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When we go to review events (or at least when this Phillyist does), we generally go into them with the presumption that we're going to really enjoy them. Unfortunately, doing so can really set us up for disappointment. And Linkin Park's Projekt Revolution was really something of a letdown. We're not quite sure who to blame for that: the bands, the day's sound engineers, or the Vans Warped Tour, where we had such a good time a few weeks ago. All day long, we couldn't help but compare the two all-day multi-stage festival-style concerts. And Warped Tour was superior in just about every way.

We went through that whole teen angst punk rock phase during our adolescence. Really, who didn't? But we kinda figured it was over and that we were "too old" for that now. So when we got the opportunity to cover the Vans Warped Tour stop in Camden, we figured it would be a good chance to enjoy a little nostalgia over bands like Bad Religion and MxPx, but we remained somewhat skeptical about how much we'd enjoy the day. After all, it was going to be a hot day and we were going to be surrounded by concrete. And teenagers. We were going to covering bands that we'd never heard, and that were of a genre that we only occasionally listen to these days. But, we hoped for the best and dove on in.

Yeah, yeah. That term seems oxymoronic to its very core, with punk being all anti-establishment and all. But really, being a bit of an anarchist doesn't have to mean being rude. (Really. Plenty of people in the establishment are rude enough – you're probably more of a rebel if you're nice to everyone.)

We love when we get the opportunity to see a ton of bands in one shot. We love it even more when a couple of the bands are old favorites of ours and others are bands we've never heard of, because it gives us the chance to check out some new music, and if we don't like what we hear, we can always go back to the stuff we know and be completely satisfied. That's why we're pumped up for tomorrow's Vans Warped Tour at the Tweeter Center.

A couple of months ago, we tried seeing The Graduate's concert and we also interviewed the lead singer, Corey Warning. We were very excited for the concert because Anhedonia, their newly released record, was playing non-stop. Unfortunately we missed most of the show, so we promised that we would see them again when they came through Philly. Finally, they will be here at the First Unitarian Church on Friday night. If you hadn't heard...