My Chemical Freak: My Chemical Romance All The Time

Gerard Way – the frontman for My Chemical Romance – has gone through many changes. Changes in his music, his hair and his life. He matured. He got married. And biggest change? He had a kid.

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My Chemical Romance will be doing an in- store signing at Vertigo Music in Grand Rapids, MI on Saturday, April 16 at 4:30pm to commemorate Record Store Day.

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Ten years ago, My Chemical Romance (due at the Fillmore this Saturday) was just another aspiring band in a van hoping to make it big. With a handful of three-chord punk rock songs hastily written and recorded in the attic of a house in New Jersey, the young outfit had no idea it would someday be elected to be the unofficial spokespeople for an entire generation of alienated kids.

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UPDATE:  Thanks for the emails about the tickets.  They have now been claimed! 

The first person to email me at brandi@mychemicalfreak.com get ONE FREE PAIR of tickets courtesy of Jeniffer A.

This pair of tickets is to the Wednesday, April 13, 2011 at the Eagles Ballroom, Milwaukee, WI.

Yes this is legit and I will give you more details when you email me.

Rules?
Must be 13 years old or older.
If you are not 13 and would like the pair of tickets please have your parent email me.
You MUST be able to get yourself to the concert.  There will be no travel or lodging provided by My Chemical Freak or Jennifer A.

These tickets will be given to the first person to email me that meets all the guidelines.  Be quick this will not last long!

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Photos and Review by April

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Last night was an amazing experience. My sister and I got to the venue right before Neon Trees hit the stage. The front man had good energy. My only complaint would be that the drummers microphone was very quiet. For being the backing vocalist you could barely hear her.

The excitement level was very high by the time MCR hit the stage. They started their set list with “Na Na Na”. After that they played “Thank You for the Venom” (one of my favourites). The set list was mostly songs from Danger Days but they had a good mixing of songs from Black Parade and Revenge including “Mama”, “Teenagers”, “I’m Not Okay”, and “Hang ’Em High”. If you didn’t know how old they all were you would figure they were all teenagers. Gerard was running from one side of the stage to the other, Frank and Ray were playing like it was the last show they would ever play, and Mikey was at the front of the stage a lot and looking like he was having the time of his life. There were some funny moments between the boys. Pedicone was just playing the kick drum and Gerard was fooling around by doing kung fu poses when Frank came over and pretended to kick him. Gerard fell flat on his stomach with Mikey rolling his eyes and smiling at him. The lights were spectatular but made getting good pictures kind of hard to get. I have to say that I like that they are touring smaller venues.  We were much closer to the stage and it felt more personal (smaller venues are more crowded though so dont be surprised if you get a little squished). Nearly everyone sang along to every song (my throat still hurts) and there was a lot of jumping (watch your feet).  To sum everything up it was an amazing show with high energy, awesome songs, and great moments.

P.S. They did mention the sing it for Japan song. They hope to get it done by the end of this week.

P.P.S. They had lots of great merch for sale. T-shirts were $30 and the hoodies were $50. The bag I got was $20. The line was very long so if you want merch get there early.

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Thanks April for sending us your review and photos!  We really appreciate it!

Attending a show?  We would love to post your review and or photos if you make em!  Email me at brandi@mychemicalfreak.com!

Gerard Way is older than he seems. He has boyish looks and hair dyed as red as horror-movie blood. The New Jersey native fronts punk band My Chemical Romance. He created a successful comic-book franchise, the Umbrella Academy. In the videos promoting his band’s latest, Danger Days: The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys, MCR sports superhero alter egos and ray guns. Surprisingly, Way turns 34 on Saturday 9. He has settled in L.A. with wife Lindsey and their two-year-old daughter, Bandit. It’s a remarkable lifestyle change for someone who says he once subscribed to the notion of “live fast, die young.”

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Photo by Jon T. Cruz

Over the course of ten years, My Chemical Romance has been making music that speaks directly to the hearts of our disenfranchised youth.  These Jersey boys have maintained their status as “saviors of the broken, the beaten and the damned.” After one look around at the sold-out Roseland crowd of adolescents on Friday night, you saw that each one had found a haven of expression and acceptance, even if it is just for a few hours. There were also a fair number of “Gleeks” in attendance, having heard the cast perform the MCR hit “SING” on the February 15th episode.

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