Silhouette Rising – DREAM TOUR

In this Dream Tour segment, the rock band, Silhouette Rising, let you know who they would like on their ultimate tour lineup. You can check out the feature, after the break.

James DiNanno: It’s funny…my initial answer would be Ballyhoo! and Alien Ant Farm. The cool thing is Howi and Tye both wrote and made this Silhouette record with us. So in a way, that has already come to fruition. It is definitely a dream come true. I used to obsess over the Ant Farm rhythm section. Half of the tricks I use as a drummer are inspired by stuff Tye and Mike Cosgrove did on Anthology and Truant. I’ve seen Ballyhoo! more than any other band live. I just love the positive vibes and Howi’s stage presence. I’m into bands that take the music really seriously but also have a crazy side to them where the performance is fun. That being said, my dream tour lineup would be Sublime (circa 1994), Glassjaw, and the Foo Fighters.

I always watch old Sublime concert footage. I love how those dudes didn’t give a fuck. They were always sneaking their homies back stage to pre-game. Showtime comes and their buds would just raid the stage, going crazy with the band. Lou Dog would randomly be on and off the stage too. The energy translated to the crowd and just created this crazy energy. There was Bradley leading it all. Eric would always have a cigar in his mouth, whiskey in his pocket. Just real fun, rockstar shit. Side note, I heard a story about them emptying their toilet waste into a Denny’s, on tour. A big part of tour is coming home with crazy stories. I feel like we would have a lot of laughs and get into some wild situations. I’m also not condoning emptying fecal matter into public restaurants. If I was trying to get some pancakes and walked into that it would be a pretty big buzzkill.

Glassjaw’s vocalist Daryl Palumbo is one of my favorite frontmen. I saw them a few years ago. Daryl walked on stage, introduced the band as “The Beach Boys” and started screaming at the top of his lungs. They always play insanely tight. Every hit is this ferocious blow to the chest. It rocks so hard! The music is controlled chaos with these amazing pop hooks for the choruses. I’ve been to shows where Daryl is interacting with the audience the whole time, and there’s been times where they are set up like a jazz trio, and he keeps his back to the crowd. They do whatever they want. They don’t really fit into a genre. Anytime I have seen them on a tour, they stand out. Silhouette Rising has always been the same way. So it would feel good to have another oddball band on tour with us. I say that in a really positive way. Falling perfectly into a single scene or trend sucks.

Foo Fighters had to make the list because Dave Grohl is one of the last true rock stars of our generation that has stayed relevant. In a world where the radio doesn’t want to hear guitars, he stacks more guitar layers on FF tracks, and makes people go crazy for it! After all these years, you can tell he still loves every single second of performing. None of it is taken for granted. That is inspiring and contagious.

Runner ups would be Mac Demarco and Pinegrove. Much love to them.

Rob DiNanno: Choosing a dream tour lineup is a next-to-impossible task for me. So many details to figure out when considering…How many bands can there be? Can it be a festival? Can they be dead? Do I even dare to ask which of these acts is the headliner? It doesn’t really matter, I know. So I’ll lay it out, full fantasy. Let’s set the scene: a 3-day festival. Red Rocks Amphitheater, CO

The first band to come to my mind is a personal favorite from Sydney: Sticky Fingers (STI FI). Damn, I just love every single thing these guys have created, and they put on a hell of a show even here in the states. Next: John Mayer, preferably with the original Grateful Dead lineup (Jerry, Pigpen, Lesh, etc.) but also incorporating some of Mayer’s own blues/groove-heavy material into the extensive set (Bootlegging included). Along with them I could list off countless others, but to stick to a few: The Black Seeds, Dawes, Zac Brown Band, Brolly, Bob Marley & The Wailers, Earth, Wind & Fire, MJ, James Taylor, Leon Bridges, Emily King, Eagles, Clapton, Floyd, Deep Forest, Shlomo, The Fray, WAX, CRO, Norah Jones, Ella Fitzgerald, James Brown, MARVIN GAYE, OH MAN… imagine that! All of these acts have had significant impacts on my creative processes in performance, composition, lyric writing, structuring, and listening. The list goes on.

The black sheep in my lineup would probably be Taylor Swift. I had the privilege of being at a T Swift 1989 concert at Gillette Stadium, and all of my reservations were blown away. I gained a new appreciation for showmanship at that stature, and the power it blankets the audience with. She puts on an amazing show, writes good music, and creates a really fun atmosphere. Perfect for a festival environment.

Finally, for good measure, I have to reserve a special place for my biggest musical obsession and influence: Frank Sinatra.

Cameron Liberatore: (Cam is currently unable to speak after his car accident. However, he is fully aware. His facial expressions while picking his brain and years of close friendship lead us to believe the following…Cam thinks that 21 Pilots put on an incredible live show. He is always inspired by their high energy and their creativity during live performances. During one of Cam’s most recent radio interviews, he mentioned this band as a big influence.

Cam drove across country to see the band Dispatch. He has sighted this band as one of his biggest influences over the years. Lead vocalist Chad Stokes actually came to Cam’s home to visit him recently and play some songs. Cam would love touring with these guys.

Over the years of hearing what Cam would play around the house, Cam’s parents add that he would love any opportunity to tour with The Fray, Jack’s Mannequin and the Goo Goo Dolls.

Howi Spangler: Motley Crue was the band that my dad got us into as kids. We used to play “band” and have concerts in our room, lip syncing to “Shout at the Devil” front to back.

Nirvana was the band after all the LA glam metal went away. I don’t know what it was. I just felt connected to it. I never got to see them. I’m still fascinated with the legend of Kurt Cobain.

Green Day came along after Nirvana and I was instantly a fan. The lyrics and pounding guitars on Dookie, Kerplunk and 39 Smooth course through my veins to this day. Whenever they put out a new album I turn into a 14-year-old again. It feels like a direct connection to my teenage years.

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