I just got off the phone with Fred Mascherino of The Color Fred (and formerly of Taking Back Sunday). No shit, Fred has to be one of the nicest people in melodic post-punk pop-rock (or whatever you want to call it. You tell me.). Actually, maybe I’ll ask him what I should call it (besides damn good) when Synthesis meets up with him for an interview at Ryan’s. We’ll also be filming some of his live show at the Senator Theater (look to www.youtube.com/synthesismagazine in the next couple of days for the goods). The Color Fred is currently on tour with Chiodos, MxPx and Protest The Hero.

Here’s a video of the recording session of The Color Fred’s debut album, “Bend To Break,” courtesy of Equal Vision records.

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The unstoppable force that is Video Matt spent the weekend kicking it with….you’ll never guess: a bunch of rad bands. Here is the first of three videos from this weekend’s two sold out dates of the Chiodos / The Devil Wears Prada / Pierce the Veil tour at the Boardwalk in Orangevale, CA. It features San Diego up-and-comers Pierce The Veil, whose debut album is in stores now on Equal Vision records.