Robots May Break Your Heart

by Courtesy of Frank Corva

Set times for the Warped Tour are decided daily through a lottery system. For today’s excursion at the AT&T Center in San Antonio, the Riverboat Gamblers drew the shortest straw, with an 11am start time. Here's a consolation prize: details on the band’s remix competition and the unabridged version of Mike Wiebe’s tour journal thus far.

The Gamblers’ recently launched a remix competition for “Robots May Break Your Heart.” The grand prize winner takes home a $1000 worth of Volcom clothing and a signed copy of last year’s Underneath the Owl LP. “It was kind of our Devo-inspired song, the only thing we’ve written that I thought could possibly have an interesting remix done to it,” says Wiebe on the road to Carson, California. “Now with the technology, anybody can make a remix, except me because I can barely turn a computer on.”

Download all of the necessary stem parts here, and get cracking. While you’re at it, grab a copy of the Gamblers’ excellent Daytrotter session.

June 25: Home Depot Center, Carson, Calif.
"My immediate thoughts are that some of these 22 year olds are gonna regret the dayglow colorful tattoo's that cover their necks and throats. They look like a Russian prisoner who said "I wanna look tough, but I also want an Easter/Hallmark card vibe."  I'm glad my post-teen angst was less permanent is all I'm saying...

“I manage to bonk my head onstage and bleed. No stitches though... See Susan, there is a Santa Claus.”

June 26: Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View, Calif. "A huge percentage of the bands (all very young) play a strange hybrid of death metal that goes into Euro dance beats. It's like the two whitest forms of music had a thalidomide baby together. I would hope that this is the pet rock of music. On the other end of the spectrum, I got to see the Dickies for the first time. Amazing. It reminded me how I can love music just as much as I can hate it."

June 27: Ventura County Fairgrounds, Ventura, Calif.
"Enjoying the beach weather while I have the chance. Some friends' bands park the buses nearby so we can have a circle-the-wagons-style party. These are the good parts. The next day in Phoenix we take part in an off day bowling tournament. After losing a bet it appears that the entire band will be wearing Face to Face shirts onstage for a week. The Riverboat Gamblers need to drink less when bowling against Face to Face."

June 29: Cricket Wireless Pavilion, Phoenix, Ariz.
"People always compare TX humidity and AZ dry heat. It's like comparing rotten chicken to rotten beef. I'm guessing after this I should start wearing a red and green striped sweater à la Freddy Krueger since my face is going to be melted by the end of the day. Add some dance tracks and we'll have career!"