Catharines, ON, Canada | L3 w/ The Flatliners |
| Apr 21 | Hamilton, ON, Canada | The Casbah w/ The Flatliners |
| Apr 22 | Toronto, ON, Canada | The Mod Club w/ The Flatliners |
| Apr 23 | Quebec City, QC, Canada | L'Agite w/ The Flatliners |
| Apr 24 | Montreal, QC, Canada | Underworld w/ The Flatliners |
| Apr 25 | Ottawa, ON, Canada | Maverick's w/ The Flatliners |
| May 8 | Las Vegas, NV | Punk Rock Bowling w/ FLOGGING MOLLY, AGAINST ME, and MORE!! |
