Passion restored to punk

So for once physics lab taught me something. Well, the lab itself really didn ' t, but it was the walk to physics lab where I learned about the up-and-coming band Ever Since Radio.

Ever Since Radio embarked on their Southeast tour this past week. Their first show was in Atlanta at Under the Couch. Hailing from Ocean City, Md., this tour is a first for the band. They have been together under Ever Since Radio for five years and have been playing with their current lineup for four months.

This tour has allowed the band to infuse its own style of emo punk rock into the college and high school music scene all over the east coast. The band continues to use its music to reach out to those who are looking for something different but also want something they can connect to on a personal level.

After setting up their equipment, the band tapped the audience for a little energy. Chris Kimber, the lead singer, made it quite clear that this wasn ' t going to be a boring show. Before they began he told the audience, " We don ' t play for people who sit on couches. Now get up here to the front! "

Although most of the people went up to the front, there was still a reasonable gap between the crowd and the stage. That was not good enough for Ever Since Radio. Kimber and Alexx Hall, the bassist, held their hands out to the audience and pulled them all the way up to the edge of the stage.

Let ' s face it, Under The Couch is not the world ' s greatest place to play. Some of the bands that play there say that the acoustics are really bad.

However, there is something worth saying if a band can keep the crowd ' s attention through its entire set even if the acoustics are not the best. Ever Since Radio did just that.

While looking around at the people who were there to listen to the music, it was easy to notice that they were captivated. The only movement you saw from them was movement to the music.

Even the people on the couches were swaying along with the music and enthralled with the action on the stage.

When a band plays, there is a sense of passion and of being one with the music. Ever Since Radio possesses this passion. It is evident in the way that Kimber sings right at the edge of the stage, only inches from the crowd in front of him.

It is evident in the way that Hall sings along with all the words, and it is evident in the way that guitarist Bryan Zimmerman screams in your face.

But like every other band, there are little quirks that make Ever Since Radio who they are. At one point during the show keyboardist Ben Gottloeb started to play a random techno song and the guys got up and started to do a little hip swiveling.

This only proves that the guys in the band have a since of humor and truly enjoy entertaining other people with their music. This passion is what holds the band together and what makes their music so enjoyable.

Though they are not signed to a record label, they do have a CD that you can purchase at their shows. If you can ' t make it to the shows you can always check out their songs on their website at www.myspace.com/eversinceradio.