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“Fuck! Now I have to check all gear.” Tavis Wilson
bassist for Panic Division exclaims. Wilson fires up a cigarette
as he leans against his Camper/ RV that appears to be born
before he or I was.
Usually first impressions are everything, when you first
meet someone you instantly get a vibe, whether it be good or
bad, you judge that person entirely on that first impression.
Which can be unfortunate, especially if you’re the band Panic
Division, (not to be confused with Panic! At the Disco or
Pansy Division) a born out of Carbon 12 Theory a project that
was strictly an instrumental band. “I literarily started that thing
out of High School [Caron 12 Theory] and it was stupid, we
just needed to grow from it.” Holliday says on the end of
Carbon 12 Theory. Panic Division was born and quickly began
to create a draw in San Antonio miraculously building up a
following. What’s so miraculous about them building up a
following in San Antonio ? Well how often does an emo band
make it in a scene that is controlled by Metal and hardcore?
Then Back in 2003 right before Carbon 12 Theory was about
to record their next record, a light bulb in vocalist Colton
Holliday’s head went off. Why don’t we just do something
completely different, change our name and everything, and
Panic Division was born.
bassist for Panic Division exclaims. Wilson fires up a cigarette
as he leans against his Camper/ RV that appears to be born
before he or I was.
Usually first impressions are everything, when you first
meet someone you instantly get a vibe, whether it be good or
bad, you judge that person entirely on that first impression.
Which can be unfortunate, especially if you’re the band Panic
Division, (not to be confused with Panic! At the Disco or
Pansy Division) a born out of Carbon 12 Theory a project that
was strictly an instrumental band. “I literarily started that thing
out of High School [Caron 12 Theory] and it was stupid, we
just needed to grow from it.” Holliday says on the end of
Carbon 12 Theory. Panic Division was born and quickly began
to create a draw in San Antonio miraculously building up a
following. What’s so miraculous about them building up a
following in San Antonio ? Well how often does an emo band
make it in a scene that is controlled by Metal and hardcore?
Then Back in 2003 right before Carbon 12 Theory was about
to record their next record, a light bulb in vocalist Colton
Holliday’s head went off. Why don’t we just do something
completely different, change our name and everything, and
Panic Division was born.
Currently on tour with Static Lullaby, if you happened to catch
these San Antonio natives recently at the Orpheum in Ybor City
, I hope you don’t judge them on that performance alone.
These poor bastards ran 45 minutes late due to technical
difficulties to do with the sound provided at the Orpheum. If
you happen to frequent The Orpheum, you may recall such
problems with their sound. Half of Alexisonfire’s set you
couldn’t hear Dallas Green’s vocals, not to mention much of
anything that Cancer Bat’s vocalist Liam Cormier was
screaming into his microphone. However this is a problem that
is completely new to the members of Panic Division however.
See The Panic Division uses a very common sampler, Wilson
told me the name of it but I get lost trying to operate a DVR
recorder, so it fell on deaf ears. “For some reason, the sampler
was fucking with the whole sound board.” Wilson explains,
“So now I have to test all of our gear to make sure nothing is
fucked.” Wilson pauses for a drag off his cigarette. “This is
the first time we have had a problem with the sound” Wilson
adds. All the samplers and electronic jazz is a new element that
PD has added to the mix with their new record Songs from the
Glasshouse.
A glass house describes a place under scrutiny, which is the
whole idea behind Panic Division’s sophomore effort.
these San Antonio natives recently at the Orpheum in Ybor City
, I hope you don’t judge them on that performance alone.
These poor bastards ran 45 minutes late due to technical
difficulties to do with the sound provided at the Orpheum. If
you happen to frequent The Orpheum, you may recall such
problems with their sound. Half of Alexisonfire’s set you
couldn’t hear Dallas Green’s vocals, not to mention much of
anything that Cancer Bat’s vocalist Liam Cormier was
screaming into his microphone. However this is a problem that
is completely new to the members of Panic Division however.
See The Panic Division uses a very common sampler, Wilson
told me the name of it but I get lost trying to operate a DVR
recorder, so it fell on deaf ears. “For some reason, the sampler
was fucking with the whole sound board.” Wilson explains,
“So now I have to test all of our gear to make sure nothing is
fucked.” Wilson pauses for a drag off his cigarette. “This is
the first time we have had a problem with the sound” Wilson
adds. All the samplers and electronic jazz is a new element that
PD has added to the mix with their new record Songs from the
Glasshouse.
A glass house describes a place under scrutiny, which is the
whole idea behind Panic Division’s sophomore effort.