Zinecontribution

It's been a while since Jojo from Resurrectionists asked me to write a statement about the Cry Me A River Fest and what especially connects us as a band to this kind festival. Actually these words should have been printed in a zine right before this years fest but the zine is still delayed. After weeks of waiting i decided to post the article on our blog, so here it is:

"What comes to my mind when I’m thinking about the CMAR? A bunch of memories I would never forget or sell for anything. It was in the year 2006 when we’ve been there for the first time with our former band and our friends in Amalthea. None of us knew what to expect and we were pretty stoked about the whole atmosphere and felt fine from the first moment.    

For the first time we were able to see bands such as June Paik, Cease Upon The Capitol or Am I Dead Yet. I guess that one of the most notable memories is when Raein played “tiger suit” as part of their supposed last show at the fest. The band was surrounded by the audience. The sweat dropped down from the ceiling, the air was more than wasted and everybody screamed along the song. This memory gets me goose-bumps while I’m writing this. It was a perfect ending for the fest and we all drove completely happy home knowing that the last two days were something very special. We’ll never forget the moment we invaded with felt 1000 people the house of family Ulbrich and played human Tetris to get everyone a place to sleep. Holy shit, but it all worked out very well. 

In the following years we visited the CMAR over and over again and it became more and more something like a family reunion. You know that you’re able to see friends you haven’t seen in a while, you know you gonna be able to see lots of great bands and you know you’ll have one of the best breakfasts of the year.  

The fact that the fest still has an assessable frame by size, prices and time is a pretty thing that could be seen as a tradition. We never felt so happy to play among so many people and we never wanna miss one single moment we were able to collect in all those years.

What stays is to mention that year by year a couple of people invest time, passion, sweat and I guess a lot of nerves to make it happen over and over again. This year will be the 13^th CMAR what shows that there is an interest for music based on diy-ethics, it shows that music still can be independent and have its place beside the mainstream and it shows that nothing must be a big thing to get “successful” or to build something like a tradition. Communication, passion and friendship still are the keys to get things done.

From the bottom of our hearts, thank you Family Ulbrich and every helping hand for proving this year by year. We are more than grateful." 

Jens and Black Everest