I love when I catch contradictions What can I say? I get a kick out of it. The other day I received an email from Bandsintown letting me know about some upcoming events. In this email, there were two events over the summer with the band The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus. You know, the band everyone knew for the song "Face Down" and pretty much nothing else since. Don't get me wrong, I enjoyed their music and went to see them live in 2009 with Hollywood Undead. I enjoyed myself at the show and probably partied a little too hard. Let me tell you about what I feel is a massive contradiction.
At that 2009 outdoor show during RJA's set, the chubby guitarist was smoking a blunt worthy of Snoop Dogg. Bro was toking up and passing it around some of the people in the front row. I mean, that's not completely unheard of. I've seen this happen countless times at shows. People don't give a fuck. After the show, the guys were happy to allow anyone who was down to party to join them as long as they were a hot chick. What I think is hilarious is what my email said the other day. Two RJA shows in my area in the next few months. The first was a couple nights ago at a local night club. Okay, cool. Nothing unusual there. What caught my attention was the second local date. They will be playing at Lifelight in September. For those of you who might not catch the irony right away, let me catch you up to speed. Lifelight is an annual Christian music festival. I repeat. A Christian music festival. Doesn't quite add up. I understand that people and bands change and evolve, but I have a difficult time seeing a band who behaved so radically in one way, playing a show at an event where the exact opposite is preached. I guess we'll just have to ride it out and see what happens.
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