On The Road with The Fault Line

All I can say is… what a wonderful weekend.  The Fault Line had the priveledge to work and perform with such AMAZING high school talent.  No words can express how hard the students of Fairmont-Kettering High schools a cappella groups put into their performance this weekend.  Each one of was absolutely amazed by the groups who performed.  First off, a group 8th graders from the local middle school wowed us with their rendition of Under The Boardwalk.  On a side note, these students formed this group 2 weeks ago and only had 2 rehearsals to learn this song!!! Next up was a group from the neighboring high school, Centerville.  They did a nice job, including a beautiful rendition of Ain’t No Sunshine.  Following them was the group, Fusion.  Fusion is one of 2 a cappella groups at FHS.  Wowing the crowd with enthusiasm, these kids knew how to entertain a crowd. Finally, before intermission, one of the top high school a cappella groups (in my opinion) in the country, Eleventh Hour.  A well established group who has already received numerous awards for their efforts, took the stage and received a standing ovation for their hard work. An amazing first half.

The second half featured these 4 guys from NY… you may have heard of them… The Fault Line.  The energy from the audience certainly did not die, and the Banana Train, was the largest I have ever seen!  People were coming up to us after the show, telling us it brought them back to when they were young and saw *insert classic rock band here*. Huge compliments comparing us to Peter Frampton and Led Zeppelin, truly a wonderful evening for everyone.

The midwest tour brought several memories for The Fault Line.  To this date, in our less than 2 year existence, The Fault Line has already performed in 13 states and travelled through 17 states.  For a group that has been together less than 2 years, we consider that quite an accomplishment, and we hope to expand that in the upcoming new year.  Thank you fans, ols and new, for letting The Fault Line become part of your lives, and giving us the opportunity to share our talents with you.

 Justin Adams

The Fault Line

Last show in Iowa, a great one! An awesome evening at Central College in Pella.  A nice intimate setting, with a wonderful audience.  Our trip to the midwest has been a rewarding one,  as we have been able to make new fans across the country.  We hope to be back visiting these schools again in the near future!

 Special part of the evening, one of Jeff’s friends came to see us perform, however arrived a bit late.  But he did end up hanging out after the show.  He almost looks like Ben Folds, and we decided to play a joke on an unsuspecting audience member, who just so happened to be a Ben Folds fan… needless to say, the girl was timid at first, but at times, she thought we were truly serious and it almost came to the point where she was thinking of asking for an autograph.

Next stop, 9 hour drive to Ohio, for an amazing a cappella weekend with Fusion and Eleventh Hour, two stellar high school groups from Kettering-Fairmont High School.

Justin 

Amazing venue, amazing show… what more can I say?  Performing at the same college as some great acts like Dave Matthews, The Violent Femmes, Ben Harper and Jack Johnson, and the Indigo Girls, it truly was a night to remember.  The venue filled well before 9pm and the opening act, Undeclared, put on a wonderful performance. 

The show went great for us, getting many people involved in the Banana Train, as well as getting them to do the world famous keypad dance during Broadway.  Such an enthusiastic crowd in Decorah, IA.  We truly look forward to coming back and performing here again.

 Next stop, our last stop in Iowa, Central College.  Til then!

 Justin

Day 2 in Iowa… just as good as the first!

We were asked to do a little TFL teaser today at noon, and it was a great time… Marshalltown CC is mainly a commuter school, and after talking to some of the students, we found out that some of them drive almost 2 hours to get to school every day! For those who were able to see us during our little concert this afternoon, we hoped you enjoyed it! It was a blast for all of us… especially with the Thanksgiving Turkey Lunch being offered!!!

Our evening concert went just as well, with some of those students coming back.  It was also nice to see some of the administration at our show, made for a great evening.  (We even found out one student called in sick to come see us perform… so… Mr. Manager at such and such job… so and so is sorry they did not come into work today… and we have a note if needed…)  Buried Myself Alive went well again… and Every Little Thing is starting to finally morph into its own… and that makes me happy.

Tomorrow night… a special night for me.  I am a huge Dave Matthews Band fan, and one of the first cd’s I ever purchased… was Dave Matthews and Tim Reynolds, Live at Luther College.  Tomorrow night, The Fault Line takes that same stage at Luther College. As silly as it sounds, I feel pretty emotional about it… knowing one of my idols graced the same stage when he was on the rise in the music industry.

 Til Then!

Justin

Hello from Iowa!

Our first stop here was a nice one… we have come to realize that a cappella is pretty popular here in the midwest.. and it shows through the colleges we have performed at… Tonight, Pick 6, the all male group from Drake University opened for us, and they were great! Singing a little bit of Rockapella and Eclipse, both pretty popular a cappella groups out here… the group was great.

 Another great night for us as well… tonight marked the return of Buried Myself Alive, with a couple of tricks added, thanks to our sound guy, Alex Weber.  He truly has been a great addition to The Fault Line and we cannot thank him enough…

 Day 2 in Iowa… Marshalltown Community College…

Justin

In our first trip to the midwest,  I feel like we have already impressed many.  In just our first stop on this tour, 250+ came to see The Fault Line perform at Concordia College.  Thank you to Six Appeal, the all male group from Concordia for opening the show with a solid set.

For Matt, Adam and I, the experience we had performing for the Concordia audience was special.  Having it be our first time in the midwest, it was a wonderful time.  For Jeff, this was a sweet homecoming experience.  Jeff’s father was in attendance tonight, and I think it was a very special moment.

We have a few days off. We plan on hitting up the Mall of America, as well as taking in some more sights of Minnesota and Iowa before our show at Drake University this coming Tuesday…

 Til Next Time

Justin

After a week-long stay in the Albany area, performing for several students through the Center for Arts in Education in Albany, The Fault Line presented an evening concert to help benefit the Brookside Museum in Ballston Spa.  All proceeds from the benefit will be used to fund educational programs that the Brookside Museum sponsors for students and adults alike.  It was a wonderful evening, as we saw close to 300 people show their support.  The nice thing was that people from each school we performed at in the past 2 weeks came to show their support for a wonderful cause.

 We had a wonderful act open for us from Skidmore College, The Drastic Measures.  Singing songs by Michael Buble, The Turtles and others, the Drastic Measures did an excellent job.

 The group is heading to the midwest for the first time ever, singing at colleges in Minnesota and Iowa, and stopping by a high school in Dayton, Ohio before returning back to New York for an elementary school show and another show at The Haunt in Ithaca.  Be sure to keep checking out the website for more info.

 Also, our newest album is in the middle of production. More details coming soon!

Justin